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Counties in Louisiana by job destruction rate

De Soto Parish had the highest job destruction rate of 64 counties in 2013, at 20.762%. St. James Parish had the lowest, at 5.068%. The median was 11.485% and the figure for Louisiana was 12.146%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest20.762De Soto Parish
Lowest5.068St. James Parish
Median11.48564 counties
Louisiana12.146History

Map of counties, 2013

Acadia Parish: 7.415 %Allen Parish: 9.54 %Ascension Parish: 11.579 %Assumption Parish: 14.887 %Avoyelles Parish: 9.537 %Beauregard Parish: 11.358 %Bienville Parish: 9.766 %Bossier Parish: 14.07 %Caddo Parish: 13.794 %Calcasieu Parish: 13.179 %Caldwell Parish: 11.535 %Cameron Parish: 13.605 %Catahoula Parish: 11.023 %Claiborne Parish: 12.282 %Concordia Parish: 11.359 %De Soto Parish: 20.762 %East Baton Rouge Parish: 9.783 %East Carroll Parish: 12.613 %East Feliciana Parish: 6.088 %Evangeline Parish: 8.995 %Franklin Parish: 9.435 %Grant Parish: 13.018 %Iberia Parish: 13.003 %Iberville Parish: 7.159 %Jackson Parish: 9.674 %Jefferson Parish: 15.272 %Jefferson Davis Parish: 12.492 %Lafayette Parish: 10.799 %Lafourche Parish: 12.859 %LaSalle Parish: 6.775 %Lincoln Parish: 14.827 %Livingston Parish: 13.272 %Madison Parish: 12.866 %Morehouse Parish: 10.39 %Natchitoches Parish: 9.141 %Orleans Parish: 12.293 %Ouachita Parish: 9.41 %Plaquemines Parish: 12.16 %Pointe Coupee Parish: 10.374 %Rapides Parish: 8.91 %Red River Parish: 12.213 %Richland Parish: 8.393 %Sabine Parish: 13.936 %St. Bernard Parish: 14.514 %St. Charles Parish: 7.921 %St. Helena Parish: 11.923 %St. James Parish: 5.068 %St. John the Baptist Parish: 12.356 %St. Landry Parish: 8.139 %St. Martin Parish: 11.434 %St. Mary Parish: 14.42 %St. Tammany Parish: 12.852 %Tangipahoa Parish: 11.09 %Tensas Parish: 8.442 %Terrebonne Parish: 9.737 %Union Parish: 8.411 %Vermilion Parish: 13.061 %Vernon Parish: 17.176 %Washington Parish: 12.219 %Webster Parish: 13.191 %West Baton Rouge Parish: 10.379 %West Carroll Parish: 14.099 %West Feliciana Parish: 5.698 %Winn Parish: 6.033 %
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%, 2013. 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, 2013

De Soto Parish: 20.762 %De Soto Parish20.762Vernon Parish: 17.176 %Vernon Parish17.176Jefferson Parish: 15.272 %Jefferson Parish15.272Assumption Parish: 14.887 %Assumption Parish14.887Lincoln Parish: 14.827 %Lincoln Parish14.827St. Bernard Parish: 14.514 %St. Bernard Parish14.514St. Mary Parish: 14.42 %St. Mary Parish14.42West Carroll Parish: 14.099 %West Carroll Parish14.099Bossier Parish: 14.07 %Bossier Parish14.07Sabine Parish: 13.936 %Sabine Parish13.936Caddo Parish: 13.794 %Caddo Parish13.794Cameron Parish: 13.605 %Cameron Parish13.605Livingston Parish: 13.272 %Livingston Parish13.272Webster Parish: 13.191 %Webster Parish13.191Calcasieu Parish: 13.179 %Calcasieu Parish13.179Vermilion Parish: 13.061 %Vermilion Parish13.061Grant Parish: 13.018 %Grant Parish13.018Iberia Parish: 13.003 %Iberia Parish13.003Madison Parish: 12.866 %Madison Parish12.866Lafourche Parish: 12.859 %Lafourche Parish12.859St. Tammany Parish: 12.852 %St. Tammany Parish12.852East Carroll Parish: 12.613 %East Carroll Parish12.613Jefferson Davis Parish: 12.492 %Jefferson Davis Parish12.492St. John the Baptist Parish: 12.356 %St. John the Baptist Parish12.356Orleans Parish: 12.293 %Orleans Parish12.293Claiborne Parish: 12.282 %Claiborne Parish12.282Washington Parish: 12.219 %Washington Parish12.219Red River Parish: 12.213 %Red River Parish12.213Plaquemines Parish: 12.16 %Plaquemines Parish12.16St. Helena Parish: 11.923 %St. Helena Parish11.923Ascension Parish: 11.579 %Ascension Parish11.579Caldwell Parish: 11.535 %Caldwell Parish11.535St. Martin Parish: 11.434 %St. Martin Parish11.434Concordia Parish: 11.359 %Concordia Parish11.359Beauregard Parish: 11.358 %Beauregard Parish11.358Tangipahoa Parish: 11.09 %Tangipahoa Parish11.09Catahoula Parish: 11.023 %Catahoula Parish11.023Lafayette Parish: 10.799 %Lafayette Parish10.799Morehouse Parish: 10.39 %Morehouse Parish10.39West Baton Rouge Parish: 10.379 %West Baton Rouge Parish10.379De Soto Parish: 20.762 %De Soto Parish20.762Vernon Parish: 17.176 %Vernon Parish17.176Jefferson Parish: 15.272 %Jefferson Parish15.272Assumption Parish: 14.887 %Assumption Parish14.887Lincoln Parish: 14.827 %Lincoln Parish14.827St. Bernard Parish: 14.514 %St. Bernard Parish14.514St. Mary Parish: 14.42 %St. Mary Parish14.42West Carroll Parish: 14.099 %West Carroll Parish14.099Bossier Parish: 14.07 %Bossier Parish14.07Sabine Parish: 13.936 %Sabine Parish13.936Caddo Parish: 13.794 %Caddo Parish13.794Cameron Parish: 13.605 %Cameron Parish13.605Livingston Parish: 13.272 %Livingston Parish13.272Webster Parish: 13.191 %Webster Parish13.191Calcasieu Parish: 13.179 %Calcasieu Parish13.179Vermilion Parish: 13.061 %Vermilion Parish13.061Grant Parish: 13.018 %Grant Parish13.018Iberia Parish: 13.003 %Iberia Parish13.003Madison Parish: 12.866 %Madison Parish12.866Lafourche Parish: 12.859 %Lafourche Parish12.859St. Tammany Parish: 12.852 %St. Tammany Parish12.852East Carroll Parish: 12.613 %East Carroll Parish12.613Jefferson Davis Parish: 12.492 %Jefferson Davis Parish12.492St. John the Baptist Parish: 12.356 %St. John the Baptist Parish12.356Orleans Parish: 12.293 %Orleans Parish12.293Claiborne Parish: 12.282 %Claiborne Parish12.282Washington Parish: 12.219 %Washington Parish12.219Red River Parish: 12.213 %Red River Parish12.213Plaquemines Parish: 12.16 %Plaquemines Parish12.16St. Helena Parish: 11.923 %St. Helena Parish11.923Ascension Parish: 11.579 %Ascension Parish11.579Caldwell Parish: 11.535 %Caldwell Parish11.535St. Martin Parish: 11.434 %St. Martin Parish11.434Concordia Parish: 11.359 %Concordia Parish11.359Beauregard Parish: 11.358 %Beauregard Parish11.358Tangipahoa Parish: 11.09 %Tangipahoa Parish11.09Catahoula Parish: 11.023 %Catahoula Parish11.023Lafayette Parish: 10.799 %Lafayette Parish10.799Morehouse Parish: 10.39 %Morehouse Parish10.39West Baton Rouge Parish: 10.379 %West Baton Rouge Parish10.379
%. 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

