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Counties in Louisiana by job destruction rate

Tensas Parish had the highest job destruction rate of 64 counties in 2020, at 17.155%. West Feliciana Parish had the lowest, at 5.825%. The median was 11.346% and the figure for Louisiana was 11.8%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest17.155Tensas Parish
Lowest5.825West Feliciana Parish
Median11.34664 counties
Louisiana11.8History

Map of counties, 2020

Acadia Parish: 13.908 %Allen Parish: 7.46 %Ascension Parish: 13.1 %Assumption Parish: 15.776 %Avoyelles Parish: 11.778 %Beauregard Parish: 9.645 %Bienville Parish: 10.063 %Bossier Parish: 12.162 %Caddo Parish: 13.467 %Calcasieu Parish: 11.506 %Caldwell Parish: 11.726 %Cameron Parish: 11.021 %Catahoula Parish: 7.183 %Claiborne Parish: 13.023 %Concordia Parish: 15.934 %De Soto Parish: 11.311 %East Baton Rouge Parish: 11.352 %East Carroll Parish: 8.275 %East Feliciana Parish: 9.013 %Evangeline Parish: 9.685 %Franklin Parish: 11.776 %Grant Parish: 7.006 %Iberia Parish: 14.646 %Iberville Parish: 12.635 %Jackson Parish: 10.534 %Jefferson Parish: 12.629 %Jefferson Davis Parish: 12.852 %Lafayette Parish: 12.987 %Lafourche Parish: 11.998 %LaSalle Parish: 7.676 %Lincoln Parish: 12.101 %Livingston Parish: 8.665 %Madison Parish: 11.99 %Morehouse Parish: 9.126 %Natchitoches Parish: 9.604 %Orleans Parish: 9.569 %Ouachita Parish: 12.476 %Plaquemines Parish: 11.756 %Pointe Coupee Parish: 14.748 %Rapides Parish: 9.863 %Red River Parish: 9.448 %Richland Parish: 9.746 %Sabine Parish: 13.079 %St. Bernard Parish: 9.702 %St. Charles Parish: 10.514 %St. Helena Parish: 6.077 %St. James Parish: 7.536 %St. John the Baptist Parish: 11.502 %St. Landry Parish: 9.956 %St. Martin Parish: 9.376 %St. Mary Parish: 8.657 %St. Tammany Parish: 12.784 %Tangipahoa Parish: 10.069 %Tensas Parish: 17.155 %Terrebonne Parish: 14.387 %Union Parish: 11.341 %Vermilion Parish: 9.95 %Vernon Parish: 8.948 %Washington Parish: 15.545 %Webster Parish: 11.403 %West Baton Rouge Parish: 15.168 %West Carroll Parish: 7.347 %West Feliciana Parish: 5.825 %Winn Parish: 12.081 %
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%, 2020. 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, 2020

