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Counties in Louisiana by job destruction rate

De Soto Parish had the highest job destruction rate of 64 counties in 2015, at 22.35%. East Carroll Parish had the lowest, at 5.367%. The median was 10.889% and the figure for Louisiana was 12.55%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest22.35De Soto Parish
Lowest5.367East Carroll Parish
Median10.88964 counties
Louisiana12.55History

Map of counties, 2015

Acadia Parish: 16.067 %Allen Parish: 13.52 %Ascension Parish: 10.47 %Assumption Parish: 9.064 %Avoyelles Parish: 14.019 %Beauregard Parish: 7.59 %Bienville Parish: 12.618 %Bossier Parish: 11.174 %Caddo Parish: 13.63 %Calcasieu Parish: 9.356 %Caldwell Parish: 10.959 %Cameron Parish: 16.05 %Catahoula Parish: 20.422 %Claiborne Parish: 12.851 %Concordia Parish: 11.686 %De Soto Parish: 22.35 %East Baton Rouge Parish: 17.221 %East Carroll Parish: 5.367 %East Feliciana Parish: 9.632 %Evangeline Parish: 15.739 %Franklin Parish: 10.819 %Grant Parish: 9.004 %Iberia Parish: 20.594 %Iberville Parish: 9.996 %Jackson Parish: 7.422 %Jefferson Parish: 11.169 %Jefferson Davis Parish: 10.236 %Lafayette Parish: 11.956 %Lafourche Parish: 12.806 %LaSalle Parish: 12.531 %Lincoln Parish: 9.002 %Livingston Parish: 9.483 %Madison Parish: 9.935 %Morehouse Parish: 8.947 %Natchitoches Parish: 8.021 %Orleans Parish: 11.728 %Ouachita Parish: 13.06 %Plaquemines Parish: 11.446 %Pointe Coupee Parish: 9.061 %Rapides Parish: 11.87 %Red River Parish: 7.108 %Richland Parish: 9.823 %Sabine Parish: 10.333 %St. Bernard Parish: 11.305 %St. Charles Parish: 8.21 %St. Helena Parish: 5.519 %St. James Parish: 7.149 %St. John the Baptist Parish: 9.234 %St. Landry Parish: 10.816 %St. Martin Parish: 11.444 %St. Mary Parish: 11.728 %St. Tammany Parish: 11.45 %Tangipahoa Parish: 10.388 %Tensas Parish: 13.548 %Terrebonne Parish: 14.136 %Union Parish: 13.64 %Vermilion Parish: 10.643 %Vernon Parish: 17.009 %Washington Parish: 10.774 %Webster Parish: 9.405 %West Baton Rouge Parish: 9.283 %West Carroll Parish: 9.054 %West Feliciana Parish: 6.008 %Winn Parish: 14.469 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

