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Counties in Louisiana by job destruction rate

Sabine Parish had the highest job destruction rate of 64 counties in 2018, at 25.659%. West Feliciana Parish had the lowest, at 6.663%. The median was 11.756% and the figure for Louisiana was 11.962%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest25.659Sabine Parish
Lowest6.663West Feliciana Parish
Median11.75664 counties
Louisiana11.962History

Map of counties, 2018

Acadia Parish: 9.103 %Allen Parish: 7.564 %Ascension Parish: 16.368 %Assumption Parish: 19.127 %Avoyelles Parish: 13.49 %Beauregard Parish: 13.07 %Bienville Parish: 24.905 %Bossier Parish: 13.728 %Caddo Parish: 10.895 %Calcasieu Parish: 10.615 %Caldwell Parish: 10.273 %Cameron Parish: 12.145 %Catahoula Parish: 8.178 %Claiborne Parish: 7.029 %Concordia Parish: 10.853 %De Soto Parish: 10.21 %East Baton Rouge Parish: 11.864 %East Carroll Parish: 7.6 %East Feliciana Parish: 6.991 %Evangeline Parish: 15.112 %Franklin Parish: 13.804 %Grant Parish: 10.021 %Iberia Parish: 15.161 %Iberville Parish: 11.557 %Jackson Parish: 9.467 %Jefferson Parish: 12.394 %Jefferson Davis Parish: 10.046 %Lafayette Parish: 11.199 %Lafourche Parish: 13.212 %LaSalle Parish: 6.955 %Lincoln Parish: 10.292 %Livingston Parish: 13.995 %Madison Parish: 7.311 %Morehouse Parish: 13.538 %Natchitoches Parish: 9.08 %Orleans Parish: 11.283 %Ouachita Parish: 12.557 %Plaquemines Parish: 14.275 %Pointe Coupee Parish: 20.052 %Rapides Parish: 10.792 %Red River Parish: 7.349 %Richland Parish: 7.118 %Sabine Parish: 25.659 %St. Bernard Parish: 13.836 %St. Charles Parish: 9.215 %St. Helena Parish: 13.986 %St. James Parish: 9.262 %St. John the Baptist Parish: 10.564 %St. Landry Parish: 7.673 %St. Martin Parish: 11.648 %St. Mary Parish: 12.145 %St. Tammany Parish: 12.288 %Tangipahoa Parish: 13.914 %Tensas Parish: 15.885 %Terrebonne Parish: 12.677 %Union Parish: 7.496 %Vermilion Parish: 14.747 %Vernon Parish: 14.312 %Washington Parish: 13.269 %Webster Parish: 12.15 %West Baton Rouge Parish: 18.041 %West Carroll Parish: 12.185 %West Feliciana Parish: 6.663 %Winn Parish: 8.498 %
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%, 2018. 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, 2018

