Earnings and Employment Data for Workers Covered Under Social Security and Medicare, by State and County, 2008

Louisiana

Table 3. Number of persons with Social Security (OASDI) taxable earnings, amount taxable, and contributions, by county, sex, and type of earnings, 2008
County and sex Number Taxable earnings a
(thousands of dollars)		 OASDI contributions b
(thousands of dollars)
Total c Wage and salary Self-employed Total Wage and salary Self-employed Total Wage and salary Self-employed
Total, Louisiana 2,184,107 2,043,004 242,450 65,949,685 62,017,481 3,932,204 8,177,761 7,690,168 487,593
Men 1,173,231 1,085,128 142,916 43,546,226 40,738,383 2,807,843 5,399,732 5,051,560 348,173
Women 1,010,877 957,876 99,534 22,403,459 21,279,097 1,124,362 2,778,029 2,638,608 139,421
Acadia 22,287 20,696 2,639 608,954 573,414 35,540 75,510 71,103 4,407
Men 13,669 d d 474,826 d d 58,878 d d
Women 8,618 d d 134,128 d d 16,632 d d
Allen 7,910 d d 185,472 d d 22,998 d d
Men 4,012 d d 109,696 d d 13,602 d d
Women 3,898 d d 75,776 d d 9,396 d d
Ascension 51,824 49,487 4,433 1,845,523 1,789,266 56,257 228,845 221,869 6,976
Men 27,604 26,434 2,428 1,223,654 1,187,634 36,020 151,733 147,267 4,466
Women 24,220 23,053 2,005 621,869 601,632 20,237 77,112 74,602 2,509
Assumption 8,724 d d 277,517 d d 34,412 d d
Men 4,827 d d 204,976 d d 25,417 d d
Women 3,896 d d 72,541 d d 8,995 d d
Avoyelles 15,415 14,037 2,217 487,593 458,948 28,645 60,462 56,910 3,552
Men 8,630 7,889 1,056 353,451 333,197 20,254 43,828 41,316 2,512
Women 6,784 6,147 1,161 134,141 125,751 8,391 16,634 15,593 1,040
Beauregard 14,472 13,832 1,583 393,710 372,812 20,898 48,820 46,229 2,591
Men 7,496 d d 251,504 d d 31,186 d d
Women 6,976 d d 142,206 d d 17,634 d d
Bienville 6,480 5,738 1,267 177,566 162,278 15,288 22,018 20,122 1,896
Men 3,494 d d 129,260 d d 16,028 d d
Women 2,986 d d 48,305 d d 5,990 d d
Bossier 23,723 22,028 2,533 687,118 662,059 25,059 85,203 82,095 3,107
Men 12,535 d d 422,356 d d 52,372 d d
Women 11,188 d d 264,762 d d 32,830 d d
Caddo 111,359 105,839 9,922 2,877,268 2,687,412 189,856 356,781 333,239 23,542
Men 58,735 54,815 6,016 1,794,136 1,639,509 154,627 222,473 203,299 19,174
Women 52,624 51,024 3,905 1,083,132 1,047,902 35,230 134,308 129,940 4,368
Calcasieu 95,990 90,265 9,288 2,902,342 2,713,766 188,575 359,890 336,507 23,383
Men 54,124 50,204 5,911 2,092,423 1,944,666 147,757 259,460 241,139 18,322
Women 41,866 40,061 3,378 809,918 769,100 40,818 100,430 95,368 5,061
Caldwell 4,314 d d 112,980 d d 14,010 d d
Men 2,776 d d 82,837 d d 10,272 d d
Women 1,538 d d 30,143 d d 3,738 d d
Cameron 1,556 d d 29,616 d d 3,672 d d
Men d d d d d d d d d
Women d d d d d d d d d
Catahoula 4,517 d d 124,309 d d 15,414 d d
Men 2,773 d d 95,388 d d 11,828 d d
Women 1,745 d d 28,921 d d 3,586 d d
Claiborne 5,031 d d 130,166 d d 16,141 d d
Men 2,572 d d 93,138 d d 11,549 d d
Women 2,459 d d 37,029 d d 4,592 d d
Concordia 8,111 d d 203,590 d d 25,245 d d
Men 4,626 d d 143,999 d d 17,856 d d
Women 3,485 d d 59,591 d d 7,389 d d
De Soto 10,989 10,143 1,056 339,348 320,246 19,102 42,079 39,710 2,369
Men 5,661 d d 210,052 d d 26,046 d d
Women 5,328 d d 129,296 d d 16,033 d d
