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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 2023, at 21.3%. Cameron Parish had the lowest, at 0.9%. The median was 6.1% and the figure for Louisiana was 6.3%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest21.3St. Helena Parish
Lowest0.9Cameron Parish
Median6.164 counties
Louisiana6.3History

Map of counties, 2023

Acadia Parish: 7.8 %Allen Parish: 13.7 %Ascension Parish: 4.5 %Assumption Parish: 4.9 %Avoyelles Parish: 6.8 %Beauregard Parish: 7.5 %Bienville Parish: 6.3 %Bossier Parish: 5.6 %Caddo Parish: 8.4 %Calcasieu Parish: 5.5 %Caldwell Parish: 9.9 %Cameron Parish: 0.9 %Catahoula Parish: 6.3 %Claiborne Parish: 4.9 %Concordia Parish: 11.7 %De Soto Parish: 6.1 %East Baton Rouge Parish: 7.6 %East Carroll Parish: 12.6 %East Feliciana Parish: 6 %Evangeline Parish: 10.9 %Franklin Parish: 9.8 %Grant Parish: 4.5 %Iberia Parish: 6.1 %Iberville Parish: 6.1 %Jackson Parish: 5.8 %Jefferson Parish: 5.9 %Jefferson Davis Parish: 4.7 %Lafayette Parish: 5 %Lafourche Parish: 5.5 %LaSalle Parish: 7.6 %Lincoln Parish: 4.1 %Livingston Parish: 4.1 %Madison Parish: 5.1 %Morehouse Parish: 9.9 %Natchitoches Parish: 6.2 %Orleans Parish: 7.8 %Ouachita Parish: 6.6 %Plaquemines Parish: 4.5 %Pointe Coupee Parish: 8.4 %Rapides Parish: 4.9 %Red River Parish: 3.2 %Richland Parish: 8.4 %Sabine Parish: 6.5 %St. Bernard Parish: 7.4 %St. Charles Parish: 6.3 %St. Helena Parish: 21.3 %St. James Parish: 5.4 %St. John the Baptist Parish: 9 %St. Landry Parish: 5.6 %St. Martin Parish: 5.1 %St. Mary Parish: 5.4 %St. Tammany Parish: 4.8 %Tangipahoa Parish: 5.3 %Tensas Parish: 13.3 %Terrebonne Parish: 4.7 %Union Parish: 5.8 %Vermilion Parish: 5.2 %Vernon Parish: 6.2 %Washington Parish: 10.8 %Webster Parish: 5.5 %West Baton Rouge Parish: 6.6 %West Carroll Parish: 3.9 %West Feliciana Parish: 6 %Winn Parish: 4.3 %
  • Under 4.8
  • 4.8 to 5.4
  • 5.4 to 6.1
  • 6.1 to 6.6
  • 6.6 to 8.7
  • 8.7 and over
%, 2023. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

