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Counties in Louisiana by job destruction rate

East Carroll Parish had the highest job destruction rate of 64 counties in 2012, at 31.931%. LaSalle Parish had the lowest, at 7.945%. The median was 12.011% and the figure for Louisiana was 12.104%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest31.931East Carroll Parish
Lowest7.945LaSalle Parish
Median12.01164 counties
Louisiana12.104History

Map of counties, 2012

Acadia Parish: 9.753 %Allen Parish: 21.968 %Ascension Parish: 11.492 %Assumption Parish: 13.877 %Avoyelles Parish: 13.35 %Beauregard Parish: 10.872 %Bienville Parish: 9.598 %Bossier Parish: 12.953 %Caddo Parish: 11.666 %Calcasieu Parish: 11.188 %Caldwell Parish: 15.496 %Cameron Parish: 16.205 %Catahoula Parish: 19.677 %Claiborne Parish: 15.303 %Concordia Parish: 10.395 %De Soto Parish: 11.126 %East Baton Rouge Parish: 11.531 %East Carroll Parish: 31.931 %East Feliciana Parish: 25.324 %Evangeline Parish: 11.468 %Franklin Parish: 14.231 %Grant Parish: 11.437 %Iberia Parish: 12.1 %Iberville Parish: 11.291 %Jackson Parish: 13.512 %Jefferson Parish: 11.24 %Jefferson Davis Parish: 11.975 %Lafayette Parish: 13.88 %Lafourche Parish: 13.013 %LaSalle Parish: 7.945 %Lincoln Parish: 12.971 %Livingston Parish: 12.345 %Madison Parish: 8.374 %Morehouse Parish: 13.613 %Natchitoches Parish: 11.615 %Orleans Parish: 11.769 %Ouachita Parish: 14.183 %Plaquemines Parish: 15.404 %Pointe Coupee Parish: 10.896 %Rapides Parish: 11.939 %Red River Parish: 12.42 %Richland Parish: 10.176 %Sabine Parish: 12.179 %St. Bernard Parish: 21.974 %St. Charles Parish: 10.036 %St. Helena Parish: 17.618 %St. James Parish: 19.461 %St. John the Baptist Parish: 10.626 %St. Landry Parish: 11.178 %St. Martin Parish: 13.49 %St. Mary Parish: 12.693 %St. Tammany Parish: 12.046 %Tangipahoa Parish: 13.574 %Tensas Parish: 9.809 %Terrebonne Parish: 10.826 %Union Parish: 11.208 %Vermilion Parish: 11.102 %Vernon Parish: 14.528 %Washington Parish: 11.968 %Webster Parish: 11.438 %West Baton Rouge Parish: 13.099 %West Carroll Parish: 10.164 %West Feliciana Parish: 9.611 %Winn Parish: 12.087 %
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%, 2012. 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, 2012

East Carroll Parish: 31.931 %East Carroll Parish31.931East Feliciana Parish: 25.324 %East Feliciana Parish25.324St. Bernard Parish: 21.974 %St. Bernard Parish21.974Allen Parish: 21.968 %Allen Parish21.968Catahoula Parish: 19.677 %Catahoula Parish19.677St. James Parish: 19.461 %St. James Parish19.461St. Helena Parish: 17.618 %St. Helena Parish17.618Cameron Parish: 16.205 %Cameron Parish16.205Caldwell Parish: 15.496 %Caldwell Parish15.496Plaquemines Parish: 15.404 %Plaquemines Parish15.404Claiborne Parish: 15.303 %Claiborne Parish15.303Vernon Parish: 14.528 %Vernon Parish14.528Franklin Parish: 14.231 %Franklin Parish14.231Ouachita Parish: 14.183 %Ouachita Parish14.183Lafayette Parish: 13.88 %Lafayette Parish13.88Assumption Parish: 13.877 %Assumption Parish13.877Morehouse Parish: 13.613 %Morehouse Parish13.613Tangipahoa Parish: 13.574 %Tangipahoa Parish13.574Jackson Parish: 13.512 %Jackson Parish13.512St. Martin Parish: 13.49 %St. Martin Parish13.49Avoyelles Parish: 13.35 %Avoyelles Parish13.35West Baton Rouge Parish: 13.099 %West Baton Rouge Parish13.099Lafourche Parish: 13.013 %Lafourche Parish13.013Lincoln Parish: 12.971 %Lincoln Parish12.971Bossier Parish: 12.953 %Bossier Parish12.953St. Mary Parish: 12.693 %St. Mary Parish12.693Red River Parish: 12.42 %Red River Parish12.42Livingston Parish: 12.345 %Livingston Parish12.345Sabine Parish: 12.179 %Sabine Parish12.179Iberia Parish: 12.1 %Iberia Parish12.1Winn Parish: 12.087 %Winn Parish12.087St. Tammany Parish: 12.046 %St. Tammany Parish12.046Jefferson Davis Parish: 11.975 %Jefferson Davis Parish11.975Washington Parish: 11.968 %Washington Parish11.968Rapides Parish: 11.939 %Rapides Parish11.939Orleans Parish: 11.769 %Orleans Parish11.769Caddo Parish: 11.666 %Caddo Parish11.666Natchitoches Parish: 11.615 %Natchitoches Parish11.615East Baton Rouge Parish: 11.531 %East Baton Rouge Parish11.531Ascension Parish: 11.492 %Ascension Parish11.492East Carroll Parish: 31.931 %East Carroll Parish31.931East Feliciana Parish: 25.324 %East Feliciana Parish25.324St. Bernard Parish: 21.974 %St. Bernard Parish21.974Allen Parish: 21.968 %Allen Parish21.968Catahoula Parish: 19.677 %Catahoula Parish19.677St. James Parish: 19.461 %St. James Parish19.461St. Helena Parish: 17.618 %St. Helena Parish17.618Cameron Parish: 16.205 %Cameron Parish16.205Caldwell Parish: 15.496 %Caldwell Parish15.496Plaquemines Parish: 15.404 %Plaquemines Parish15.404Claiborne Parish: 15.303 %Claiborne Parish15.303Vernon Parish: 14.528 %Vernon Parish14.528Franklin Parish: 14.231 %Franklin Parish14.231Ouachita Parish: 14.183 %Ouachita Parish14.183Lafayette Parish: 13.88 %Lafayette Parish13.88Assumption Parish: 13.877 %Assumption Parish13.877Morehouse Parish: 13.613 %Morehouse Parish13.613Tangipahoa Parish: 13.574 %Tangipahoa Parish13.574Jackson Parish: 13.512 %Jackson Parish13.512St. Martin Parish: 13.49 %St. Martin Parish13.49Avoyelles Parish: 13.35 %Avoyelles Parish13.35West Baton Rouge Parish: 13.099 %West Baton Rouge Parish13.099Lafourche Parish: 13.013 %Lafourche Parish13.013Lincoln Parish: 12.971 %Lincoln Parish12.971Bossier Parish: 12.953 %Bossier Parish12.953St. Mary Parish: 12.693 %St. Mary Parish12.693Red River Parish: 12.42 %Red River Parish12.42Livingston Parish: 12.345 %Livingston Parish12.345Sabine Parish: 12.179 %Sabine Parish12.179Iberia Parish: 12.1 %Iberia Parish12.1Winn Parish: 12.087 %Winn Parish12.087St. Tammany Parish: 12.046 %St. Tammany Parish12.046Jefferson Davis Parish: 11.975 %Jefferson Davis Parish11.975Washington Parish: 11.968 %Washington Parish11.968Rapides Parish: 11.939 %Rapides Parish11.939Orleans Parish: 11.769 %Orleans Parish11.769Caddo Parish: 11.666 %Caddo Parish11.666Natchitoches Parish: 11.615 %Natchitoches Parish11.615East Baton Rouge Parish: 11.531 %East Baton Rouge Parish11.531Ascension Parish: 11.492 %Ascension Parish11.492
%. 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

