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Counties in Louisiana by employer firm births

East Baton Rouge Parish had the highest employer firm births of 64 counties in 2012, at 641. Red River Parish had the lowest, at 4. The median was 29 and the figure for Louisiana was 5,230. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest641East Baton Rouge Parish
Lowest4Red River Parish
Median2964 counties
Louisiana5,230History

Map of counties, 2012

Acadia Parish: 74 countAllen Parish: 11 countAscension Parish: 120 countAssumption Parish: 9 countAvoyelles Parish: 49 countBeauregard Parish: 40 countBienville Parish: 14 countBossier Parish: 127 countCaddo Parish: 284 countCalcasieu Parish: 172 countCaldwell Parish: 9 countCameron Parish: 8 countCatahoula Parish: 13 countClaiborne Parish: 6 countConcordia Parish: 12 countDe Soto Parish: 29 countEast Baton Rouge Parish: 641 countEast Carroll Parish: 6 countEast Feliciana Parish: 11 countEvangeline Parish: 24 countFranklin Parish: 19 countGrant Parish: 6 countIberia Parish: 73 countIberville Parish: 23 countJackson Parish: 11 countJefferson Parish: 494 countJefferson Davis Parish: 26 countLafayette Parish: 465 countLafourche Parish: 69 countLaSalle Parish: 46 countLincoln Parish: 52 countLivingston Parish: 104 countMadison Parish: 10 countMorehouse Parish: 13 countNatchitoches Parish: 49 countOrleans Parish: 530 countOuachita Parish: 203 countPlaquemines Parish: 33 countPointe Coupee Parish: 21 countRapides Parish: 131 countRed River Parish: 4 countRichland Parish: 19 countSabine Parish: 29 countSt. Bernard Parish: 37 countSt. Charles Parish: 53 countSt. Helena Parish: 12 countSt. James Parish: 17 countSt. John the Baptist Parish: 24 countSt. Landry Parish: 58 countSt. Martin Parish: 54 countSt. Mary Parish: 37 countSt. Tammany Parish: 394 countTangipahoa Parish: 136 countTensas Parish: 6 countTerrebonne Parish: 138 countUnion Parish: 20 countVermilion Parish: 46 countVernon Parish: 41 countWashington Parish: 20 countWebster Parish: 32 countWest Baton Rouge Parish: 22 countWest Carroll Parish: 12 countWest Feliciana Parish: 10 countWinn Parish: 13 count
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  • 11 to 19
  • 19 to 29
  • 29 to 49
  • 49 to 130
  • 130 and over
count, 2012. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2012

East Baton Rouge Parish: 641 countEast Baton Rouge Parish641Orleans Parish: 530 countOrleans Parish530Jefferson Parish: 494 countJefferson Parish494Lafayette Parish: 465 countLafayette Parish465St. Tammany Parish: 394 countSt. Tammany Parish394Caddo Parish: 284 countCaddo Parish284Ouachita Parish: 203 countOuachita Parish203Calcasieu Parish: 172 countCalcasieu Parish172Terrebonne Parish: 138 countTerrebonne Parish138Tangipahoa Parish: 136 countTangipahoa Parish136Rapides Parish: 131 countRapides Parish131Bossier Parish: 127 countBossier Parish127Ascension Parish: 120 countAscension Parish120Livingston Parish: 104 countLivingston Parish104Acadia Parish: 74 countAcadia Parish74Iberia Parish: 73 countIberia Parish73Lafourche Parish: 69 countLafourche Parish69St. Landry Parish: 58 countSt. Landry Parish58St. Martin Parish: 54 countSt. Martin Parish54St. Charles Parish: 53 countSt. Charles Parish53Lincoln Parish: 52 countLincoln Parish52Avoyelles Parish: 49 countAvoyelles Parish49Natchitoches Parish: 49 countNatchitoches Parish49LaSalle Parish: 46 countLaSalle Parish46Vermilion Parish: 46 countVermilion Parish46Vernon Parish: 41 countVernon Parish41Beauregard Parish: 40 countBeauregard Parish40St. Bernard Parish: 37 countSt. Bernard Parish37St. Mary Parish: 37 countSt. Mary Parish37Plaquemines Parish: 33 countPlaquemines Parish33Webster Parish: 32 countWebster Parish32De Soto Parish: 29 countDe Soto Parish29Sabine Parish: 29 countSabine Parish29Jefferson Davis Parish: 26 countJefferson Davis Parish26Evangeline Parish: 24 countEvangeline Parish24St. John the Baptist Parish: 24 countSt. John the Baptist Parish24Iberville Parish: 23 countIberville Parish23West Baton Rouge Parish: 22 countWest Baton Rouge Parish22Pointe Coupee Parish: 21 countPointe Coupee Parish21Union Parish: 20 countUnion Parish20East Baton Rouge Parish: 641 countEast Baton Rouge Parish641Orleans Parish: 530 countOrleans Parish530Jefferson Parish: 494 countJefferson Parish494Lafayette Parish: 465 countLafayette Parish465St. Tammany Parish: 394 countSt. Tammany Parish394Caddo Parish: 284 countCaddo Parish284Ouachita Parish: 203 countOuachita Parish203Calcasieu Parish: 172 countCalcasieu Parish172Terrebonne Parish: 138 countTerrebonne Parish138Tangipahoa Parish: 136 countTangipahoa Parish136Rapides Parish: 131 countRapides Parish131Bossier Parish: 127 countBossier Parish127Ascension Parish: 120 countAscension Parish120Livingston Parish: 104 countLivingston Parish104Acadia Parish: 74 countAcadia Parish74Iberia Parish: 73 countIberia Parish73Lafourche Parish: 69 countLafourche Parish69St. Landry Parish: 58 countSt. Landry Parish58St. Martin Parish: 54 countSt. Martin Parish54St. Charles Parish: 53 countSt. Charles Parish53Lincoln Parish: 52 countLincoln Parish52Avoyelles Parish: 49 countAvoyelles Parish49Natchitoches Parish: 49 countNatchitoches Parish49LaSalle Parish: 46 countLaSalle Parish46Vermilion Parish: 46 countVermilion Parish46Vernon Parish: 41 countVernon Parish41Beauregard Parish: 40 countBeauregard Parish40St. Bernard Parish: 37 countSt. Bernard Parish37St. Mary Parish: 37 countSt. Mary Parish37Plaquemines Parish: 33 countPlaquemines Parish33Webster Parish: 32 countWebster Parish32De Soto Parish: 29 countDe Soto Parish29Sabine Parish: 29 countSabine Parish29Jefferson Davis Parish: 26 countJefferson Davis Parish26Evangeline Parish: 24 countEvangeline Parish24St. John the Baptist Parish: 24 countSt. John the Baptist Parish24Iberville Parish: 23 countIberville Parish23West Baton Rouge Parish: 22 countWest Baton Rouge Parish22Pointe Coupee Parish: 21 countPointe Coupee Parish21Union Parish: 20 countUnion Parish20
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. Retrieved 2026-10-22.

