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

St. Helena Parish had the highest unemployment rate (US five-year survey estimate) of 64 counties in 2021, at 26.2%. Cameron Parish had the lowest, at 0.7%. The median was 6.7% and the figure for Louisiana was 6.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest26.2St. Helena Parish
Lowest0.7Cameron Parish
Median6.764 counties
Louisiana6.8History

Map of counties, 2021

Acadia Parish: 9.8 %Allen Parish: 9.2 %Ascension Parish: 4.8 %Assumption Parish: 8.2 %Avoyelles Parish: 8.1 %Beauregard Parish: 8.5 %Bienville Parish: 5.3 %Bossier Parish: 5.9 %Caddo Parish: 8.6 %Calcasieu Parish: 5.4 %Caldwell Parish: 11.5 %Cameron Parish: 0.7 %Catahoula Parish: 9.7 %Claiborne Parish: 5.2 %Concordia Parish: 12.3 %De Soto Parish: 8.9 %East Baton Rouge Parish: 7.2 %East Carroll Parish: 7.8 %East Feliciana Parish: 6.3 %Evangeline Parish: 13.6 %Franklin Parish: 8.8 %Grant Parish: 4.3 %Iberia Parish: 7.8 %Iberville Parish: 8.5 %Jackson Parish: 4.6 %Jefferson Parish: 6 %Jefferson Davis Parish: 5.6 %Lafayette Parish: 5.2 %Lafourche Parish: 6.1 %LaSalle Parish: 6.3 %Lincoln Parish: 3.8 %Livingston Parish: 4.4 %Madison Parish: 10.6 %Morehouse Parish: 9.2 %Natchitoches Parish: 13.3 %Orleans Parish: 8.4 %Ouachita Parish: 5.9 %Plaquemines Parish: 5 %Pointe Coupee Parish: 5.6 %Rapides Parish: 6.3 %Red River Parish: 3.8 %Richland Parish: 6.2 %Sabine Parish: 9.6 %St. Bernard Parish: 8.5 %St. Charles Parish: 6.6 %St. Helena Parish: 26.2 %St. James Parish: 5.2 %St. John the Baptist Parish: 10.6 %St. Landry Parish: 6.5 %St. Martin Parish: 6.6 %St. Mary Parish: 7.4 %St. Tammany Parish: 5.2 %Tangipahoa Parish: 5.8 %Tensas Parish: 16.7 %Terrebonne Parish: 6.7 %Union Parish: 6.8 %Vermilion Parish: 6.5 %Vernon Parish: 6.7 %Washington Parish: 10.3 %Webster Parish: 4.7 %West Baton Rouge Parish: 7.7 %West Carroll Parish: 5.1 %West Feliciana Parish: 9.5 %Winn Parish: 5.1 %
  • Under 5.1
  • 5.1 to 5.9
  • 5.9 to 6.7
  • 6.7 to 8.4
  • 8.4 to 9.6
  • 9.6 and over
%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2021

