State Cancer Profiles

Interpretation of Demographics Data

Demographic Data Report for Louisiana by Parish
Workforce: Unemployed
Ages 16+, All Races (includes Hispanic), Both Sexes
2020-2024 American Community Survey 5-Year Data
Sorted by Percent

United States

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
• Value (Percent) : The value is 5.2 percent.
• People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 8,902,365.
• Rank within US : N/A

Louisiana

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : N/A
• Value (Percent) : The value is 6.3 percent.
• People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 135,161.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 46 of 52

Cameron Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 2.1 percent.
• People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 46.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 294 of 3143

Red River Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 3.6 percent.
• People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 106.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 998 of 3143

Grant Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 3.7 percent.
• People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 313.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1072 of 3143

Lincoln Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 3.8 percent.
• People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 767.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1144 of 3143

St. Martin Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 4.0 percent.
• People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 935.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1281 of 3143

St. James Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 4.1 percent.
• People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 370.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1330 of 3143

West Feliciana Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 4.1 percent.
• People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 238.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1330 of 3143

LaFourche Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 4.2 percent.
• People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 1,813.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1388 of 3143

Livingston Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 4.2 percent.
• People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 2,968.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1388 of 3143

Plaquemines Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 4.2 percent.
• People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 453.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1388 of 3143

Ascension Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 4.4 percent.
• People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 3,010.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1519 of 3143

Jefferson Davis Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 4.7 percent.
• People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 642.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1740 of 3143

Terrebonne Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 4.7 percent.
• People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 2,276.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1740 of 3143

Assumption Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 4.8 percent.
• People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 442.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1807 of 3143

St. Tammany Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 4.8 percent.
• People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 6,397.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1807 of 3143

La Salle Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 4.9 percent.
• People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 314.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 1886 of 3143

Claiborne Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 5.1 percent.
• People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 213.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2016 of 3143

Lafayette Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 5.1 percent.
• People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 6,469.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2016 of 3143

Rapides Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 5.1 percent.
• People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 2,960.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2016 of 3143

Union Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 5.1 percent.
• People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 419.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2016 of 3143

Webster Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 5.1 percent.
• People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 728.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2016 of 3143

Vermilion Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 5.2 percent.
• People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 1,303.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2076 of 3143

Winn Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 5.2 percent.
• People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 264.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2076 of 3143

Calcasieu Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 5.4 percent.
• People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 5,320.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2192 of 3143

St. Mary Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 5.4 percent.
• People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 1,086.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2192 of 3143

Madison Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 5.5 percent.
• People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 174.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2260 of 3143

Natchitoches Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 5.6 percent.
• People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 873.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2306 of 3143

Vernon Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 5.7 percent.
• People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 956.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2346 of 3143

West Carroll Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 5.7 percent.
• People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 226.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2346 of 3143

Bossier Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 5.9 percent.
• People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 3,454.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2430 of 3143

East Feliciana Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 5.9 percent.
• People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 426.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2430 of 3143

De Soto Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 6.0 percent.
• People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 676.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2486 of 3143

Tangipahoa Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 6.0 percent.
• People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 3,783.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2486 of 3143

Iberville Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 6.1 percent.
• People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 769.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2524 of 3143

Jefferson Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 6.2 percent.
• People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 13,395.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2550 of 3143

Bienville Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 6.3 percent.
• People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 296.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2574 of 3143

St. Landry Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 6.3 percent.
• People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 2,079.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2574 of 3143

Ouachita Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 6.5 percent.
• People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 4,816.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2643 of 3143

Sabine Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 6.6 percent.
• People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 547.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2668 of 3143

St. Charles Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 6.7 percent.
• People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 1,749.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2695 of 3143

Beauregard Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 6.8 percent.
• People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 1,063.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2717 of 3143

Avoyelles Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 6.9 percent.
• People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 1,048.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2742 of 3143

Pointe Coupee Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 7.0 percent.
• People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 636.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2758 of 3143

West Baton Rouge Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 7.0 percent.
• People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 973.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2758 of 3143

Iberia Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 7.3 percent.
• People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 2,183.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2812 of 3143

Jackson Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 7.4 percent.
• People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 418.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2830 of 3143

Orleans Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 7.5 percent.
• People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 13,896.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2843 of 3143

St. Bernard Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 7.6 percent.
• People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 1,545.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2862 of 3143

Acadia Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 7.7 percent.
• People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 1,875.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2874 of 3143

East Baton Rouge Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 7.7 percent.
• People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 17,486.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2874 of 3143

Franklin Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 8.2 percent.
• People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 619.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2930 of 3143

Caddo Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 8.7 percent.
• People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 9,007.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2967 of 3143

Catahoula Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 8.9 percent.
• People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 275.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2978 of 3143

Richland Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 8.9 percent.
• People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 715.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 2978 of 3143

Morehouse Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 9.4 percent.
• People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 953.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 3020 of 3143

Allen Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 9.8 percent.
• People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 837.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 3036 of 3143

Evangeline Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 9.8 percent.
• People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 1,271.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 3036 of 3143

Washington Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 9.9 percent.
• People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 1,756.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 3046 of 3143

Caldwell Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 10.1 percent.
• People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 378.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 3059 of 3143

St. John the Baptist Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 10.9 percent.
• People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 2,111.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 3082 of 3143

Tensas Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 11.4 percent.
• People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 128.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 3091 of 3143

Concordia Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 11.7 percent.
• People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 784.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 3096 of 3143

East Carroll Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Rural
• Value (Percent) : The value is 13.9 percent.
• People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 327.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 3123 of 3143

St. Helena Parish

• 2023 Rural-Urban Continuum Codes Φ : Urban
• Value (Percent) : The value is 17.6 percent.
• People (Unemployed) : The number of people (unemployed) is 806.
• Rank within US : This parish is ranked 3136 of 3143

Notes:
Created by statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov on 03/19/2026 3:39 pm.

Φ Rural–urban county classifications are based on the 2023 USDA Rural–Urban Continuum Codes (except for Connecticut Counties which use 2013 codes). State-level cancer rates for rural areas are calculated using cancer cases registered exclusively in rural counties, while state-level cancer rates for urban areas are calculated using cases registered exclusively in urban counties.

Source: Demographic data provided by the Census Bureau and the American Community Survey.

For more information about Workforce: Unemployed, see the dictionary.

Data for United States does not include Puerto Rico.