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Palavir · State of US Industries, 2026 Edition

State of Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction in Louisiana, 2026 Edition

NAICS 21
May 28, 2026

1. Market sizing (2022)

Establishments
1,218
Employees
31,483
Annual payroll
$3.12B

2. National context

Louisiana accounts for 5.25% of the 23,179 US establishments in this sector and ranks 3rd out of 50 reporting states.

3. Workforce wages

LA avg annual wage
$98,988
US avg annual wage
$109,364

Louisiana sector wages are -9.5% versus the national average for NAICS 21.

4. Federal exclusion overlay (state-wide)

OIG LEIE individuals + entities
1,941
SAM debarred/excluded
2,706

Exclusion counts are state-wide across all NAICS, not specific to Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction. Sourced from OIG LEIE and SAM exclusion lists, as of 2026-05-27.

5. Top 3 counties by establishment count

RankCountyEstablishmentsEmployees
#1Lafayette Parish2376,428
#2Caddo Parish1472,082
#3Terrebonne Parish742,115
GovBids
Federal contract opportunities and awards. Filter by NAICS, agency, set-aside.
NewFilings
Fresh business filings from Secretary of State data across 10 states.
Sources & attribution
Census County Business Patterns 2022; ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates; OIG LEIE + SAM exclusion lists as of 2026-05-27.
Census data is public domain. Exclusion data sourced from https://oig.hhs.gov/exclusions/exclusions_list.asp and https://sam.gov/exclusions.