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Counties in Louisiana by job creation rate

Ascension Parish had the highest job creation rate of 64 counties in 2020, at 17.886%. East Feliciana Parish had the lowest, at 5.565%. The median was 10.236% and the figure for Louisiana was 11.019%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest17.886Ascension Parish
Lowest5.565East Feliciana Parish
Median10.23664 counties
Louisiana11.019History

Map of counties, 2020

Acadia Parish: 9.45 %Allen Parish: 11.386 %Ascension Parish: 17.886 %Assumption Parish: 12.842 %Avoyelles Parish: 9.69 %Beauregard Parish: 8.731 %Bienville Parish: 8.437 %Bossier Parish: 13.317 %Caddo Parish: 9.55 %Calcasieu Parish: 12.131 %Caldwell Parish: 9.621 %Cameron Parish: 11.5 %Catahoula Parish: 9.93 %Claiborne Parish: 8.244 %Concordia Parish: 8.798 %De Soto Parish: 15.215 %East Baton Rouge Parish: 10.21 %East Carroll Parish: 7.927 %East Feliciana Parish: 5.565 %Evangeline Parish: 8.837 %Franklin Parish: 12.717 %Grant Parish: 8.461 %Iberia Parish: 10.16 %Iberville Parish: 8.357 %Jackson Parish: 11.846 %Jefferson Parish: 11.401 %Jefferson Davis Parish: 10.802 %Lafayette Parish: 10.997 %Lafourche Parish: 10.262 %LaSalle Parish: 11.624 %Lincoln Parish: 11.74 %Livingston Parish: 16.395 %Madison Parish: 14.846 %Morehouse Parish: 9.965 %Natchitoches Parish: 8.253 %Orleans Parish: 10.554 %Ouachita Parish: 11.096 %Plaquemines Parish: 8.889 %Pointe Coupee Parish: 8.944 %Rapides Parish: 10.896 %Red River Parish: 5.748 %Richland Parish: 8.009 %Sabine Parish: 7.75 %St. Bernard Parish: 8.77 %St. Charles Parish: 12.882 %St. Helena Parish: 10.622 %St. James Parish: 16.572 %St. John the Baptist Parish: 9.511 %St. Landry Parish: 8.034 %St. Martin Parish: 10.382 %St. Mary Parish: 8.978 %St. Tammany Parish: 12.553 %Tangipahoa Parish: 13.076 %Tensas Parish: 10.858 %Terrebonne Parish: 10.414 %Union Parish: 8.098 %Vermilion Parish: 11.917 %Vernon Parish: 12 %Washington Parish: 9.258 %Webster Parish: 10.42 %West Baton Rouge Parish: 7.27 %West Carroll Parish: 8.987 %West Feliciana Parish: 10.32 %Winn Parish: 7.651 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Ascension Parish: 17.886 %Ascension Parish17.886St. James Parish: 16.572 %St. James Parish16.572Livingston Parish: 16.395 %Livingston Parish16.395De Soto Parish: 15.215 %De Soto Parish15.215Madison Parish: 14.846 %Madison Parish14.846Bossier Parish: 13.317 %Bossier Parish13.317Tangipahoa Parish: 13.076 %Tangipahoa Parish13.076St. Charles Parish: 12.882 %St. Charles Parish12.882Assumption Parish: 12.842 %Assumption Parish12.842Franklin Parish: 12.717 %Franklin Parish12.717St. Tammany Parish: 12.553 %St. Tammany Parish12.553Calcasieu Parish: 12.131 %Calcasieu Parish12.131Vernon Parish: 12 %Vernon Parish12Vermilion Parish: 11.917 %Vermilion Parish11.917Jackson Parish: 11.846 %Jackson Parish11.846Lincoln Parish: 11.74 %Lincoln Parish11.74LaSalle Parish: 11.624 %LaSalle Parish11.624Cameron Parish: 11.5 %Cameron Parish11.5Jefferson Parish: 11.401 %Jefferson Parish11.401Allen Parish: 11.386 %Allen Parish11.386Ouachita Parish: 11.096 %Ouachita Parish11.096Lafayette Parish: 10.997 %Lafayette Parish10.997Rapides Parish: 10.896 %Rapides Parish10.896Tensas Parish: 10.858 %Tensas Parish10.858Jefferson Davis Parish: 10.802 %Jefferson Davis Parish10.802St. Helena Parish: 10.622 %St. Helena Parish10.622Orleans Parish: 10.554 %Orleans Parish10.554Webster Parish: 10.42 %Webster Parish10.42Terrebonne Parish: 10.414 %Terrebonne Parish10.414St. Martin Parish: 10.382 %St. Martin Parish10.382West Feliciana Parish: 10.32 %West Feliciana Parish10.32Lafourche Parish: 10.262 %Lafourche Parish10.262East Baton Rouge Parish: 10.21 %East Baton Rouge Parish10.21Iberia Parish: 10.16 %Iberia Parish10.16Morehouse Parish: 9.965 %Morehouse Parish9.965Catahoula Parish: 9.93 %Catahoula Parish9.93Avoyelles Parish: 9.69 %Avoyelles Parish9.69Caldwell Parish: 9.621 %Caldwell Parish9.621Caddo Parish: 9.55 %Caddo Parish9.55St. John the Baptist Parish: 9.511 %St. John the Baptist Parish9.511Ascension Parish: 17.886 %Ascension Parish17.886St. James Parish: 16.572 %St. James Parish16.572Livingston Parish: 16.395 %Livingston Parish16.395De Soto Parish: 15.215 %De Soto Parish15.215Madison Parish: 