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Employer firm births in Ouachita Parish

Employer firm births in Ouachita Parish was 212 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 9.3% from 2022. That is the 8th highest of 63 counties in 2023.

2023, count212
Change on 2022+9.3%
Rank8th of 63Counties in Louisiana ranked
Series high4011984
Series low1582014
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Employer firm births in Ouachita Parish, 1978 to 2023

15020025030035040045019781985199219992006201320231978: 357 count1979: 321 count1980: 300 count1981: 354 count1982: 349 count1983: 323 count1984: 401 count1985: 326 count1986: 321 count1987: 298 count1988: 275 count1989: 264 count1990: 271 count1991: 273 count1992: 242 count1993: 315 count1994: 296 count1995: 295 count1996: 302 count1997: 315 count1998: 244 count1999: 262 count2000: 248 count2001: 212 count2002: 271 count2003: 233 count2004: 265 count2005: 280 count2006: 264 count2007: 214 count2008: 225 count2009: 196 count2010: 180 count2011: 210 count2012: 203 count2013: 209 count2014: 158 count2015: 163 count2016: 184 count2017: 185 count2018: 191 count2019: 196 count2020: 184 count2021: 181 count2022: 194 count2023: 212 count10020030040050019781994201020231978: 357 count1979: 321 count1980: 300 count1981: 354 count1982: 349 count1983: 323 count1984: 401 count1985: 326 count1986: 321 count1987: 298 count1988: 275 count1989: 264 count1990: 271 count1991: 273 count1992: 242 count1993: 315 count1994: 296 count1995: 295 count1996: 302 count1997: 315 count1998: 244 count1999: 262 count2000: 248 count2001: 212 count2002: 271 count2003: 233 count2004: 265 count2005: 280 count2006: 264 count2007: 214 count2008: 225 count2009: 196 count2010: 180 count2011: 210 count2012: 203 count2013: 209 count2014: 158 count2015: 163 count2016: 184 count2017: 185 count2018: 191 count2019: 196 count2020: 184 count2021: 181 count2022: 194 count2023: 212 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
2023212
2022194
2021181
2020184
2019196
2018191
2017185
2016184
2015163
2014158
2013209
2012203
2011210
2010180
2009196
2008225
2007214
2006264
2005280
2004265
2003233
2002271
2001212
2000248
1999262
1998244
1997315
1996302
1995295
1994296
1993315
1992242
1991273
1990271
1989264
1988275
1987298
1986321
1985326
1984401
1983323
1982349
1981354
1980300
1979321
1978357

Compared with Louisiana and United States

Place2023
Ouachita Parish212
Louisiana5,480
United States508,777

Ouachita Parish compared with nearby places

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Employer firm births, 2023, count. Ouachita Parish 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_cty_fac.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, Ouachita Parish, 1978 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 22, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.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, Ouachita Parish, 1978 to 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firm-births/ouachita-parish-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, Ouachita Parish, 1978 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 22, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firm-births/ouachita-parish-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, Ouachita Parish, 1978 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firm-births/ouachita-parish-louisiana (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978: Employer firm births, Ouachita Parish, 1978 to 2023}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-22},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firm-births/ouachita-parish-louisiana. Publisher attribution: 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\_cty\_fac.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-22.},
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What is the employer firm births in Ouachita Parish?

Employer firm births in Ouachita Parish was 212 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 9.3% from 2022. That is the 8th highest of 63 counties 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 Ouachita Parish?

401 in 1984, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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