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Louisiana: county data, all 64 of them.

4,611,961 residents across 64 county-equivalents, 107,879 business establishments, and 3,346 SBA approvals worth $2.19 bn. Every figure on this page is those counties summed, and every county has its own page.

32 state-level values · 64 county pages · underlined figures are computed by MMCG Analytics, not published by the agency

How many people live in Louisiana?

  • Population4,611,961
  • Households1,804,780
  • Average household size2.56
  • County-equivalents64
  • People per square mile107

Louisiana has 4,611,961 residents in 1,804,780 households across 64 county-equivalents, every one of which has its own data page below.

US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.

What is the Louisiana economy?

  • Combined county product, 2024$329.17 bn
  • County product per resident$71,374
  • Covered employment1,877,568
  • Average annual pay$60,638

The average annual pay of $60,638 is weighted by each county's covered employment, not averaged across counties, so a large labour market counts for more than a small one.

US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2, CAGDP2, through 2024. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024 annual averages.

How many businesses are in Louisiana?

  • Business establishments107,879
  • Establishments per 1,000 residents23.4
  • Employment at those establishments1,647,398
  • Annual payroll$93.38 bn

US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, 2023.

Building permits in Louisiana

  • Housing units permitted14,310
  • Permitted construction value$3.40 bn
  • Units permitted per 1,000 households7.9

US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey, 2024 annual.

SBA loans in Louisiana (7(a) and 504)

  • 7(a) approvals recorded2,902
  • 7(a) approval dollars$1.83 bn
  • Average 7(a) approval$632,269
  • 504 approvals recorded444
  • 504 approval dollars$350.8 m
  • Average 504 approval$790,025
  • Counties with a 7(a) record62 of 64

US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30. US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.

SBA loan default and charge-off rates in Louisiana

  • 7(a) charge-off rate over resolved loans12.80 percent
  • Resolved 7(a) loans behind that rate453
  • 7(a) loans charged off58
  • 504 charge-off rate over resolved loans3.30 percent
  • Resolved 504 loans behind that rate152
  • 504 loans charged off5

Of the 453 Louisiana 7(a) loans that have reached a final outcome, 12.80 percent were charged off. The rate is taken over resolved loans only, because a loan still running has not yet succeeded or failed.

Compare against the national and state SBA charge-off rates, computed the same way over resolved loans only.

US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA release, FY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30. US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA release, FY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30.

How large is Louisiana?

  • Land area43,204 sq mi
  • County-equivalents64
  • People per square mile107

US Census Bureau county boundary geometry, TIGER, adjacency computed from shared boundary vertices, TIGER county boundaries. US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, 2020-2024 5-year.

The largest counties in Louisiana.

Louisiana county-equivalents by population, with the figures a site search compares them on
GeographyPopulationMedian incomeEstablishmentsCounty GDPSBA approvals
East Baton Rouge Parish452,938$63,07112,542$47.13 bn385
Jefferson Parish430,920$65,25211,728$31.83 bn391
Orleans Parish371,853$56,63110,027$30.84 bn351
St. Tammany Parish272,421$81,2027,101$17.38 bn311
Lafayette Parish247,997$67,4518,844$19.78 bn401
Caddo Parish230,004$50,7056,086$17.94 bn172
Calcasieu Parish207,088$67,5644,705$18.36 bn135
Ouachita Parish158,480$54,6884,181$9.31 bn91
Livingston Parish148,115$80,1222,104$4.25 bn84
Tangipahoa Parish136,738$56,7602,617$6.44 bn82

Counties

All 64 Louisiana county-equivalents.

