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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 2013, at 547. West Feliciana Parish had the lowest, at 3. The median was 27 and the figure for Louisiana was 4,956. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest547East Baton Rouge Parish
Lowest3West Feliciana Parish
Median2764 counties
Louisiana4,956History

Map of counties, 2013

Acadia Parish: 44 countAllen Parish: 14 countAscension Parish: 102 countAssumption Parish: 13 countAvoyelles Parish: 21 countBeauregard Parish: 38 countBienville Parish: 8 countBossier Parish: 125 countCaddo Parish: 275 countCalcasieu Parish: 272 countCaldwell Parish: 6 countCameron Parish: 7 countCatahoula Parish: 11 countClaiborne Parish: 7 countConcordia Parish: 17 countDe Soto Parish: 24 countEast Baton Rouge Parish: 547 countEast Carroll Parish: 7 countEast Feliciana Parish: 7 countEvangeline Parish: 26 countFranklin Parish: 21 countGrant Parish: 11 countIberia Parish: 64 countIberville Parish: 18 countJackson Parish: 8 countJefferson Parish: 475 countJefferson Davis Parish: 44 countLafayette Parish: 451 countLafourche Parish: 73 countLaSalle Parish: 28 countLincoln Parish: 51 countLivingston Parish: 122 countMadison Parish: 6 countMorehouse Parish: 16 countNatchitoches Parish: 46 countOrleans Parish: 493 countOuachita Parish: 209 countPlaquemines Parish: 27 countPointe Coupee Parish: 16 countRapides Parish: 97 countRed River Parish: 3 countRichland Parish: 13 countSabine Parish: 28 countSt. Bernard Parish: 52 countSt. Charles Parish: 49 countSt. Helena Parish: 8 countSt. James Parish: 4 countSt. John the Baptist Parish: 25 countSt. Landry Parish: 55 countSt. Martin Parish: 47 countSt. Mary Parish: 35 countSt. Tammany Parish: 382 countTangipahoa Parish: 107 countTensas Parish: 4 countTerrebonne Parish: 106 countUnion Parish: 13 countVermilion Parish: 54 countVernon Parish: 39 countWashington Parish: 30 countWebster Parish: 25 countWest Baton Rouge Parish: 27 countWest Carroll Parish: 7 countWest Feliciana Parish: 3 countWinn Parish: 11 count
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count, 2013. 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, 2013

East Baton Rouge Parish: 547 countEast Baton Rouge Parish547Orleans Parish: 493 countOrleans Parish493Jefferson Parish: 475 countJefferson Parish475Lafayette Parish: 451 countLafayette Parish451St. Tammany Parish: 382 countSt. Tammany Parish382Caddo Parish: 275 countCaddo Parish275Calcasieu Parish: 272 countCalcasieu Parish272Ouachita Parish: 209 countOuachita Parish209Bossier Parish: 125 countBossier Parish125Livingston Parish: 122 countLivingston Parish122Tangipahoa Parish: 107 countTangipahoa Parish107Terrebonne Parish: 106 countTerrebonne Parish106Ascension Parish: 102 countAscension Parish102Rapides Parish: 97 countRapides Parish97Lafourche Parish: 73 countLafourche Parish73Iberia Parish: 64 countIberia Parish64St. Landry Parish: 55 countSt. Landry Parish55Vermilion Parish: 54 countVermilion Parish54St. Bernard Parish: 52 countSt. Bernard Parish52Lincoln Parish: 51 countLincoln Parish51St. Charles Parish: 49 countSt. Charles Parish49St. Martin Parish: 47 countSt. Martin Parish47Natchitoches Parish: 46 countNatchitoches Parish46Acadia Parish: 44 countAcadia Parish44Jefferson Davis Parish: 44 countJefferson Davis Parish44Vernon Parish: 39 countVernon Parish39Beauregard Parish: 38 countBeauregard Parish38St. Mary Parish: 35 countSt. Mary Parish35Washington Parish: 30 countWashington Parish30LaSalle Parish: 28 countLaSalle Parish28Sabine Parish: 28 countSabine Parish28Plaquemines Parish: 27 countPlaquemines Parish27West Baton Rouge Parish: 27 countWest Baton Rouge Parish27Evangeline Parish: 26 countEvangeline Parish26St. John the Baptist Parish: 25 countSt. John the Baptist Parish25Webster Parish: 25 countWebster Parish25De Soto Parish: 24 countDe Soto Parish24Avoyelles Parish: 21 countAvoyelles Parish21Franklin Parish: 21 countFranklin Parish21Iberville Parish: 18 countIberville Parish18East Baton Rouge Parish: 547 countEast Baton Rouge Parish547Orleans Parish: 493 countOrleans Parish493Jefferson Parish: 475 countJefferson Parish475Lafayette Parish: 451 countLafayette Parish451St. Tammany Parish: 382 countSt. Tammany Parish382Caddo Parish: 275 countCaddo Parish275Calcasieu Parish: 272 countCalcasieu Parish272Ouachita Parish: 209 countOuachita Parish209Bossier Parish: 125 countBossier Parish125Livingston Parish: 122 countLivingston Parish122Tangipahoa Parish: 107 countTangipahoa Parish107Terrebonne Parish: 106 countTerrebonne Parish106Ascension Parish: 102 countAscension Parish102Rapides Parish: 97 countRapides Parish97Lafourche Parish: 73 countLafourche Parish73Iberia Parish: 64 countIberia Parish64St. Landry Parish: 55 countSt. Landry Parish55Vermilion Parish: 54 countVermilion Parish54St. Bernard Parish: 52 countSt. Bernard Parish52Lincoln Parish: 51 countLincoln Parish51St. Charles Parish: 49 countSt. Charles Parish49St. Martin Parish: 47 countSt. Martin Parish47Natchitoches Parish: 46 countNatchitoches Parish46Acadia Parish: 44 countAcadia Parish44Jefferson Davis Parish: 44 countJefferson Davis Parish44Vernon Parish: 39 countVernon Parish39Beauregard Parish: 38 countBeauregard Parish38St. Mary Parish: 35 countSt. Mary Parish35Washington Parish: 30 countWashington Parish30LaSalle Parish: 28 countLaSalle Parish28Sabine Parish: 28 countSabine Parish28Plaquemines Parish: 27 countPlaquemines Parish27West Baton Rouge Parish: 27 countWest Baton Rouge Parish27Evangeline Parish: 26 countEvangeline Parish26St. John the Baptist Parish: 25 countSt. John the Baptist Parish25Webster Parish: 25 countWebster Parish25De Soto Parish: 24 countDe Soto Parish24Avoyelles Parish: 21 countAvoyelles Parish21Franklin Parish: 21 countFranklin Parish21Iberville Parish: 18 countIberville Parish18
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

