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Counties in Louisiana by job creation rate

Cameron Parish had the highest job creation rate of 64 counties in 2013, at 30.438%. West Feliciana Parish had the lowest, at 5.177%. The median was 12.724% and the figure for Louisiana was 14.585%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest30.438Cameron Parish
Lowest5.177West Feliciana Parish
Median12.72464 counties
Louisiana14.585History

Map of counties, 2013

Acadia Parish: 13.952 %Allen Parish: 11.178 %Ascension Parish: 16.053 %Assumption Parish: 15.627 %Avoyelles Parish: 10.876 %Beauregard Parish: 13.62 %Bienville Parish: 12.698 %Bossier Parish: 12.913 %Caddo Parish: 10.442 %Calcasieu Parish: 15.619 %Caldwell Parish: 11.653 %Cameron Parish: 30.438 %Catahoula Parish: 12.749 %Claiborne Parish: 8.154 %Concordia Parish: 12.872 %De Soto Parish: 11.935 %East Baton Rouge Parish: 17.19 %East Carroll Parish: 26.183 %East Feliciana Parish: 8.784 %Evangeline Parish: 14.161 %Franklin Parish: 11.974 %Grant Parish: 28.509 %Iberia Parish: 19.602 %Iberville Parish: 13.39 %Jackson Parish: 7.265 %Jefferson Parish: 15.812 %Jefferson Davis Parish: 18.068 %Lafayette Parish: 14.572 %Lafourche Parish: 12.434 %LaSalle Parish: 13.373 %Lincoln Parish: 14.766 %Livingston Parish: 16.42 %Madison Parish: 8.207 %Morehouse Parish: 10.757 %Natchitoches Parish: 14.8 %Orleans Parish: 16.276 %Ouachita Parish: 12.312 %Plaquemines Parish: 10.664 %Pointe Coupee Parish: 8.864 %Rapides Parish: 11.047 %Red River Parish: 9.977 %Richland Parish: 9.772 %Sabine Parish: 11.606 %St. Bernard Parish: 17.868 %St. Charles Parish: 10.376 %St. Helena Parish: 11.6 %St. James Parish: 10.216 %St. John the Baptist Parish: 11.294 %St. Landry Parish: 10.579 %St. Martin Parish: 12.028 %St. Mary Parish: 15.911 %St. Tammany Parish: 15.436 %Tangipahoa Parish: 13.38 %Tensas Parish: 9.903 %Terrebonne Parish: 15.556 %Union Parish: 13.286 %Vermilion Parish: 13.711 %Vernon Parish: 18.05 %Washington Parish: 14.06 %Webster Parish: 10.548 %West Baton Rouge Parish: 11.591 %West Carroll Parish: 11.981 %West Feliciana Parish: 5.177 %Winn Parish: 12.666 %
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%, 2013. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2013