Tensas Parish: 17.155 %Tensas Parish17.155Concordia Parish: 15.934 %Concordia Parish15.934Assumption Parish: 15.776 %Assumption Parish15.776Washington Parish: 15.545 %Washington Parish15.545West Baton Rouge Parish: 15.168 %West Baton Rouge Parish15.168Pointe Coupee Parish: 14.748 %Pointe Coupee Parish14.748Iberia Parish: 14.646 %Iberia Parish14.646Terrebonne Parish: 14.387 %Terrebonne Parish14.387Acadia Parish: 13.908 %Acadia Parish13.908Caddo Parish: 13.467 %Caddo Parish13.467Ascension Parish: 13.1 %Ascension Parish13.1Sabine Parish: 13.079 %Sabine Parish13.079Claiborne Parish: 13.023 %Claiborne Parish13.023Lafayette Parish: 12.987 %Lafayette Parish12.987Jefferson Davis Parish: 12.852 %Jefferson Davis Parish12.852St. Tammany Parish: 12.784 %St. Tammany Parish12.784Iberville Parish: 12.635 %Iberville Parish12.635Jefferson Parish: 12.629 %Jefferson Parish12.629Ouachita Parish: 12.476 %Ouachita Parish12.476Bossier Parish: 12.162 %Bossier Parish12.162Lincoln Parish: 12.101 %Lincoln Parish12.101Winn Parish: 12.081 %Winn Parish12.081Lafourche Parish: 11.998 %Lafourche Parish11.998Madison Parish: 11.99 %Madison Parish11.99Avoyelles Parish: 11.778 %Avoyelles Parish11.778Franklin Parish: 11.776 %Franklin Parish11.776Plaquemines Parish: 11.756 %Plaquemines Parish11.756Caldwell Parish: 11.726 %Caldwell Parish11.726Calcasieu Parish: 11.506 %Calcasieu Parish11.506St. John the Baptist Parish: 11.502 %St. John the Baptist Parish11.502Webster Parish: 11.403 %Webster Parish11.403East Baton Rouge Parish: 11.352 %East Baton Rouge Parish11.352Union Parish: 11.341 %Union Parish11.341De Soto Parish: 11.311 %De Soto Parish11.311Cameron Parish: 11.021 %Cameron Parish11.021Jackson Parish: 10.534 %Jackson Parish10.534St. Charles Parish: 10.514 %St. Charles Parish10.514Tangipahoa Parish: 10.069 %Tangipahoa Parish10.069Bienville Parish: 10.063 %Bienville Parish10.063St. Landry Parish: 9.956 %St. Landry Parish9.956Tensas Parish: 17.155 %Tensas Parish17.155Concordia Parish: 15.934 %Concordia Parish15.934Assumption Parish: 15.776 %Assumption Parish15.776Washington Parish: 15.545 %Washington Parish15.545West Baton Rouge Parish: 15.168 %West Baton Rouge Parish15.168Pointe Coupee Parish: 14.748 %Pointe Coupee Parish14.748Iberia Parish: 14.646 %Iberia Parish14.646Terrebonne Parish: 14.387 %Terrebonne Parish14.387Acadia Parish: 13.908 %Acadia Parish13.908Caddo Parish: 13.467 %Caddo Parish13.467Ascension Parish: 13.1 %Ascension Parish13.1Sabine Parish: 13.079 %Sabine Parish13.079Claiborne Parish: 13.023 %Claiborne Parish13.023Lafayette Parish: 12.987 %Lafayette Parish12.987Jefferson Davis Parish: 12.852 %Jefferson Davis Parish12.852St. Tammany Parish: 12.784 %St. Tammany Parish12.784Iberville Parish: 12.635 %Iberville Parish12.635Jefferson Parish: 12.629 %Jefferson Parish12.629Ouachita Parish: 12.476 %Ouachita Parish12.476Bossier Parish: 12.162 %Bossier Parish12.162Lincoln Parish: 12.101 %Lincoln Parish12.101Winn Parish: 12.081 %Winn Parish12.081Lafourche Parish: 11.998 %Lafourche Parish11.998Madison Parish: 11.99 %Madison Parish11.99Avoyelles Parish: 11.778 %Avoyelles Parish11.778Franklin Parish: 11.776 %Franklin Parish11.776Plaquemines Parish: 11.756 %Plaquemines Parish11.756Caldwell Parish: 11.726 %Caldwell Parish11.726Calcasieu Parish: 11.506 %Calcasieu Parish11.506St. John the Baptist Parish: 11.502 %St. John the Baptist Parish11.502Webster Parish: 11.403 %Webster Parish11.403East Baton Rouge Parish: 11.352 %East Baton Rouge Parish11.352Union Parish: 11.341 %Union Parish11.341De Soto Parish: 11.311 %De Soto Parish11.311Cameron Parish: 11.021 %Cameron Parish11.021Jackson Parish: 10.534 %Jackson Parish10.534St. Charles Parish: 10.514 %St. Charles Parish10.514Tangipahoa Parish: 10.069 %Tangipahoa Parish10.069Bienville Parish: 10.063 %Bienville Parish10.063St. Landry Parish: 9.956 %St. Landry Parish9.956
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Tensas Parish17.155+6.43 pts
2Concordia Parish15.934+4.61 pts
3Assumption Parish15.776-0.46 pts
4Washington Parish15.545-1.58 pts
5West Baton Rouge Parish15.168+0.27 pts
6Pointe Coupee Parish14.748+4.55 pts
7Iberia Parish14.646+3.12 pts
8Terrebonne Parish14.387+6.19 pts
9Acadia Parish13.908-1.59 pts
10Caddo Parish13.467+3.41 pts
11Ascension Parish13.1+1.83 pts
12Sabine Parish13.079-0.37 pts
13Claiborne Parish13.023+1.02 pts
14Lafayette Parish12.987+1.57 pts
15Jefferson Davis Parish12.852-0.53 pts
16St. Tammany Parish12.784+3.27 pts
17Iberville Parish12.635+1.74 pts
18Jefferson Parish12.629+2.92 pts
19Ouachita Parish12.476+0.31 pts
20Bossier Parish12.162+2.25 pts
21Lincoln Parish12.101+1.36 pts
22Winn Parish12.081+1.98 pts
23Lafourche Parish11.998+2.35 pts
24Madison Parish11.99+3.58 pts
25Avoyelles Parish11.778-1.81 pts
26Franklin Parish11.776+4.63 pts
27Plaquemines Parish11.756-0.92 pts
28Caldwell Parish11.726+5.54 pts
29Calcasieu Parish11.506+2.27 pts
30St. John the Baptist Parish11.502+4.23 pts
31Webster Parish11.403-1.24 pts
32East Baton Rouge Parish11.352+0.39 pts
33Union Parish11.341+1.72 pts
34De Soto Parish11.311+0.7 pts
35Cameron Parish11.021+5.46 pts
36Jackson Parish10.534+2.61 pts
37St. Charles Parish10.514+1.44 pts
38Tangipahoa Parish10.069+0.17 pts
39Bienville Parish10.063+2.83 pts
40St. Landry Parish9.956+1.57 pts
41Vermilion Parish9.95-3.22 pts
42Rapides Parish9.863+0.55 pts
43Richland Parish9.746-0.88 pts
44St. Bernard Parish9.702+1.62 pts
45Evangeline Parish9.685+2.4 pts
46Beauregard Parish9.645-0.14 pts
47Natchitoches Parish9.604+1.2 pts
48Orleans Parish9.569-0.11 pts
49Red River Parish9.448-0.94 pts
50St. Martin Parish9.376-2.11 pts
51Morehouse Parish9.126-0.05 pts
52East Feliciana Parish9.013+0.09 pts
53Vernon Parish8.948-5.13 pts
54Livingston Parish8.665-2.1 pts
55St. Mary Parish8.657+0.69 pts
56East Carroll Parish8.275-0.35 pts
57LaSalle Parish7.676-2.21 pts
58St. James Parish7.536+0.97 pts
59Allen Parish7.46-2.11 pts
60West Carroll Parish7.347-1.32 pts
61Catahoula Parish7.183-3.14 pts
62Grant Parish7.006-2.21 pts
63St. Helena Parish6.077-0.75 pts
64West Feliciana Parish5.825-3.25 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Tensas Parish, with 17.155% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

West Feliciana Parish, with 5.825% in 2020.

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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