Counties in Louisiana by employer firm births

East Baton Rouge Parish had the highest employer firm births of 63 counties in 2014, at 595. Tensas Parish had the lowest, at 0. The median was 26 and the figure for Louisiana was 4,862. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Map of counties, 2014

Acadia Parish: 51 countAllen Parish: 13 countAscension Parish: 129 countAssumption Parish: 7 countAvoyelles Parish: 27 countBeauregard Parish: 25 countBienville Parish: 9 countBossier Parish: 127 countCaddo Parish: 264 countCalcasieu Parish: 187 countCaldwell Parish: 11 countCameron Parish: 4 countCatahoula Parish: 13 countClaiborne Parish: 7 countConcordia Parish: 8 countDe Soto Parish: 22 countEast Baton Rouge Parish: 595 countEast Feliciana Parish: 12 countEvangeline Parish: 26 countFranklin Parish: 18 countGrant Parish: 9 countIberia Parish: 61 countIberville Parish: 15 countJackson Parish: 7 countJefferson Parish: 509 countJefferson Davis Parish: 20 countLafayette Parish: 473 countLafourche Parish: 62 countLaSalle Parish: 29 countLincoln Parish: 46 countLivingston Parish: 89 countMadison Parish: 6 countMorehouse Parish: 11 countNatchitoches Parish: 32 countOrleans Parish: 525 countOuachita Parish: 158 countPlaquemines Parish: 23 countPointe Coupee Parish: 19 countRapides Parish: 117 countRed River Parish: 7 countRichland Parish: 13 countSabine Parish: 29 countSt. Bernard Parish: 29 countSt. Charles Parish: 44 countSt. Helena Parish: 8 countSt. James Parish: 13 countSt. John the Baptist Parish: 22 countSt. Landry Parish: 58 countSt. Martin Parish: 40 countSt. Mary Parish: 56 countSt. Tammany Parish: 358 countTangipahoa Parish: 92 countTensas Parish: 0 countTerrebonne Parish: 143 countUnion Parish: 18 countVermilion Parish: 48 countVernon Parish: 37 countWashington Parish: 19 countWebster Parish: 33 countWest Baton Rouge Parish: 31 countWest Carroll Parish: 8 countWest Feliciana Parish: 9 countWinn Parish: 11 count
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count, 2014. Hatched areas have no value for this period. 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, 2014

East Baton Rouge Parish: 595 countEast Baton Rouge Parish595Orleans Parish: 525 countOrleans Parish525Jefferson Parish: 509 countJefferson Parish509Lafayette Parish: 473 countLafayette Parish473St. Tammany Parish: 358 countSt. Tammany Parish358Caddo Parish: 264 countCaddo Parish264Calcasieu Parish: 187 countCalcasieu Parish187Ouachita Parish: 158 countOuachita Parish158Terrebonne Parish: 143 countTerrebonne Parish143Ascension Parish: 129 countAscension Parish129Bossier Parish: 127 countBossier Parish127Rapides Parish: 117 countRapides Parish117Tangipahoa Parish: 92 countTangipahoa Parish92Livingston Parish: 89 countLivingston Parish89Lafourche Parish: 62 countLafourche Parish62Iberia Parish: 61 countIberia Parish61St. Landry Parish: 58 countSt. Landry Parish58St. Mary Parish: 56 countSt. Mary Parish56Acadia Parish: 51 countAcadia Parish51Vermilion Parish: 48 countVermilion Parish48Lincoln Parish: 46 countLincoln Parish46St. Charles Parish: 44 countSt. Charles Parish44St. Martin Parish: 40 countSt. Martin Parish40Vernon Parish: 37 countVernon Parish37Webster Parish: 33 countWebster Parish33Natchitoches Parish: 32 countNatchitoches Parish32West Baton Rouge Parish: 31 countWest Baton Rouge Parish31LaSalle Parish: 29 countLaSalle Parish29Sabine Parish: 29 countSabine Parish29St. Bernard Parish: 29 countSt. Bernard Parish29Avoyelles Parish: 27 countAvoyelles Parish27Evangeline Parish: 26 countEvangeline Parish26Beauregard Parish: 25 countBeauregard Parish25Plaquemines Parish: 23 countPlaquemines Parish23De Soto Parish: 22 countDe Soto Parish22St. John the Baptist Parish: 22 countSt. John the Baptist Parish22Jefferson Davis Parish: 20 countJefferson Davis Parish20Pointe Coupee Parish: 19 countPointe Coupee Parish19Washington Parish: 19 countWashington Parish19Franklin Parish: 18 countFranklin Parish18East Baton Rouge Parish: 595 countEast Baton Rouge Parish595Orleans Parish: 525 countOrleans Parish525Jefferson Parish: 509 countJefferson Parish509Lafayette Parish: 473 countLafayette Parish473St. Tammany Parish: 358 countSt. Tammany Parish358Caddo Parish: 264 countCaddo Parish264Calcasieu Parish: 187 countCalcasieu Parish187Ouachita Parish: 158 countOuachita Parish158Terrebonne Parish: 143 countTerrebonne Parish143Ascension Parish: 129 countAscension Parish129Bossier Parish: 127 countBossier Parish127Rapides Parish: 117 countRapides Parish117Tangipahoa Parish: 92 countTangipahoa Parish92Livingston Parish: 89 countLivingston Parish89Lafourche Parish: 62 countLafourche Parish62Iberia Parish: 61 countIberia Parish61St. Landry Parish: 58 countSt. Landry Parish58St. Mary Parish: 56 countSt. Mary Parish56Acadia Parish: 51 countAcadia Parish51Vermilion Parish: 48 countVermilion Parish48Lincoln Parish: 46 countLincoln Parish46St. Charles Parish: 44 countSt. Charles Parish44St. Martin Parish: 40 countSt. Martin Parish40Vernon Parish: 37 countVernon Parish37Webster Parish: 33 countWebster Parish33Natchitoches Parish: 32 countNatchitoches Parish32West Baton Rouge Parish: 31 countWest Baton Rouge Parish31LaSalle Parish: 29 countLaSalle Parish29Sabine Parish: 29 countSabine Parish29St. Bernard Parish: 29 countSt. Bernard Parish29Avoyelles Parish: 27 countAvoyelles Parish27Evangeline Parish: 26 countEvangeline Parish26Beauregard Parish: 25 countBeauregard Parish25Plaquemines Parish: 23 countPlaquemines Parish23De Soto Parish: 22 countDe Soto Parish22St. John the Baptist Parish: 22 countSt. John the Baptist Parish22Jefferson Davis Parish: 20 countJefferson Davis Parish20Pointe Coupee Parish: 19 countPointe Coupee Parish19Washington Parish: 19 countWashington Parish19Franklin Parish: 18 countFranklin 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

