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Counties in Louisiana by job destruction rate

Orleans Parish had the highest job destruction rate of 64 counties in 2021, at 24.454%. Red River Parish had the lowest, at 5.881%. The median was 13.474% and the figure for Louisiana was 16.588%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest24.454Orleans Parish
Lowest5.881Red River Parish
Median13.47464 counties
Louisiana16.588History

Map of counties, 2021

Acadia Parish: 11.66 %Allen Parish: 16.424 %Ascension Parish: 19.274 %Assumption Parish: 13.672 %Avoyelles Parish: 16.495 %Beauregard Parish: 10.138 %Bienville Parish: 17.289 %Bossier Parish: 20.09 %Caddo Parish: 14.788 %Calcasieu Parish: 24.128 %Caldwell Parish: 10.913 %Cameron Parish: 20.322 %Catahoula Parish: 10.208 %Claiborne Parish: 11.52 %Concordia Parish: 12.476 %De Soto Parish: 13.336 %East Baton Rouge Parish: 16.879 %East Carroll Parish: 11.524 %East Feliciana Parish: 7.02 %Evangeline Parish: 8.576 %Franklin Parish: 9.345 %Grant Parish: 11.946 %Iberia Parish: 23.331 %Iberville Parish: 12.217 %Jackson Parish: 7.327 %Jefferson Parish: 16.339 %Jefferson Davis Parish: 13.005 %Lafayette Parish: 15.847 %Lafourche Parish: 16.052 %LaSalle Parish: 9.694 %Lincoln Parish: 12.07 %Livingston Parish: 15.532 %Madison Parish: 11.166 %Morehouse Parish: 17.796 %Natchitoches Parish: 9.554 %Orleans Parish: 24.454 %Ouachita Parish: 13.568 %Plaquemines Parish: 13.6 %Pointe Coupee Parish: 12.214 %Rapides Parish: 12.064 %Red River Parish: 5.881 %Richland Parish: 13.55 %Sabine Parish: 11.604 %St. Bernard Parish: 13.403 %St. Charles Parish: 16.105 %St. Helena Parish: 9.154 %St. James Parish: 16.349 %St. John the Baptist Parish: 14.79 %St. Landry Parish: 11.214 %St. Martin Parish: 18.704 %St. Mary Parish: 16.263 %St. Tammany Parish: 14.144 %Tangipahoa Parish: 10.873 %Tensas Parish: 16.009 %Terrebonne Parish: 14.483 %Union Parish: 11.666 %Vermilion Parish: 11.596 %Vernon Parish: 13.265 %Washington Parish: 13.546 %Webster Parish: 15.69 %West Baton Rouge Parish: 13.846 %West Carroll Parish: 15.072 %West Feliciana Parish: 10.228 %Winn Parish: 12.363 %
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%, 2021. 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, 2021

