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Counties in Louisiana by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024

St. Helena Parish had the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 64 counties in 2024, at 17.6%. Cameron Parish had the lowest, at 2.1%. The median was 6% and the figure for Louisiana was 6.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest17.6St. Helena Parish
Lowest2.1Cameron Parish
Median664 counties
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Map of counties, 2024

Acadia Parish: 7.7 %Allen Parish: 9.8 %Ascension Parish: 4.4 %Assumption Parish: 4.8 %Avoyelles Parish: 6.9 %Beauregard Parish: 6.8 %Bienville Parish: 6.3 %Bossier Parish: 5.9 %Caddo Parish: 8.7 %Calcasieu Parish: 5.4 %Caldwell Parish: 10.1 %Cameron Parish: 2.1 %Catahoula Parish: 8.9 %Claiborne Parish: 5.1 %Concordia Parish: 11.7 %De Soto Parish: 6 %East Baton Rouge Parish: 7.7 %East Carroll Parish: 13.9 %East Feliciana Parish: 5.9 %Evangeline Parish: 9.8 %Franklin Parish: 8.2 %Grant Parish: 3.7 %Iberia Parish: 7.3 %Iberville Parish: 6.1 %Jackson Parish: 7.4 %Jefferson Parish: 6.2 %Jefferson Davis Parish: 4.7 %Lafayette Parish: 5.1 %Lafourche Parish: 4.2 %LaSalle Parish: 4.9 %Lincoln Parish: 3.8 %Livingston Parish: 4.2 %Madison Parish: 5.5 %Morehouse Parish: 9.4 %Natchitoches Parish: 5.6 %Orleans Parish: 7.5 %Ouachita Parish: 6.5 %Plaquemines Parish: 4.2 %Pointe Coupee Parish: 7 %Rapides Parish: 5.2 %Red River Parish: 3.6 %Richland Parish: 8.9 %Sabine Parish: 6.6 %St. Bernard Parish: 7.6 %St. Charles Parish: 6.8 %St. Helena Parish: 17.6 %St. James Parish: 4.1 %St. John the Baptist Parish: 10.9 %St. Landry Parish: 6.3 %St. Martin Parish: 4 %St. Mary Parish: 5.4 %St. Tammany Parish: 4.8 %Tangipahoa Parish: 6 %Tensas Parish: 11.4 %Terrebonne Parish: 4.7 %Union Parish: 5.1 %Vermilion Parish: 5.2 %Vernon Parish: 5.7 %Washington Parish: 9.9 %Webster Parish: 5.2 %West Baton Rouge Parish: 7 %West Carroll Parish: 5.7 %West Feliciana Parish: 4.1 %Winn Parish: 5.2 %
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%, 2024. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2024