East Baton Rouge 234,757 222,435 23,221 6,875,776 6,472,043 403,733 852,596 802,533 50,063
Men 119,930 112,293 12,877 4,204,538 3,945,238 259,300 521,363 489,210 32,153
Women 114,826 110,142 10,344 2,671,237 2,526,804 144,433 331,233 313,324 17,910
East Carroll 2,770 d d 60,725 d d 7,530 d d
Men 1,538 d d 46,206 d d 5,730 d d
Women 1,233 d d 14,519 d d 1,800 d d
East Feliciana 8,534 7,582 1,267 224,343 216,239 8,104 27,819 26,814 1,005
Men 4,220 d d 128,737 d d 15,963 d d
Women 4,314 d d 95,606 d d 11,855 d d
Evangeline 48,341 45,799 3,905 1,454,349 1,396,167 58,182 180,339 173,125 7,215
Men 26,276 24,795 2,005 918,564 878,684 39,880 113,902 108,957 4,945
Women 22,065 21,004 1,900 535,785 517,483 18,302 66,437 64,168 2,269
Franklin 8,216 7,684 1,056 185,170 156,888 28,283 22,961 19,454 3,507
Men 4,523 d d 129,369 d d 16,042 d d
Women 3,693 d d 55,801 d d 6,919 d d
Grant 8,926 8,709 1,056 286,288 282,697 3,591 35,500 35,054 445
Men 4,412 d d 199,758 d d 24,770 d d
Women 4,513 d d 86,530 d d 10,730 d d
Iberia 35,420 33,401 3,905 1,057,908 1,005,743 52,164 131,181 124,712 6,468
Men 21,145 20,082 2,217 794,541 753,176 41,364 98,523 93,394 5,129
Women 14,275 13,319 1,689 263,367 252,567 10,800 32,658 31,318 1,339
Iberville 13,024 d d 346,244 d d 42,934 d d
Men 7,692 d d 258,495 d d 32,053 d d
Women 5,332 d d 87,749 d d 10,881 d d
Jackson 6,784 6,147 1,161 178,277 159,246 19,031 22,106 19,747 2,360
Men 3,598 d d 126,051 d d 15,630 d d
Women 3,186 d d 52,225 d d 6,476 d d
Jefferson 220,359 202,866 28,288 7,039,215 6,583,587 455,628 872,863 816,365 56,498
Men 117,298 105,326 18,260 4,362,295 4,029,385 332,911 540,925 499,644 41,281
Women 103,060 97,540 10,027 2,676,919 2,554,202 122,717 331,938 316,721 15,217
Jefferson Davis 13,168 11,373 1,900 390,961 356,801 34,160 48,479 44,243 4,236
Men 8,843 d d 324,674 d d 40,260 d d
Women 4,325 d d 66,287 d d 8,220 d d
Lafayette 118,287 111,064 13,616 3,789,682 3,472,667 317,015 469,921 430,611 39,310
Men 64,080 59,835 7,389 2,570,732 2,318,149 252,583 318,771 287,450 31,320
Women 54,207 51,229 6,227 1,218,950 1,154,518 64,432 151,150 143,160 7,990
Lafourche 51,185 46,208 7,177 1,771,228 1,643,052 128,176 219,632 203,738 15,894
Men 29,206 25,819 4,644 1,319,994 1,234,936 85,058 163,679 153,132 10,547
Women 21,979 20,389 2,533 451,234 408,116 43,118 55,953 50,606 5,347
La Salle 6,788 5,943 1,056 243,009 229,225 13,784 30,133 28,424 1,709
Men 4,317 d d 209,352 d d 25,960 d d
Women 2,471 d d 33,657 d d 4,173 d d
Lincoln 19,096 17,930 1,794 449,561 422,874 26,687 55,746 52,436 3,309
Men 9,652 d d 301,720 d d 37,413 d d
Women 9,444 d d 147,841 d d 18,332 d d
Livingston 48,055 45,081 5,489 1,532,374 1,466,854 65,520 190,014 181,890 8,124
Men 24,855 23,155 3,272 1,022,900 971,660 51,240 126,840 120,486 6,354
Women 23,199 21,926 2,217 509,474 495,194 14,280 63,175 61,404 1,771
Madison 4,206 d d 84,525 d d 10,481 d d
Men 1,746 d d 45,990 d d 5,703 d d
Women 2,460 d d 38,535 d d 4,778 d d
Morehouse 11,394 d d 291,664 d d 36,166 d d
Men 6,157 d d 195,950 d d 24,298 d d
Women 5,236 d d 95,715 d d 11,869 d d
Natchitoches 15,201 14,139 2,005 406,893 376,140 30,752 50,455 46,641 3,813
Men 8,934 d d 289,529 d d 35,902 d d
