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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 2022, at 21.5%. Cameron Parish had the lowest, at 2.1%. The median was 6.4% and the figure for Louisiana was 6.6%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest21.5St. Helena Parish
Lowest2.1Cameron Parish
Median6.464 counties
Louisiana6.6History

Map of counties, 2022

Acadia Parish: 8.8 %Allen Parish: 8.9 %Ascension Parish: 4.5 %Assumption Parish: 8 %Avoyelles Parish: 7.5 %Beauregard Parish: 8.1 %Bienville Parish: 5.6 %Bossier Parish: 5.6 %Caddo Parish: 8.6 %Calcasieu Parish: 5.6 %Caldwell Parish: 12.9 %Cameron Parish: 2.1 %Catahoula Parish: 6.5 %Claiborne Parish: 5.2 %Concordia Parish: 12 %De Soto Parish: 6.9 %East Baton Rouge Parish: 7.1 %East Carroll Parish: 15.1 %East Feliciana Parish: 5.5 %Evangeline Parish: 14 %Franklin Parish: 9.2 %Grant Parish: 4 %Iberia Parish: 6.3 %Iberville Parish: 7.5 %Jackson Parish: 4.9 %Jefferson Parish: 6 %Jefferson Davis Parish: 4 %Lafayette Parish: 5.3 %Lafourche Parish: 6.5 %LaSalle Parish: 4.6 %Lincoln Parish: 4.2 %Livingston Parish: 4.5 %Madison Parish: 5.8 %Morehouse Parish: 8.8 %Natchitoches Parish: 8.9 %Orleans Parish: 8.4 %Ouachita Parish: 6.5 %Plaquemines Parish: 4.4 %Pointe Coupee Parish: 7.4 %Rapides Parish: 5.7 %Red River Parish: 3.4 %Richland Parish: 6.8 %Sabine Parish: 7.5 %St. Bernard Parish: 8 %St. Charles Parish: 6.7 %St. Helena Parish: 21.5 %St. James Parish: 3.6 %St. John the Baptist Parish: 9.3 %St. Landry Parish: 6.9 %St. Martin Parish: 6.2 %St. Mary Parish: 5.9 %St. Tammany Parish: 5.3 %Tangipahoa Parish: 5.6 %Tensas Parish: 12.4 %Terrebonne Parish: 5.9 %Union Parish: 5.4 %Vermilion Parish: 6.2 %Vernon Parish: 6.1 %Washington Parish: 10.5 %Webster Parish: 5.3 %West Baton Rouge Parish: 7.6 %West Carroll Parish: 4.6 %West Feliciana Parish: 9 %Winn Parish: 4 %
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%, 2022. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2022

