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

All 64 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2024, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `unemployment_rate_acs`
- Unit: %
- Definition: 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.
- Source: 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
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/louisiana-counties

| Rank | Place | % |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | St. Helena Parish | 17.6 |
| 2 | East Carroll Parish | 13.9 |
| 3 | Concordia Parish | 11.7 |
| 4 | Tensas Parish | 11.4 |
| 5 | St. John the Baptist Parish | 10.9 |
| 6 | Caldwell Parish | 10.1 |
| 7 | Washington Parish | 9.9 |
| 8 | Evangeline Parish | 9.8 |
| 9 | Allen Parish | 9.8 |
| 10 | Morehouse Parish | 9.4 |
| 11 | Catahoula Parish | 8.9 |
| 12 | Richland Parish | 8.9 |
| 13 | Caddo Parish | 8.7 |
| 14 | Franklin Parish | 8.2 |
| 15 | Acadia Parish | 7.7 |
| 16 | East Baton Rouge Parish | 7.7 |
| 17 | St. Bernard Parish | 7.6 |
| 18 | Orleans Parish | 7.5 |
| 19 | Jackson Parish | 7.4 |
| 20 | Iberia Parish | 7.3 |
| 21 | West Baton Rouge Parish | 7 |
| 22 | Pointe Coupee Parish | 7 |
| 23 | Avoyelles Parish | 6.9 |
| 24 | Beauregard Parish | 6.8 |
| 25 | St. Charles Parish | 6.8 |
| 26 | Sabine Parish | 6.6 |
| 27 | Ouachita Parish | 6.5 |
| 28 | St. Landry Parish | 6.3 |
| 29 | Bienville Parish | 6.3 |
| 30 | Jefferson Parish | 6.2 |
| 31 | Iberville Parish | 6.1 |
| 32 | De Soto Parish | 6 |
| 33 | Tangipahoa Parish | 6 |
| 34 | Bossier Parish | 5.9 |
| 35 | East Feliciana Parish | 5.9 |
| 36 | West Carroll Parish | 5.7 |
| 37 | Vernon Parish | 5.7 |
| 38 | Natchitoches Parish | 5.6 |
| 39 | Madison Parish | 5.5 |
| 40 | Calcasieu Parish | 5.4 |
| 41 | St. Mary Parish | 5.4 |
| 42 | Vermilion Parish | 5.2 |
| 43 | Rapides Parish | 5.2 |
| 43 | Webster Parish | 5.2 |
| 43 | Winn Parish | 5.2 |
| 46 | Claiborne Parish | 5.1 |
| 46 | Lafayette Parish | 5.1 |
| 48 | Union Parish | 5.1 |
| 49 | LaSalle Parish | 4.9 |
| 50 | Assumption Parish | 4.8 |
| 51 | St. Tammany Parish | 4.8 |
| 52 | Jefferson Davis Parish | 4.7 |
| 53 | Terrebonne Parish | 4.7 |
| 54 | Ascension Parish | 4.4 |
| 55 | Plaquemines Parish | 4.2 |
| 56 | Livingston Parish | 4.2 |
| 57 | Lafourche Parish | 4.2 |
| 58 | West Feliciana Parish | 4.1 |
| 59 | St. James Parish | 4.1 |
| 60 | St. Martin Parish | 4 |
| 61 | Lincoln Parish | 3.8 |
| 62 | Grant Parish | 3.7 |
| 63 | Red River Parish | 3.6 |
| 64 | Cameron Parish | 2.1 |