Women 6,267 d d 117,364 d d 14,553 d d
Orleans 186,177 177,354 17,627 6,325,442 6,025,531 299,911 784,355 747,166 37,189
Men 96,795 91,700 9,183 3,795,221 3,592,330 202,892 470,607 445,449 25,159
Women 89,382 85,655 8,444 2,530,221 2,433,201 97,020 313,747 301,717 12,030
Ouachita 76,196 71,310 9,183 1,960,530 1,821,240 139,290 243,106 225,834 17,272
Men 39,039 36,065 5,594 1,271,065 1,174,834 96,231 157,612 145,679 11,933
Women 37,157 35,245 3,589 689,465 646,406 43,059 85,494 80,154 5,339
Plaquemines 11,500 10,758 1,161 400,205 390,215 9,990 49,625 48,387 1,239
Men 6,261 d d 235,861 d d 29,247 d d
Women 5,239 d d 164,343 d d 20,379 d d
Pointe Coupee 8,536 7,479 1,267 249,534 230,616 18,918 30,942 28,596 2,346
Men 4,639 d d 154,003 d d 19,096 d d
Women 3,897 d d 95,531 d d 11,846 d d
Rapides 65,611 61,475 6,966 1,890,305 1,754,110 136,196 234,398 217,510 16,888
Men 33,377 31,147 4,116 1,185,792 1,090,110 95,681 147,038 135,174 11,864
Women 32,234 30,327 2,850 704,514 663,999 40,515 87,360 82,336 5,024
Red River 2,767 d d 74,567 d d 9,246 d d
Men 1,538 d d 54,389 d d 6,744 d d
Women 1,229 d d 20,178 d d 2,502 d d
Richland 8,747 7,582 1,794 217,831 196,934 20,897 27,011 24,420 2,591
Men 5,050 d d 136,719 d d 16,953 d d
Women 3,698 d d 81,112 d d 10,058 d d
Sabine 8,534 7,582 1,267 285,143 247,494 37,649 35,358 30,689 4,668
Men 5,236 d d 238,113 d d 29,526 d d
Women 3,298 d d 47,030 d d 5,832 d d
St. Bernard 13,248 12,295 1,372 389,321 369,177 20,144 48,276 45,778 2,498
Men 7,087 d d 257,002 d d 31,868 d d
Women 6,161 d d 132,319 d d 16,408 d d
St. Charles 21,869 20,696 2,744 732,755 709,397 23,357 90,862 87,965 2,896
Men 11,095 d d 465,324 d d 57,700 d d
Women 10,774 d d 267,431 d d 33,161 d d
St. Helena 2,668 d d 57,642 d d 7,148 d d
Men 1,439 d d 37,938 d d 4,704 d d
Women 1,229 d d 19,704 d d 2,443 d d
St. James 10,879 d d 407,711 d d 50,556 d d
Men 6,261 d d 288,124 d d 35,727 d d
Women 4,618 d d 119,587 d d 14,829 d d
St. John the Baptist 23,520 22,028 3,378 702,940 665,980 36,961 87,165 82,581 4,583
Men 11,613 10,553 1,689 441,213 417,988 23,225 54,710 51,831 2,880
Women 11,906 11,475 1,689 261,727 247,991 13,736 32,454 30,751 1,703
St. Landry 35,774 32,069 5,172 934,481 845,693 88,788 115,876 104,866 11,010
Men 18,311 15,983 3,167 644,130 580,937 63,193 79,872 72,036 7,836
Women 17,462 16,086 2,005 290,350 264,756 25,594 36,003 32,830 3,174
St. Martin 23,014 21,209 3,272 621,007 572,982 48,025 77,005 71,050 5,955
Men 12,945 11,885 1,689 437,918 420,272 17,647 54,302 52,114 2,188
Women 10,068 9,324 1,583 183,089 152,710 30,379 22,703 18,936 3,767
St. Mary 25,652 24,590 2,005 724,839 703,474 21,365 89,880 87,231 2,649
Men 15,800 d d 569,140 d d 70,573 d d
Women 9,852 d d 155,699 d d 19,307 d d
St. Tammany 107,200 97,027 15,833 3,850,624 3,535,878 314,747 477,477 438,449 39,029
Men 58,381 52,766 8,655 2,596,113 2,378,242 217,871 321,918 294,902 27,016
Women 48,819 44,262 7,177 1,254,512 1,157,636 96,876 155,559 143,547 12,013
Tangipahoa 53,630 49,385 7,600 1,462,248 1,352,190 110,058 181,319 167,672 13,647
Men 26,917 24,795 3,694 940,283 881,307 58,976 116,595 109,282 7,313
Women 26,714 24,590 3,905 521,965 470,882 51,083 64,724 58,389 6,334