RankCounties2012 (%)Change on 2011
1East Carroll Parish31.931+24 pts
2East Feliciana Parish25.324+14.53 pts
3St. Bernard Parish21.974+11.47 pts
4Allen Parish21.968+11.7 pts
5Catahoula Parish19.677+6.44 pts
6St. James Parish19.461+6.28 pts
7St. Helena Parish17.618+2.12 pts
8Cameron Parish16.205-1.85 pts
9Caldwell Parish15.496+5.13 pts
10Plaquemines Parish15.404+3.21 pts
11Claiborne Parish15.303+7.02 pts
12Vernon Parish14.528-5.18 pts
13Franklin Parish14.231+2.83 pts
14Ouachita Parish14.183+1.03 pts
15Lafayette Parish13.88+3.41 pts
16Assumption Parish13.877+4.78 pts
17Morehouse Parish13.613+0.66 pts
18Tangipahoa Parish13.574+3.98 pts
19Jackson Parish13.512+2.16 pts
20St. Martin Parish13.49-2.1 pts
21Avoyelles Parish13.35+4.35 pts
22West Baton Rouge Parish13.099-4.89 pts
23Lafourche Parish13.013+2.26 pts
24Lincoln Parish12.971+2.38 pts
25Bossier Parish12.953+1.93 pts
26St. Mary Parish12.693-5.39 pts
27Red River Parish12.42+0.61 pts
28Livingston Parish12.345+0.12 pts
29Sabine Parish12.179+0.37 pts
30Iberia Parish12.1-4.69 pts
31Winn Parish12.087+2.09 pts
32St. Tammany Parish12.046-0.02 pts
33Jefferson Davis Parish11.975-0.19 pts
34Washington Parish11.968-2.45 pts
35Rapides Parish11.939-0.75 pts
36Orleans Parish11.769+0.97 pts
37Caddo Parish11.666+2.15 pts
38Natchitoches Parish11.615+0.77 pts
39East Baton Rouge Parish11.531-1.56 pts
40Ascension Parish11.492+0.86 pts
41Evangeline Parish11.468+2.46 pts
42Webster Parish11.438-3.22 pts
43Grant Parish11.437-0.95 pts
44Iberville Parish11.291-4.89 pts
45Jefferson Parish11.24-1.16 pts
46Union Parish11.208+2.05 pts
47Calcasieu Parish11.188+0.96 pts
48St. Landry Parish11.178-0.92 pts
49De Soto Parish11.126+1.6 pts
50Vermilion Parish11.102+0.33 pts
51Pointe Coupee Parish10.896+0.2 pts
52Beauregard Parish10.872+1.19 pts
53Terrebonne Parish10.826-5.65 pts
54St. John the Baptist Parish10.626-1.46 pts
55Concordia Parish10.395-6.3 pts
56Richland Parish10.176+0.61 pts
57West Carroll Parish10.164-1.32 pts
58St. Charles Parish10.036+0.69 pts
59Tensas Parish9.809-12.02 pts
60Acadia Parish9.753-3.5 pts
61West Feliciana Parish9.611+1.03 pts
62Bienville Parish9.598-2.12 pts
63Madison Parish8.374-0.66 pts
64LaSalle Parish7.945-0.96 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.

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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, 2012) [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, 2012. 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?period=2012. 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, 2012. 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?period=2012.

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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, 2012 [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?period=2012 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

East Carroll Parish, with 31.931% in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

LaSalle Parish, with 7.945% in 2012.

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