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Counties in Louisiana by job creation rate

Washington Parish had the highest job creation rate of 64 counties in 2014, at 25.07%. East Carroll Parish had the lowest, at 6.513%. The median was 11.677% and the figure for Louisiana was 12.56%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest25.07Washington Parish
Lowest6.513East Carroll Parish
Median11.67764 counties
Louisiana12.56History

Map of counties, 2014

Acadia Parish: 10.63 %Allen Parish: 7.18 %Ascension Parish: 14.4 %Assumption Parish: 16.596 %Avoyelles Parish: 13.436 %Beauregard Parish: 9.551 %Bienville Parish: 11.067 %Bossier Parish: 15.067 %Caddo Parish: 11.443 %Calcasieu Parish: 12.602 %Caldwell Parish: 10.093 %Cameron Parish: 13.475 %Catahoula Parish: 11.166 %Claiborne Parish: 10.51 %Concordia Parish: 12.429 %De Soto Parish: 16.093 %East Baton Rouge Parish: 10.851 %East Carroll Parish: 6.513 %East Feliciana Parish: 7.428 %Evangeline Parish: 6.756 %Franklin Parish: 8.133 %Grant Parish: 7.283 %Iberia Parish: 11.862 %Iberville Parish: 13.525 %Jackson Parish: 8.305 %Jefferson Parish: 13.643 %Jefferson Davis Parish: 14.184 %Lafayette Parish: 12.734 %Lafourche Parish: 15.601 %LaSalle Parish: 12.272 %Lincoln Parish: 13.034 %Livingston Parish: 12.594 %Madison Parish: 17.556 %Morehouse Parish: 15.506 %Natchitoches Parish: 9.116 %Orleans Parish: 13.236 %Ouachita Parish: 11.749 %Plaquemines Parish: 13.394 %Pointe Coupee Parish: 12.271 %Rapides Parish: 11.462 %Red River Parish: 13.182 %Richland Parish: 7.424 %Sabine Parish: 10.471 %St. Bernard Parish: 11.191 %St. Charles Parish: 12.226 %St. Helena Parish: 15 %St. James Parish: 9.165 %St. John the Baptist Parish: 17.259 %St. Landry Parish: 7.215 %St. Martin Parish: 10.614 %St. Mary Parish: 9.621 %St. Tammany Parish: 13.725 %Tangipahoa Parish: 10.531 %Tensas Parish: 8.197 %Terrebonne Parish: 17.525 %Union Parish: 7.924 %Vermilion Parish: 11.815 %Vernon Parish: 9.977 %Washington Parish: 25.07 %Webster Parish: 13.931 %West Baton Rouge Parish: 11.605 %West Carroll Parish: 8.955 %West Feliciana Parish: 6.723 %Winn Parish: 8.918 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Washington Parish: 25.07 %Washington Parish25.07Madison Parish: 17.556 %Madison Parish17.556Terrebonne Parish: 17.525 %Terrebonne Parish17.525St. John the Baptist Parish: 17.259 %St. John the Baptist Parish17.259Assumption Parish: 16.596 %Assumption Parish16.596De Soto Parish: 16.093 %De Soto Parish16.093Lafourche Parish: 15.601 %Lafourche Parish15.601Morehouse Parish: 15.506 %Morehouse Parish15.506Bossier Parish: 15.067 %Bossier Parish15.067St. Helena Parish: 15 %St. Helena Parish15Ascension Parish: 14.4 %Ascension Parish14.4Jefferson Davis Parish: 14.184 %Jefferson Davis Parish14.184Webster Parish: 13.931 %Webster Parish13.931St. Tammany Parish: 13.725 %St. Tammany Parish13.725Jefferson Parish: 13.643 %Jefferson Parish13.643Iberville Parish: 13.525 %Iberville Parish13.525Cameron Parish: 13.475 %Cameron Parish13.475Avoyelles Parish: 13.436 %Avoyelles Parish13.436Plaquemines Parish: 13.394 %Plaquemines Parish13.394Orleans Parish: 13.236 %Orleans Parish13.236Red River Parish: 13.182 %Red River Parish13.182Lincoln Parish: 13.034 %Lincoln Parish13.034Lafayette Parish: 12.734 %Lafayette Parish12.734Calcasieu Parish: 12.602 %Calcasieu Parish12.602Livingston Parish: 12.594 %Livingston Parish12.594Concordia Parish: 12.429 %Concordia Parish12.429LaSalle Parish: 12.272 %LaSalle Parish12.272Pointe Coupee Parish: 12.271 %Pointe Coupee Parish12.271St. Charles Parish: 12.226 %St. Charles Parish12.226Iberia Parish: 11.862 %Iberia Parish11.862Vermilion Parish: 11.815 %Vermilion Parish11.815Ouachita Parish: 11.749 %Ouachita Parish11.749West Baton Rouge Parish: 11.605 %West Baton Rouge Parish11.605Rapides Parish: 11.462 %Rapides Parish11.462Caddo Parish: 11.443 %Caddo Parish11.443St. Bernard Parish: 11.191 %St. Bernard Parish11.191Catahoula Parish: 11.166 %Catahoula Parish11.166Bienville Parish: 11.067 %Bienville Parish11.067East Baton Rouge Parish: 10.851 %East Baton Rouge Parish10.851Acadia Parish: 10.63 %Acadia Parish10.63Washington Parish: 25.07 %Washington Parish25.07Madison Parish: 17.556 %Madison Parish17.556Terrebonne Parish: 17.525 %Terrebonne Parish17.525St. John the Baptist Parish: 17.259 %St. John the Baptist Parish17.259Assumption Parish: 