Tensas 1,441 d d 19,886 d d 2,466 d d
Men d d d d d d d d d
Women d d d d d d d d d
Terrebonne 56,878 53,483 5,805 1,787,826 1,706,559 81,267 221,690 211,613 10,077
Men 34,919 32,479 4,116 1,439,582 1,370,011 69,571 178,508 169,881 8,627
Women 21,959 21,004 1,689 348,244 336,548 11,696 43,182 41,732 1,450
Union 10,578 9,836 1,161 260,487 251,953 8,534 32,300 31,242 1,058
Men 5,132 d d 177,926 d d 22,063 d d
Women 5,446 d d 82,561 d d 10,238 d d
Vermilion 26,110 23,565 4,116 803,174 754,248 48,926 99,594 93,527 6,067
Men 14,307 12,295 2,955 555,292 511,421 43,871 68,856 63,416 5,440
Women 11,803 11,270 1,161 247,882 242,827 5,055 30,737 30,111 627
Vernon 24,000 23,258 1,267 727,558 712,915 14,643 90,217 88,401 1,816
Men 15,688 d d 534,538 d d 66,283 d d
Women 8,312 d d 193,021 d d 23,935 d d
Washington 14,493 13,115 2,217 388,511 353,576 34,934 48,175 43,843 4,332
Men 7,411 d d 257,478 d d 31,927 d d
Women 7,082 d d 131,033 d d 16,248 d d
Webster 19,099 18,033 2,639 506,800 466,636 40,163 62,843 57,863 4,980
Men 9,443 9,016 1,056 359,036 338,386 20,650 44,520 41,960 2,561
Women 9,656 9,016 1,583 147,764 128,250 19,514 18,323 15,903 2,420
West Baton Rouge 12,016 11,270 1,689 346,044 320,828 25,217 42,910 39,783 3,127
Men 5,441 d d 207,734 d d 25,759 d d
Women 6,575 d d 138,311 d d 17,151 d d
West Carroll 4,420 d d 94,651 d d 11,737 d d
Men 2,162 d d 60,141 d d 7,457 d d
Women 2,257 d d 34,511 d d 4,279 d d
West Feliciana 4,524 d d 142,464 d d 17,666 d d
Men 2,161 d d 74,899 d d 9,287 d d
Women 2,363 d d 67,565 d d 8,378 d d
Winn 5,137 d d 96,228 d d 11,932 d d
Men 2,470 d d 66,782 d d 8,281 d d
Women 2,668 d d 29,445 d d 3,651 d d
Unknown 52,675 52,356 739 1,437,668 1,422,890 14,779 178,271 176,438 1,833
Men 28,798 28,586 422 907,395 898,675 8,720 112,517 111,436 1,081
Women 23,877 23,770 317 530,274 524,215 6,059 65,754 65,003 751
All areas e 162,485,000 152,388,000 17,219,000 5,434,139,000 5,133,800,000 300,339,000 673,833,236 636,591,200 37,242,036
Men 84,624,422 78,501,652 10,006,621 3,256,362,147 3,046,599,463 209,762,684 403,788,906 377,778,333 26,010,573
Women 77,860,578 73,886,348 7,212,379 2,177,776,853 2,087,200,537 90,576,316 270,044,330 258,812,867 11,231,463
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Continuous Work History Sample, 1 percent sample.
NOTES: State designation is based on employee residence.
OASDI = Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance.
a. Based on Social Security annual maximum taxable earnings of $102,000 in 2008.
b. Includes both employee and employer contributions. Data are not adjusted for tax refunds to persons who made excess contributions because they worked for two or more employers.
c. Workers with earnings from both wage and salary employment and self-employment are counted in each type of employment but only once in the total.
d. Data not shown to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals.
e. Includes persons employed in the 50 states, District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands; U.S. citizens employed abroad by U.S. employers; persons employed on U.S. oceanborne vessels; and workers with unknown residence.
