Employer firms in St. Mary Parish

Employer firms in St. Mary Parish was 876 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 2.4% from 2022. That is the 20th highest of 64 counties in 2023.

2023, count876

Change on 2022-2.4%

Rank20th of 64Counties in Louisiana ranked

Series high1,4731982

Series low8762023

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 St. Mary 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	876
2022	898
2021	877
2020	899
2019	925
2018	945
2017	984
2016	1,032
2015	1,062
2014	1,091
2013	1,078
2012	1,096
2011	1,119
2010	1,141
2009	1,157
2008	1,143
2007	1,148
2006	1,123
2005	1,120
2004	1,157
2003	1,134
2002	1,142
2001	1,152
2000	1,152
1999	1,180
1998	1,201
1997	1,178
1996	1,162
1995	1,154
1994	1,158
1993	1,146
1992	1,151
1991	1,189
1990	1,165
1989	1,173
1988	1,156
1987	1,149
1986	1,272
1985	1,349
1984	1,402
1983	1,429
1982	1,473
1981	1,447
1980	1,374
1979	1,347
1978	1,305

Compared with Louisiana and United States

Place	2023
St. Mary Parish	876
Louisiana	75,251
United States	5,593,727

St. Mary 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. St. Mary 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, St. Mary 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, St. Mary 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/st-mary-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, St. Mary 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/st-mary-parish-louisiana.

Harvard

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

BibTeX

@misc{census_employer_firms_st_mary_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, St. Mary 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/st-mary-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 St. Mary Parish?

Employer firms in St. Mary Parish was 876 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 2.4% from 2022. That is the 20th 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 St. Mary Parish?

1,473 in 1982, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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