16.596 %Assumption Parish16.596De Soto Parish: 16.093 %De Soto Parish16.093Lafourche Parish: 15.601 %Lafourche Parish15.601Morehouse Parish: 15.506 %Morehouse Parish15.506Bossier Parish: 15.067 %Bossier Parish15.067St. Helena Parish: 15 %St. Helena Parish15Ascension Parish: 14.4 %Ascension Parish14.4Jefferson Davis Parish: 14.184 %Jefferson Davis Parish14.184Webster Parish: 13.931 %Webster Parish13.931St. Tammany Parish: 13.725 %St. Tammany Parish13.725Jefferson Parish: 13.643 %Jefferson Parish13.643Iberville Parish: 13.525 %Iberville Parish13.525Cameron Parish: 13.475 %Cameron Parish13.475Avoyelles Parish: 13.436 %Avoyelles Parish13.436Plaquemines Parish: 13.394 %Plaquemines Parish13.394Orleans Parish: 13.236 %Orleans Parish13.236Red River Parish: 13.182 %Red River Parish13.182Lincoln Parish: 13.034 %Lincoln Parish13.034Lafayette Parish: 12.734 %Lafayette Parish12.734Calcasieu Parish: 12.602 %Calcasieu Parish12.602Livingston Parish: 12.594 %Livingston Parish12.594Concordia Parish: 12.429 %Concordia Parish12.429LaSalle Parish: 12.272 %LaSalle Parish12.272Pointe Coupee Parish: 12.271 %Pointe Coupee Parish12.271St. Charles Parish: 12.226 %St. Charles Parish12.226Iberia Parish: 11.862 %Iberia Parish11.862Vermilion Parish: 11.815 %Vermilion Parish11.815Ouachita Parish: 11.749 %Ouachita Parish11.749West Baton Rouge Parish: 11.605 %West Baton Rouge Parish11.605Rapides Parish: 11.462 %Rapides Parish11.462Caddo Parish: 11.443 %Caddo Parish11.443St. Bernard Parish: 11.191 %St. Bernard Parish11.191Catahoula Parish: 11.166 %Catahoula Parish11.166Bienville Parish: 11.067 %Bienville Parish11.067East Baton Rouge Parish: 10.851 %East Baton Rouge Parish10.851Acadia Parish: 10.63 %Acadia Parish10.63
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Washington Parish25.07+11.01 pts
2Madison Parish17.556+9.35 pts
3Terrebonne Parish17.525+1.97 pts
4St. John the Baptist Parish17.259+5.96 pts
5Assumption Parish16.596+0.97 pts
6De Soto Parish16.093+4.16 pts
7Lafourche Parish15.601+3.17 pts
8Morehouse Parish15.506+4.75 pts
9Bossier Parish15.067+2.15 pts
10St. Helena Parish15+3.4 pts
11Ascension Parish14.4-1.65 pts
12Jefferson Davis Parish14.184-3.88 pts
13Webster Parish13.931+3.38 pts
14St. Tammany Parish13.725-1.71 pts
15Jefferson Parish13.643-2.17 pts
16Iberville Parish13.525+0.13 pts
17Cameron Parish13.475-16.96 pts
18Avoyelles Parish13.436+2.56 pts
19Plaquemines Parish13.394+2.73 pts
20Orleans Parish13.236-3.04 pts
21Red River Parish13.182+3.21 pts
22Lincoln Parish13.034-1.73 pts
23Lafayette Parish12.734-1.84 pts
24Calcasieu Parish12.602-3.02 pts
25Livingston Parish12.594-3.83 pts
26Concordia Parish12.429-0.44 pts
27LaSalle Parish12.272-1.1 pts
28Pointe Coupee Parish12.271+3.41 pts
29St. Charles Parish12.226+1.85 pts
30Iberia Parish11.862-7.74 pts
31Vermilion Parish11.815-1.9 pts
32Ouachita Parish11.749-0.56 pts
33West Baton Rouge Parish11.605+0.01 pts
34Rapides Parish11.462+0.41 pts
35Caddo Parish11.443+1 pts
36St. Bernard Parish11.191-6.68 pts
37Catahoula Parish11.166-1.58 pts
38Bienville Parish11.067-1.63 pts
39East Baton Rouge Parish10.851-6.34 pts
40Acadia Parish10.63-3.32 pts
41St. Martin Parish10.614-1.41 pts
42Tangipahoa Parish10.531-2.85 pts
43Claiborne Parish10.51+2.36 pts
44Sabine Parish10.471-1.13 pts
45Caldwell Parish10.093-1.56 pts
46Vernon Parish9.977-8.07 pts
47St. Mary Parish9.621-6.29 pts
48Beauregard Parish9.551-4.07 pts
49St. James Parish9.165-1.05 pts
50Natchitoches Parish9.116-5.68 pts
51West Carroll Parish8.955-3.03 pts
52Winn Parish8.918-3.75 pts
53Jackson Parish8.305+1.04 pts
54Tensas Parish8.197-1.71 pts
55Franklin Parish8.133-3.84 pts
56Union Parish7.924-5.36 pts
57East Feliciana Parish7.428-1.36 pts
58Richland Parish7.424-2.35 pts
59Grant Parish7.283-21.23 pts
60St. Landry Parish7.215-3.36 pts
61Allen Parish7.18-4 pts
62Evangeline Parish6.756-7.4 pts
63West Feliciana Parish6.723+1.55 pts
64East Carroll Parish6.513-19.67 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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

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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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Washington Parish, with 25.07% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

East Carroll Parish, with 6.513% in 2014.

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