CONTACT: Greg Diez (410) 965-0153 or eedata.sc@ssa.gov; Sirisha Anne (410) 966-1785 or eedata.sc@ssa.gov.
Table 6. Number of persons with Medicare Part A (HI) taxable earnings, amount taxable, and contributions, by county, sex, and type of earnings, 2008
County and sex Number Taxable earnings a
(thousands of dollars)		 HI contributions b
(thousands of dollars)
Total c Wage and salary Self-employed Total Wage and salary Self-employed Total Wage and salary Self-employed
Total, Louisiana 2,362,275 2,229,021 252,320 83,513,683 78,146,775 5,366,908 2,421,897 2,266,256 155,640
Men 1,231,546 1,147,692 151,329 54,695,988 50,702,515 3,993,472 1,586,184 1,470,373 115,811
Women 1,130,729 1,081,329 100,991 28,817,695 27,444,260 1,373,435 835,713 795,884 39,830
Acadia 24,096 22,496 2,638 687,639 654,024 33,615 19,942 18,967 975
Men 14,265 d d 519,022 d d 15,052 d d
Women 9,831 d d 168,617 d d 4,890 d d
Allen 8,512 d d 218,048 d d 6,323 d d
Men 4,210 d d 116,551 d d 3,380 d d
Women 4,301 d d 101,498 d d 2,943 d d
Ascension 55,939 53,683 4,643 2,191,003 2,133,547 57,456 63,539 61,873 1,666
Men 29,100 27,915 2,638 1,402,112 1,363,797 38,315 40,661 39,550 1,111
Women 26,839 25,768 2,005 788,891 769,751 19,141 22,878 22,323 555
Assumption 9,833 d d 327,846 d d 9,508 d d
Men 5,025 d d 224,911 d d 6,522 d d
Women 4,808 d d 102,935 d d 2,985 d d
Avoyelles 17,339 15,952 2,322 577,769 549,557 28,212 16,755 15,937 818
Men 9,130 8,385 1,161 398,906 378,630 20,276 11,568 10,980 588
Women 8,209 7,567 1,161 178,863 170,927 7,936 5,187 4,957 230
Beauregard 15,579 14,929 1,688 446,449 415,782 30,666 12,947 12,058 889
Men 7,793 d d 269,767 d d 7,823 d d
Women 7,786 d d 176,681 d d 5,124 d d
Bienville 7,391 6,851 1,266 268,372 253,911 14,460 7,783 7,363 419
Men 3,592 d d 174,858 d d 5,071 d d
Women 3,799 d d 93,514 d d 2,712 d d
Bossier 25,424 24,030 2,744 882,248 840,374 41,874 25,585 24,371 1,214
Men 13,234 d d 539,237 d d 15,638 d d
Women 12,190 d d 343,011 d d 9,947 d d
Caddo 121,831 116,467 10,658 4,148,126 3,784,245 363,881 120,296 109,743 10,553
Men 62,234 58,387 6,754 2,721,203 2,390,644 330,559 78,915 69,329 9,586
Women 59,597 58,080 3,905 1,426,923 1,393,602 33,321 41,381 40,414 966
Calcasieu 105,353 100,004 9,709 3,458,957 3,257,177 201,779 100,310 94,458 5,852
Men 56,499 52,763 6,332 2,407,003 2,243,830 163,172 69,803 65,071 4,732
Women 48,853 47,241 3,377 1,051,954 1,013,347 38,607 30,507 29,387 1,120
Caldwell 4,717 d d 131,649 d d 3,818 d d
Men 2,875 d d 91,741 d d 2,660 d d
Women 1,842 d d 39,908 d d 1,157 d d
Cameron 1,760 d d 43,657 d d 1,266 d d
Men d d d d d d d d d
Women d d d d d d d d d
Catahoula 5,223 d d 146,606 d d 4,252 d d
Men 3,074 d d 107,444 d d 3,116 d d
Women 2,149 d d 39,162 d d 1,136 d d
Claiborne 5,842 d d 159,556 d d 4,627 d d
Men 2,774 d d 100,056 d d 2,902 d d
Women 3,068 d d 59,500 d d 1,725 d d
Concordia 8,710 d d 233,637 d d 6,775 d d
Men 4,821 d d 157,356 d d 4,563 d d
Women 3,889 d d 76,281 d d 2,212 d d
De Soto 12,200 11,350 1,161 384,278 366,046 18,232 11,144 10,615 529
Men 5,756 d d 219,040 d d 6,352 d d
Women 6,444 d d 165,238 d d 4,792 d d
