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Counties in Louisiana by job destruction rate

Cameron Parish had the highest job destruction rate of 64 counties in 2014, at 26.344%. St. Helena Parish had the lowest, at 5.258%. The median was 10.584% and the figure for Louisiana was 11.03%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest26.344Cameron Parish
Lowest5.258St. Helena Parish
Median10.58464 counties
Louisiana11.03History

Map of counties, 2014

Acadia Parish: 14.695 %Allen Parish: 9.256 %Ascension Parish: 9.173 %Assumption Parish: 6.73 %Avoyelles Parish: 9.024 %Beauregard Parish: 11.473 %Bienville Parish: 8.043 %Bossier Parish: 12.275 %Caddo Parish: 12.023 %Calcasieu Parish: 9.448 %Caldwell Parish: 7.468 %Cameron Parish: 26.344 %Catahoula Parish: 12.289 %Claiborne Parish: 9.918 %Concordia Parish: 11.85 %De Soto Parish: 10.177 %East Baton Rouge Parish: 10.926 %East Carroll Parish: 21.36 %East Feliciana Parish: 6.002 %Evangeline Parish: 6.682 %Franklin Parish: 11.96 %Grant Parish: 14.354 %Iberia Parish: 12.567 %Iberville Parish: 9.925 %Jackson Parish: 9.263 %Jefferson Parish: 11.072 %Jefferson Davis Parish: 10.761 %Lafayette Parish: 11.233 %Lafourche Parish: 13.055 %LaSalle Parish: 7.975 %Lincoln Parish: 13.17 %Livingston Parish: 10.129 %Madison Parish: 6.35 %Morehouse Parish: 9.7 %Natchitoches Parish: 10.156 %Orleans Parish: 10.007 %Ouachita Parish: 11.77 %Plaquemines Parish: 9.23 %Pointe Coupee Parish: 10.38 %Rapides Parish: 10.61 %Red River Parish: 9.261 %Richland Parish: 12.679 %Sabine Parish: 14.636 %St. Bernard Parish: 9.39 %St. Charles Parish: 14.558 %St. Helena Parish: 5.258 %St. James Parish: 7.311 %St. John the Baptist Parish: 11.993 %St. Landry Parish: 9.873 %St. Martin Parish: 13.009 %St. Mary Parish: 12.546 %St. Tammany Parish: 12.738 %Tangipahoa Parish: 12.271 %Tensas Parish: 10.492 %Terrebonne Parish: 10.559 %Union Parish: 9.099 %Vermilion Parish: 12.018 %Vernon Parish: 14.588 %Washington Parish: 8.78 %Webster Parish: 9.802 %West Baton Rouge Parish: 11.528 %West Carroll Parish: 12.744 %West Feliciana Parish: 8.113 %Winn Parish: 11.86 %
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%, 2014. 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, 2014

Cameron Parish: 26.344 %Cameron Parish26.344East Carroll Parish: 21.36 %East Carroll Parish21.36Acadia Parish: 14.695 %Acadia Parish14.695Sabine Parish: 14.636 %Sabine Parish14.636Vernon Parish: 14.588 %Vernon Parish14.588St. Charles Parish: 14.558 %St. Charles Parish14.558Grant Parish: 14.354 %Grant Parish14.354Lincoln Parish: 13.17 %Lincoln Parish13.17Lafourche Parish: 13.055 %Lafourche Parish13.055St. Martin Parish: 13.009 %St. Martin Parish13.009West Carroll Parish: 12.744 %West Carroll Parish12.744St. Tammany Parish: 12.738 %St. Tammany Parish12.738Richland Parish: 12.679 %Richland Parish12.679Iberia Parish: 12.567 %Iberia Parish12.567St. Mary Parish: 12.546 %St. Mary Parish12.546Catahoula Parish: 12.289 %Catahoula Parish12.289Bossier Parish: 12.275 %Bossier Parish12.275Tangipahoa Parish: 12.271 %Tangipahoa Parish12.271Caddo Parish: 12.023 %Caddo Parish12.023Vermilion Parish: 12.018 %Vermilion Parish12.018St. John the Baptist Parish: 11.993 %St. John the Baptist Parish11.993Franklin Parish: 11.96 %Franklin Parish11.96Winn Parish: 11.86 %Winn Parish11.86Concordia Parish: 11.85 %Concordia Parish11.85Ouachita Parish: 11.77 %Ouachita Parish11.77West Baton Rouge Parish: 11.528 %West Baton Rouge Parish11.528Beauregard Parish: 11.473 %Beauregard Parish11.473Lafayette Parish: 11.233 %Lafayette Parish11.233Jefferson Parish: 11.072 %Jefferson Parish11.072East Baton Rouge Parish: 10.926 %East Baton Rouge Parish10.926Jefferson Davis Parish: 10.761 %Jefferson Davis Parish10.761Rapides Parish: 10.61 %Rapides Parish10.61Terrebonne Parish: 10.559 %Terrebonne Parish10.559Tensas Parish: 10.492 %Tensas Parish10.492Pointe Coupee Parish: 10.38 %Pointe Coupee Parish10.38De Soto Parish: 10.177 %De Soto Parish10.177Natchitoches Parish: 10.156 %Natchitoches Parish10.156Livingston Parish: 10.129 %Livingston Parish10.129Orleans Parish: 10.007 %Orleans Parish10.007Iberville Parish: 9.925 %Iberville Parish9.925Cameron Parish: 26.344 %Cameron Parish26.344East Carroll Parish: 21.36 %East Carroll Parish21.36Acadia Parish: 14.695 %Acadia Parish14.695Sabine Parish: 14.636 %Sabine Parish14.636Vernon Parish: 14.588 %Vernon Parish14.588St. Charles Parish: 14.558 %St. Charles Parish14.558Grant Parish: 14.354 %Grant Parish14.354Lincoln Parish: 13.17 %Lincoln Parish13.17Lafourche Parish: 13.055 %Lafourche Parish13.055St. Martin Parish: 13.009 %St. Martin Parish13.009West Carroll Parish: 12.744 %West Carroll Parish12.744St. Tammany Parish: 12.738 %St. Tammany Parish12.738Richland Parish: 12.679 %Richland Parish12.679Iberia Parish: 12.567 %Iberia Parish12.567St. Mary Parish: 12.546 %St. Mary Parish12.546Catahoula Parish: 12.289 %Catahoula Parish12.289Bossier Parish: 12.275 %Bossier Parish12.275Tangipahoa Parish: 12.271 %Tangipahoa Parish12.271Caddo Parish: 12.023 %Caddo Parish12.023Vermilion Parish: 12.018 %Vermilion Parish12.018St. John the Baptist Parish: 11.993 %St. John the Baptist Parish11.993Franklin Parish: 11.96 %Franklin Parish11.96Winn Parish: 11.86 %Winn Parish11.86Concordia Parish: 11.85 %Concordia Parish11.85Ouachita Parish: 11.77 %Ouachita Parish11.77West Baton Rouge Parish: 11.528 %West Baton Rouge Parish11.528Beauregard Parish: 11.473 %Beauregard Parish11.473Lafayette Parish: 11.233 %Lafayette Parish11.233Jefferson Parish: 11.072 %Jefferson Parish11.072East Baton Rouge Parish: 10.926 %East Baton Rouge Parish10.926Jefferson Davis Parish: 10.761 %Jefferson Davis Parish10.761Rapides Parish: 10.61 %Rapides Parish10.61Terrebonne Parish: 10.559 %Terrebonne Parish10.559Tensas Parish: 10.492 %Tensas Parish10.492Pointe Coupee Parish: 10.38 %Pointe Coupee Parish10.38De Soto Parish: 10.177 %De Soto Parish10.177Natchitoches Parish: 10.156 %Natchitoches Parish10.156Livingston Parish: 10.129 %Livingston Parish10.129Orleans Parish: 10.007 %Orleans Parish10.007Iberville Parish: 9.925 %Iberville Parish9.925
%. 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

