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Employer firms in Tensas Parish

Employer firms in Tensas Parish was 56 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is unchanged from 2022. That is the 64th highest of 64 counties in 2023.

2023, count56
Change on 20220%
Rank64th of 64Counties in Louisiana ranked
Series high1091989
Series low542021

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Employer firms in Tensas Parish, 1978 to 2023

40608010012019781985199219992006201320231978: 102 count1979: 105 count1980: 101 count1981: 101 count1982: 95 count1983: 94 count1984: 105 count1985: 102 count1986: 101 count1987: 96 count1988: 102 count1989: 109 count1990: 99 count1991: 100 count1992: 95 count1993: 94 count1994: 97 count1995: 100 count1996: 94 count1997: 89 count1998: 85 count1999: 86 count2000: 92 count2001: 90 count2002: 87 count2003: 86 count2004: 93 count2005: 87 count2006: 86 count2007: 83 count2008: 82 count2009: 79 count2010: 72 count2011: 75 count2012: 77 count2013: 76 count2014: 68 count2015: 70 count2016: 72 count2017: 68 count2018: 66 count2019: 58 count2020: 56 count2021: 54 count2022: 56 count2023: 56 count40608010012019781994201020231978: 102 count1979: 105 count1980: 101 count1981: 101 count1982: 95 count1983: 94 count1984: 105 count1985: 102 count1986: 101 count1987: 96 count1988: 102 count1989: 109 count1990: 99 count1991: 100 count1992: 95 count1993: 94 count1994: 97 count1995: 100 count1996: 94 count1997: 89 count1998: 85 count1999: 86 count2000: 92 count2001: 90 count2002: 87 count2003: 86 count2004: 93 count2005: 87 count2006: 86 count2007: 83 count2008: 82 count2009: 79 count2010: 72 count2011: 75 count2012: 77 count2013: 76 count2014: 68 count2015: 70 count2016: 72 count2017: 68 count2018: 66 count2019: 58 count2020: 56 count2021: 54 count2022: 56 count2023: 56 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
202356
202256
202154
202056
201958
201866
201768
201672
201570
201468
201376
201277
201175
201072
200979
200882
200783
200686
200587
200493
200386
200287
200190
200092
199986
199885
199789
199694
1995100
199497
199394
199295
1991100
199099
1989109
1988102
198796
1986101
1985102
1984105
198394
198295
1981101
1980101
1979105
1978102

Compared with Louisiana and United States

Place2023
Tensas Parish56
Louisiana75,251
United States5,593,727

Tensas 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
  • Under 180
  • 180 to 320
  • 320 to 540
  • 540 to 800
  • 800 to 2,100
  • 2,100 and over
Employer firms, 2023, count. Tensas 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, Tensas 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, Tensas 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/tensas-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, Tensas 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/tensas-parish-louisiana.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Tensas 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/tensas-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, Tensas 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/tensas-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 Tensas Parish?

Employer firms in Tensas Parish was 56 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is unchanged from 2022. That is the 64th 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 Tensas Parish?

109 in 1989, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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