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Counties in Louisiana by job destruction rate, 2023

St. James Parish had the highest job destruction rate of 64 counties in 2023, at 18.337%. Lafourche Parish had the lowest, at 6.066%. The median was 9.827% and the figure for Louisiana was 10.057%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest18.337St. James Parish
Lowest6.066Lafourche Parish
Median9.82764 counties
Louisiana10.057History

Map of counties, 2023

Acadia Parish: 9.971 %Allen Parish: 11.261 %Ascension Parish: 9.986 %Assumption Parish: 15.848 %Avoyelles Parish: 9.678 %Beauregard Parish: 8.512 %Bienville Parish: 8.378 %Bossier Parish: 13.452 %Caddo Parish: 9.683 %Calcasieu Parish: 9.523 %Caldwell Parish: 7.609 %Cameron Parish: 6.427 %Catahoula Parish: 8.808 %Claiborne Parish: 11.184 %Concordia Parish: 10.582 %De Soto Parish: 9.41 %East Baton Rouge Parish: 8.723 %East Carroll Parish: 14.164 %East Feliciana Parish: 7.23 %Evangeline Parish: 7.472 %Franklin Parish: 11.293 %Grant Parish: 11.579 %Iberia Parish: 12.296 %Iberville Parish: 14.666 %Jackson Parish: 7.394 %Jefferson Parish: 11.493 %Jefferson Davis Parish: 10.637 %Lafayette Parish: 10.241 %Lafourche Parish: 6.066 %LaSalle Parish: 13.019 %Lincoln Parish: 10.918 %Livingston Parish: 12.825 %Madison Parish: 8.383 %Morehouse Parish: 9.003 %Natchitoches Parish: 9.564 %Orleans Parish: 8.7 %Ouachita Parish: 10.061 %Plaquemines Parish: 11.279 %Pointe Coupee Parish: 9.276 %Rapides Parish: 9.676 %Red River Parish: 9.389 %Richland Parish: 11.156 %Sabine Parish: 10.878 %St. Bernard Parish: 8.344 %St. Charles Parish: 11.571 %St. Helena Parish: 8.934 %St. James Parish: 18.337 %St. John the Baptist Parish: 15.626 %St. Landry Parish: 7.835 %St. Martin Parish: 10.905 %St. Mary Parish: 8.892 %St. Tammany Parish: 11.744 %Tangipahoa Parish: 10.321 %Tensas Parish: 8.686 %Terrebonne Parish: 11.098 %Union Parish: 6.633 %Vermilion Parish: 10.399 %Vernon Parish: 8.807 %Washington Parish: 10.237 %Webster Parish: 8.973 %West Baton Rouge Parish: 8.906 %West Carroll Parish: 13.396 %West Feliciana Parish: 7.26 %Winn Parish: 9.507 %
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%, 2023. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