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Cameron Parish26.344+12.74 pts
2East Carroll Parish21.36+8.75 pts
3Acadia Parish14.695+7.28 pts
4Sabine Parish14.636+0.7 pts
5Vernon Parish14.588-2.59 pts
6St. Charles Parish14.558+6.64 pts
7Grant Parish14.354+1.34 pts
8Lincoln Parish13.17-1.66 pts
9Lafourche Parish13.055+0.2 pts
10St. Martin Parish13.009+1.58 pts
11West Carroll Parish12.744-1.36 pts
12St. Tammany Parish12.738-0.11 pts
13Richland Parish12.679+4.29 pts
14Iberia Parish12.567-0.44 pts
15St. Mary Parish12.546-1.87 pts
16Catahoula Parish12.289+1.27 pts
17Bossier Parish12.275-1.79 pts
18Tangipahoa Parish12.271+1.18 pts
19Caddo Parish12.023-1.77 pts
20Vermilion Parish12.018-1.04 pts
21St. John the Baptist Parish11.993-0.36 pts
22Franklin Parish11.96+2.53 pts
23Winn Parish11.86+5.83 pts
24Concordia Parish11.85+0.49 pts
25Ouachita Parish11.77+2.36 pts
26West Baton Rouge Parish11.528+1.15 pts
27Beauregard Parish11.473+0.12 pts
28Lafayette Parish11.233+0.43 pts
29Jefferson Parish11.072-4.2 pts
30East Baton Rouge Parish10.926+1.14 pts
31Jefferson Davis Parish10.761-1.73 pts
32Rapides Parish10.61+1.7 pts
33Terrebonne Parish10.559+0.82 pts
34Tensas Parish10.492+2.05 pts
35Pointe Coupee Parish10.38+0.01 pts
36De Soto Parish10.177-10.59 pts
37Natchitoches Parish10.156+1.02 pts
38Livingston Parish10.129-3.14 pts
39Orleans Parish10.007-2.29 pts
40Iberville Parish9.925+2.77 pts
41Claiborne Parish9.918-2.36 pts
42St. Landry Parish9.873+1.73 pts
43Webster Parish9.802-3.39 pts
44Morehouse Parish9.7-0.69 pts
45Calcasieu Parish9.448-3.73 pts
46St. Bernard Parish9.39-5.12 pts
47Jackson Parish9.263-0.41 pts
48Red River Parish9.261-2.95 pts
49Allen Parish9.256-0.28 pts
50Plaquemines Parish9.23-2.93 pts
51Ascension Parish9.173-2.41 pts
52Union Parish9.099+0.69 pts
53Avoyelles Parish9.024-0.51 pts
54Washington Parish8.78-3.44 pts
55West Feliciana Parish8.113+2.41 pts
56Bienville Parish8.043-1.72 pts
57LaSalle Parish7.975+1.2 pts
58Caldwell Parish7.468-4.07 pts
59St. James Parish7.311+2.24 pts
60Assumption Parish6.73-8.16 pts
61Evangeline Parish6.682-2.31 pts
62Madison Parish6.35-6.52 pts
63East Feliciana Parish6.002-0.09 pts
64St. Helena Parish5.258-6.67 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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

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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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Cameron Parish, with 26.344% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

St. Helena Parish, with 5.258% in 2014.

Where does this ranking come from?

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