Baton Rouge

United States North America

Primary City: Baton Rouge

Primary State/Province: Louisiana

Primary Language: English

Population: 863K

GDP: $69B • GDP per capita: $79,790

#375

Global Rank

6.5

Power Score

Established Metro

% of Country Score

0.3%


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Baton Rouge metro area

30.44, -91.13
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Sport

Top Team

The single sporting franchise this metro is identified with.

LSUCollege Football

From The Team That Wins the City. One pick per metro across 312 metros worldwide.

Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions
World #1Top 5Outside top 5

Sports

Major League Teams/Venues

Notable Venues1 venue

American Football

LSU Tiger Stadium

Baton Rouge

Other Teams

College Football (FBS)1 team

American FootballFBS👑

LSU

Baton Rouge

5 Natl Champs13 Conf122 maj seasons
College/University Teams8 teams

American FootballFCS

Baton Rouge

No titles1 maj season

BaseballOther Sports👑

LSU

Baton Rouge

BasketballNCAA👑

LSU

Baton Rouge

BasketballNCAA

Southern

Baton Rouge

W BasketballNCAA W

LSU (W)

Baton Rouge

W BasketballNCAA W

Southern (W)

Baton Rouge

W GymnasticsOther Women Sports

LSU Tigers gymnastics

Baton Rouge

W Track & FieldOther Women Sports

LSU Tigers track and field

Baton Rouge

Defunct/Relocated Teams1 team

Top Companies

#CompanyValuationType
1Lamar Advertising$15BPublic

Total Market Cap: $15B across 1 companies

Source data as of June 7, 2026 (companiesmarketcap.com)

Education & Research

Top 2000 Universities1 entry
#381

Louisiana State University - Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge, United States

Notable Infrastructure

Airport1 entry

Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport

Baton Rouge • 4 - Regional

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