St. Helena Parish: 21.5 %St. Helena Parish21.5East Carroll Parish: 15.1 %East Carroll Parish15.1Evangeline Parish: 14 %Evangeline Parish14Caldwell Parish: 12.9 %Caldwell Parish12.9Tensas Parish: 12.4 %Tensas Parish12.4Concordia Parish: 12 %Concordia Parish12Washington Parish: 10.5 %Washington Parish10.5St. John the Baptist Parish: 9.3 %St. John the Baptist Parish9.3Franklin Parish: 9.2 %Franklin Parish9.2West Feliciana Parish: 9 %West Feliciana Parish9Natchitoches Parish: 8.9 %Natchitoches Parish8.9Allen Parish: 8.9 %Allen Parish8.9Morehouse Parish: 8.8 %Morehouse Parish8.8Acadia Parish: 8.8 %Acadia Parish8.8Caddo Parish: 8.6 %Caddo Parish8.6Orleans Parish: 8.4 %Orleans Parish8.4Beauregard Parish: 8.1 %Beauregard Parish8.1St. Bernard Parish: 8 %St. Bernard Parish8Assumption Parish: 8 %Assumption Parish8West Baton Rouge Parish: 7.6 %West Baton Rouge Parish7.6Iberville Parish: 7.5 %Iberville Parish7.5Sabine Parish: 7.5 %Sabine Parish7.5Avoyelles Parish: 7.5 %Avoyelles Parish7.5Pointe Coupee Parish: 7.4 %Pointe Coupee Parish7.4East Baton Rouge Parish: 7.1 %East Baton Rouge Parish7.1St. Landry Parish: 6.9 %St. Landry Parish6.9De Soto Parish: 6.9 %De Soto Parish6.9Richland Parish: 6.8 %Richland Parish6.8St. Charles Parish: 6.7 %St. Charles Parish6.7Catahoula Parish: 6.5 %Catahoula Parish6.5Lafourche Parish: 6.5 %Lafourche Parish6.5Ouachita Parish: 6.5 %Ouachita Parish6.5Iberia Parish: 6.3 %Iberia Parish6.3St. Martin Parish: 6.2 %St. Martin Parish6.2Vermilion Parish: 6.2 %Vermilion Parish6.2Vernon Parish: 6.1 %Vernon Parish6.1Jefferson Parish: 6 %Jefferson Parish6St. Mary Parish: 5.9 %St. Mary Parish5.9Terrebonne Parish: 5.9 %Terrebonne Parish5.9Madison Parish: 5.8 %Madison Parish5.8St. Helena Parish: 21.5 %St. Helena Parish21.5East Carroll Parish: 15.1 %East Carroll Parish15.1Evangeline Parish: 14 %Evangeline Parish14Caldwell Parish: 12.9 %Caldwell Parish12.9Tensas Parish: 12.4 %Tensas Parish12.4Concordia Parish: 12 %Concordia Parish12Washington Parish: 10.5 %Washington Parish10.5St. John the Baptist Parish: 9.3 %St. John the Baptist Parish9.3Franklin Parish: 9.2 %Franklin Parish9.2West Feliciana Parish: 9 %West Feliciana Parish9Natchitoches Parish: 8.9 %Natchitoches Parish8.9Allen Parish: 8.9 %Allen Parish8.9Morehouse Parish: 8.8 %Morehouse Parish8.8Acadia Parish: 8.8 %Acadia Parish8.8Caddo Parish: 8.6 %Caddo Parish8.6Orleans Parish: 8.4 %Orleans Parish8.4Beauregard Parish: 8.1 %Beauregard Parish8.1St. Bernard Parish: 8 %St. Bernard Parish8Assumption Parish: 8 %Assumption Parish8West Baton Rouge Parish: 7.6 %West Baton Rouge Parish7.6Iberville Parish: 7.5 %Iberville Parish7.5Sabine Parish: 7.5 %Sabine Parish7.5Avoyelles Parish: 7.5 %Avoyelles Parish7.5Pointe Coupee Parish: 7.4 %Pointe Coupee Parish7.4East Baton Rouge Parish: 7.1 %East Baton Rouge Parish7.1St. Landry Parish: 6.9 %St. Landry Parish6.9De Soto Parish: 6.9 %De Soto Parish6.9Richland Parish: 6.8 %Richland Parish6.8St. Charles Parish: 6.7 %St. Charles Parish6.7Catahoula Parish: 6.5 %Catahoula Parish6.5Lafourche Parish: 6.5 %Lafourche Parish6.5Ouachita Parish: 6.5 %Ouachita Parish6.5Iberia Parish: 6.3 %Iberia Parish6.3St. Martin Parish: 6.2 %St. Martin Parish6.2Vermilion Parish: 6.2 %Vermilion Parish6.2Vernon Parish: 6.1 %Vernon Parish6.1Jefferson Parish: 6 %Jefferson Parish6St. Mary Parish: 5.9 %St. Mary Parish5.9Terrebonne Parish: 5.9 %Terrebonne Parish5.9Madison Parish: 5.8 %Madison Parish5.8
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1St. Helena Parish21.5-4.7 pts
2East Carroll Parish15.1+7.3 pts
3Evangeline Parish14+0.4 pts
4Caldwell Parish12.9+1.4 pts
5Tensas Parish12.4-4.3 pts
6Concordia Parish12-0.4 pts
7Washington Parish10.5+0.2 pts
8St. John the Baptist Parish9.3-1.3 pts
9Franklin Parish9.2+0.4 pts
10West Feliciana Parish9-0.6 pts
11Natchitoches Parish8.9-4.4 pts
12Allen Parish8.9-0.3 pts
13Morehouse Parish8.8-0.4 pts
14Acadia Parish8.8-1 pts
15Caddo Parish8.60 pts
16Orleans Parish8.40 pts
17Beauregard Parish8.1-0.5 pts
18St. Bernard Parish8-0.5 pts
19Assumption Parish8-0.2 pts
20West Baton Rouge Parish7.6-0.2 pts
21Iberville Parish7.5-1 pts
22Sabine Parish7.5-2.1 pts
23Avoyelles Parish7.5-0.6 pts
24Pointe Coupee Parish7.4+1.8 pts
25East Baton Rouge Parish7.1-0.1 pts
26St. Landry Parish6.9+0.5 pts
27De Soto Parish6.9-2 pts
28Richland Parish6.8+0.6 pts
29St. Charles Parish6.7+0.1 pts
30Catahoula Parish6.5-3.2 pts
30Lafourche Parish6.5+0.4 pts
32Ouachita Parish6.5+0.6 pts
33Iberia Parish6.3-1.5 pts
34St. Martin Parish6.2-0.4 pts
35Vermilion Parish6.2-0.3 pts
36Vernon Parish6.1-0.6 pts
37Jefferson Parish60 pts
38St. Mary Parish5.9-1.5 pts
38Terrebonne Parish5.9-0.8 pts
40Madison Parish5.8-4.8 pts
41Rapides Parish5.7-0.6 pts
42Bienville Parish5.6+0.3 pts
42Calcasieu Parish5.6+0.2 pts
42Tangipahoa Parish5.6-0.2 pts
45Bossier Parish5.6-0.3 pts
46East Feliciana Parish5.5-0.8 pts
47Union Parish5.4-1.4 pts
48Webster Parish5.3+0.6 pts
49Lafayette Parish5.30 pts
49St. Tammany Parish5.3+0.1 pts
51Claiborne Parish5.2-0.1 pts
52Jackson Parish4.9+0.4 pts
53LaSalle Parish4.6-1.7 pts
54West Carroll Parish4.6-0.5 pts
55Ascension Parish4.5-0.2 pts
56Livingston Parish4.5+0.1 pts
57Plaquemines Parish4.4-0.6 pts
58Lincoln Parish4.2+0.3 pts
59Jefferson Davis Parish4-1.6 pts
60Grant Parish4-0.4 pts
61Winn Parish4-1.1 pts
62St. James Parish3.6-1.6 pts
63Red River Parish3.4-0.4 pts
64Cameron Parish2.1+1.4 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/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-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), 2022. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/louisiana-counties?period=2022. 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), 2022. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/louisiana-counties?period=2022.

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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), 2022 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2022/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2022-b23025.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/unemployment-rate-acs/louisiana-counties?period=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

St. Helena Parish, with 21.5% in 2022, 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 2022.

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