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Share of employed residents who work for local, state or federal government, including public schools.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024).

U.S.
14.5%
Louisiana
16%
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Top and bottom zip codes in Louisiana

Zip codes with 1,000+ residents

Zip codes with the most government workers

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  1. 171272Ruston74.5%
  2. 270712Angola66.8%
  3. 371245Grambling50.4%
  4. 471405Ball46.7%
  5. 571016Castor44.5%
  6. 670803Baton Rouge43.5%
  7. 771340Harrisonburg39.7%
  8. 871367Saint Landry38.7%
  9. 971336Gilbert37.8%
  10. 1071033Greenwood37.7%

Zip codes with the fewest government workers

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  1. 171323Center Point0%
  2. 270039Boutte0%
  3. 370356Gibson0.6%
  4. 471407Bentley2%
  5. 570531Egan2.4%
  6. 670453Pine Grove3.1%
  7. 770455Robert3.1%
  8. 871277Spearsville3.5%
  9. 970516Branch4%
  10. 1070657Ragley4.5%

Government workers by county in Louisiana

  1. 1East Carroll Parish30.8%
  2. 2Tensas Parish27.7%
  3. 3Catahoula Parish27.1%
  4. 4Lincoln Parish25.3%
  5. 5Grant Parish24.9%
  6. 6East Feliciana Parish24.5%
  7. 7Claiborne Parish23.9%
  8. 8Vernon Parish23.5%
  9. 9Bienville Parish22.5%
  10. 10Natchitoches Parish22.3%
  11. 11St. Helena Parish22.3%
  12. 12Jackson Parish22%
  13. 13Rapides Parish21.3%
  14. 14Concordia Parish21.1%
  15. 15Winn Parish20.8%
  16. 16Sabine Parish20.4%
  17. 17Pointe Coupee Parish19.9%
  18. 18Avoyelles Parish19.5%
  19. 19West Baton Rouge Parish19.3%
  20. 20Plaquemines Parish19.2%
  21. 21Franklin Parish19.1%
  22. 22West Feliciana Parish19.1%
  23. 23Iberville Parish18.8%
  24. 24Richland Parish18.8%
  25. 25East Baton Rouge Parish18.6%
  26. 26Madison Parish18.5%
  27. 27Allen Parish18.4%
  28. 28Morehouse Parish18.4%
  29. 29Evangeline Parish17.9%
  30. 30St. John the Baptist Parish17.9%
  31. 31Caddo Parish17.8%
  32. 32Washington Parish17.7%
  33. 33Tangipahoa Parish17.5%
  34. 34Cameron Parish17.4%
  35. 35Bossier Parish17.2%
  36. 36St. Bernard Parish17.1%
  37. 37St. Charles Parish17.1%
  38. 38Beauregard Parish17%
  39. 39Webster Parish16.9%
  40. 40LaSalle Parish16.7%
  41. 41Ouachita Parish16.5%
  42. 42Jefferson Davis Parish15.8%
  43. 43Red River Parish15.8%
  44. 44Livingston Parish15.6%
  45. 45Caldwell Parish15.3%
  46. 46Ascension Parish15%
  47. 47Assumption Parish15%
  48. 48Calcasieu Parish15%
  49. 49Orleans Parish14.9%
  50. 50Lafourche Parish14.5%
  51. 51St. Tammany Parish14.5%
  52. 52St. James Parish14.1%
  53. 53St. Mary Parish14%
  54. 54Lafayette Parish13.4%
  55. 55West Carroll Parish13.4%
  56. 56De Soto Parish12.9%
  57. 57Iberia Parish12.8%
  58. 58Jefferson Parish12.8%
  59. 59Acadia Parish12.5%
  60. 60St. Landry Parish12%
  61. 61Vermilion Parish11.8%
  62. 62St. Martin Parish11.5%
  63. 63Terrebonne Parish11.5%
  64. 64Union Parish11.4%

Questions about this map

Which zip code has the highest government workers in Louisiana?

Among zip codes with at least 1,000 residents, 71272 (Ruston, LA) has the highest: 74.5%.

Which zip code has the lowest government workers in Louisiana?

71323 (Center Point, LA) has the lowest: 0%.

What is the government workers for the United States?

14.5%; in Louisiana it is 16%.

Where does this data come from?

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024). Share of employed residents who work for local, state or federal government, including public schools.

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