RankCounties2013
count		Change on 2012
1East Baton Rouge Parish547-14.7%
2Orleans Parish493-7%
3Jefferson Parish475-3.8%
4Lafayette Parish451-3%
5St. Tammany Parish382-3%
6Caddo Parish275-3.2%
7Calcasieu Parish272+58.1%
8Ouachita Parish209+3%
9Bossier Parish125-1.6%
10Livingston Parish122+17.3%
11Tangipahoa Parish107-21.3%
12Terrebonne Parish106-23.2%
13Ascension Parish102-15%
14Rapides Parish97-26%
15Lafourche Parish73+5.8%
16Iberia Parish64-12.3%
17St. Landry Parish55-5.2%
18Vermilion Parish54+17.4%
19St. Bernard Parish52+40.5%
20Lincoln Parish51-1.9%
21St. Charles Parish49-7.5%
22St. Martin Parish47-13%
23Natchitoches Parish46-6.1%
24Acadia Parish44-40.5%
24Jefferson Davis Parish44+69.2%
26Vernon Parish39-4.9%
27Beauregard Parish38-5%
28St. Mary Parish35-5.4%
29Washington Parish30+50%
30LaSalle Parish28-39.1%
30Sabine Parish28-3.4%
32Plaquemines Parish27-18.2%
32West Baton Rouge Parish27+22.7%
34Evangeline Parish26+8.3%
35St. John the Baptist Parish25+4.2%
35Webster Parish25-21.9%
37De Soto Parish24-17.2%
38Avoyelles Parish21-57.1%
38Franklin Parish21+10.5%
40Iberville Parish18-21.7%
41Concordia Parish17+41.7%
42Morehouse Parish16+23.1%
42Pointe Coupee Parish16-23.8%
44Allen Parish14+27.3%
45Assumption Parish13+44.4%
45Richland Parish13-31.6%
45Union Parish13-35%
48Catahoula Parish11-15.4%
48Grant Parish11+83.3%
48Winn Parish11-15.4%
51Bienville Parish8-42.9%
51Jackson Parish8-27.3%
51St. Helena Parish8-33.3%
54Cameron Parish7-12.5%
54Claiborne Parish7+16.7%
54East Carroll Parish7+16.7%
54East Feliciana Parish7-36.4%
54West Carroll Parish7-41.7%
59Caldwell Parish6-33.3%
59Madison Parish6-40%
61St. James Parish4-76.5%
61Tensas Parish4-33.3%
63Red River Parish3-25%
63West Feliciana Parish3-70%

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, 2013) [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, 2013. 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=2013. 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, 2013. 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=2013.

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, 2013 [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=2013 (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest employer firm births?

East Baton Rouge Parish, with 547 in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest employer firm births?

West Feliciana Parish, with 3 in 2013.

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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