St. James Parish: 18.337 %St. James Parish18.337Assumption Parish: 15.848 %Assumption Parish15.848St. John the Baptist Parish: 15.626 %St. John the Baptist Parish15.626Iberville Parish: 14.666 %Iberville Parish14.666East Carroll Parish: 14.164 %East Carroll Parish14.164Bossier Parish: 13.452 %Bossier Parish13.452West Carroll Parish: 13.396 %West Carroll Parish13.396LaSalle Parish: 13.019 %LaSalle Parish13.019Livingston Parish: 12.825 %Livingston Parish12.825Iberia Parish: 12.296 %Iberia Parish12.296St. Tammany Parish: 11.744 %St. Tammany Parish11.744Grant Parish: 11.579 %Grant Parish11.579St. Charles Parish: 11.571 %St. Charles Parish11.571Jefferson Parish: 11.493 %Jefferson Parish11.493Franklin Parish: 11.293 %Franklin Parish11.293Plaquemines Parish: 11.279 %Plaquemines Parish11.279Allen Parish: 11.261 %Allen Parish11.261Claiborne Parish: 11.184 %Claiborne Parish11.184Richland Parish: 11.156 %Richland Parish11.156Terrebonne Parish: 11.098 %Terrebonne Parish11.098Lincoln Parish: 10.918 %Lincoln Parish10.918St. Martin Parish: 10.905 %St. Martin Parish10.905Sabine Parish: 10.878 %Sabine Parish10.878Jefferson Davis Parish: 10.637 %Jefferson Davis Parish10.637Concordia Parish: 10.582 %Concordia Parish10.582Vermilion Parish: 10.399 %Vermilion Parish10.399Tangipahoa Parish: 10.321 %Tangipahoa Parish10.321Lafayette Parish: 10.241 %Lafayette Parish10.241Washington Parish: 10.237 %Washington Parish10.237Ouachita Parish: 10.061 %Ouachita Parish10.061Ascension Parish: 9.986 %Ascension Parish9.986Acadia Parish: 9.971 %Acadia Parish9.971Caddo Parish: 9.683 %Caddo Parish9.683Avoyelles Parish: 9.678 %Avoyelles Parish9.678Rapides Parish: 9.676 %Rapides Parish9.676Natchitoches Parish: 9.564 %Natchitoches Parish9.564Calcasieu Parish: 9.523 %Calcasieu Parish9.523Winn Parish: 9.507 %Winn Parish9.507De Soto Parish: 9.41 %De Soto Parish9.41Red River Parish: 9.389 %Red River Parish9.389St. James Parish: 18.337 %St. James Parish18.337Assumption Parish: 15.848 %Assumption Parish15.848St. John the Baptist Parish: 15.626 %St. John the Baptist Parish15.626Iberville Parish: 14.666 %Iberville Parish14.666East Carroll Parish: 14.164 %East Carroll Parish14.164Bossier Parish: 13.452 %Bossier Parish13.452West Carroll Parish: 13.396 %West Carroll Parish13.396LaSalle Parish: 13.019 %LaSalle Parish13.019Livingston Parish: 12.825 %Livingston Parish12.825Iberia Parish: 12.296 %Iberia Parish12.296St. Tammany Parish: 11.744 %St. Tammany Parish11.744Grant Parish: 11.579 %Grant Parish11.579St. Charles Parish: 11.571 %St. Charles Parish11.571Jefferson Parish: 11.493 %Jefferson Parish11.493Franklin Parish: 11.293 %Franklin Parish11.293Plaquemines Parish: 11.279 %Plaquemines Parish11.279Allen Parish: 11.261 %Allen Parish11.261Claiborne Parish: 11.184 %Claiborne Parish11.184Richland Parish: 11.156 %Richland Parish11.156Terrebonne Parish: 11.098 %Terrebonne Parish11.098Lincoln Parish: 10.918 %Lincoln Parish10.918St. Martin Parish: 10.905 %St. Martin Parish10.905Sabine Parish: 10.878 %Sabine Parish10.878Jefferson Davis Parish: 10.637 %Jefferson Davis Parish10.637Concordia Parish: 10.582 %Concordia Parish10.582Vermilion Parish: 10.399 %Vermilion Parish10.399Tangipahoa Parish: 10.321 %Tangipahoa Parish10.321Lafayette Parish: 10.241 %Lafayette Parish10.241Washington Parish: 10.237 %Washington Parish10.237Ouachita Parish: 10.061 %Ouachita Parish10.061Ascension Parish: 9.986 %Ascension Parish9.986Acadia Parish: 9.971 %Acadia Parish9.971Caddo Parish: 9.683 %Caddo Parish9.683Avoyelles Parish: 9.678 %Avoyelles Parish9.678Rapides Parish: 9.676 %Rapides Parish9.676Natchitoches Parish: 9.564 %Natchitoches Parish9.564Calcasieu Parish: 9.523 %Calcasieu Parish9.523Winn Parish: 9.507 %Winn Parish9.507De Soto Parish: 9.41 %De Soto Parish9.41Red River Parish: 9.389 %Red River Parish9.389
