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Economic Summary of Louisiana[edit]

The GDP for Louisiana was $243 billion in 2012^[1]. Louisiana had an estimated population of 4.601 million as of 2012^[2]. The GDP per capita was $43,145 in 2012^[3].

Counties[edit]

There are 64 counties in Louisiana^[4]. Below are the top ten localities ranked by population 2010.

Rank	Locality	Population 2010
1	East Baton Rouge	440,171
2	Jefferson	432,552
3	Orleans	343,829
4	Caddo	254,969
5	St. Tammany	233,740
6	Lafayette	221,578
7	Calcasieu	192,768
8	Quachita	153,720
9	Rapides	131,613
10	Livingston	128,026

List of counties in Louisiana by population

Cities[edit]

Top 10 cities in Louisiana by estimated city proper population in 2010^[5]

Rank	City	Population 2010
1	New Orleans	343,829
2	Baton Rouge	229,493
3	Shreveport	199,311
4	Metairie	138,481
5	Lafayette	120,623
6	Lake Charles	71,993
7	Kenner	66,702
8	Bossier City	61,315
9	Monroe	48,815
10	Alexandria	42,723

List of Lousiana cities by population

Industries[edit]

Louisiana industries by GDP 2012.^[6]

Industry	GDP value added $ billions 2012	% of total GDP
Non-durable manufacturing	47.42	19.49%
Government	25.73	10.58%
Mining	23.83	9.80%
Real estate and rental leasing	22.00	9.04%
Health care and social assistance	14.90	6.13%
Retail trade	14.28	5.87%
Professional, scientific, and technical services	11.44	4.70%
Construction	11.33	4.66%
Wholesale trade	10.59	4.35%
Transportation and warehousing	9.75	4.01%
Finance and insurance	8.33	3.42%
Durable manufacturing	7.67	3.15%
Accommodation and food services	7.26	2.98%
Administrative and waste support services	5.41	2.22%
Other private services	5.31	2.18%
Utilities	4.97	2.04%
Information	4.34	1.78%
Management of companies and enterprises	2.41	0.99%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation	2.33	0.96%
Educational services	1.89	0.77%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting	2.06	0.85%
Total	243.26	100%

Employment[edit]

Louisiana employment by industry in June 2013.^[7]

Industry	Employment thousands June 2013	Percent of total employment
Trade, transportation and utilities	383.3	19.69%
Government	343.8	17.66%
Education & health services	283.9	14.59%
Leisure & hospitality	211.2	10.85%
Professional & business services	206.7	10.62%
Manufacturing	141.8	7.28%
Construction	138.3	7.11%
Other services	61.8	3.17%
Financial activities	94.6	2.86%
Mining and logging	54.5	2.78%
Information	26.8	1.28%
Total non-farm	1,946.5	100%

Corporations[edit]

Top 10 Lousiana based corporations by revenue in 2012^[8]

Rank	Corporation	Revenue $ millions 2012	Headquarters
1	CenturyLink	15,351	Monroe
2	Entergy	11,229	New Orleans
3	Shaw Group	5,937	Baton Rouge
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List of Louisiana companies by revenue

Government Finances[edit]

In 2011, the state government of Louisiana had total revenue of _____ billion. Total expenditures were _____ billion.^[9]

The total debt outstanding in 2011 was _____ billion^[10] (____% of GDP^[11]).

The total cash and security holdings in 2011 was _____ billion^[12].

Revenue by Source	$ millions	Percent of revenue
Intergovernmental revenue from Federal Government
Intergovernmental revenue from local governments
Property taxes
Sales and gross receipts
Individual income tax
Corporate income tax
Motor vehicle license
Other taxes
Charges and miscellaneous general revenue
Utility revenue
Liquor store revenue
Insurance trust revenue
Total		100%

Expenditure	$ millions	Percent of expenditure
Intergovernmental expenditure
Education
Libraries
Public welfare
Hospitals
Health
Employment security administration
Veterans' services
Highways
Air transport
Parking facilities
Sea and inland port facilities
Police protection
Fire protection
Correction
Protective inspection and regulation
Natural resources
Parks and recreation
Housing and community development
Sewerage
Solid waste management
Financial administration
Judicial and legal
General public buildings
Other governmental administration
Interest on general debt
Miscellaneous commercial activities
Other and unallocable
Utility expenditure
Liquor store expenditure
Insurance trust expenditure
Total		100%

Financial Institutions[edit]

Top ten banks by assets in Lousiana

Rank	Bank	Assets $ millions	Profit $ millions _____	Headquarters	Employees
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List of Lousiana banks by assets

References[edit]

External links[edit]

http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Global_Economic_Map

[1] ttp://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/gdp_state/gsp_newsrelease.htm

[2] ttp://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/gdp_state/gsp_newsrelease.htm

[3] ttp://www.census.gov/popest/data/state/totals/2012/index.html

[4] ttp://www.louisiana-demographics.com/counties_by_population

[5] ttp://www.louisiana-demographics.com/cities_by_population

[6] ttp://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/gdp_state/gsp_newsrelease.htm

[7] ttp://www.bls.gov/eag/home.htm

[8] ttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune500/2012/states/CA.html

[9] ttp://www.census.gov/govs/local/

[10] ttp://www.census.gov/govs/local/

[11] ttp://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/regional/gdp_state/gsp_newsrelease.htm

[12] ttp://www.census.gov/govs/local/

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