St. Helena Parish: 21.3 %St. Helena Parish21.3Allen Parish: 13.7 %Allen Parish13.7Tensas Parish: 13.3 %Tensas Parish13.3East Carroll Parish: 12.6 %East Carroll Parish12.6Concordia Parish: 11.7 %Concordia Parish11.7Evangeline Parish: 10.9 %Evangeline Parish10.9Washington Parish: 10.8 %Washington Parish10.8Caldwell Parish: 9.9 %Caldwell Parish9.9Morehouse Parish: 9.9 %Morehouse Parish9.9Franklin Parish: 9.8 %Franklin Parish9.8St. John the Baptist Parish: 9 %St. John the Baptist Parish9Richland Parish: 8.4 %Richland Parish8.4Caddo Parish: 8.4 %Caddo Parish8.4Pointe Coupee Parish: 8.4 %Pointe Coupee Parish8.4Orleans Parish: 7.8 %Orleans Parish7.8Acadia Parish: 7.8 %Acadia Parish7.8LaSalle Parish: 7.6 %LaSalle Parish7.6East Baton Rouge Parish: 7.6 %East Baton Rouge Parish7.6Beauregard Parish: 7.5 %Beauregard Parish7.5St. Bernard Parish: 7.4 %St. Bernard Parish7.4Avoyelles Parish: 6.8 %Avoyelles Parish6.8Ouachita Parish: 6.6 %Ouachita Parish6.6West Baton Rouge Parish: 6.6 %West Baton Rouge Parish6.6Sabine Parish: 6.5 %Sabine Parish6.5Catahoula Parish: 6.3 %Catahoula Parish6.3Bienville Parish: 6.3 %Bienville Parish6.3St. Charles Parish: 6.3 %St. Charles Parish6.3Natchitoches Parish: 6.2 %Natchitoches Parish6.2Vernon Parish: 6.2 %Vernon Parish6.2De Soto Parish: 6.1 %De Soto Parish6.1Iberville Parish: 6.1 %Iberville Parish6.1Iberia Parish: 6.1 %Iberia Parish6.1East Feliciana Parish: 6 %East Feliciana Parish6West Feliciana Parish: 6 %West Feliciana Parish6Jefferson Parish: 5.9 %Jefferson Parish5.9Union Parish: 5.8 %Union Parish5.8Jackson Parish: 5.8 %Jackson Parish5.8Bossier Parish: 5.6 %Bossier Parish5.6St. Landry Parish: 5.6 %St. Landry Parish5.6Calcasieu Parish: 5.5 %Calcasieu Parish5.5St. Helena Parish: 21.3 %St. Helena Parish21.3Allen Parish: 13.7 %Allen Parish13.7Tensas Parish: 13.3 %Tensas Parish13.3East Carroll Parish: 12.6 %East Carroll Parish12.6Concordia Parish: 11.7 %Concordia Parish11.7Evangeline Parish: 10.9 %Evangeline Parish10.9Washington Parish: 10.8 %Washington Parish10.8Caldwell Parish: 9.9 %Caldwell Parish9.9Morehouse Parish: 9.9 %Morehouse Parish9.9Franklin Parish: 9.8 %Franklin Parish9.8St. John the Baptist Parish: 9 %St. John the Baptist Parish9Richland Parish: 8.4 %Richland Parish8.4Caddo Parish: 8.4 %Caddo Parish8.4Pointe Coupee Parish: 8.4 %Pointe Coupee Parish8.4Orleans Parish: 7.8 %Orleans Parish7.8Acadia Parish: 7.8 %Acadia Parish7.8LaSalle Parish: 7.6 %LaSalle Parish7.6East Baton Rouge Parish: 7.6 %East Baton Rouge Parish7.6Beauregard Parish: 7.5 %Beauregard Parish7.5St. Bernard Parish: 7.4 %St. Bernard Parish7.4Avoyelles Parish: 6.8 %Avoyelles Parish6.8Ouachita Parish: 6.6 %Ouachita Parish6.6West Baton Rouge Parish: 6.6 %West Baton Rouge Parish6.6Sabine Parish: 6.5 %Sabine Parish6.5Catahoula Parish: 6.3 %Catahoula Parish6.3Bienville Parish: 6.3 %Bienville Parish6.3St. Charles Parish: 6.3 %St. Charles Parish6.3Natchitoches Parish: 6.2 %Natchitoches Parish6.2Vernon Parish: 6.2 %Vernon Parish6.2De Soto Parish: 6.1 %De Soto Parish6.1Iberville Parish: 6.1 %Iberville Parish6.1Iberia Parish: 6.1 %Iberia Parish6.1East Feliciana Parish: 6 %East Feliciana Parish6West Feliciana Parish: 6 %West Feliciana Parish6Jefferson Parish: 5.9 %Jefferson Parish5.9Union Parish: 5.8 %Union Parish5.8Jackson Parish: 5.8 %Jackson Parish5.8Bossier Parish: 5.6 %Bossier Parish5.6St. Landry Parish: 5.6 %St. Landry Parish5.6Calcasieu Parish: 5.5 %Calcasieu Parish5.5
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1St. Helena Parish21.3-0.2 pts
2Allen Parish13.7+4.9 pts
3Tensas Parish13.3+0.9 pts
4East Carroll Parish12.6-2.5 pts
5Concordia Parish11.7-0.2 pts
6Evangeline Parish10.9-3.1 pts
7Washington Parish10.8+0.3 pts
8Caldwell Parish9.9-3 pts
8Morehouse Parish9.9+1 pts
10Franklin Parish9.8+0.6 pts
11St. John the Baptist Parish9-0.3 pts
12Richland Parish8.4+1.6 pts
13Caddo Parish8.4-0.3 pts
13Pointe Coupee Parish8.4+1 pts
15Orleans Parish7.8-0.6 pts
16Acadia Parish7.8-1 pts
17LaSalle Parish7.6+3 pts
18East Baton Rouge Parish7.6+0.5 pts
19Beauregard Parish7.5-0.6 pts
20St. Bernard Parish7.4-0.6 pts
21Avoyelles Parish6.8-0.7 pts
22Ouachita Parish6.6+0.2 pts
23West Baton Rouge Parish6.6-1 pts
24Sabine Parish6.5-0.9 pts
25Catahoula Parish6.3-0.1 pts
26Bienville Parish6.3+0.7 pts
27St. Charles Parish6.3-0.4 pts
28Natchitoches Parish6.2-2.7 pts
29Vernon Parish6.2+0.1 pts
30De Soto Parish6.1-0.8 pts
30Iberville Parish6.1-1.4 pts
32Iberia Parish6.1-0.2 pts
33East Feliciana Parish6+0.5 pts
34West Feliciana Parish6-3 pts
35Jefferson Parish5.9-0.1 pts
36Union Parish5.8+0.3 pts
37Jackson Parish5.8+0.9 pts
38Bossier Parish5.60 pts
38St. Landry Parish5.6-1.3 pts
40Calcasieu Parish5.5-0.1 pts
41Lafourche Parish5.5-1 pts
41Webster Parish5.5+0.2 pts
43St. Mary Parish5.4-0.5 pts
44St. James Parish5.4+1.8 pts
45Tangipahoa Parish5.3-0.3 pts
46Vermilion Parish5.2-1 pts
47Madison Parish5.1-0.7 pts
48St. Martin Parish5.1-1.1 pts
49Lafayette Parish5-0.2 pts
50Assumption Parish4.9-3.1 pts
51Rapides Parish4.9-0.8 pts
52Claiborne Parish4.9-0.3 pts
53St. Tammany Parish4.8-0.4 pts
54Terrebonne Parish4.7-1.1 pts
55Jefferson Davis Parish4.7+0.6 pts
56Ascension Parish4.5-0 pts
56Grant Parish4.5+0.5 pts
58Plaquemines Parish4.5+0.1 pts
59Winn Parish4.3+0.3 pts
60Lincoln Parish4.1-0 pts
61Livingston Parish4.1-0.4 pts
62West Carroll Parish3.9-0.7 pts
63Red River Parish3.2-0.1 pts
64Cameron Parish0.9-1.1 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.

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/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: 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), 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: 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), 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/unemployment-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: 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), 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/unemployment-rate-acs/louisiana-counties?period=2023.

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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), 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/unemployment-rate-acs/louisiana-counties?period=2023 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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

St. Helena Parish, with 21.3% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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

Cameron Parish, with 0.9% in 2023.

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