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Electrician shortage in Louisiana: the licensed-supply numbers
What the Louisiana register actually shows, by tier and per capita, updated nightly.
As of 2026-08-09, Louisiana carries 3,847 licensed electricians
on its state register, or 84.1 per 100,000 residents.
3,847
licensed electricians
84.1
per 100k residents
#32
density rank of 41
Against comparable states
States nearest Louisiana on licensed electricians per capita.
State
Licensed electricians
Per 100k
Louisiana
3,847
84.1
Alabama
6,052
118.5
Iowa
3,328
103.8
Mississippi
2,960
100.7
Washington
5,810
74.4
Arizona
5,245
70.6
Nebraska
1,315
66.5
Counts, not a capacity opinion. We publish the licensed supply and the pipeline
ratio; whether a market can absorb a given project is a judgement for the reader, not a claim we make.
Frequently asked
Is there an electricians shortage in Louisiana?
Reporting on the shortage rarely states how many are actually licensed. Louisiana carries 3,847 licensed electricians on its register as of 2026-08-09, or 84.1 per 100,000 residents. Readers can weigh that supply against demand directly.
How many licensed electricians does Louisiana have?
3,847 on the state register as of 2026-08-09.
Where does the shortage narrative come from?
Industry analyses project national shortfalls of hundreds of thousands of skilled-trades workers against data-center and electrification demand. Those are demand-side estimates; the figure here is the licensed supply on the register today.
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