East Baton Rouge 258,236 247,044 24,272 9,107,745 8,568,094 539,651 264,125 248,475 15,650
Men 128,965 121,988 14,035 5,493,934 5,142,633 351,301 159,324 149,136 10,188
Women 129,377 125,056 10,342 3,614,399 3,425,461 188,938 104,818 99,338 5,479
East Carroll 2,868 d d 70,988 d d 2,059 d d
Men 1,638 d d 56,466 d d 1,638 d d
Women 1,230 d d 14,521 d d 421 d d
East Feliciana 10,156 9,305 1,266 304,094 296,428 7,665 8,819 8,596 222
Men 5,032 d d 165,050 d d 4,786 d d
Women 5,124 d d 139,044 d d 4,032 d d
Evangeline 53,985 51,638 3,905 1,893,418 1,822,787 70,631 54,909 52,861 2,048
Men 27,762 26,484 2,005 1,138,299 1,084,978 53,320 33,011 31,464 1,546
Women 26,223 25,154 1,900 755,119 737,808 17,311 21,898 21,396 502
Franklin 9,226 8,794 1,055 283,950 202,318 81,633 8,235 5,867 2,367
Men 4,720 d d 194,716 d d 5,647 d d
Women 4,506 d d 89,234 d d 2,588 d d
Grant 9,429 9,203 1,161 331,110 327,573 3,537 9,602 9,500 103
Men 4,615 d d 238,221 d d 6,908 d d
Women 4,814 d d 92,889 d d 2,694 d d
Iberia 37,620 35,686 4,010 1,231,666 1,181,346 50,320 35,718 34,259 1,459
Men 21,731 20,655 2,322 910,722 870,617 40,105 26,411 25,248 1,163
Women 15,889 15,031 1,688 320,944 310,729 10,215 9,307 9,011 296
Iberville 14,739 d d 475,453 d d 13,788 d d
Men 8,599 d d 333,036 d d 9,658 d d
Women 6,140 d d 142,417 d d 4,130 d d
Jackson 7,902 7,260 1,161 220,095 202,095 18,000 6,383 5,861 522
Men 4,005 d d 137,755 d d 3,995 d d
Women 3,897 d d 82,340 d d 2,388 d d
Jefferson 231,827 214,937 29,970 8,829,619 8,011,422 818,197 256,059 232,331 23,728
Men 121,050 109,411 19,839 5,628,085 4,987,902 640,183 163,214 144,649 18,565
Women 110,777 105,525 10,131 3,201,534 3,023,520 178,014 92,844 87,682 5,162
Jefferson Davis 14,165 12,679 2,005 449,232 412,340 36,893 13,028 11,958 1,070
Men 9,237 d d 352,532 d d 10,223 d d
Women 4,928 d d 96,700 d d 2,804 d d
Lafayette 124,677 117,591 14,352 5,105,686 4,586,842 518,844 148,065 133,018 15,046
Men 66,242 62,068 7,704 3,489,424 3,121,411 368,013 101,193 90,521 10,672
Women 58,435 55,524 6,648 1,616,263 1,465,431 150,831 46,872 42,498 4,374
Lafourche 54,588 49,797 7,281 2,049,277 1,916,108 133,169 59,429 55,567 3,862
Men 29,779 26,484 4,749 1,486,067 1,393,723 92,344 43,096 40,418 2,678
Women 24,808 23,314 2,533 563,210 522,385 40,825 16,333 15,149 1,184
La Salle 7,394 6,544 1,161 305,820 287,228 18,592 8,869 8,330 539
Men 4,722 d d 263,619 d d 7,645 d d
Women 2,672 d d 42,201 d d 1,224 d d
Lincoln 21,314 20,246 1,794 600,909 575,667 25,241 17,426 16,694 732
Men 10,760 d d 423,156 d d 12,272 d d
Women 10,554 d d 177,752 d d 5,155 d d
Livingston 52,281 49,388 5,488 1,759,239 1,694,181 65,058 51,018 49,131 1,887
Men 25,231 23,621 3,271 1,092,269 1,040,717 51,551 31,676 30,181 1,495
Women 27,050 25,768 2,216 666,970 653,464 13,506 19,342 18,950 392
Madison 4,813 d d 114,128 d d 3,310 d d
Men 1,946 d d 59,450 d d 1,724 d d
Women 2,867 d d 54,678 d d 1,586 d d
Morehouse 12,500 11,964 1,055 358,975 346,863 12,113 10,410 10,059 351
Men 6,557 d d 233,164 d d 6,762 d d
Women 5,942 d d 125,812 d d 3,649 d d
Natchitoches 16,511 15,543 2,111 502,498 471,303 31,195 14,572 13,668 905