14.846 %Madison Parish14.846Bossier Parish: 13.317 %Bossier Parish13.317Tangipahoa Parish: 13.076 %Tangipahoa Parish13.076St. Charles Parish: 12.882 %St. Charles Parish12.882Assumption Parish: 12.842 %Assumption Parish12.842Franklin Parish: 12.717 %Franklin Parish12.717St. Tammany Parish: 12.553 %St. Tammany Parish12.553Calcasieu Parish: 12.131 %Calcasieu Parish12.131Vernon Parish: 12 %Vernon Parish12Vermilion Parish: 11.917 %Vermilion Parish11.917Jackson Parish: 11.846 %Jackson Parish11.846Lincoln Parish: 11.74 %Lincoln Parish11.74LaSalle Parish: 11.624 %LaSalle Parish11.624Cameron Parish: 11.5 %Cameron Parish11.5Jefferson Parish: 11.401 %Jefferson Parish11.401Allen Parish: 11.386 %Allen Parish11.386Ouachita Parish: 11.096 %Ouachita Parish11.096Lafayette Parish: 10.997 %Lafayette Parish10.997Rapides Parish: 10.896 %Rapides Parish10.896Tensas Parish: 10.858 %Tensas Parish10.858Jefferson Davis Parish: 10.802 %Jefferson Davis Parish10.802St. Helena Parish: 10.622 %St. Helena Parish10.622Orleans Parish: 10.554 %Orleans Parish10.554Webster Parish: 10.42 %Webster Parish10.42Terrebonne Parish: 10.414 %Terrebonne Parish10.414St. Martin Parish: 10.382 %St. Martin Parish10.382West Feliciana Parish: 10.32 %West Feliciana Parish10.32Lafourche Parish: 10.262 %Lafourche Parish10.262East Baton Rouge Parish: 10.21 %East Baton Rouge Parish10.21Iberia Parish: 10.16 %Iberia Parish10.16Morehouse Parish: 9.965 %Morehouse Parish9.965Catahoula Parish: 9.93 %Catahoula Parish9.93Avoyelles Parish: 9.69 %Avoyelles Parish9.69Caldwell Parish: 9.621 %Caldwell Parish9.621Caddo Parish: 9.55 %Caddo Parish9.55St. John the Baptist Parish: 9.511 %St. John the Baptist Parish9.511
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Ascension Parish17.886+0.25 pts
2St. James Parish16.572+5.71 pts
3Livingston Parish16.395+2.74 pts
4De Soto Parish15.215+1.77 pts
5Madison Parish14.846+9.62 pts
6Bossier Parish13.317+3.07 pts
7Tangipahoa Parish13.076+1.37 pts
8St. Charles Parish12.882+4.06 pts
9Assumption Parish12.842+0.06 pts
10Franklin Parish12.717+3.95 pts
11St. Tammany Parish12.553-1.71 pts
12Calcasieu Parish12.131-0.79 pts
13Vernon Parish12-2.31 pts
14Vermilion Parish11.917+1.72 pts
15Jackson Parish11.846+0.47 pts
16Lincoln Parish11.74+1.98 pts
17LaSalle Parish11.624-4.69 pts
18Cameron Parish11.5-11.16 pts
19Jefferson Parish11.401-0.58 pts
20Allen Parish11.386+2.55 pts
21Ouachita Parish11.096-0.53 pts
22Lafayette Parish10.997-3.59 pts
23Rapides Parish10.896+0.64 pts
24Tensas Parish10.858+5.91 pts
25Jefferson Davis Parish10.802+1.41 pts
26St. Helena Parish10.622+2.66 pts
27Orleans Parish10.554-0.46 pts
28Webster Parish10.42-0.69 pts
29Terrebonne Parish10.414-0.83 pts
30St. Martin Parish10.382+0.36 pts
31West Feliciana Parish10.32+3.68 pts
32Lafourche Parish10.262-4.84 pts
33East Baton Rouge Parish10.21-2.38 pts
34Iberia Parish10.16-3.79 pts
35Morehouse Parish9.965+0.64 pts
36Catahoula Parish9.93+1.02 pts
37Avoyelles Parish9.69+1.55 pts
38Caldwell Parish9.621+2.59 pts
39Caddo Parish9.55-0.22 pts
40St. John the Baptist Parish9.511-2.43 pts
41Acadia Parish9.45+0.88 pts
42Washington Parish9.258-1.34 pts
43West Carroll Parish8.987+4.65 pts
44St. Mary Parish8.978-1.55 pts
45Pointe Coupee Parish8.944-5.56 pts
46Plaquemines Parish8.889-0.3 pts
47Evangeline Parish8.837-6.14 pts
48Concordia Parish8.798-1.97 pts
49St. Bernard Parish8.77-0.96 pts
50Beauregard Parish8.731-1.78 pts
51Grant Parish8.461+3.08 pts
52Bienville Parish8.437+2.5 pts
53Iberville Parish8.357-1.44 pts
54Natchitoches Parish8.253-3.84 pts
55Claiborne Parish8.244+1.22 pts
56Union Parish8.098+0.06 pts
57St. Landry Parish8.034-1.25 pts
58Richland Parish8.009-1.57 pts
59East Carroll Parish7.927+2.54 pts
60Sabine Parish7.75-3.49 pts
61Winn Parish7.651+2.7 pts
62West Baton Rouge Parish7.27-13.57 pts
63Red River Parish5.748+0.56 pts
64East Feliciana Parish5.565-6.44 pts

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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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job creation rate?

Ascension Parish, with 17.886% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job creation rate?

East Feliciana Parish, with 5.565% in 2020.

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