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Employer firms in Ouachita Parish

Employer firms in Ouachita Parish was 3,308 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.5% from 2022. That is the 8th highest of 64 counties in 2023.

2023, count3,308
Change on 2022-0.5%
Rank8th of 64Counties in Louisiana ranked
Series high3,5022007
Series low2,7171978

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Employer firms in Ouachita Parish, 1978 to 2023

2,6002,8003,0003,2003,4003,60019781985199219992006201320231978: 2,717 count1979: 2,812 count1980: 2,842 count1981: 2,912 count1982: 2,930 count1983: 2,998 count1984: 3,142 count1985: 3,118 count1986: 3,136 count1987: 3,116 count1988: 3,024 count1989: 2,964 count1990: 2,991 count1991: 2,978 count1992: 3,008 count1993: 3,083 count1994: 3,097 count1995: 3,184 count1996: 3,254 count1997: 3,307 count1998: 3,307 count1999: 3,289 count2000: 3,290 count2001: 3,252 count2002: 3,306 count2003: 3,367 count2004: 3,451 count2005: 3,482 count2006: 3,494 count2007: 3,502 count2008: 3,463 count2009: 3,444 count2010: 3,412 count2011: 3,416 count2012: 3,433 count2013: 3,430 count2014: 3,415 count2015: 3,393 count2016: 3,385 count2017: 3,372 count2018: 3,354 count2019: 3,321 count2020: 3,312 count2021: 3,314 count2022: 3,325 count2023: 3,308 count2,6002,8003,0003,2003,4003,60019781994201020231978: 2,717 count1979: 2,812 count1980: 2,842 count1981: 2,912 count1982: 2,930 count1983: 2,998 count1984: 3,142 count1985: 3,118 count1986: 3,136 count1987: 3,116 count1988: 3,024 count1989: 2,964 count1990: 2,991 count1991: 2,978 count1992: 3,008 count1993: 3,083 count1994: 3,097 count1995: 3,184 count1996: 3,254 count1997: 3,307 count1998: 3,307 count1999: 3,289 count2000: 3,290 count2001: 3,252 count2002: 3,306 count2003: 3,367 count2004: 3,451 count2005: 3,482 count2006: 3,494 count2007: 3,502 count2008: 3,463 count2009: 3,444 count2010: 3,412 count2011: 3,416 count2012: 3,433 count2013: 3,430 count2014: 3,415 count2015: 3,393 count2016: 3,385 count2017: 3,372 count2018: 3,354 count2019: 3,321 count2020: 3,312 count2021: 3,314 count2022: 3,325 count2023: 3,308 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
20233,308
20223,325
20213,314
20203,312
20193,321
20183,354
20173,372
20163,385
20153,393
20143,415
20133,430
20123,433
20113,416
20103,412
20093,444
20083,463
20073,502
20063,494
20053,482
20043,451
20033,367
20023,306
20013,252
20003,290
19993,289
19983,307
19973,307
19963,254
19953,184
19943,097
19933,083
19923,008
19912,978
19902,991
19892,964
19883,024
19873,116
19863,136
19853,118
19843,142
19832,998
19822,930
19812,912
19802,842
19792,812
19782,717

Compared with Louisiana and United States

Place2023
Ouachita Parish3,308
Louisiana75,251
United States5,593,727

Ouachita 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. 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

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, Ouachita 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, 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.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/ouachita-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, Ouachita 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/ouachita-parish-louisiana.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Ouachita 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/ouachita-parish-louisiana (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Ouachita Parish, 1978 to 2023}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-11},
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What is the employer firms in Ouachita Parish?

Employer firms in Ouachita Parish was 3,308 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.5% from 2022. That is the 8th 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 Ouachita Parish?

3,502 in 2007, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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