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Employer firms in Calcasieu Parish

Employer firms in Calcasieu Parish was 3,616 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.5% from 2022. That is the 7th highest of 64 counties in 2023.

2023, count3,616
Change on 2022+0.5%
Rank7th of 64Counties in Louisiana ranked
Series high3,6262019
Series low2,7161978

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Employer firms in Calcasieu Parish, 1978 to 2023

2,6002,8003,0003,2003,4003,6003,80019781985199219992006201320231978: 2,716 count1979: 2,913 count1980: 2,941 count1981: 3,013 count1982: 3,046 count1983: 3,076 count1984: 3,151 count1985: 3,061 count1986: 3,032 count1987: 2,964 count1988: 2,925 count1989: 2,891 count1990: 2,975 count1991: 2,998 count1992: 3,027 count1993: 3,076 count1994: 3,166 count1995: 3,222 count1996: 3,277 count1997: 3,340 count1998: 3,372 count1999: 3,345 count2000: 3,323 count2001: 3,261 count2002: 3,293 count2003: 3,327 count2004: 3,363 count2005: 3,341 count2006: 3,320 count2007: 3,400 count2008: 3,379 count2009: 3,385 count2010: 3,361 count2011: 3,303 count2012: 3,280 count2013: 3,428 count2014: 3,439 count2015: 3,451 count2016: 3,532 count2017: 3,593 count2018: 3,610 count2019: 3,626 count2020: 3,601 count2021: 3,550 count2022: 3,598 count2023: 3,616 count2,5002,7503,0003,2503,5003,75019781994201020231978: 2,716 count1979: 2,913 count1980: 2,941 count1981: 3,013 count1982: 3,046 count1983: 3,076 count1984: 3,151 count1985: 3,061 count1986: 3,032 count1987: 2,964 count1988: 2,925 count1989: 2,891 count1990: 2,975 count1991: 2,998 count1992: 3,027 count1993: 3,076 count1994: 3,166 count1995: 3,222 count1996: 3,277 count1997: 3,340 count1998: 3,372 count1999: 3,345 count2000: 3,323 count2001: 3,261 count2002: 3,293 count2003: 3,327 count2004: 3,363 count2005: 3,341 count2006: 3,320 count2007: 3,400 count2008: 3,379 count2009: 3,385 count2010: 3,361 count2011: 3,303 count2012: 3,280 count2013: 3,428 count2014: 3,439 count2015: 3,451 count2016: 3,532 count2017: 3,593 count2018: 3,610 count2019: 3,626 count2020: 3,601 count2021: 3,550 count2022: 3,598 count2023: 3,616 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-11, published 2025-09-25.
All 46 values
Periodcount
20233,616
20223,598
20213,550
20203,601
20193,626
20183,610
20173,593
20163,532
20153,451
20143,439
20133,428
20123,280
20113,303
20103,361
20093,385
20083,379
20073,400
20063,320
20053,341
20043,363
20033,327
20023,293
20013,261
20003,323
19993,345
19983,372
19973,340
19963,277
19953,222
19943,166
19933,076
19923,027
19912,998
19902,975
19892,891
19882,925
19872,964
19863,032
19853,061
19843,151
19833,076
19823,046
19813,013
19802,941
19792,913
19782,716

Compared with Louisiana and United States

Place2023
Calcasieu Parish3,616
Louisiana75,251
United States5,593,727

Calcasieu Parish compared with nearby places

Acadia Parish: 968 countAllen Parish: 259 countAscension Parish: 2,132 countAssumption Parish: 231 countAvoyelles Parish: 566 countBeauregard Parish: 557 countBienville Parish: 172 countBossier Parish: 2,151 countCaddo Parish: 4,650 countCalcasieu Parish: 3,616 countCaldwell Parish: 149 countCameron Parish: 99 countCatahoula Parish: 147 countClaiborne Parish: 179 countConcordia Parish: 300 countDe Soto Parish: 367 countEast Baton Rouge Parish: 9,637 countEast Carroll Parish: 90 countEast Feliciana Parish: 206 countEvangeline Parish: 417 countFranklin Parish: 340 countGrant Parish: 169 countIberia Parish: 1,224 countIberville Parish: 455 countJackson Parish: 213 countJefferson Parish: 8,875 countJefferson Davis Parish: 556 countLafayette Parish: 6,943 countLafourche Parish: 1,319 countLaSalle Parish: 338 countLincoln Parish: 973 countLivingston Parish: 1,747 countMadison Parish: 154 countMorehouse Parish: 383 countNatchitoches Parish: 710 countOrleans Parish: 7,791 countOuachita Parish: 3,308 countPlaquemines Parish: 570 countPointe Coupee Parish: 317 countRapides Parish: 2,546 countRed River Parish: 121 countRichland Parish: 350 countSabine Parish: 396 countSt. Bernard Parish: 602 countSt. Charles Parish: 808 countSt. Helena Parish: 150 countSt. James Parish: 283 countSt. John the Baptist Parish: 566 countSt. Landry Parish: 1,230 countSt. Martin Parish: 738 countSt. Mary Parish: 876 countSt. Tammany Parish: 5,471 countTangipahoa Parish: 2,096 countTensas Parish: 56 countTerrebonne Parish: 2,170 countUnion Parish: 311 countVermilion Parish: 800 countVernon Parish: 552 countWashington Parish: 532 countWebster Parish: 641 countWest Baton Rouge Parish: 502 countWest Carroll Parish: 148 countWest Feliciana Parish: 190 countWinn Parish: 230 count
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  • 180 to 320
  • 320 to 540
  • 540 to 800
  • 800 to 2,100
  • 2,100 and over
Employer firms, 2023, count. Calcasieu 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

Number of firms in the private nonfarm sectors covered by the US Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics. Establishments under common ownership form one firm.

Excludes nonemployer businesses. Differs from active_companies, the INE DIRCE count, which includes businesses without employees.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties (Employer firms, Calcasieu Parish, 1978 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

MLA 9

Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Calcasieu 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.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/calcasieu-parish-louisiana. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Employer firms, Calcasieu Parish, 1978 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 11, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/calcasieu-parish-louisiana.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Calcasieu Parish, 1978 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/calcasieu-parish-louisiana (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Calcasieu Parish, 1978 to 2023}},
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  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv},
  urldate = {2026-10-11},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/calcasieu-parish-louisiana. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023\_st\_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-11.},
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What is the employer firms in Calcasieu Parish?

Employer firms in Calcasieu Parish was 3,616 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.5% from 2022. That is the 7th highest of 64 counties in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.

What was the highest employer firms in Calcasieu Parish?

3,626 in 2019, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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