St. Helena Parish: 26.2 %St. Helena Parish26.2Tensas Parish: 16.7 %Tensas Parish16.7Evangeline Parish: 13.6 %Evangeline Parish13.6Natchitoches Parish: 13.3 %Natchitoches Parish13.3Concordia Parish: 12.3 %Concordia Parish12.3Caldwell Parish: 11.5 %Caldwell Parish11.5Madison Parish: 10.6 %Madison Parish10.6St. John the Baptist Parish: 10.6 %St. John the Baptist Parish10.6Washington Parish: 10.3 %Washington Parish10.3Acadia Parish: 9.8 %Acadia Parish9.8Catahoula Parish: 9.7 %Catahoula Parish9.7Sabine Parish: 9.6 %Sabine Parish9.6West Feliciana Parish: 9.5 %West Feliciana Parish9.5Allen Parish: 9.2 %Allen Parish9.2Morehouse Parish: 9.2 %Morehouse Parish9.2De Soto Parish: 8.9 %De Soto Parish8.9Franklin Parish: 8.8 %Franklin Parish8.8Caddo Parish: 8.6 %Caddo Parish8.6Beauregard Parish: 8.5 %Beauregard Parish8.5St. Bernard Parish: 8.5 %St. Bernard Parish8.5Iberville Parish: 8.5 %Iberville Parish8.5Orleans Parish: 8.4 %Orleans Parish8.4Assumption Parish: 8.2 %Assumption Parish8.2Avoyelles Parish: 8.1 %Avoyelles Parish8.1Iberia Parish: 7.8 %Iberia Parish7.8East Carroll Parish: 7.8 %East Carroll Parish7.8West Baton Rouge Parish: 7.7 %West Baton Rouge Parish7.7St. Mary Parish: 7.4 %St. Mary Parish7.4East Baton Rouge Parish: 7.2 %East Baton Rouge Parish7.2Union Parish: 6.8 %Union Parish6.8Terrebonne Parish: 6.7 %Terrebonne Parish6.7Vernon Parish: 6.7 %Vernon Parish6.7St. Martin Parish: 6.6 %St. Martin Parish6.6St. Charles Parish: 6.6 %St. Charles Parish6.6Vermilion Parish: 6.5 %Vermilion Parish6.5St. Landry Parish: 6.5 %St. Landry Parish6.5LaSalle Parish: 6.3 %LaSalle Parish6.3Rapides Parish: 6.3 %Rapides Parish6.3East Feliciana Parish: 6.3 %East Feliciana Parish6.3Richland Parish: 6.2 %Richland Parish6.2St. Helena Parish: 26.2 %St. Helena Parish26.2Tensas Parish: 16.7 %Tensas Parish16.7Evangeline Parish: 13.6 %Evangeline Parish13.6Natchitoches Parish: 13.3 %Natchitoches Parish13.3Concordia Parish: 12.3 %Concordia Parish12.3Caldwell Parish: 11.5 %Caldwell Parish11.5Madison Parish: 10.6 %Madison Parish10.6St. John the Baptist Parish: 10.6 %St. John the Baptist Parish10.6Washington Parish: 10.3 %Washington Parish10.3Acadia Parish: 9.8 %Acadia Parish9.8Catahoula Parish: 9.7 %Catahoula Parish9.7Sabine Parish: 9.6 %Sabine Parish9.6West Feliciana Parish: 9.5 %West Feliciana Parish9.5Allen Parish: 9.2 %Allen Parish9.2Morehouse Parish: 9.2 %Morehouse Parish9.2De Soto Parish: 8.9 %De Soto Parish8.9Franklin Parish: 8.8 %Franklin Parish8.8Caddo Parish: 8.6 %Caddo Parish8.6Beauregard Parish: 8.5 %Beauregard Parish8.5St. Bernard Parish: 8.5 %St. Bernard Parish8.5Iberville Parish: 8.5 %Iberville Parish8.5Orleans Parish: 8.4 %Orleans Parish8.4Assumption Parish: 8.2 %Assumption Parish8.2Avoyelles Parish: 8.1 %Avoyelles Parish8.1Iberia Parish: 7.8 %Iberia Parish7.8East Carroll Parish: 7.8 %East Carroll Parish7.8West Baton Rouge Parish: 7.7 %West Baton Rouge Parish7.7St. Mary Parish: 7.4 %St. Mary Parish7.4East Baton Rouge Parish: 7.2 %East Baton Rouge Parish7.2Union Parish: 6.8 %Union Parish6.8Terrebonne Parish: 6.7 %Terrebonne Parish6.7Vernon Parish: 6.7 %Vernon Parish6.7St. Martin Parish: 6.6 %St. Martin Parish6.6St. Charles Parish: 6.6 %St. Charles Parish6.6Vermilion Parish: 6.5 %Vermilion Parish6.5St. Landry Parish: 6.5 %St. Landry Parish6.5LaSalle Parish: 6.3 %LaSalle Parish6.3Rapides Parish: 6.3 %Rapides Parish6.3East Feliciana Parish: 6.3 %East Feliciana Parish6.3Richland Parish: 6.2 %Richland Parish6.2
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1St. Helena Parish26.2
2Tensas Parish16.7
3Evangeline Parish13.6
4Natchitoches Parish13.3
5Concordia Parish12.3
6Caldwell Parish11.5
7Madison Parish10.6
7St. John the Baptist Parish10.6
9Washington Parish10.3
10Acadia Parish9.8
11Catahoula Parish9.7
12Sabine Parish9.6
13West Feliciana Parish9.5
14Allen Parish9.2
14Morehouse Parish9.2
16De Soto Parish8.9
17Franklin Parish8.8
18Caddo Parish8.6
19Beauregard Parish8.5
20St. Bernard Parish8.5
21Iberville Parish8.5
22Orleans Parish8.4
23Assumption Parish8.2
24Avoyelles Parish8.1
25Iberia Parish7.8
26East Carroll Parish7.8
27West Baton Rouge Parish7.7
28St. Mary Parish7.4
29East Baton Rouge Parish7.2
30Union Parish6.8
31Terrebonne Parish6.7
32Vernon Parish6.7
33St. Martin Parish6.6
34St. Charles Parish6.6
35Vermilion Parish6.5
36St. Landry Parish6.5
37LaSalle Parish6.3
38Rapides Parish6.3
39East Feliciana Parish6.3
40Richland Parish6.2
41Lafourche Parish6.1
42Jefferson Parish6
43Ouachita Parish5.9
44Bossier Parish5.9
45Tangipahoa Parish5.8
46Jefferson Davis Parish5.6
47Pointe Coupee Parish5.6
48Calcasieu Parish5.4
49Bienville Parish5.3
50Lafayette Parish5.2
50St. James Parish5.2
52Claiborne Parish5.2
53St. Tammany Parish5.2
54West Carroll Parish5.1
55Winn Parish5.1
56Plaquemines Parish5
57Ascension Parish4.8
58Webster Parish4.7
59Jackson Parish4.6
60Livingston Parish4.4
61Grant Parish4.3
62Lincoln Parish3.8
63Red River Parish3.8
64Cameron Parish0.7

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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.

How to cite

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/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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), 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-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), 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/louisiana-counties?period=2021. 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), 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/louisiana-counties?period=2021.

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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), 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/louisiana-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

St. Helena Parish, with 26.2% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Cameron Parish, with 0.7% in 2021.

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