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Counties in Louisiana by job creation rate

Cameron Parish had the highest job creation rate of 64 counties in 2015, at 25.088%. Claiborne Parish had the lowest, at 6.193%. The median was 11.344% and the figure for Louisiana was 13.2%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest25.088Cameron Parish
Lowest6.193Claiborne Parish
Median11.34464 counties
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Map of counties, 2015

Acadia Parish: 10.037 %Allen Parish: 10.81 %Ascension Parish: 16.055 %Assumption Parish: 12.323 %Avoyelles Parish: 9.327 %Beauregard Parish: 10.868 %Bienville Parish: 8.215 %Bossier Parish: 11.833 %Caddo Parish: 12.742 %Calcasieu Parish: 14.959 %Caldwell Parish: 17.053 %Cameron Parish: 25.088 %Catahoula Parish: 15.248 %Claiborne Parish: 6.193 %Concordia Parish: 10.896 %De Soto Parish: 15.939 %East Baton Rouge Parish: 13.796 %East Carroll Parish: 21.94 %East Feliciana Parish: 7.395 %Evangeline Parish: 11.664 %Franklin Parish: 11.332 %Grant Parish: 11.241 %Iberia Parish: 11.247 %Iberville Parish: 22.196 %Jackson Parish: 8.739 %Jefferson Parish: 13.31 %Jefferson Davis Parish: 10.056 %Lafayette Parish: 12.481 %Lafourche Parish: 9.185 %LaSalle Parish: 13.271 %Lincoln Parish: 11.355 %Livingston Parish: 21.761 %Madison Parish: 8.747 %Morehouse Parish: 9.238 %Natchitoches Parish: 9.784 %Orleans Parish: 13.87 %Ouachita Parish: 13.573 %Plaquemines Parish: 9.164 %Pointe Coupee Parish: 11.082 %Rapides Parish: 11.289 %Red River Parish: 9.841 %Richland Parish: 15.492 %Sabine Parish: 15.523 %St. Bernard Parish: 11.026 %St. Charles Parish: 11.968 %St. Helena Parish: 13.821 %St. James Parish: 9.08 %St. John the Baptist Parish: 16.121 %St. Landry Parish: 9.333 %St. Martin Parish: 13.954 %St. Mary Parish: 11.153 %St. Tammany Parish: 13.816 %Tangipahoa Parish: 14.182 %Tensas Parish: 8.637 %Terrebonne Parish: 10.966 %Union Parish: 8.843 %Vermilion Parish: 11.193 %Vernon Parish: 11.374 %Washington Parish: 16.744 %Webster Parish: 9.344 %West Baton Rouge Parish: 18.876 %West Carroll Parish: 9.112 %West Feliciana Parish: 16.154 %Winn Parish: 10.793 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