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1De Soto Parish20.762+9.64 pts
2Vernon Parish17.176+2.65 pts
3Jefferson Parish15.272+4.03 pts
4Assumption Parish14.887+1.01 pts
5Lincoln Parish14.827+1.86 pts
6St. Bernard Parish14.514-7.46 pts
7St. Mary Parish14.42+1.73 pts
8West Carroll Parish14.099+3.94 pts
9Bossier Parish14.07+1.12 pts
10Sabine Parish13.936+1.76 pts
11Caddo Parish13.794+2.13 pts
12Cameron Parish13.605-2.6 pts
13Livingston Parish13.272+0.93 pts
14Webster Parish13.191+1.75 pts
15Calcasieu Parish13.179+1.99 pts
16Vermilion Parish13.061+1.96 pts
17Grant Parish13.018+1.58 pts
18Iberia Parish13.003+0.9 pts
19Madison Parish12.866+4.49 pts
20Lafourche Parish12.859-0.15 pts
21St. Tammany Parish12.852+0.81 pts
22East Carroll Parish12.613-19.32 pts
23Jefferson Davis Parish12.492+0.52 pts
24St. John the Baptist Parish12.356+1.73 pts
25Orleans Parish12.293+0.52 pts
26Claiborne Parish12.282-3.02 pts
27Washington Parish12.219+0.25 pts
28Red River Parish12.213-0.21 pts
29Plaquemines Parish12.16-3.24 pts
30St. Helena Parish11.923-5.69 pts
31Ascension Parish11.579+0.09 pts
32Caldwell Parish11.535-3.96 pts
33St. Martin Parish11.434-2.06 pts
34Concordia Parish11.359+0.96 pts
35Beauregard Parish11.358+0.49 pts
36Tangipahoa Parish11.09-2.48 pts
37Catahoula Parish11.023-8.65 pts
38Lafayette Parish10.799-3.08 pts
39Morehouse Parish10.39-3.22 pts
40West Baton Rouge Parish10.379-2.72 pts
41Pointe Coupee Parish10.374-0.52 pts
42East Baton Rouge Parish9.783-1.75 pts
43Bienville Parish9.766+0.17 pts
44Terrebonne Parish9.737-1.09 pts
45Jackson Parish9.674-3.84 pts
46Allen Parish9.54-12.43 pts
47Avoyelles Parish9.537-3.81 pts
48Franklin Parish9.435-4.8 pts
49Ouachita Parish9.41-4.77 pts
50Natchitoches Parish9.141-2.47 pts
51Evangeline Parish8.995-2.47 pts
52Rapides Parish8.91-3.03 pts
53Tensas Parish8.442-1.37 pts
54Union Parish8.411-2.8 pts
55Richland Parish8.393-1.78 pts
56St. Landry Parish8.139-3.04 pts
57St. Charles Parish7.921-2.11 pts
58Acadia Parish7.415-2.34 pts
59Iberville Parish7.159-4.13 pts
60LaSalle Parish6.775-1.17 pts
61East Feliciana Parish6.088-19.24 pts
62Winn Parish6.033-6.05 pts
63West Feliciana Parish5.698-3.91 pts
64St. James Parish5.068-14.39 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.

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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, 2013) [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, 2013. 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=2013. 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, 2013. 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=2013.

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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, 2013 [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=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

De Soto Parish, with 20.762% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

St. James Parish, with 5.068% in 2013.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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.

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