Louisiana counties: population, income, establishments and SBA activity
GeographyPopulationMedian incomeEstablishmentsCounty GDPSBA approvalsLand area, sq mi
Acadia Parish56,955$45,5621,150$2.07 bn17655
Allen Parish22,477$46,469310$1.08 bn3762
Ascension Parish130,314$91,5492,626$12.65 bn128290
Assumption Parish20,484$51,423249$734.6 m6339
Avoyelles Parish38,905$39,325692$1.18 bn4832
Beauregard Parish36,676$65,944643$1.97 bn121,157
Bienville Parish12,638$35,011209$824.6 m6811
Bossier Parish129,789$69,6172,649$7.66 bn60840
Caddo Parish230,004$50,7056,086$17.94 bn172879
Calcasieu Parish207,088$67,5644,705$18.36 bn1351,064
Caldwell Parish9,500$47,028184$249.3 m7529
Cameron Parish5,015$75,278125$1.06 bn11,285
Catahoula Parish8,583$50,275175$235.2 m1708
Claiborne Parish13,833$32,831193$515.6 m7755
Concordia Parish18,174$39,943363$715.2 m5697
De Soto Parish27,026$48,578458$2.89 bn14876
East Baton Rouge Parish452,938$63,07112,542$47.13 bn385455
East Carroll Parish7,072$33,341102$165.8 m1421
East Feliciana Parish19,271$73,085242$686.6 m4453
Evangeline Parish32,060$41,915494$1.18 bn5662
Franklin Parish19,408$47,020408$619.1 m10625
Grant Parish22,095$64,016198$576.0 m4643
Iberia Parish68,599$56,9611,451$3.82 bn45574
Iberville Parish29,815$54,000539$3.44 bn11619
Jackson Parish14,884$44,925253$603.7 m4569
Jefferson Davis Parish31,924$57,341633$1.05 bn14651
Jefferson Parish430,920$65,25211,728$31.83 bn391296
Lafayette Parish247,997$67,4518,844$19.78 bn401269
Lafourche Parish96,252$63,1351,685$6.29 bn261,068
LaSalle Parish14,789$68,497377$633.7 m2625
Lincoln Parish48,174$39,1721,155$2.78 bn27472
Livingston Parish148,115$80,1222,104$4.25 bn84648
Madison Parish9,513$35,456179$464.0 mNone recorded624
Morehouse Parish24,551$39,454439$754.8 m4795
Natchitoches Parish36,693$46,292835$2.05 bn191,252
Orleans Parish371,853$56,63110,027$30.84 bn351169
Ouachita Parish158,480$54,6884,181$9.31 bn91610
Plaquemines Parish22,803$86,315644$4.01 bn21780
Pointe Coupee Parish20,217$65,961363$1.08 bn17557
Rapides Parish127,527$54,9673,172$7.41 bn521,318
Red River Parish7,443$49,167129$990.2 m5389
Richland Parish19,822$53,544414$857.4 m5559
Sabine Parish21,977$50,329476$1.25 bn11867
St. Bernard Parish44,419$58,651705$1.74 bn23378
St. Charles Parish51,396$80,8971,032$12.72 bn29279
St. Helena Parish10,858$41,934121$264.2 m6408
St. James Parish19,528$65,531339$3.33 bn2242
St. John the Baptist Parish40,743$66,630658$4.07 bn20213
St. Landry Parish81,670$44,4621,559$3.18 bn44924
St. Martin Parish51,353$55,960911$1.97 bn45738
St. Mary Parish47,828$52,5761,083$3.53 bn20555
St. Tammany Parish272,421$81,2027,101$17.38 bn311846
Tangipahoa Parish136,738$56,7602,617$6.44 bn82791
Tensas Parish3,935$36,61569$160.0 m1603
Terrebonne Parish106,186$64,8362,598$7.14 bn751,232
Union Parish20,821$42,885365$752.2 m24877
Vermilion Parish57,123$55,707969$1.95 bn411,173
Vernon Parish47,117$57,270662$2.70 bn61,328
Washington Parish45,120$45,380655$1.77 bn10670
Webster Parish35,820$41,182772$1.56 bn16593
West Baton Rouge Parish27,974$87,299594$2.34 bn19192
West Carroll Parish9,464$49,134167$236.8 m1360
West Feliciana Parish15,327$77,452209$1.27 bn2403
Winn Parish13,467$48,871262$702.2 m1950

The register

Every source behind these 64 pages.

SourcePeriod coveredLicence
US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates2020-2024 5-yearUS Census Bureau, public domain
US Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program, Vintage 2024Vintage 2024, estimates 2020 to 2024US Census Bureau, public domain
US Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional, table CAGDP2CAGDP2, through 2024US Bureau of Economic Analysis, public domain
US EPA, Map of Radon Zones, county spreadsheet2024-05 publication, EPA 402/A-16/001US EPA, public domain
FEMA OpenFEMA, NFIP Community Status BookCommunity Status Book, as retrievedFEMA OpenFEMA, public domain
US Small Business Administration, 7(a) FOIA releaseFY2020 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30FOIA release, public domain
US Small Business Administration, 504 FOIA releaseFY2010 to FY2026 year to date, as of 2026-06-30FOIA release, public domain
US Census Bureau county boundary geometry, TIGER, adjacency computed from shared boundary verticesTIGER county boundariesUS Census Bureau, public domain
US Census Bureau, County Business Patterns2023US Census Bureau, public domain
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages2024 annual averagesUS BLS, public domain
US Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey2024 annualUS Census Bureau, public domain
US Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income county migration flows2021 to 2022 filing yearsIRS SOI, public domain

A Louisiana statutory guide is in preparation.

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