St. Helena Parish: 17.6 %St. Helena Parish17.6East Carroll Parish: 13.9 %East Carroll Parish13.9Concordia Parish: 11.7 %Concordia Parish11.7Tensas Parish: 11.4 %Tensas Parish11.4St. John the Baptist Parish: 10.9 %St. John the Baptist Parish10.9Caldwell Parish: 10.1 %Caldwell Parish10.1Washington Parish: 9.9 %Washington Parish9.9Evangeline Parish: 9.8 %Evangeline Parish9.8Allen Parish: 9.8 %Allen Parish9.8Morehouse Parish: 9.4 %Morehouse Parish9.4Catahoula Parish: 8.9 %Catahoula Parish8.9Richland Parish: 8.9 %Richland Parish8.9Caddo Parish: 8.7 %Caddo Parish8.7Franklin Parish: 8.2 %Franklin Parish8.2Acadia Parish: 7.7 %Acadia Parish7.7East Baton Rouge Parish: 7.7 %East Baton Rouge Parish7.7St. Bernard Parish: 7.6 %St. Bernard Parish7.6Orleans Parish: 7.5 %Orleans Parish7.5Jackson Parish: 7.4 %Jackson Parish7.4Iberia Parish: 7.3 %Iberia Parish7.3West Baton Rouge Parish: 7 %West Baton Rouge Parish7Pointe Coupee Parish: 7 %Pointe Coupee Parish7Avoyelles Parish: 6.9 %Avoyelles Parish6.9Beauregard Parish: 6.8 %Beauregard Parish6.8St. Charles Parish: 6.8 %St. Charles Parish6.8Sabine Parish: 6.6 %Sabine Parish6.6Ouachita Parish: 6.5 %Ouachita Parish6.5St. Landry Parish: 6.3 %St. Landry Parish6.3Bienville Parish: 6.3 %Bienville Parish6.3Jefferson Parish: 6.2 %Jefferson Parish6.2Iberville Parish: 6.1 %Iberville Parish6.1De Soto Parish: 6 %De Soto Parish6Tangipahoa Parish: 6 %Tangipahoa Parish6Bossier Parish: 5.9 %Bossier Parish5.9East Feliciana Parish: 5.9 %East Feliciana Parish5.9West Carroll Parish: 5.7 %West Carroll Parish5.7Vernon Parish: 5.7 %Vernon Parish5.7Natchitoches Parish: 5.6 %Natchitoches Parish5.6Madison Parish: 5.5 %Madison Parish5.5Calcasieu Parish: 5.4 %Calcasieu Parish5.4St. Helena Parish: 17.6 %St. Helena Parish17.6East Carroll Parish: 13.9 %East Carroll Parish13.9Concordia Parish: 11.7 %Concordia Parish11.7Tensas Parish: 11.4 %Tensas Parish11.4St. John the Baptist Parish: 10.9 %St. John the Baptist Parish10.9Caldwell Parish: 10.1 %Caldwell Parish10.1Washington Parish: 9.9 %Washington Parish9.9Evangeline Parish: 9.8 %Evangeline Parish9.8Allen Parish: 9.8 %Allen Parish9.8Morehouse Parish: 9.4 %Morehouse Parish9.4Catahoula Parish: 8.9 %Catahoula Parish8.9Richland Parish: 8.9 %Richland Parish8.9Caddo Parish: 8.7 %Caddo Parish8.7Franklin Parish: 8.2 %Franklin Parish8.2Acadia Parish: 7.7 %Acadia Parish7.7East Baton Rouge Parish: 7.7 %East Baton Rouge Parish7.7St. Bernard Parish: 7.6 %St. Bernard Parish7.6Orleans Parish: 7.5 %Orleans Parish7.5Jackson Parish: 7.4 %Jackson Parish7.4Iberia Parish: 7.3 %Iberia Parish7.3West Baton Rouge Parish: 7 %West Baton Rouge Parish7Pointe Coupee Parish: 7 %Pointe Coupee Parish7Avoyelles Parish: 6.9 %Avoyelles Parish6.9Beauregard Parish: 6.8 %Beauregard Parish6.8St. Charles Parish: 6.8 %St. Charles Parish6.8Sabine Parish: 6.6 %Sabine Parish6.6Ouachita Parish: 6.5 %Ouachita Parish6.5St. Landry Parish: 6.3 %St. Landry Parish6.3Bienville Parish: 6.3 %Bienville Parish6.3Jefferson Parish: 6.2 %Jefferson Parish6.2Iberville Parish: 6.1 %Iberville Parish6.1De Soto Parish: 6 %De Soto Parish6Tangipahoa Parish: 6 %Tangipahoa Parish6Bossier Parish: 5.9 %Bossier Parish5.9East Feliciana Parish: 5.9 %East Feliciana Parish5.9West Carroll Parish: 5.7 %West Carroll Parish5.7Vernon Parish: 5.7 %Vernon Parish5.7Natchitoches Parish: 5.6 %Natchitoches Parish5.6Madison Parish: 5.5 %Madison Parish5.5Calcasieu Parish: 5.4 %Calcasieu Parish5.4
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2024 (%)Change on 2023
1St. Helena Parish17.6-3.7 pts
2East Carroll Parish13.9+1.3 pts
3Concordia Parish11.7-0 pts
4Tensas Parish11.4-1.9 pts
5St. John the Baptist Parish10.9+1.8 pts
6Caldwell Parish10.1+0.2 pts
7Washington Parish9.9-0.9 pts
8Evangeline Parish9.8-1.1 pts
9Allen Parish9.8-4 pts
10Morehouse Parish9.4-0.4 pts
11Catahoula Parish8.9+2.6 pts
12Richland Parish8.9+0.5 pts
13Caddo Parish8.7+0.4 pts
14Franklin Parish8.2-1.6 pts
15Acadia Parish7.7-0.1 pts
16East Baton Rouge Parish7.7+0.1 pts
17St. Bernard Parish7.6+0.2 pts
18Orleans Parish7.5-0.3 pts
19Jackson Parish7.4+1.7 pts
20Iberia Parish7.3+1.1 pts
21West Baton Rouge Parish7+0.4 pts
22Pointe Coupee Parish7-1.4 pts
23Avoyelles Parish6.9+0.2 pts
24Beauregard Parish6.8-0.6 pts
25St. Charles Parish6.8+0.5 pts
26Sabine Parish6.60 pts
27Ouachita Parish6.5-0.1 pts
28St. Landry Parish6.3+0.8 pts
29Bienville Parish6.3-0 pts
30Jefferson Parish6.2+0.3 pts
31Iberville Parish6.1-0 pts
32De Soto Parish6-0.2 pts
33Tangipahoa Parish6+0.6 pts
34Bossier Parish5.9+0.3 pts
35East Feliciana Parish5.9-0.1 pts
36West Carroll Parish5.7+1.9 pts
37Vernon Parish5.7-0.5 pts
38Natchitoches Parish5.6-0.6 pts
39Madison Parish5.5+0.3 pts
40Calcasieu Parish5.4-0.1 pts
41St. Mary Parish5.4-0.1 pts
42Vermilion Parish5.2-0 pts
43Rapides Parish5.2+0.3 pts
43Webster Parish5.2-0.3 pts
43Winn Parish5.2+0.9 pts
46Claiborne Parish5.1+0.3 pts
46Lafayette Parish5.1+0.1 pts
48Union Parish5.1-0.7 pts
49LaSalle Parish4.9-2.8 pts
50Assumption Parish4.8-0.1 pts
51St. Tammany Parish4.8-0 pts
52Jefferson Davis Parish4.70 pts
53Terrebonne Parish4.7-0.1 pts
54Ascension Parish4.4-0.1 pts
55Plaquemines Parish4.2-0.3 pts
56Livingston Parish4.2+0.1 pts
57Lafourche Parish4.2-1.3 pts
58West Feliciana Parish4.1-1.8 pts
59St. James Parish4.1-1.3 pts
60St. Martin Parish4-1.1 pts
61Lincoln Parish3.8-0.4 pts
62Grant Parish3.7-0.8 pts
63Red River Parish3.6+0.4 pts
64Cameron Parish2.1+1.1 pts

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About this ranking

Unemployed civilians aged 16 and over as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

An average over five years of survey responses, so it moves slowly. The official monthly and annual rates for states and counties are unemployment_rate, from BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics.

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: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in Louisiana by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Louisiana by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/louisiana-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in Louisiana by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/louisiana-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B23025: unemployed as a percentage of the civilian labor force aged 16 and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in Louisiana by unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2024/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2024-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/louisiana-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

St. Helena Parish, with 17.6% in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate)?

Cameron Parish, with 2.1% in 2024.

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