De Soto Parish: 22.35 %De Soto Parish22.35Iberia Parish: 20.594 %Iberia Parish20.594Catahoula Parish: 20.422 %Catahoula Parish20.422East Baton Rouge Parish: 17.221 %East Baton Rouge Parish17.221Vernon Parish: 17.009 %Vernon Parish17.009Acadia Parish: 16.067 %Acadia Parish16.067Cameron Parish: 16.05 %Cameron Parish16.05Evangeline Parish: 15.739 %Evangeline Parish15.739Winn Parish: 14.469 %Winn Parish14.469Terrebonne Parish: 14.136 %Terrebonne Parish14.136Avoyelles Parish: 14.019 %Avoyelles Parish14.019Union Parish: 13.64 %Union Parish13.64Caddo Parish: 13.63 %Caddo Parish13.63Tensas Parish: 13.548 %Tensas Parish13.548Allen Parish: 13.52 %Allen Parish13.52Ouachita Parish: 13.06 %Ouachita Parish13.06Claiborne Parish: 12.851 %Claiborne Parish12.851Lafourche Parish: 12.806 %Lafourche Parish12.806Bienville Parish: 12.618 %Bienville Parish12.618LaSalle Parish: 12.531 %LaSalle Parish12.531Lafayette Parish: 11.956 %Lafayette Parish11.956Rapides Parish: 11.87 %Rapides Parish11.87Orleans Parish: 11.728 %Orleans Parish11.728St. Mary Parish: 11.728 %St. Mary Parish11.728Concordia Parish: 11.686 %Concordia Parish11.686St. Tammany Parish: 11.45 %St. Tammany Parish11.45Plaquemines Parish: 11.446 %Plaquemines Parish11.446St. Martin Parish: 11.444 %St. Martin Parish11.444St. Bernard Parish: 11.305 %St. Bernard Parish11.305Bossier Parish: 11.174 %Bossier Parish11.174Jefferson Parish: 11.169 %Jefferson Parish11.169Caldwell Parish: 10.959 %Caldwell Parish10.959Franklin Parish: 10.819 %Franklin Parish10.819St. Landry Parish: 10.816 %St. Landry Parish10.816Washington Parish: 10.774 %Washington Parish10.774Vermilion Parish: 10.643 %Vermilion Parish10.643Ascension Parish: 10.47 %Ascension Parish10.47Tangipahoa Parish: 10.388 %Tangipahoa Parish10.388Sabine Parish: 10.333 %Sabine Parish10.333Jefferson Davis Parish: 10.236 %Jefferson Davis Parish10.236De Soto Parish: 22.35 %De Soto Parish22.35Iberia Parish: 20.594 %Iberia Parish20.594Catahoula Parish: 20.422 %Catahoula Parish20.422East Baton Rouge Parish: 17.221 %East Baton Rouge Parish17.221Vernon Parish: 17.009 %Vernon Parish17.009Acadia Parish: 16.067 %Acadia Parish16.067Cameron Parish: 16.05 %Cameron Parish16.05Evangeline Parish: 15.739 %Evangeline Parish15.739Winn Parish: 14.469 %Winn Parish14.469Terrebonne Parish: 14.136 %Terrebonne Parish14.136Avoyelles Parish: 14.019 %Avoyelles Parish14.019Union Parish: 13.64 %Union Parish13.64Caddo Parish: 13.63 %Caddo Parish13.63Tensas Parish: 13.548 %Tensas Parish13.548Allen Parish: 13.52 %Allen Parish13.52Ouachita Parish: 13.06 %Ouachita Parish13.06Claiborne Parish: 12.851 %Claiborne Parish12.851Lafourche Parish: 12.806 %Lafourche Parish12.806Bienville Parish: 12.618 %Bienville Parish12.618LaSalle Parish: 12.531 %LaSalle Parish12.531Lafayette Parish: 11.956 %Lafayette Parish11.956Rapides Parish: 11.87 %Rapides Parish11.87Orleans Parish: 11.728 %Orleans Parish11.728St. Mary Parish: 11.728 %St. Mary Parish11.728Concordia Parish: 11.686 %Concordia Parish11.686St. Tammany Parish: 11.45 %St. Tammany Parish11.45Plaquemines Parish: 11.446 %Plaquemines Parish11.446St. Martin Parish: 11.444 %St. Martin Parish11.444St. Bernard Parish: 11.305 %St. Bernard Parish11.305Bossier Parish: 11.174 %Bossier Parish11.174Jefferson Parish: 11.169 %Jefferson Parish11.169Caldwell Parish: 10.959 %Caldwell Parish10.959Franklin Parish: 10.819 %Franklin Parish10.819St. Landry Parish: 10.816 %St. Landry Parish10.816Washington Parish: 10.774 %Washington Parish10.774Vermilion Parish: 10.643 %Vermilion Parish10.643Ascension Parish: 10.47 %Ascension Parish10.47Tangipahoa Parish: 10.388 %Tangipahoa Parish10.388Sabine Parish: 10.333 %Sabine Parish10.333Jefferson Davis Parish: 10.236 %Jefferson Davis Parish10.236
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1De Soto Parish22.35+12.17 pts
2Iberia Parish20.594+8.03 pts
3Catahoula Parish20.422+8.13 pts
4East Baton Rouge Parish17.221+6.29 pts
5Vernon Parish17.009+2.42 pts
6Acadia Parish16.067+1.37 pts
7Cameron Parish16.05-10.29 pts
8Evangeline Parish15.739+9.06 pts
9Winn Parish14.469+2.61 pts
10Terrebonne Parish14.136+3.58 pts
11Avoyelles Parish14.019+5 pts
12Union Parish13.64+4.54 pts
13Caddo Parish13.63+1.61 pts
14Tensas Parish13.548+3.06 pts
15Allen Parish13.52+4.26 pts
16Ouachita Parish13.06+1.29 pts
17Claiborne Parish12.851+2.93 pts
18Lafourche Parish12.806-0.25 pts
19Bienville Parish12.618+4.58 pts
20LaSalle Parish12.531+4.56 pts
21Lafayette Parish11.956+0.72 pts
22Rapides Parish11.87+1.26 pts
23Orleans Parish11.728+1.72 pts
23St. Mary Parish11.728-0.82 pts
25Concordia Parish11.686-0.16 pts
26St. Tammany Parish11.45-1.29 pts
27Plaquemines Parish11.446+2.22 pts
28St. Martin Parish11.444-1.56 pts
29St. Bernard Parish11.305+1.91 pts
30Bossier Parish11.174-1.1 pts
31Jefferson Parish11.169+0.1 pts
32Caldwell Parish10.959+3.49 pts
33Franklin Parish10.819-1.14 pts
34St. Landry Parish10.816+0.94 pts
35Washington Parish10.774+1.99 pts
36Vermilion Parish10.643-1.38 pts
37Ascension Parish10.47+1.3 pts
38Tangipahoa Parish10.388-1.88 pts
39Sabine Parish10.333-4.3 pts
40Jefferson Davis Parish10.236-0.52 pts
41Iberville Parish9.996+0.07 pts
42Madison Parish9.935+3.59 pts
43Richland Parish9.823-2.86 pts
44East Feliciana Parish9.632+3.63 pts
45Livingston Parish9.483-0.65 pts
46Webster Parish9.405-0.4 pts
47Calcasieu Parish9.356-0.09 pts
48West Baton Rouge Parish9.283-2.25 pts
49St. John the Baptist Parish9.234-2.76 pts
50Assumption Parish9.064+2.33 pts
51Pointe Coupee Parish9.061-1.32 pts
52West Carroll Parish9.054-3.69 pts
53Grant Parish9.004-5.35 pts
54Lincoln Parish9.002-4.17 pts
55Morehouse Parish8.947-0.75 pts
56St. Charles Parish8.21-6.35 pts
57Natchitoches Parish8.021-2.13 pts
58Beauregard Parish7.59-3.88 pts
59Jackson Parish7.422-1.84 pts
60St. James Parish7.149-0.16 pts
61Red River Parish7.108-2.15 pts
62West Feliciana Parish6.008-2.1 pts
63St. Helena Parish5.519+0.26 pts
64East Carroll Parish5.367-15.99 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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

De Soto Parish, with 22.35% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

East Carroll Parish, with 5.367% in 2015.

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