Cameron Parish: 30.438 %Cameron Parish30.438Grant Parish: 28.509 %Grant Parish28.509East Carroll Parish: 26.183 %East Carroll Parish26.183Iberia Parish: 19.602 %Iberia Parish19.602Jefferson Davis Parish: 18.068 %Jefferson Davis Parish18.068Vernon Parish: 18.05 %Vernon Parish18.05St. Bernard Parish: 17.868 %St. Bernard Parish17.868East Baton Rouge Parish: 17.19 %East Baton Rouge Parish17.19Livingston Parish: 16.42 %Livingston Parish16.42Orleans Parish: 16.276 %Orleans Parish16.276Ascension Parish: 16.053 %Ascension Parish16.053St. Mary Parish: 15.911 %St. Mary Parish15.911Jefferson Parish: 15.812 %Jefferson Parish15.812Assumption Parish: 15.627 %Assumption Parish15.627Calcasieu Parish: 15.619 %Calcasieu Parish15.619Terrebonne Parish: 15.556 %Terrebonne Parish15.556St. Tammany Parish: 15.436 %St. Tammany Parish15.436Natchitoches Parish: 14.8 %Natchitoches Parish14.8Lincoln Parish: 14.766 %Lincoln Parish14.766Lafayette Parish: 14.572 %Lafayette Parish14.572Evangeline Parish: 14.161 %Evangeline Parish14.161Washington Parish: 14.06 %Washington Parish14.06Acadia Parish: 13.952 %Acadia Parish13.952Vermilion Parish: 13.711 %Vermilion Parish13.711Beauregard Parish: 13.62 %Beauregard Parish13.62Iberville Parish: 13.39 %Iberville Parish13.39Tangipahoa Parish: 13.38 %Tangipahoa Parish13.38LaSalle Parish: 13.373 %LaSalle Parish13.373Union Parish: 13.286 %Union Parish13.286Bossier Parish: 12.913 %Bossier Parish12.913Concordia Parish: 12.872 %Concordia Parish12.872Catahoula Parish: 12.749 %Catahoula Parish12.749Bienville Parish: 12.698 %Bienville Parish12.698Winn Parish: 12.666 %Winn Parish12.666Lafourche Parish: 12.434 %Lafourche Parish12.434Ouachita Parish: 12.312 %Ouachita Parish12.312St. Martin Parish: 12.028 %St. Martin Parish12.028West Carroll Parish: 11.981 %West Carroll Parish11.981Franklin Parish: 11.974 %Franklin Parish11.974De Soto Parish: 11.935 %De Soto Parish11.935Cameron Parish: 30.438 %Cameron Parish30.438Grant Parish: 28.509 %Grant Parish28.509East Carroll Parish: 26.183 %East Carroll Parish26.183Iberia Parish: 19.602 %Iberia Parish19.602Jefferson Davis Parish: 18.068 %Jefferson Davis Parish18.068Vernon Parish: 18.05 %Vernon Parish18.05St. Bernard Parish: 17.868 %St. Bernard Parish17.868East Baton Rouge Parish: 17.19 %East Baton Rouge Parish17.19Livingston Parish: 16.42 %Livingston Parish16.42Orleans Parish: 16.276 %Orleans Parish16.276Ascension Parish: 16.053 %Ascension Parish16.053St. Mary Parish: 15.911 %St. Mary Parish15.911Jefferson Parish: 15.812 %Jefferson Parish15.812Assumption Parish: 15.627 %Assumption Parish15.627Calcasieu Parish: 15.619 %Calcasieu Parish15.619Terrebonne Parish: 15.556 %Terrebonne Parish15.556St. Tammany Parish: 15.436 %St. Tammany Parish15.436Natchitoches Parish: 14.8 %Natchitoches Parish14.8Lincoln Parish: 14.766 %Lincoln Parish14.766Lafayette Parish: 14.572 %Lafayette Parish14.572Evangeline Parish: 14.161 %Evangeline Parish14.161Washington Parish: 14.06 %Washington Parish14.06Acadia Parish: 13.952 %Acadia Parish13.952Vermilion Parish: 13.711 %Vermilion Parish13.711Beauregard Parish: 13.62 %Beauregard Parish13.62Iberville Parish: 13.39 %Iberville Parish13.39Tangipahoa Parish: 13.38 %Tangipahoa Parish13.38LaSalle Parish: 13.373 %LaSalle Parish13.373Union Parish: 13.286 %Union Parish13.286Bossier Parish: 12.913 %Bossier Parish12.913Concordia Parish: 12.872 %Concordia Parish12.872Catahoula Parish: 12.749 %Catahoula Parish12.749Bienville Parish: 12.698 %Bienville Parish12.698Winn Parish: 12.666 %Winn Parish12.666Lafourche Parish: 12.434 %Lafourche Parish12.434Ouachita Parish: 12.312 %Ouachita Parish12.312St. Martin Parish: 12.028 %St. Martin Parish12.028West Carroll Parish: 11.981 %West Carroll Parish11.981Franklin Parish: 11.974 %Franklin Parish11.974De Soto Parish: 11.935 %De Soto Parish11.935
