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Employer firm births in Rapides Parish

Employer firm births in Rapides Parish was 127 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 9.9% from 2022. That is the 13th highest of 63 counties in 2023.

2023, count127
Change on 2022-9.9%
Rank13th of 63Counties in Louisiana ranked
Series high3201984
Series low972013
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Employer firm births in Rapides Parish, 1978 to 2023

5010015020025030035019781985199219992006201320231978: 262 count1979: 257 count1980: 247 count1981: 233 count1982: 209 count1983: 215 count1984: 320 count1985: 255 count1986: 261 count1987: 216 count1988: 215 count1989: 193 count1990: 216 count1991: 172 count1992: 166 count1993: 230 count1994: 237 count1995: 191 count1996: 222 count1997: 194 count1998: 188 count1999: 187 count2000: 160 count2001: 156 count2002: 182 count2003: 191 count2004: 199 count2005: 199 count2006: 214 count2007: 195 count2008: 168 count2009: 153 count2010: 151 count2011: 134 count2012: 131 count2013: 97 count2014: 117 count2015: 139 count2016: 118 count2017: 150 count2018: 124 count2019: 130 count2020: 136 count2021: 180 count2022: 141 count2023: 127 count010020030040019781994201020231978: 262 count1979: 257 count1980: 247 count1981: 233 count1982: 209 count1983: 215 count1984: 320 count1985: 255 count1986: 261 count1987: 216 count1988: 215 count1989: 193 count1990: 216 count1991: 172 count1992: 166 count1993: 230 count1994: 237 count1995: 191 count1996: 222 count1997: 194 count1998: 188 count1999: 187 count2000: 160 count2001: 156 count2002: 182 count2003: 191 count2004: 199 count2005: 199 count2006: 214 count2007: 195 count2008: 168 count2009: 153 count2010: 151 count2011: 134 count2012: 131 count2013: 97 count2014: 117 count2015: 139 count2016: 118 count2017: 150 count2018: 124 count2019: 130 count2020: 136 count2021: 180 count2022: 141 count2023: 127 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
2023127
2022141
2021180
2020136
2019130
2018124
2017150
2016118
2015139
2014117
201397
2012131
2011134
2010151
2009153
2008168
2007195
2006214
2005199
2004199
2003191
2002182
2001156
2000160
1999187
1998188
1997194
1996222
1995191
1994237
1993230
1992166
1991172
1990216
1989193
1988215
1987216
1986261
1985255
1984320
1983215
1982209
1981233
1980247
1979257
1978262

Compared with Louisiana and United States

Place2023
Rapides Parish127
Louisiana5,480
United States508,777

Rapides Parish compared with nearby places

Acadia Parish: 58 countAllen Parish: 14 countAscension Parish: 164 countAssumption Parish: 8 countAvoyelles Parish: 27 countBeauregard Parish: 34 countBienville Parish: 11 countBossier Parish: 150 countCaddo Parish: 260 countCalcasieu Parish: 223 countCaldwell Parish: 16 countCameron Parish: 6 countCatahoula Parish: 7 countClaiborne Parish: 6 countConcordia Parish: 18 countDe Soto Parish: 26 countEast Baton Rouge Parish: 623 countEast Carroll Parish: 5 countEast Feliciana Parish: 17 countEvangeline Parish: 19 countFranklin Parish: 20 countGrant Parish: 19 countIberia Parish: 49 countIberville Parish: 20 countJackson Parish: 10 countJefferson Parish: 557 countJefferson Davis Parish: 32 countLafayette Parish: 451 countLafourche Parish: 89 countLaSalle Parish: 28 countLincoln Parish: 70 countLivingston Parish: 155 countMadison Parish: 6 countMorehouse Parish: 23 countNatchitoches Parish: 50 countOrleans Parish: 574 countOuachita Parish: 212 countPlaquemines Parish: 30 countPointe Coupee Parish: 25 countRapides Parish: 127 countRed River Parish: 4 countRichland Parish: 28 countSabine Parish: 31 countSt. Bernard Parish: 35 countSt. Charles Parish: 52 countSt. Helena Parish: 8 countSt. James Parish: 10 countSt. John the Baptist Parish: 27 countSt. Landry Parish: 56 countSt. Martin Parish: 36 countSt. Mary Parish: 31 countSt. Tammany Parish: 451 countTangipahoa Parish: 136 countTerrebonne Parish: 94 countUnion Parish: 18 countVermilion Parish: 54 countVernon Parish: 36 countWashington Parish: 33 countWebster Parish: 49 countWest Baton Rouge Parish: 29 countWest Carroll Parish: 6 countWest Feliciana Parish: 18 countWinn Parish: 12 count
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  • 150 and over
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Employer firm births, 2023, count. Rapides 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, Rapides 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, Rapides 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/rapides-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, Rapides 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/rapides-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, Rapides 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/rapides-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, Rapides Parish, 1978 to 2023}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-22},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firm-births/rapides-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 Rapides Parish?

Employer firm births in Rapides Parish was 127 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 9.9% from 2022. That is the 13th 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 Rapides Parish?

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

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