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Counties in Louisiana by job creation rate

Cameron Parish had the highest job creation rate of 64 counties in 2017, at 29.318%. East Carroll Parish had the lowest, at 3.599%. The median was 11.784% and the figure for Louisiana was 12.643%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest29.318Cameron Parish
Lowest3.599East Carroll Parish
Median11.78464 counties
Louisiana12.643History

Map of counties, 2017

Acadia Parish: 11.715 %Allen Parish: 7.521 %Ascension Parish: 17.201 %Assumption Parish: 12.829 %Avoyelles Parish: 11.208 %Beauregard Parish: 10.82 %Bienville Parish: 27.839 %Bossier Parish: 11.495 %Caddo Parish: 13.468 %Calcasieu Parish: 12.118 %Caldwell Parish: 9.309 %Cameron Parish: 29.318 %Catahoula Parish: 16.641 %Claiborne Parish: 7.171 %Concordia Parish: 10.687 %De Soto Parish: 12.497 %East Baton Rouge Parish: 12.75 %East Carroll Parish: 3.599 %East Feliciana Parish: 7.377 %Evangeline Parish: 11.939 %Franklin Parish: 17.984 %Grant Parish: 10.637 %Iberia Parish: 13.363 %Iberville Parish: 12.082 %Jackson Parish: 8.581 %Jefferson Parish: 12.712 %Jefferson Davis Parish: 12.225 %Lafayette Parish: 13.057 %Lafourche Parish: 13.734 %LaSalle Parish: 12.081 %Lincoln Parish: 11.852 %Livingston Parish: 13.043 %Madison Parish: 6.548 %Morehouse Parish: 11.585 %Natchitoches Parish: 9.629 %Orleans Parish: 13.385 %Ouachita Parish: 11.967 %Plaquemines Parish: 8.853 %Pointe Coupee Parish: 15.769 %Rapides Parish: 9.957 %Red River Parish: 8.124 %Richland Parish: 7.192 %Sabine Parish: 25.324 %St. Bernard Parish: 11.252 %St. Charles Parish: 7.148 %St. Helena Parish: 9.263 %St. James Parish: 15.386 %St. John the Baptist Parish: 8.32 %St. Landry Parish: 10.983 %St. Martin Parish: 15.021 %St. Mary Parish: 7.624 %St. Tammany Parish: 12.715 %Tangipahoa Parish: 12.379 %Tensas Parish: 11.605 %Terrebonne Parish: 12.785 %Union Parish: 11.109 %Vermilion Parish: 10.837 %Vernon Parish: 11.528 %Washington Parish: 12.277 %Webster Parish: 12.296 %West Baton Rouge Parish: 10.436 %West Carroll Parish: 12.258 %West Feliciana Parish: 7.112 %Winn Parish: 9.957 %
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%, 2017. 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, 2017

Cameron Parish: 29.318 %Cameron Parish29.318Bienville Parish: 27.839 %Bienville Parish27.839Sabine Parish: 25.324 %Sabine Parish25.324Franklin Parish: 17.984 %Franklin Parish17.984Ascension Parish: 17.201 %Ascension Parish17.201Catahoula Parish: 16.641 %Catahoula Parish16.641Pointe Coupee Parish: 15.769 %Pointe Coupee Parish15.769St. James Parish: 15.386 %St. James Parish15.386St. Martin Parish: 15.021 %St. Martin Parish15.021Lafourche Parish: 13.734 %Lafourche Parish13.734Caddo Parish: 13.468 %Caddo Parish13.468Orleans Parish: 13.385 %Orleans Parish13.385Iberia Parish: 13.363 %Iberia Parish13.363Lafayette Parish: 13.057 %Lafayette Parish13.057Livingston Parish: 13.043 %Livingston Parish13.043Assumption Parish: 12.829 %Assumption Parish12.829Terrebonne Parish: 12.785 %Terrebonne Parish12.785East Baton Rouge Parish: 12.75 %East Baton Rouge Parish12.75St. Tammany Parish: 12.715 %St. Tammany Parish12.715Jefferson Parish: 12.712 %Jefferson Parish12.712De Soto Parish: 12.497 %De Soto Parish12.497Tangipahoa Parish: 12.379 %Tangipahoa Parish12.379Webster Parish: 12.296 %Webster Parish12.296Washington Parish: 12.277 %Washington Parish12.277West Carroll Parish: 12.258 %West Carroll Parish12.258Jefferson Davis Parish: 12.225 %Jefferson Davis Parish12.225Calcasieu Parish: 12.118 %Calcasieu Parish12.118Iberville Parish: 12.082 %Iberville Parish12.082LaSalle Parish: 12.081 %LaSalle Parish12.081Ouachita Parish: 11.967 %Ouachita Parish11.967Evangeline Parish: 11.939 %Evangeline Parish11.939Lincoln Parish: 11.852 %Lincoln Parish11.852Acadia Parish: 11.715 %Acadia Parish11.715Tensas Parish: 11.605 %Tensas Parish11.605Morehouse Parish: 11.585 %Morehouse Parish11.585Vernon Parish: 11.528 %Vernon Parish11.528Bossier Parish: 11.495 %Bossier Parish11.495St. Bernard Parish: 11.252 %St. Bernard Parish11.252Avoyelles Parish: 11.208 %Avoyelles Parish11.208Union Parish: 11.109 %Union Parish11.109Cameron Parish: 29.318 %Cameron Parish29.318Bienville Parish: 27.839 %Bienville Parish27.839Sabine Parish: 25.324 %Sabine Parish25.324Franklin Parish: 17.984 %Franklin Parish17.984Ascension Parish: 17.201 %Ascension Parish17.201Catahoula Parish: 16.641 %Catahoula Parish16.641Pointe Coupee Parish: 15.769 %Pointe Coupee Parish15.769St. James Parish: 15.386 %St. James Parish15.386St. Martin Parish: 15.021 %St. Martin Parish15.021Lafourche Parish: 13.734 %Lafourche Parish13.734Caddo Parish: 13.468 %Caddo Parish13.468Orleans Parish: 13.385 %Orleans Parish13.385Iberia Parish: 13.363 %Iberia Parish13.363Lafayette Parish: 13.057 %Lafayette Parish13.057Livingston Parish: 13.043 %Livingston Parish13.043Assumption Parish: 12.829 %Assumption Parish12.829Terrebonne Parish: 12.785 %Terrebonne Parish12.785East Baton Rouge Parish: 12.75 %East Baton Rouge Parish12.75St. Tammany Parish: 12.715 %St. Tammany Parish12.715Jefferson Parish: 12.712 %Jefferson Parish12.712De Soto Parish: 12.497 %De Soto Parish12.497Tangipahoa Parish: 12.379 %Tangipahoa Parish12.379Webster Parish: 12.296 %Webster Parish12.296Washington Parish: 12.277 %Washington Parish12.277West Carroll Parish: 12.258 %West Carroll Parish12.258Jefferson Davis Parish: 12.225 %Jefferson Davis Parish12.225Calcasieu Parish: 12.118 %Calcasieu Parish12.118Iberville Parish: 12.082 %Iberville Parish12.082LaSalle Parish: 12.081 %LaSalle Parish12.081Ouachita Parish: 11.967 %Ouachita Parish11.967Evangeline Parish: 11.939 %Evangeline Parish11.939Lincoln Parish: 11.852 %Lincoln Parish11.852Acadia Parish: 11.715 %Acadia Parish11.715Tensas Parish: 11.605 %Tensas Parish11.605Morehouse Parish: 11.585 %Morehouse Parish11.585Vernon Parish: 11.528 %Vernon Parish11.528Bossier Parish: 11.495 %Bossier Parish11.495St. Bernard Parish: 11.252 %St. Bernard Parish11.252Avoyelles Parish: 11.208 %Avoyelles Parish11.208Union Parish: 11.109 %Union Parish11.109
%. 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

