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Counties in Louisiana by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)

Ascension Parish had the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 64 counties in 2023, at 68.2%. Claiborne Parish had the lowest, at 36.6%. The median was 55.1% and the figure for Louisiana was 59.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest68.2Ascension Parish
Lowest36.6Claiborne Parish
Median55.164 counties
Louisiana59.3History

Map of counties, 2023

Acadia Parish: 55.3 %Allen Parish: 47.4 %Ascension Parish: 68.2 %Assumption Parish: 55.8 %Avoyelles Parish: 49.5 %Beauregard Parish: 56 %Bienville Parish: 45.9 %Bossier Parish: 61.8 %Caddo Parish: 56.7 %Calcasieu Parish: 60.3 %Caldwell Parish: 49.7 %Cameron Parish: 55.8 %Catahoula Parish: 43 %Claiborne Parish: 36.6 %Concordia Parish: 42.9 %De Soto Parish: 50.7 %East Baton Rouge Parish: 64 %East Carroll Parish: 36.6 %East Feliciana Parish: 44.8 %Evangeline Parish: 53 %Franklin Parish: 50.1 %Grant Parish: 45.9 %Iberia Parish: 56.9 %Iberville Parish: 53.1 %Jackson Parish: 44.2 %Jefferson Parish: 63.4 %Jefferson Davis Parish: 56.4 %Lafayette Parish: 65.2 %Lafourche Parish: 57.4 %LaSalle Parish: 55.1 %Lincoln Parish: 54.5 %Livingston Parish: 61 %Madison Parish: 41.6 %Morehouse Parish: 51.6 %Natchitoches Parish: 53.4 %Orleans Parish: 61.5 %Ouachita Parish: 59.1 %Plaquemines Parish: 64.1 %Pointe Coupee Parish: 55.2 %Rapides Parish: 58 %Red River Parish: 48.2 %Richland Parish: 53 %Sabine Parish: 46.7 %St. Bernard Parish: 59.2 %St. Charles Parish: 64.8 %St. Helena Parish: 55.1 %St. James Parish: 58.7 %St. John the Baptist Parish: 61.5 %St. Landry Parish: 52.5 %St. Martin Parish: 59.2 %St. Mary Parish: 54.7 %St. Tammany Parish: 62.7 %Tangipahoa Parish: 58.4 %Tensas Parish: 43.2 %Terrebonne Parish: 58.6 %Union Parish: 48.3 %Vermilion Parish: 57.1 %Vernon Parish: 59.6 %Washington Parish: 50.8 %Webster Parish: 47 %West Baton Rouge Parish: 63.7 %West Carroll Parish: 50.6 %West Feliciana Parish: 44.7 %Winn Parish: 46.2 %
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%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Ascension Parish: 68.2 %Ascension Parish68.2Lafayette Parish: 65.2 %Lafayette Parish65.2St. Charles Parish: 64.8 %St. Charles Parish64.8Plaquemines Parish: 64.1 %Plaquemines Parish64.1East Baton Rouge Parish: 64 %East Baton Rouge Parish64West Baton Rouge Parish: 63.7 %West Baton Rouge Parish63.7Jefferson Parish: 63.4 %Jefferson Parish63.4St. Tammany Parish: 62.7 %St. Tammany Parish62.7Bossier Parish: 61.8 %Bossier Parish61.8St. John the Baptist Parish: 61.5 %St. John the Baptist Parish61.5Orleans Parish: 61.5 %Orleans Parish61.5Livingston Parish: 61 %Livingston Parish61Calcasieu Parish: 60.3 %Calcasieu Parish60.3Vernon Parish: 59.6 %Vernon Parish59.6St. Martin Parish: 59.2 %St. Martin Parish59.2St. Bernard Parish: 59.2 %St. Bernard Parish59.2Ouachita Parish: 59.1 %Ouachita Parish59.1St. James Parish: 58.7 %St. James Parish58.7Terrebonne Parish: 58.6 %Terrebonne Parish58.6Tangipahoa Parish: 58.4 %Tangipahoa Parish58.4Rapides Parish: 58 %Rapides Parish58Lafourche Parish: 57.4 %Lafourche Parish57.4Vermilion Parish: 57.1 %Vermilion Parish57.1Iberia Parish: 56.9 %Iberia