Men 9,642 d d 356,767 d d 10,346 d d
Women 6,869 d d 145,731 d d 4,226 d d
Orleans 197,264 189,066 18,890 8,051,646 7,667,800 383,846 233,498 222,366 11,132
Men 101,361 96,834 10,236 4,948,632 4,687,247 261,385 143,510 135,930 7,580
Women 95,903 92,233 8,653 3,103,014 2,980,553 122,461 89,987 86,436 3,551
Ouachita 83,966 79,349 9,392 2,699,690 2,510,282 189,408 78,291 72,798 5,493
Men 41,137 38,447 5,804 1,762,084 1,624,718 137,366 51,100 47,117 3,984
Women 42,828 40,901 3,588 937,606 885,564 52,042 27,191 25,681 1,509
Plaquemines 13,120 12,373 1,266 485,546 476,002 9,544 14,081 13,804 277
Men 6,864 d d 277,870 d d 8,058 d d
Women 6,256 d d 207,676 d d 6,023 d d
Pointe Coupee 9,752 8,692 1,372 302,506 284,014 18,492 8,773 8,236 536
Men 5,042 d d 166,803 d d 4,837 d d
Women 4,710 d d 135,703 d d 3,935 d d
Rapides 71,449 67,589 7,493 2,588,127 2,403,776 184,351 75,056 69,709 5,346
Men 35,383 33,232 4,538 1,723,251 1,578,372 144,879 49,974 45,773 4,201
Women 36,066 34,357 2,955 864,876 825,404 39,472 25,081 23,937 1,145
Red River 3,376 d d 124,937 d d 3,623 d d
Men 1,638 d d 90,235 d d 2,617 d d
Women 1,738 d d 34,702 d d 1,006 d d
Richland 9,861 8,794 1,794 274,104 244,125 29,979 7,949 7,080 869
Men 5,553 d d 160,991 d d 4,669 d d
Women 4,308 d d 113,113 d d 3,280 d d
Sabine 9,437 8,794 1,266 377,626 342,017 35,610 10,951 9,918 1,033
Men 5,637 d d 299,524 d d 8,686 d d
Women 3,800 d d 78,103 d d 2,265 d d
St. Bernard 14,454 13,497 1,372 463,629 444,576 19,053 13,445 12,893 553
Men 7,895 d d 321,462 d d 9,322 d d
Women 6,559 d d 142,167 d d 4,123 d d
St. Charles 24,090 23,007 2,744 885,875 847,554 38,320 25,690 24,579 1,111
Men 11,697 d d 530,133 d d 15,374 d d
Women 12,393 d d 355,741 d d 10,316 d d
St. Helena 2,972 d d 68,427 d d 1,984 d d
Men 1,643 d d 43,544 d d 1,263 d d
Women 1,329 d d 24,884 d d 722 d d
St. James 11,373 d d 435,689 d d 12,635 d d
Men 6,455 d d 305,459 d d 8,858 d d
Women 4,918 d d 130,230 d d 3,777 d d
St. John the Baptist 24,309 22,905 3,377 800,875 765,917 34,959 23,225 22,212 1,014
Men 11,903 10,941 1,688 516,006 494,039 21,967 14,964 14,327 637
Women 12,406 11,964 1,688 284,870 271,878 12,992 8,261 7,884 377
St. Landry 37,768 34,153 5,276 1,105,675 976,569 129,106 32,065 28,320 3,744
Men 19,107 16,770 3,271 773,313 668,415 104,898 22,426 19,384 3,042
Women 18,661 17,383 2,005 332,362 308,154 24,208 9,638 8,936 702
St. Martin 24,926 23,212 3,271 742,502 697,078 45,424 21,533 20,215 1,317
Men 13,539 12,577 1,688 521,672 504,981 16,691 15,128 14,644 484
Women 11,387 10,634 1,583 220,830 192,096 28,733 6,404 5,571 833
St. Mary 26,736 25,666 2,005 777,758 756,860 20,898 22,555 21,949 606
Men 16,080 d d 594,210 d d 17,232 d d
Women 10,656 d d 183,548 d d 5,323 d d
St. Tammany 116,058 106,241 16,357 5,250,907 4,796,647 454,260 152,276 139,103 13,174
Men 60,966 55,524 9,075 3,600,020 3,273,011 327,010 104,401 94,917 9,483
Women 55,093 50,718 7,281 1,650,887 1,523,637 127,250 47,876 44,185 3,690
Tangipahoa 58,578 54,297 7,915 1,742,187 1,632,543 109,644 50,523 47,344 3,180
Men 28,012 25,870 4,010 1,063,566 1,004,620 58,946 30,843 29,134 1,709