Full ranking

RankCounties2012
count		Change on 2011
1East Baton Rouge Parish641+4.9%
2Orleans Parish530+3.9%
3Jefferson Parish494+7.2%
4Lafayette Parish465+21.7%
5St. Tammany Parish394+17.3%
6Caddo Parish284+1.8%
7Ouachita Parish203-3.3%
8Calcasieu Parish172+6.8%
9Terrebonne Parish138+29%
10Tangipahoa Parish136+18.3%
11Rapides Parish131-2.2%
12Bossier Parish127-10.6%
13Ascension Parish120+9.1%
14Livingston Parish104-4.6%
15Acadia Parish74+51%
16Iberia Parish73+7.4%
17Lafourche Parish69+16.9%
18St. Landry Parish58-21.6%
19St. Martin Parish54+14.9%
20St. Charles Parish53+39.5%
21Lincoln Parish52+13%
22Avoyelles Parish49+19.5%
22Natchitoches Parish49+44.1%
24LaSalle Parish46+35.3%
24Vermilion Parish46+17.9%
26Vernon Parish41-8.9%
27Beauregard Parish40+53.8%
28St. Bernard Parish37+2.8%
28St. Mary Parish37-7.5%
30Plaquemines Parish33-13.2%
31Webster Parish320%
32De Soto Parish29+38.1%
32Sabine Parish29+38.1%
34Jefferson Davis Parish26-21.2%
35Evangeline Parish24-4%
35St. John the Baptist Parish24+9.1%
37Iberville Parish230%
38West Baton Rouge Parish22-4.3%
39Pointe Coupee Parish210%
40Union Parish20+42.9%
40Washington Parish20-23.1%
42Franklin Parish19-9.5%
42Richland Parish19-26.9%
44St. James Parish17+41.7%
45Bienville Parish14+133.3%
46Catahoula Parish13+30%
46Morehouse Parish13-35%
46Winn Parish13+44.4%
49Concordia Parish12-33.3%
49St. Helena Parish12+20%
49West Carroll Parish12+71.4%
52Allen Parish11-15.4%
52East Feliciana Parish11-15.4%
52Jackson Parish110%
55Madison Parish10-9.1%
55West Feliciana Parish10-23.1%
57Assumption Parish9-25%
57Caldwell Parish9+28.6%
59Cameron Parish8+33.3%
60Claiborne Parish6-14.3%
60East Carroll Parish6+100%
60Grant Parish6-45.5%
60Tensas Parish6+20%
64Red River Parish4-50%

Other periods

About this ranking

New employer firms: firms of age zero in March of the year, meaning that every establishment of the firm had its first employees during the previous twelve months. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics, which calls these firms startups.

A firm counts only when it has employees, so a business without staff is not a birth, and a new branch, merger or change of ownership of an existing firm is not a birth either. Not the same as business_applications (requests for an employer number) or enterprise_births (European business demography). The year is the twelve months to March: 2023 compares March 2022 with March 2023.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978 (Counties in Louisiana by employer firm births, 2012) [Data set]. Retrieved October 22, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv

MLA 9

Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978, Counties in Louisiana by employer firm births, 2012. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-firm-births/louisiana-counties?period=2012. Accessed 22 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. Counties in Louisiana by employer firm births, 2012. Dataset. Accessed October 22, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-firm-births/louisiana-counties?period=2012.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978, Counties in Louisiana by employer firm births, 2012 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-firm-births/louisiana-counties?period=2012 (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest employer firm births?

East Baton Rouge Parish, with 641 in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest employer firm births?

Red River Parish, with 4 in 2012.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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