Cameron Parish: 25.088 %Cameron Parish25.088Iberville Parish: 22.196 %Iberville Parish22.196East Carroll Parish: 21.94 %East Carroll Parish21.94Livingston Parish: 21.761 %Livingston Parish21.761West Baton Rouge Parish: 18.876 %West Baton Rouge Parish18.876Caldwell Parish: 17.053 %Caldwell Parish17.053Washington Parish: 16.744 %Washington Parish16.744West Feliciana Parish: 16.154 %West Feliciana Parish16.154St. John the Baptist Parish: 16.121 %St. John the Baptist Parish16.121Ascension Parish: 16.055 %Ascension Parish16.055De Soto Parish: 15.939 %De Soto Parish15.939Sabine Parish: 15.523 %Sabine Parish15.523Richland Parish: 15.492 %Richland Parish15.492Catahoula Parish: 15.248 %Catahoula Parish15.248Calcasieu Parish: 14.959 %Calcasieu Parish14.959Tangipahoa Parish: 14.182 %Tangipahoa Parish14.182St. Martin Parish: 13.954 %St. Martin Parish13.954Orleans Parish: 13.87 %Orleans Parish13.87St. Helena Parish: 13.821 %St. Helena Parish13.821St. Tammany Parish: 13.816 %St. Tammany Parish13.816East Baton Rouge Parish: 13.796 %East Baton Rouge Parish13.796Ouachita Parish: 13.573 %Ouachita Parish13.573Jefferson Parish: 13.31 %Jefferson Parish13.31LaSalle Parish: 13.271 %LaSalle Parish13.271Caddo Parish: 12.742 %Caddo Parish12.742Lafayette Parish: 12.481 %Lafayette Parish12.481Assumption Parish: 12.323 %Assumption Parish12.323St. Charles Parish: 11.968 %St. Charles Parish11.968Bossier Parish: 11.833 %Bossier Parish11.833Evangeline Parish: 11.664 %Evangeline Parish11.664Vernon Parish: 11.374 %Vernon Parish11.374Lincoln Parish: 11.355 %Lincoln Parish11.355Franklin Parish: 11.332 %Franklin Parish11.332Rapides Parish: 11.289 %Rapides Parish11.289Iberia Parish: 11.247 %Iberia Parish11.247Grant Parish: 11.241 %Grant Parish11.241Vermilion Parish: 11.193 %Vermilion Parish11.193St. Mary Parish: 11.153 %St. Mary Parish11.153Pointe Coupee Parish: 11.082 %Pointe Coupee Parish11.082St. Bernard Parish: 11.026 %St. Bernard Parish11.026Cameron Parish: 25.088 %Cameron Parish25.088Iberville Parish: 22.196 %Iberville Parish22.196East Carroll Parish: 21.94 %East Carroll Parish21.94Livingston Parish: 21.761 %Livingston Parish21.761West Baton Rouge Parish: 18.876 %West Baton Rouge Parish18.876Caldwell Parish: 17.053 %Caldwell Parish17.053Washington Parish: 16.744 %Washington Parish16.744West Feliciana Parish: 16.154 %West Feliciana Parish16.154St. John the Baptist Parish: 16.121 %St. John the Baptist Parish16.121Ascension Parish: 16.055 %Ascension Parish16.055De Soto Parish: 15.939 %De Soto Parish15.939Sabine Parish: 15.523 %Sabine Parish15.523Richland Parish: 15.492 %Richland Parish15.492Catahoula Parish: 15.248 %Catahoula Parish15.248Calcasieu Parish: 14.959 %Calcasieu Parish14.959Tangipahoa Parish: 14.182 %Tangipahoa Parish14.182St. Martin Parish: 13.954 %St. Martin Parish13.954Orleans Parish: 13.87 %Orleans Parish13.87St. Helena Parish: 13.821 %St. Helena Parish13.821St. Tammany Parish: 13.816 %St. Tammany Parish13.816East Baton Rouge Parish: 13.796 %East Baton Rouge Parish13.796Ouachita Parish: 13.573 %Ouachita Parish13.573Jefferson Parish: 13.31 %Jefferson Parish13.31LaSalle Parish: 13.271 %LaSalle Parish13.271Caddo Parish: 12.742 %Caddo Parish12.742Lafayette Parish: 12.481 %Lafayette Parish12.481Assumption Parish: 12.323 %Assumption Parish12.323St. Charles Parish: 11.968 %St. Charles Parish11.968Bossier Parish: 11.833 %Bossier Parish11.833Evangeline Parish: 11.664 %Evangeline Parish11.664Vernon Parish: 11.374 %Vernon Parish11.374Lincoln Parish: 11.355 %Lincoln Parish11.355Franklin Parish: 11.332 %Franklin Parish11.332Rapides Parish: 11.289 %Rapides Parish11.289Iberia Parish: 11.247 %Iberia Parish11.247Grant Parish: 11.241 %Grant Parish11.241Vermilion Parish: 11.193 %Vermilion Parish11.193St. Mary Parish: 11.153 %St. Mary Parish11.153Pointe Coupee Parish: 11.082 %Pointe Coupee Parish11.082St. Bernard Parish: 11.026 %St. Bernard Parish11.026
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Cameron Parish25.088+11.61 pts
2Iberville Parish22.196+8.67 pts
3East Carroll Parish21.94+15.43 pts
4Livingston Parish21.761+9.17 pts
5West Baton Rouge Parish18.876+7.27 pts
6Caldwell Parish17.053+6.96 pts
7Washington Parish16.744-8.33 pts
8West Feliciana Parish16.154+9.43 pts
9St. John the Baptist Parish16.121-1.14 pts
10Ascension Parish16.055+1.65 pts
11De Soto Parish15.939-0.15 pts
12Sabine Parish15.523+5.05 pts
13Richland Parish15.492+8.07 pts
14Catahoula Parish15.248+4.08 pts
15Calcasieu Parish14.959+2.36 pts
16Tangipahoa Parish14.182+3.65 pts
17St. Martin Parish13.954+3.34 pts
18Orleans Parish13.87+0.63 pts
19St. Helena Parish13.821-1.18 pts
20St. Tammany Parish13.816+0.09 pts
21East Baton Rouge Parish13.796+2.94 pts
22Ouachita Parish13.573+1.82 pts
23Jefferson Parish13.31-0.33 pts
24LaSalle Parish13.271+1 pts
25Caddo Parish12.742+1.3 pts
26Lafayette Parish12.481-0.25 pts
27Assumption Parish12.323-4.27 pts
28St. Charles Parish11.968-0.26 pts
29Bossier Parish11.833-3.23 pts
30Evangeline Parish11.664+4.91 pts
31Vernon Parish11.374+1.4 pts
32Lincoln Parish11.355-1.68 pts
33Franklin Parish11.332+3.2 pts
34Rapides Parish11.289-0.17 pts
35Iberia Parish11.247-0.62 pts
36Grant Parish11.241+3.96 pts
37Vermilion Parish11.193-0.62 pts
38St. Mary Parish11.153+1.53 pts
39Pointe Coupee Parish11.082-1.19 pts
40St. Bernard Parish11.026-0.17 pts
41Terrebonne Parish10.966-6.56 pts
42Concordia Parish10.896-1.53 pts
43Beauregard Parish10.868+1.32 pts
44Allen Parish10.81+3.63 pts
45Winn Parish10.793+1.88 pts
46Jefferson Davis Parish10.056-4.13 pts
47Acadia Parish10.037-0.59 pts
48Red River Parish9.841-3.34 pts
49Natchitoches Parish9.784+0.67 pts
50Webster Parish9.344-4.59 pts
51St. Landry Parish9.333+2.12 pts
52Avoyelles Parish9.327-4.11 pts
53Morehouse Parish9.238-6.27 pts
54Lafourche Parish9.185-6.42 pts
55Plaquemines Parish9.164-4.23 pts
56West Carroll Parish9.112+0.16 pts
57St. James Parish9.08-0.08 pts
58Union Parish8.843+0.92 pts
59Madison Parish8.747-8.81 pts
60Jackson Parish8.739+0.43 pts
61Tensas Parish8.637+0.44 pts
62Bienville Parish8.215-2.85 pts
63East Feliciana Parish7.395-0.03 pts
64Claiborne Parish6.193-4.32 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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Cameron Parish, with 25.088% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

Claiborne Parish, with 6.193% in 2015.

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