Women 30,566 28,426 3,905 678,621 627,922 50,698 19,680 18,210 1,470
Tensas 1,539 d d 24,750 d d 718 d d
Men d d d d d d d d d
Women d d d d d d d d d
Terrebonne 60,273 56,955 6,121 2,214,849 2,067,537 147,312 64,231 59,959 4,272
Men 35,794 33,335 4,432 1,750,508 1,614,259 136,249 50,765 46,814 3,951
Women 24,479 23,621 1,688 464,341 453,278 11,063 13,466 13,145 321
Union 11,993 11,248 1,161 318,339 310,268 8,072 9,232 8,998 234
Men 5,736 d d 204,609 d d 5,934 d d
Women 6,257 d d 113,731 d d 3,298 d d
Vermilion 28,526 26,279 4,116 933,635 886,613 47,022 27,075 25,712 1,364
Men 15,309 13,600 2,955 643,732 601,492 42,241 18,668 17,443 1,225
Women 13,217 12,679 1,161 289,903 285,121 4,781 8,407 8,269 139
Vernon 25,595 24,848 1,266 805,466 791,616 13,850 23,359 22,957 402
Men 15,968 d d 572,077 d d 16,590 d d
Women 9,627 d d 233,390 d d 6,768 d d
Washington 17,232 16,054 2,216 534,455 490,512 43,944 15,499 14,225 1,274
Men 8,423 d d 325,908 d d 9,451 d d
Women 8,809 d d 208,547 d d 6,048 d d
Webster 20,509 19,530 2,744 611,755 567,778 43,977 17,741 16,466 1,275
Men 9,841 9,407 1,161 413,207 387,687 25,521 11,983 11,243 740
Women 10,668 10,123 1,583 198,548 180,091 18,457 5,758 5,223 535
West Baton Rouge 13,640 12,884 1,794 412,466 388,564 23,902 11,962 11,268 693
Men 5,745 d d 223,232 d d 6,474 d d
Women 7,895 d d 189,235 d d 5,488 d d
West Carroll 4,819 d d 119,821 d d 3,475 d d
Men 2,261 d d 79,023 d d 2,292 d d
Women 2,558 d d 40,798 d d 1,183 d d
West Feliciana 5,744 d d 213,641 d d 6,196 d d
Men 2,464 d d 104,468 d d 3,030 d d
Women 3,280 d d 109,173 d d 3,166 d d
Winn 5,438 d d 111,771 d d 3,241 d d
Men 2,672 d d 76,702 d d 2,224 d d
Women 2,766 d d 35,069 d d 1,017 d d
Unknown 53,497 53,172 844 1,735,288 1,721,232 14,056 50,323 49,916 408
Men 29,256 29,040 528 1,071,896 1,063,571 8,325 31,085 30,844 241
Women 24,241 24,132 317 663,391 657,661 5,731 19,238 19,072 166
All areas e 166,338,000 156,392,000 18,033,000 6,734,851,000 6,248,700,000 486,151,000 195,310,679 181,212,300 14,098,379
Men 86,104,103 80,052,307 10,681,747 4,264,007,896 3,893,331,623 370,676,274 123,656,229 112,906,617 10,749,612
Women 80,233,897 76,339,693 7,351,253 2,470,843,104 2,355,368,377 115,474,726 71,654,450 68,305,683 3,348,767
SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Continuous Work History Sample, 1 percent sample.
NOTES: State designation is based on employee residence.
HI = Hospital Insurance.
a. There is no annual maximum taxable amount for Medicare earnings.
b. Includes both employee and employer contributions.
c. Workers with earnings from both wage and salary employment and self-employment are counted in each type of employment but only once in the total.
d. Data not shown to avoid disclosing information about particular individuals.
e. Includes persons employed in the 50 states, District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and U.S. Virgin Islands; U.S. citizens employed abroad by U.S. employers; persons employed on U.S. oceanborne vessels; and workers with unknown residence.
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