RankCounties2014
count
Change on 2013
1East Baton Rouge Parish595+8.8%
2Orleans Parish525+6.5%
3Jefferson Parish509+7.2%
4Lafayette Parish473+4.9%
5St. Tammany Parish358-6.3%
6Caddo Parish264-4%
7Calcasieu Parish187-31.3%
8Ouachita Parish158-24.4%
9Terrebonne Parish143+34.9%
10Ascension Parish129+26.5%
11Bossier Parish127+1.6%
12Rapides Parish117+20.6%
13Tangipahoa Parish92-14%
14Livingston Parish89-27%
15Lafourche Parish62-15.1%
16Iberia Parish61-4.7%
17St. Landry Parish58+5.5%
18St. Mary Parish56+60%
19Acadia Parish51+15.9%
20Vermilion Parish48-11.1%
21Lincoln Parish46-9.8%
22St. Charles Parish44-10.2%
23St. Martin Parish40-14.9%
24Vernon Parish37-5.1%
25Webster Parish33+32%
26Natchitoches Parish32-30.4%
27West Baton Rouge Parish31+14.8%
28LaSalle Parish29+3.6%
28Sabine Parish29+3.6%
28St. Bernard Parish29-44.2%
31Avoyelles Parish27+28.6%
32Evangeline Parish260%
33Beauregard Parish25-34.2%
34Plaquemines Parish23-14.8%
35De Soto Parish22-8.3%
35St. John the Baptist Parish22-12%
37Jefferson Davis Parish20-54.5%
38Pointe Coupee Parish19+18.8%
38Washington Parish19-36.7%
40Franklin Parish18-14.3%
40Union Parish18+38.5%
42Iberville Parish15-16.7%
43Allen Parish13-7.1%
43Catahoula Parish13+18.2%
43Richland Parish130%
43St. James Parish13+225%
47East Feliciana Parish12+71.4%
48Caldwell Parish11+83.3%
48Morehouse Parish11-31.3%
48Winn Parish110%
51Bienville Parish9+12.5%
51Grant Parish9-18.2%
51West Feliciana Parish9+200%
54Concordia Parish8-52.9%
54St. Helena Parish80%
54West Carroll Parish8+14.3%
57Assumption Parish7-46.2%
57Claiborne Parish70%
57Jackson Parish7-12.5%
57Red River Parish7+133.3%
61Madison Parish60%
62Cameron Parish4-42.9%
63Tensas Parish0-100%

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. 1 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2014 and are left out rather than filled from another source. 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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

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, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{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, 2014}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-22},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-firm-births/louisiana-counties?period=2014. Publisher attribution: 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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Which county has the highest employer firm births?

East Baton Rouge Parish, with 595 in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest employer firm births?

Tensas Parish, with 0 in 2014.

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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. 1 counties have no value for 2014 and are not ranked.

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