Employer firms in Rapides Parish

Employer firms in Rapides Parish was 2,546 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.5% from 2022. That is the 9th highest of 64 counties in 2023.

2023, count2,546

Change on 2022-0.5%

Rank9th of 64Counties in Louisiana ranked

Series high2,6692008

Series low2,0381978

Next release: Sunday, 26 September 2027, estimated by Invokely from past publication dates (low confidence), not announced by the publisher. Release calendar

Employer firms in Rapides Parish, 1978 to 2023

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

Period	count
2023	2,546
2022	2,560
2021	2,536
2020	2,524
2019	2,516
2018	2,497
2017	2,519
2016	2,517
2015	2,525
2014	2,525
2013	2,550
2012	2,585
2011	2,630
2010	2,665
2009	2,645
2008	2,669
2007	2,667
2006	2,646
2005	2,618
2004	2,572
2003	2,553
2002	2,531
2001	2,489
2000	2,519
1999	2,544
1998	2,513
1997	2,498
1996	2,498
1995	2,472
1994	2,449
1993	2,387
1992	2,321
1991	2,303
1990	2,344
1989	2,318
1988	2,354
1987	2,374
1986	2,372
1985	2,333
1984	2,367
1983	2,244
1982	2,168
1981	2,203
1980	2,180
1979	2,143
1978	2,038

Compared with Louisiana and United States

Place	2023
Rapides Parish	2,546
Louisiana	75,251
United States	5,593,727

Rapides Parish compared with nearby places

Under 180
180 to 320
320 to 540
540 to 800
800 to 2,100
2,100 and over

Employer firms, 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.

Rankings

US states by employer firms 51 places
Counties in Louisiana by employer firms 64 places

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, Rapides 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, 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.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/rapides-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, Rapides 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/rapides-parish-louisiana.

Harvard

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

BibTeX

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Rapides Parish, 1978 to 2023}},
  year = {2025},
  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/rapides-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 Rapides Parish?

Employer firms in Rapides Parish was 2,546 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.5% from 2022. That is the 9th 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 Rapides Parish?

2,669 in 2008, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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