County profile
Jefferson Davis Parish, LA
United States · GDP 2024
#1811 of 3,127 US counties by GDP51st-percentile growthmore diversified than 62% of counties
EA Place Score
——methodology in progress
GDP 2024 (USD)
$1.0B
BEA · 2024
GDP growth (YoY)
+4.4%
BEA · 2024
Jobs tracked
6,660
Census CBP · 2023
Employers
633
Census CBP · 2023
Avg. wage
$43.8k
BLS QCEW · 2023
Population
31,471
Census PEP · 2025
Labor, income & education
Unemployment
5.1%
Median HH income
$57.3k±$8.4k
Bachelor's degree+
15.4%±2.5%
Poverty rate
14.6%±2.6%
Business applications
345 · 2025
Retail establishments
103
32.7/10k pop
Public companies headquartered here
SEC EDGAR · FMPCompanySectorRevenueEA
1JD Bancshares, Inc.Financial Services———HQ-based placement with total (global) headcount — local employment attribution needs firmographic data; the industry mix at right is measured county data (CBP).
Industry mix · employment
Health care29%
Retail trade29%
Food & accommodation16%
Construction12%
Manufacturing8%
Finance & insurance6%
share of top-6 sector employment · CBP 2023
Population & migration
Census PEP · 2020–2025
31,471
residents · 2025 · -2.4% since 2020
Income per capita $50.8k · BEA 2024
COMPONENTS OF CHANGE · 2021–2025
Domestic migration−616
International migration+1
Natural change−166
GDP trend
2019–2024 · nominal
$879.6M2019
$885.8M2020
$915.0M2021
$933.5M2022
$1.0B2023
$1.0B2024
Real estate & risk
FHFA · ACS · FEMA
Median home value
$150.8k±$10.3k
Median gross rent
$848/mo±$57/mo
Vacancy rate
15.2%±2.6%
Affordability
3.4× wages
Residential permits
$14.9M
62 units · 2.0/1k pop
FEMA risk score
74.3
HUD Fair Market Rent (2BR):$871/mo · 2026
TOP PERILS · FEMA NRI
Drought 93Hurricane 92Lightning 89
FHFA HOUSE PRICE INDEX · 2016–2025
2342016
2392017
2432018
2492019
2502020
2612021
2882022
2852023
2962024
3052025
RESIDENTIAL PERMITS · 2021–2025
↓ -55% since 20211392021
1412022
602023
692024
622025
Transport access
BTS · FAA · USACE
Nearest interstate
2.3 km
I-10
Nearest freight rail
3.3 km
BNSF
Nearest port
22.4 km
Crosstex Energy Services, Bayou Nezpique, King Dock.
Nearest commercial airport
32.2 km
CHENNAULT INTL
Filing activity
SEC EDGARWage trend
BLS QCEW · 2019–2023$43.8k
avg. annual pay · +17% since 2019
Nearby & same-state counties
by GDP rankThe read
What is the GDP of Jefferson Davis?
Jefferson Davis's economy produced $1.0B in 2024, growing 4.4% year over year — about the middle of the pack among US counties. Its largest employment sector is health care.
GDP: BEA (2024), USD-normalized · Jobs/employers/wages & industry mix: Census CBP (2023) · Population & migration: Census PEP · Income: BEA CAINC1 · Companies: SEC EDGAR + FMP, by HQ.