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Cameron Parish29.318+18.84 pts
2Bienville Parish27.839+14.97 pts
3Sabine Parish25.324+9.57 pts
4Franklin Parish17.984+9.44 pts
5Ascension Parish17.201+5.53 pts
6Catahoula Parish16.641+8.01 pts
7Pointe Coupee Parish15.769+5.11 pts
8St. James Parish15.386+3.82 pts
9St. Martin Parish15.021+6.57 pts
10Lafourche Parish13.734+3.39 pts
11Caddo Parish13.468+3.26 pts
12Orleans Parish13.385+1.21 pts
13Iberia Parish13.363+7.16 pts
14Lafayette Parish13.057+2.47 pts
15Livingston Parish13.043-1.08 pts
16Assumption Parish12.829+2.96 pts
17Terrebonne Parish12.785+3.88 pts
18East Baton Rouge Parish12.75+0.17 pts
19St. Tammany Parish12.715-0.56 pts
20Jefferson Parish12.712+1.14 pts
21De Soto Parish12.497-5 pts
22Tangipahoa Parish12.379+1.63 pts
23Webster Parish12.296+6.12 pts
24Washington Parish12.277-1.16 pts
25West Carroll Parish12.258-0.5 pts
26Jefferson Davis Parish12.225+1.09 pts
27Calcasieu Parish12.118-0.68 pts
28Iberville Parish12.082-4.26 pts
29LaSalle Parish12.081+4.11 pts
30Ouachita Parish11.967+1.53 pts
31Evangeline Parish11.939+5.62 pts
32Lincoln Parish11.852-1.8 pts
33Acadia Parish11.715-0.42 pts
34Tensas Parish11.605+2.32 pts
35Morehouse Parish11.585+1.81 pts
36Vernon Parish11.528-2.19 pts
37Bossier Parish11.495-1.07 pts
38St. Bernard Parish11.252-5.28 pts
39Avoyelles Parish11.208-0.99 pts
40Union Parish11.109-3.84 pts
41St. Landry Parish10.983+0.42 pts
42Vermilion Parish10.837-1.75 pts
43Beauregard Parish10.82-0.21 pts
44Concordia Parish10.687+1.76 pts
45Grant Parish10.637-1.06 pts
46West Baton Rouge Parish10.436-3.55 pts
47Rapides Parish9.957+1.2 pts
47Winn Parish9.957-6.36 pts
49Natchitoches Parish9.629+1.16 pts
50Caldwell Parish9.309+0.82 pts
51St. Helena Parish9.263-0.44 pts
52Plaquemines Parish8.853-0.35 pts
53Jackson Parish8.581+0.17 pts
54St. John the Baptist Parish8.32-11.76 pts
55Red River Parish8.124-1.78 pts
56St. Mary Parish7.624-1.15 pts
57Allen Parish7.521-3.66 pts
58East Feliciana Parish7.377-2.84 pts
59Richland Parish7.192-0.28 pts
60Claiborne Parish7.171+2.06 pts
61St. Charles Parish7.148-1.57 pts
62West Feliciana Parish7.112-8.46 pts
63Madison Parish6.548-5.04 pts
64East Carroll Parish3.599-9.94 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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Cameron Parish, with 29.318% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

East Carroll Parish, with 3.599% in 2017.

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