Parish56.9Caddo Parish: 56.7 %Caddo Parish56.7Jefferson Davis Parish: 56.4 %Jefferson Davis Parish56.4Beauregard Parish: 56 %Beauregard Parish56Assumption Parish: 55.8 %Assumption Parish55.8Cameron Parish: 55.8 %Cameron Parish55.8Acadia Parish: 55.3 %Acadia Parish55.3Pointe Coupee Parish: 55.2 %Pointe Coupee Parish55.2LaSalle Parish: 55.1 %LaSalle Parish55.1St. Helena Parish: 55.1 %St. Helena Parish55.1St. Mary Parish: 54.7 %St. Mary Parish54.7Lincoln Parish: 54.5 %Lincoln Parish54.5Natchitoches Parish: 53.4 %Natchitoches Parish53.4Iberville Parish: 53.1 %Iberville Parish53.1Evangeline Parish: 53 %Evangeline Parish53Richland Parish: 53 %Richland Parish53St. Landry Parish: 52.5 %St. Landry Parish52.5Ascension Parish: 68.2 %Ascension Parish68.2Lafayette Parish: 65.2 %Lafayette Parish65.2St. Charles Parish: 64.8 %St. Charles Parish64.8Plaquemines Parish: 64.1 %Plaquemines Parish64.1East Baton Rouge Parish: 64 %East Baton Rouge Parish64West Baton Rouge Parish: 63.7 %West Baton Rouge Parish63.7Jefferson Parish: 63.4 %Jefferson Parish63.4St. Tammany Parish: 62.7 %St. Tammany Parish62.7Bossier Parish: 61.8 %Bossier Parish61.8St. John the Baptist Parish: 61.5 %St. John the Baptist Parish61.5Orleans Parish: 61.5 %Orleans Parish61.5Livingston Parish: 61 %Livingston Parish61Calcasieu Parish: 60.3 %Calcasieu Parish60.3Vernon Parish: 59.6 %Vernon Parish59.6St. Martin Parish: 59.2 %St. Martin Parish59.2St. Bernard Parish: 59.2 %St. Bernard Parish59.2Ouachita Parish: 59.1 %Ouachita Parish59.1St. James Parish: 58.7 %St. James Parish58.7Terrebonne Parish: 58.6 %Terrebonne Parish58.6Tangipahoa Parish: 58.4 %Tangipahoa Parish58.4Rapides Parish: 58 %Rapides Parish58Lafourche Parish: 57.4 %Lafourche Parish57.4Vermilion Parish: 57.1 %Vermilion Parish57.1Iberia Parish: 56.9 %Iberia Parish56.9Caddo Parish: 56.7 %Caddo Parish56.7Jefferson Davis Parish: 56.4 %Jefferson Davis Parish56.4Beauregard Parish: 56 %Beauregard Parish56Assumption Parish: 55.8 %Assumption Parish55.8Cameron Parish: 55.8 %Cameron Parish55.8Acadia Parish: 55.3 %Acadia Parish55.3Pointe Coupee Parish: 55.2 %Pointe Coupee Parish55.2LaSalle Parish: 55.1 %LaSalle Parish55.1St. Helena Parish: 55.1 %St. Helena Parish55.1St. Mary Parish: 54.7 %St. Mary Parish54.7Lincoln Parish: 54.5 %Lincoln Parish54.5Natchitoches Parish: 53.4 %Natchitoches Parish53.4Iberville Parish: 53.1 %Iberville Parish53.1Evangeline Parish: 53 %Evangeline Parish53Richland Parish: 53 %Richland Parish53St. Landry Parish: 52.5 %St. Landry Parish52.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Ascension Parish68.2+0.4 pts
2Lafayette Parish65.2-0 pts
3St. Charles Parish64.8+0.9 pts
4Plaquemines Parish64.1-1 pts
5East Baton Rouge Parish64-0.4 pts
6West Baton Rouge Parish63.7+0.7 pts
7Jefferson Parish63.4-0.1 pts
8St. Tammany Parish62.7+0.3 pts
9Bossier Parish61.8+0.6 pts
10St. John the Baptist Parish61.5+1.3 pts
11Orleans Parish61.5+0.3 pts
12Livingston Parish61-0.3 pts
13Calcasieu Parish60.3+0.6 pts
14Vernon Parish59.6-0.2 pts
15St. Martin Parish59.2+1.5 pts
16St. Bernard Parish59.2-1.3 pts
17Ouachita Parish59.1+0.3 pts
18St. James Parish58.7+0.8 pts
19Terrebonne Parish58.6-0.7 pts
20Tangipahoa Parish58.4+0.5 pts
21Rapides Parish58-0.6 pts
22Lafourche Parish57.4-0.3 pts