Orleans Parish: 24.454 %Orleans Parish24.454Calcasieu Parish: 24.128 %Calcasieu Parish24.128Iberia Parish: 23.331 %Iberia Parish23.331Cameron Parish: 20.322 %Cameron Parish20.322Bossier Parish: 20.09 %Bossier Parish20.09Ascension Parish: 19.274 %Ascension Parish19.274St. Martin Parish: 18.704 %St. Martin Parish18.704Morehouse Parish: 17.796 %Morehouse Parish17.796Bienville Parish: 17.289 %Bienville Parish17.289East Baton Rouge Parish: 16.879 %East Baton Rouge Parish16.879Avoyelles Parish: 16.495 %Avoyelles Parish16.495Allen Parish: 16.424 %Allen Parish16.424St. James Parish: 16.349 %St. James Parish16.349Jefferson Parish: 16.339 %Jefferson Parish16.339St. Mary Parish: 16.263 %St. Mary Parish16.263St. Charles Parish: 16.105 %St. Charles Parish16.105Lafourche Parish: 16.052 %Lafourche Parish16.052Tensas Parish: 16.009 %Tensas Parish16.009Lafayette Parish: 15.847 %Lafayette Parish15.847Webster Parish: 15.69 %Webster Parish15.69Livingston Parish: 15.532 %Livingston Parish15.532West Carroll Parish: 15.072 %West Carroll Parish15.072St. John the Baptist Parish: 14.79 %St. John the Baptist Parish14.79Caddo Parish: 14.788 %Caddo Parish14.788Terrebonne Parish: 14.483 %Terrebonne Parish14.483St. Tammany Parish: 14.144 %St. Tammany Parish14.144West Baton Rouge Parish: 13.846 %West Baton Rouge Parish13.846Assumption Parish: 13.672 %Assumption Parish13.672Plaquemines Parish: 13.6 %Plaquemines Parish13.6Ouachita Parish: 13.568 %Ouachita Parish13.568Richland Parish: 13.55 %Richland Parish13.55Washington Parish: 13.546 %Washington Parish13.546St. Bernard Parish: 13.403 %St. Bernard Parish13.403De Soto Parish: 13.336 %De Soto Parish13.336Vernon Parish: 13.265 %Vernon Parish13.265Jefferson Davis Parish: 13.005 %Jefferson Davis Parish13.005Concordia Parish: 12.476 %Concordia Parish12.476Winn Parish: 12.363 %Winn Parish12.363Iberville Parish: 12.217 %Iberville Parish12.217Pointe Coupee Parish: 12.214 %Pointe Coupee Parish12.214Orleans Parish: 24.454 %Orleans Parish24.454Calcasieu Parish: 24.128 %Calcasieu Parish24.128Iberia Parish: 23.331 %Iberia Parish23.331Cameron Parish: 20.322 %Cameron Parish20.322Bossier Parish: 20.09 %Bossier Parish20.09Ascension Parish: 19.274 %Ascension Parish19.274St. Martin Parish: 18.704 %St. Martin Parish18.704Morehouse Parish: 17.796 %Morehouse Parish17.796Bienville Parish: 17.289 %Bienville Parish17.289East Baton Rouge Parish: 16.879 %East Baton Rouge Parish16.879Avoyelles Parish: 16.495 %Avoyelles Parish16.495Allen Parish: 16.424 %Allen Parish16.424St. James Parish: 16.349 %St. James Parish16.349Jefferson Parish: 16.339 %Jefferson Parish16.339St. Mary Parish: 16.263 %St. Mary Parish16.263St. Charles Parish: 16.105 %St. Charles Parish16.105Lafourche Parish: 16.052 %Lafourche Parish16.052Tensas Parish: 16.009 %Tensas Parish16.009Lafayette Parish: 15.847 %Lafayette Parish15.847Webster Parish: 15.69 %Webster Parish15.69Livingston Parish: 15.532 %Livingston Parish15.532West Carroll Parish: 15.072 %West Carroll Parish15.072St. John the Baptist Parish: 14.79 %St. John the Baptist Parish14.79Caddo Parish: 14.788 %Caddo Parish14.788Terrebonne Parish: 14.483 %Terrebonne Parish14.483St. Tammany Parish: 14.144 %St. Tammany Parish14.144West Baton Rouge Parish: 13.846 %West Baton Rouge Parish13.846Assumption Parish: 13.672 %Assumption Parish13.672Plaquemines Parish: 13.6 %Plaquemines Parish13.6Ouachita Parish: 13.568 %Ouachita Parish13.568Richland Parish: 13.55 %Richland Parish13.55Washington Parish: 13.546 %Washington Parish13.546St. Bernard Parish: 13.403 %St. Bernard Parish13.403De Soto Parish: 13.336 %De Soto Parish13.336Vernon Parish: 13.265 %Vernon Parish13.265Jefferson Davis Parish: 13.005 %Jefferson Davis Parish13.005Concordia Parish: 12.476 %Concordia Parish12.476Winn Parish: 12.363 %Winn Parish12.363Iberville Parish: 12.217 %Iberville Parish12.217Pointe Coupee Parish: 12.214 %Pointe Coupee Parish12.214
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Orleans Parish24.454+14.88 pts
2Calcasieu Parish24.128+12.62 pts
3Iberia Parish23.331+8.68 pts
4Cameron Parish20.322+9.3 pts
5Bossier Parish20.09+7.93 pts
6Ascension Parish19.274+6.17 pts
7St. Martin Parish18.704+9.33 pts
8Morehouse Parish17.796+8.67 pts
9Bienville Parish17.289+7.23 pts
10East Baton Rouge Parish16.879+5.53 pts
11Avoyelles Parish16.495+4.72 pts
12Allen Parish16.424+8.96 pts
13St. James Parish16.349+8.81 pts
14Jefferson Parish16.339+3.71 pts
15St. Mary Parish16.263+7.61 pts
16St. Charles Parish16.105+5.59 pts
17Lafourche Parish16.052+4.05 pts
18Tensas Parish16.009-1.15 pts
19Lafayette Parish15.847+2.86 pts
20Webster Parish15.69+4.29 pts
21Livingston Parish15.532+6.87 pts
22West Carroll Parish15.072+7.72 pts
23St. John the Baptist Parish14.79+3.29 pts
24Caddo Parish14.788+1.32 pts
25Terrebonne Parish14.483+0.1 pts
26St. Tammany Parish14.144+1.36 pts
27West Baton Rouge Parish13.846-1.32 pts
28Assumption Parish13.672-2.1 pts
29Plaquemines Parish13.6+1.84 pts
30Ouachita Parish13.568+1.09 pts
31Richland Parish13.55+3.8 pts
32Washington Parish13.546-2 pts
33St. Bernard Parish13.403+3.7 pts
34De Soto Parish13.336+2.03 pts
35Vernon Parish13.265+4.32 pts
36Jefferson Davis Parish13.005+0.15 pts
37Concordia Parish12.476-3.46 pts
38Winn Parish12.363+0.28 pts
39Iberville Parish12.217-0.42 pts
40Pointe Coupee Parish12.214-2.53 pts
41Lincoln Parish12.07-0.03 pts
42Rapides Parish12.064+2.2 pts
43Grant Parish11.946+4.94 pts
44Union Parish11.666+0.33 pts
45Acadia Parish11.66-2.25 pts
46Sabine Parish11.604-1.48 pts
47Vermilion Parish11.596+1.65 pts
48East Carroll Parish11.524+3.25 pts
49Claiborne Parish11.52-1.5 pts
50St. Landry Parish11.214+1.26 pts
51Madison Parish11.166-0.82 pts
52Caldwell Parish10.913-0.81 pts
53Tangipahoa Parish10.873+0.8 pts
54West Feliciana Parish10.228+4.4 pts
55Catahoula Parish10.208+3.03 pts
56Beauregard Parish10.138+0.49 pts
57LaSalle Parish9.694+2.02 pts
58Natchitoches Parish9.554-0.05 pts
59Franklin Parish9.345-2.43 pts
60St. Helena Parish9.154+3.08 pts
61Evangeline Parish8.576-1.11 pts
62Jackson Parish7.327-3.21 pts
63East Feliciana Parish7.02-1.99 pts
64Red River Parish5.881-3.57 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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest job destruction rate?

Orleans Parish, with 24.454% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest job destruction rate?

Red River Parish, with 5.881% in 2021.

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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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