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1Cameron Parish30.438+19.28 pts
2Grant Parish28.509+17.25 pts
3East Carroll Parish26.183+17.05 pts
4Iberia Parish19.602+5.8 pts
5Jefferson Davis Parish18.068+4.24 pts
6Vernon Parish18.05+2.33 pts
7St. Bernard Parish17.868+1.67 pts
8East Baton Rouge Parish17.19+3.32 pts
9Livingston Parish16.42-0.26 pts
10Orleans Parish16.276+0.35 pts
11Ascension Parish16.053+0.67 pts
12St. Mary Parish15.911+0.39 pts
13Jefferson Parish15.812+2.24 pts
14Assumption Parish15.627+2.62 pts
15Calcasieu Parish15.619+3.11 pts
16Terrebonne Parish15.556+0.86 pts
17St. Tammany Parish15.436-1.73 pts
18Natchitoches Parish14.8+3.89 pts
19Lincoln Parish14.766+1.7 pts
20Lafayette Parish14.572-1.01 pts
21Evangeline Parish14.161+5.23 pts
22Washington Parish14.06+1.79 pts
23Acadia Parish13.952-5.45 pts
24Vermilion Parish13.711-0.1 pts
25Beauregard Parish13.62+2.92 pts
26Iberville Parish13.39+3.37 pts
27Tangipahoa Parish13.38+0.52 pts
28LaSalle Parish13.373+2.51 pts
29Union Parish13.286+4.35 pts
30Bossier Parish12.913-1.85 pts
31Concordia Parish12.872-0.01 pts
32Catahoula Parish12.749+5.09 pts
33Bienville Parish12.698-0.61 pts
34Winn Parish12.666+3 pts
35Lafourche Parish12.434-0.79 pts
36Ouachita Parish12.312-0.35 pts
37St. Martin Parish12.028-6.24 pts
38West Carroll Parish11.981-3.32 pts
39Franklin Parish11.974+2.42 pts
40De Soto Parish11.935-4.09 pts
41Caldwell Parish11.653+0.38 pts
42Sabine Parish11.606+1.21 pts
43St. Helena Parish11.6+1.78 pts
44West Baton Rouge Parish11.591-1.74 pts
45St. John the Baptist Parish11.294-3.32 pts
46Allen Parish11.178-1.43 pts
47Rapides Parish11.047+0.29 pts
48Avoyelles Parish10.876-0.99 pts
49Morehouse Parish10.757+0.29 pts
50Plaquemines Parish10.664-2.95 pts
51St. Landry Parish10.579-1.75 pts
52Webster Parish10.548-3.75 pts
53Caddo Parish10.442-0.45 pts
54St. Charles Parish10.376+0.91 pts
55St. James Parish10.216-2.34 pts
56Red River Parish9.977+0.34 pts
57Tensas Parish9.903-22.61 pts
58Richland Parish9.772-9.33 pts
59Pointe Coupee Parish8.864-1.62 pts
60East Feliciana Parish8.784+0.18 pts
61Madison Parish8.207-2.92 pts
62Claiborne Parish8.154-5.42 pts
63Jackson Parish7.265-3.91 pts
64West Feliciana Parish5.177-2.67 pts

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About this ranking

Jobs added at opening and expanding establishments during the year, as a percentage of average employment in the two years. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics.

A gross flow: jobs lost elsewhere are not subtracted, so the net change is this rate minus job_destruction_rate. Not the same as payroll job growth from the monthly employment surveys. The year is the twelve months to March: 2023 compares March 2022 with March 2023.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in Louisiana by job creation rate, 2013) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

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Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Louisiana by job creation rate, 2013. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-creation-rate/louisiana-counties?period=2013. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in Louisiana by job creation rate, 2013. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-creation-rate/louisiana-counties?period=2013.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: job creation rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Louisiana by job creation rate, 2013 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/job-creation-rate/louisiana-counties?period=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Cameron Parish, with 30.438% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

West Feliciana Parish, with 5.177% in 2013.

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