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Employer firm births in Louisiana

Employer firm births in Louisiana was 5,480 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 4% from 2022. That is the 28th highest of 51 states in 2023.

2023, count5,480
Change on 2022-4%
Rank28th of 51US states ranked
Series high9,5001984
Series low4,8472020
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Employer firm births in Louisiana, 1978 to 2023

4,0005,0006,0007,0008,0009,00010K19781985199219992006201320231978: 8,639 count1979: 8,895 count1980: 8,035 count1981: 8,419 count1982: 8,725 count1983: 8,501 count1984: 9,500 count1985: 8,458 count1986: 7,951 count1987: 6,712 count1988: 6,381 count1989: 6,081 count1990: 6,374 count1991: 6,159 count1992: 6,193 count1993: 6,758 count1994: 6,988 count1995: 6,889 count1996: 6,975 count1997: 6,931 count1998: 6,803 count1999: 6,046 count2000: 5,892 count2001: 5,682 count2002: 6,040 count2003: 5,902 count2004: 6,244 count2005: 6,167 count2006: 6,281 count2007: 6,708 count2008: 6,119 count2009: 5,339 count2010: 4,977 count2011: 4,894 count2012: 5,230 count2013: 4,956 count2014: 4,862 count2015: 4,894 count2016: 5,115 count2017: 4,874 count2018: 5,048 count2019: 5,169 count2020: 4,847 count2021: 5,551 count2022: 5,710 count2023: 5,480 count4,0006,0008,00010K19781994201020231978: 8,639 count1979: 8,895 count1980: 8,035 count1981: 8,419 count1982: 8,725 count1983: 8,501 count1984: 9,500 count1985: 8,458 count1986: 7,951 count1987: 6,712 count1988: 6,381 count1989: 6,081 count1990: 6,374 count1991: 6,159 count1992: 6,193 count1993: 6,758 count1994: 6,988 count1995: 6,889 count1996: 6,975 count1997: 6,931 count1998: 6,803 count1999: 6,046 count2000: 5,892 count2001: 5,682 count2002: 6,040 count2003: 5,902 count2004: 6,244 count2005: 6,167 count2006: 6,281 count2007: 6,708 count2008: 6,119 count2009: 5,339 count2010: 4,977 count2011: 4,894 count2012: 5,230 count2013: 4,956 count2014: 4,862 count2015: 4,894 count2016: 5,115 count2017: 4,874 count2018: 5,048 count2019: 5,169 count2020: 4,847 count2021: 5,551 count2022: 5,710 count2023: 5,480 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. Retrieved 2026-10-22, published 2025-09-25.
All 46 values
Periodcount
20235,480
20225,710
20215,551
20204,847
20195,169
20185,048
20174,874
20165,115
20154,894
20144,862
20134,956
20125,230
20114,894
20104,977
20095,339
20086,119
20076,708
20066,281
20056,167
20046,244
20035,902
20026,040
20015,682
20005,892
19996,046
19986,803
19976,931
19966,975
19956,889
19946,988
19936,758
19926,193
19916,159
19906,374
19896,081
19886,381
19876,712
19867,951
19858,458
19849,500
19838,501
19828,725
19818,419
19808,035
19798,895
19788,639

Compared with United States

Place2023
Louisiana5,480
United States508,777

Louisiana compared with nearby places

Alabama: 5,688 countAlaska: 1,222 countArizona: 11,411 countArkansas: 3,866 countCalifornia: 70,055 countColorado: 11,839 countConnecticut: 4,349 countDelaware: 2,248 countDistrict of Columbia: 1,129 countFlorida: 51,518 countGeorgia: 17,841 countHawaii: 1,736 countIdaho: 4,074 countIllinois: 16,056 countIndiana: 8,106 countIowa: 3,717 countKansas: 3,975 countKentucky: 4,803 countLouisiana: 5,480 countMaine: 2,288 countMaryland: 7,811 countMassachusetts: 9,985 countMichigan: 11,814 countMinnesota: 7,296 countMississippi: 3,132 countMissouri: 8,453 countMontana: 2,708 countNebraska: 2,871 countNevada: 5,829 countNew Hampshire: 2,040 countNew Jersey: 14,547 countNew Mexico: 2,617 countNew York: 33,208 countNorth Carolina: 16,322 countNorth Dakota: 1,287 countOhio: 11,994 countOklahoma: 5,463 countOregon: 7,399 countPennsylvania: 14,288 countRhode Island: 1,563 countSouth Carolina: 7,641 countSouth Dakota: 1,605 countTennessee: 8,740 countTexas: 47,108 countUtah: 7,199 countVermont: 1,068 countVirginia: 11,835 countWashington: 12,280 countWest Virginia: 1,532 countWisconsin: 6,856 countWyoming: 1,808 count
  • Under 1,900
  • 1,900 to 3,800
  • 3,800 to 5,800
  • 5,800 to 8,500
  • 8,500 to 14K
  • 14K and over
Employer firm births, 2023, count. Louisiana is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

New employer firms: firms of age zero in March of the year, meaning that every establishment of the firm had its first employees during the previous twelve months. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics, which calls these firms startups.

A firm counts only when it has employees, so a business without staff is not a birth, and a new branch, merger or change of ownership of an existing firm is not a birth either. Not the same as business_applications (requests for an employer number) or enterprise_births (European business demography). The year is the twelve months to March: 2023 compares March 2022 with March 2023.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_fa.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978 (Employer firm births, Louisiana, 1978 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 22, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_fa.csv

MLA 9

Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978, Employer firm births, Louisiana, 1978 to 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_fa.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firm-births/louisiana. Accessed 22 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. Employer firm births, Louisiana, 1978 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 22, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_fa.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firm-births/louisiana.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978, Employer firm births, Louisiana, 1978 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_fa.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firm-births/louisiana (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  urldate = {2026-10-22},
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What is the employer firm births in Louisiana?

Employer firm births in Louisiana was 5,480 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 4% from 2022. That is the 28th highest of 51 states in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-22.

What was the highest employer firm births in Louisiana?

9,500 in 1984, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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