23Vermilion Parish57.1+1.5 pts
24Iberia Parish56.9-1.1 pts
25Caddo Parish56.7-0.2 pts
26Jefferson Davis Parish56.4+1.3 pts
27Beauregard Parish56-0.9 pts
28Assumption Parish55.8+1.5 pts
29Cameron Parish55.8-3.7 pts
30Acadia Parish55.3-0.3 pts
31Pointe Coupee Parish55.2+2.3 pts
32LaSalle Parish55.1-0.7 pts
32St. Helena Parish55.1-0.8 pts
34St. Mary Parish54.7+1.3 pts
35Lincoln Parish54.5-0.9 pts
36Natchitoches Parish53.4+1.5 pts
37Iberville Parish53.1-0.9 pts
38Evangeline Parish53+0.3 pts
39Richland Parish53+1.7 pts
40St. Landry Parish52.50 pts
41Morehouse Parish51.6+0.8 pts
42Washington Parish50.8-0.9 pts
43De Soto Parish50.7-1.7 pts
44West Carroll Parish50.6+2.1 pts
45Franklin Parish50.1+2 pts
46Caldwell Parish49.7+2.4 pts
47Avoyelles Parish49.5-2.1 pts
48Union Parish48.3-1.4 pts
49Red River Parish48.2-1.1 pts
50Allen Parish47.4+0.4 pts
51Webster Parish47+0.3 pts
52Sabine Parish46.7+2 pts
53Winn Parish46.2+0.9 pts
54Bienville Parish45.9+0.1 pts
55Grant Parish45.9+1 pts
56East Feliciana Parish44.8+2.2 pts
57West Feliciana Parish44.7-2.3 pts
58Jackson Parish44.2+1.6 pts
59Tensas Parish43.2+2.5 pts
60Catahoula Parish43-0.6 pts
61Concordia Parish42.9+1.2 pts
62Madison Parish41.6+0.7 pts
63East Carroll Parish36.6+3 pts
64Claiborne Parish36.6-1.8 pts

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People aged 16 and over in the labor force (employed, unemployed or in the Armed Forces) as a percentage of all people aged 16 and over, including people in group quarters. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

The Census Bureau definition used in its data profiles. It differs from the BLS labor_force_participation_rate, which counts the civilian noninstitutional population only.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in Louisiana by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Louisiana by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/louisiana-counties?period=2023. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in Louisiana by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/louisiana-counties?period=2023.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Louisiana by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/louisiana-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{census_counties_in_louisiana_by_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs: Counties in Louisiana by labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2023}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/labor-force-participation-rate-acs/louisiana-counties?period=2023. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: population 16 years and over in the labor force as a percentage of the population 16 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary\_file/2023/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2023-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}
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Which county has the highest labor force participation rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Ascension Parish, with 68.2% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Claiborne Parish, with 36.6% in 2023.

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