Sabine Parish: 25.659 %Sabine Parish25.659Bienville Parish: 24.905 %Bienville Parish24.905Pointe Coupee Parish: 20.052 %Pointe Coupee Parish20.052Assumption Parish: 19.127 %Assumption Parish19.127West Baton Rouge Parish: 18.041 %West Baton Rouge Parish18.041Ascension Parish: 16.368 %Ascension Parish16.368Tensas Parish: 15.885 %Tensas Parish15.885Iberia Parish: 15.161 %Iberia Parish15.161Evangeline Parish: 15.112 %Evangeline Parish15.112Vermilion Parish: 14.747 %Vermilion Parish14.747Vernon Parish: 14.312 %Vernon Parish14.312Plaquemines Parish: 14.275 %Plaquemines Parish14.275Livingston Parish: 13.995 %Livingston Parish13.995St. Helena Parish: 13.986 %St. Helena Parish13.986Tangipahoa Parish: 13.914 %Tangipahoa Parish13.914St. Bernard Parish: 13.836 %St. Bernard Parish13.836Franklin Parish: 13.804 %Franklin Parish13.804Bossier Parish: 13.728 %Bossier Parish13.728Morehouse Parish: 13.538 %Morehouse Parish13.538Avoyelles Parish: 13.49 %Avoyelles Parish13.49Washington Parish: 13.269 %Washington Parish13.269Lafourche Parish: 13.212 %Lafourche Parish13.212Beauregard Parish: 13.07 %Beauregard Parish13.07Terrebonne Parish: 12.677 %Terrebonne Parish12.677Ouachita Parish: 12.557 %Ouachita Parish12.557Jefferson Parish: 12.394 %Jefferson Parish12.394St. Tammany Parish: 12.288 %St. Tammany Parish12.288West Carroll Parish: 12.185 %West Carroll Parish12.185Webster Parish: 12.15 %Webster Parish12.15Cameron Parish: 12.145 %Cameron Parish12.145St. Mary Parish: 12.145 %St. Mary Parish12.145East Baton Rouge Parish: 11.864 %East Baton Rouge Parish11.864St. Martin Parish: 11.648 %St. Martin Parish11.648Iberville Parish: 11.557 %Iberville Parish11.557Orleans Parish: 11.283 %Orleans Parish11.283Lafayette Parish: 11.199 %Lafayette Parish11.199Caddo Parish: 10.895 %Caddo Parish10.895Concordia Parish: 10.853 %Concordia Parish10.853Rapides Parish: 10.792 %Rapides Parish10.792Calcasieu Parish: 10.615 %Calcasieu Parish10.615Sabine Parish: 25.659 %Sabine Parish25.659Bienville Parish: 24.905 %Bienville Parish24.905Pointe Coupee Parish: 20.052 %Pointe Coupee Parish20.052Assumption Parish: 19.127 %Assumption Parish19.127West Baton Rouge Parish: 18.041 %West Baton Rouge Parish18.041Ascension Parish: 16.368 %Ascension Parish16.368Tensas Parish: 15.885 %Tensas Parish15.885Iberia Parish: 15.161 %Iberia Parish15.161Evangeline Parish: 15.112 %Evangeline Parish15.112Vermilion Parish: 14.747 %Vermilion Parish14.747Vernon Parish: 14.312 %Vernon Parish14.312Plaquemines Parish: 14.275 %Plaquemines Parish14.275Livingston Parish: 13.995 %Livingston Parish13.995St. Helena Parish: 13.986 %St. Helena Parish13.986Tangipahoa Parish: 13.914 %Tangipahoa Parish13.914St. Bernard Parish: 13.836 %St. Bernard Parish13.836Franklin Parish: 13.804 %Franklin Parish13.804Bossier Parish: 13.728 %Bossier Parish13.728Morehouse Parish: 13.538 %Morehouse Parish13.538Avoyelles Parish: 13.49 %Avoyelles Parish13.49Washington Parish: 13.269 %Washington Parish13.269Lafourche Parish: 13.212 %Lafourche Parish13.212Beauregard Parish: 13.07 %Beauregard Parish13.07Terrebonne Parish: 12.677 %Terrebonne Parish12.677Ouachita Parish: 12.557 %Ouachita Parish12.557Jefferson Parish: 12.394 %Jefferson Parish12.394St. Tammany Parish: 12.288 %St. Tammany Parish12.288West Carroll Parish: 12.185 %West Carroll Parish12.185Webster Parish: 12.15 %Webster Parish12.15Cameron Parish: 12.145 %Cameron Parish12.145St. Mary Parish: 12.145 %St. Mary Parish12.145East Baton Rouge Parish: 11.864 %East Baton Rouge Parish11.864St. Martin Parish: 11.648 %St. Martin Parish11.648Iberville Parish: 11.557 %Iberville Parish11.557Orleans Parish: 11.283 %Orleans Parish11.283Lafayette Parish: 11.199 %Lafayette Parish11.199Caddo Parish: 10.895 %Caddo Parish10.895Concordia Parish: 10.853 %Concordia Parish10.853Rapides Parish: 10.792 %Rapides Parish10.792Calcasieu Parish: 10.615 %Calcasieu Parish10.615
%. 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Sabine Parish25.659+11.03 pts
2Bienville Parish24.905+12.09 pts
3Pointe Coupee Parish20.052+8.13 pts
4Assumption Parish19.127+0.53 pts
5West Baton Rouge Parish18.041+9.31 pts
6Ascension Parish16.368+4.45 pts
7Tensas Parish15.885+2.47 pts
8Iberia Parish15.161-2.44 pts
9Evangeline Parish15.112+5.91 pts
10Vermilion Parish14.747-0.71 pts
11Vernon Parish14.312-2.17 pts
12Plaquemines Parish14.275-7.52 pts
13Livingston Parish13.995-1.11 pts
14St. Helena Parish13.986+6.14 pts
15Tangipahoa Parish13.914+2.07 pts
16St. Bernard Parish13.836+0.55 pts
17Franklin Parish13.804+2.48 pts
18Bossier Parish13.728-0.02 pts
19Morehouse Parish13.538+2.84 pts
20Avoyelles Parish13.49+1.83 pts
21Washington Parish13.269+3.56 pts
22Lafourche Parish13.212-0.96 pts
23Beauregard Parish13.07-0.11 pts
24Terrebonne Parish12.677-5.78 pts
25Ouachita Parish12.557-1.18 pts
26Jefferson Parish12.394-3.01 pts
27St. Tammany Parish12.288-2.79 pts
28West Carroll Parish12.185-3.18 pts
29Webster Parish12.15+2.06 pts
30Cameron Parish12.145-4.15 pts
30St. Mary Parish12.145-4.17 pts
32East Baton Rouge Parish11.864-0.26 pts
33St. Martin Parish11.648-2.15 pts
34Iberville Parish11.557-3.01 pts
35Orleans Parish11.283-1.38 pts
36Lafayette Parish11.199-2.19 pts
37Caddo Parish10.895-2.72 pts
38Concordia Parish10.853-4.06 pts
39Rapides Parish10.792-3.6 pts
40Calcasieu Parish10.615-0.5 pts
41St. John the Baptist Parish10.564+0.09 pts
42Lincoln Parish10.292-2.62 pts
43Caldwell Parish10.273-5.02 pts
44De Soto Parish10.21-9.07 pts
45Jefferson Davis Parish10.046-7.28 pts
46Grant Parish10.021+1.02 pts
47Jackson Parish9.467+0.49 pts
48St. James Parish9.262-5.57 pts
49St. Charles Parish9.215-2.34 pts
50Acadia Parish9.103-1.09 pts
51Natchitoches Parish9.08-3.52 pts
52Winn Parish8.498-9.11 pts
53Catahoula Parish8.178-0.75 pts
54St. Landry Parish7.673-3.17 pts
55East Carroll Parish7.6-7.78 pts
56Allen Parish7.564-4.27 pts
57Union Parish7.496-3.87 pts
58Red River Parish7.349-3.66 pts
59Madison Parish7.311-6.1 pts
60Richland Parish7.118-4.49 pts
61Claiborne Parish7.029-8.81 pts
62East Feliciana Parish6.991-2.85 pts
63LaSalle Parish6.955-8.82 pts
64West Feliciana Parish6.663-0.98 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Sabine Parish, with 25.659% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

West Feliciana Parish, with 6.663% in 2018.

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