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1St. James Parish18.337+10.9 pts
2Assumption Parish15.848-1.41 pts
3St. John the Baptist Parish15.626+4.64 pts
4Iberville Parish14.666+0.77 pts
5East Carroll Parish14.164-11.13 pts
6Bossier Parish13.452+2.8 pts
7West Carroll Parish13.396+1.77 pts
8LaSalle Parish13.019+0.77 pts
9Livingston Parish12.825+1.23 pts
10Iberia Parish12.296+0.42 pts
11St. Tammany Parish11.744+0.78 pts
12Grant Parish11.579+3.15 pts
13St. Charles Parish11.571+1.3 pts
14Jefferson Parish11.493+0.68 pts
15Franklin Parish11.293-0.13 pts
16Plaquemines Parish11.279-4.12 pts
17Allen Parish11.261-5.6 pts
18Claiborne Parish11.184+0.21 pts
19Richland Parish11.156+2.82 pts
20Terrebonne Parish11.098-1.63 pts
21Lincoln Parish10.918+1.7 pts
22St. Martin Parish10.905-2.83 pts
23Sabine Parish10.878-5.97 pts
24Jefferson Davis Parish10.637+0.08 pts
25Concordia Parish10.582-4.04 pts
26Vermilion Parish10.399-3.16 pts
27Tangipahoa Parish10.321-2.37 pts
28Lafayette Parish10.241-0.35 pts
29Washington Parish10.237+1.64 pts
30Ouachita Parish10.061-3.3 pts
31Ascension Parish9.986-3.48 pts
32Acadia Parish9.971-4.42 pts
33Caddo Parish9.683-1.2 pts
34Avoyelles Parish9.678+1.31 pts
35Rapides Parish9.676-5.53 pts
36Natchitoches Parish9.564-0.21 pts
37Calcasieu Parish9.523-3.13 pts
38Winn Parish9.507-2.45 pts
39De Soto Parish9.41-3.85 pts
40Red River Parish9.389-2.13 pts
41Pointe Coupee Parish9.276-0.45 pts
42Morehouse Parish9.003-0.1 pts
43Webster Parish8.973-0.76 pts
44St. Helena Parish8.934+2.48 pts
45West Baton Rouge Parish8.906-6.99 pts
46St. Mary Parish8.892+0.38 pts
47Catahoula Parish8.808-4.18 pts
48Vernon Parish8.807-1.77 pts
49East Baton Rouge Parish8.723-2.95 pts
50Orleans Parish8.7-1.81 pts
51Tensas Parish8.686-1.67 pts
52Beauregard Parish8.512-2.31 pts
53Madison Parish8.383-10.31 pts
54Bienville Parish8.378+0.43 pts
55St. Bernard Parish8.344+0.01 pts
56St. Landry Parish7.835-2.81 pts
57Caldwell Parish7.609-5.23 pts
58Evangeline Parish7.472-3.34 pts
59Jackson Parish7.394+0.34 pts
60West Feliciana Parish7.26-2.42 pts
61East Feliciana Parish7.23+1.06 pts
62Union Parish6.633-7.38 pts
63Cameron Parish6.427-4.45 pts
64Lafourche Parish6.066-10.39 pts

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About this ranking

Jobs lost at closing and shrinking 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 added elsewhere are not subtracted, so the net change is job_creation_rate minus this rate. Not a layoff rate: it counts positions lost at establishments, not people who lost a job. 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.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction 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 destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in Louisiana by job destruction rate, 2023) [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 destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Louisiana by job destruction rate, 2023. 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-destruction-rate/louisiana-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in Louisiana by job destruction rate, 2023. 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-destruction-rate/louisiana-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: job destruction rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Louisiana by job destruction rate, 2023 [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-destruction-rate/louisiana-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

St. James Parish, with 18.337% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Lafourche Parish, with 6.066% in 2023.

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