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Counties in Louisiana by employer firms, 2023

East Baton Rouge Parish had the highest employer firms of 64 counties in 2023, at 9,637. Tensas Parish had the lowest, at 56. The median was 542 and the figure for Louisiana was 75,251. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest9,637East Baton Rouge Parish
Lowest56Tensas Parish
Median54264 counties
Louisiana75,251History

Map of counties, 2023

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
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count, 2023. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

East Baton Rouge Parish: 9,637 countEast Baton Rouge Parish9,637Jefferson Parish: 8,875 countJefferson Parish8,875Orleans Parish: 7,791 countOrleans Parish7,791Lafayette Parish: 6,943 countLafayette Parish6,943St. Tammany Parish: 5,471 countSt. Tammany Parish5,471Caddo Parish: 4,650 countCaddo Parish4,650Calcasieu Parish: 3,616 countCalcasieu Parish3,616Ouachita Parish: 3,308 countOuachita Parish3,308Rapides Parish: 2,546 countRapides Parish2,546Terrebonne Parish: 2,170 countTerrebonne Parish2,170Bossier Parish: 2,151 countBossier Parish2,151Ascension Parish: 2,132 countAscension Parish2,132Tangipahoa Parish: 2,096 countTangipahoa Parish2,096Livingston Parish: 1,747 countLivingston Parish1,747Lafourche Parish: 1,319 countLafourche Parish1,319St. Landry Parish: 1,230 countSt. Landry Parish1,230Iberia Parish: 1,224 countIberia Parish1,224Lincoln Parish: 973 countLincoln Parish973Acadia Parish: 968 countAcadia Parish968St. Mary Parish: 876 countSt. Mary Parish876St. Charles Parish: 808 countSt. Charles Parish808Vermilion Parish: 800 countVermilion Parish800St. Martin Parish: 738 countSt. Martin Parish738Natchitoches Parish: 710 countNatchitoches Parish710Webster Parish: 641 countWebster Parish641St. Bernard Parish: 602 countSt. Bernard Parish602Plaquemines Parish: 570 countPlaquemines Parish570Avoyelles Parish: 566 countAvoyelles Parish566St. John the Baptist Parish: 566 countSt. John the Baptist Parish566Beauregard Parish: 557 countBeauregard Parish557Jefferson Davis Parish: 556 countJefferson Davis Parish556Vernon Parish: 552 countVernon Parish552Washington Parish: 532 countWashington Parish532West Baton Rouge Parish: 502 countWest Baton Rouge Parish502Iberville Parish: 455 countIberville Parish455Evangeline Parish: 417 countEvangeline Parish417Sabine Parish: 396 countSabine Parish396Morehouse Parish: 383 countMorehouse Parish383De Soto Parish: 367 countDe Soto Parish367Richland Parish: 350 countRichland Parish350East Baton Rouge Parish: 9,637 countEast Baton Rouge Parish9,637Jefferson Parish: 8,875 countJefferson Parish8,875Orleans Parish: 7,791 countOrleans Parish7,791Lafayette Parish: 6,943 countLafayette Parish6,943St. Tammany Parish: 5,471 countSt. Tammany Parish5,471Caddo Parish: 4,650 countCaddo Parish4,650Calcasieu Parish: 3,616 countCalcasieu Parish3,616Ouachita Parish: 3,308 countOuachita Parish3,308Rapides Parish: 2,546 countRapides Parish2,546Terrebonne Parish: 2,170 countTerrebonne Parish2,170Bossier Parish: 2,151 countBossier Parish2,151Ascension Parish: 2,132 countAscension Parish2,132Tangipahoa Parish: 2,096 countTangipahoa Parish2,096Livingston Parish: 1,747 countLivingston Parish1,747Lafourche Parish: 1,319 countLafourche Parish1,319St. Landry Parish: 1,230 countSt. Landry Parish1,230Iberia Parish: 1,224 countIberia Parish1,224Lincoln Parish: 973 countLincoln Parish973Acadia Parish: 968 countAcadia Parish968St. Mary Parish: 876 countSt. Mary Parish876St. Charles Parish: 808 countSt. Charles Parish808Vermilion Parish: 800 countVermilion Parish800St. Martin Parish: 738 countSt. Martin Parish738Natchitoches Parish: 710 countNatchitoches Parish710Webster Parish: 641 countWebster Parish641St. Bernard Parish: 602 countSt. Bernard Parish602Plaquemines Parish: 570 countPlaquemines Parish570Avoyelles Parish: 566 countAvoyelles Parish566St. John the Baptist Parish: 566 countSt. John the Baptist Parish566Beauregard Parish: 557 countBeauregard Parish557Jefferson Davis Parish: 556 countJefferson Davis Parish556Vernon Parish: 552 countVernon Parish552Washington Parish: 532 countWashington Parish532West Baton Rouge Parish: 502 countWest Baton Rouge Parish502Iberville Parish: 455 countIberville Parish455Evangeline Parish: 417 countEvangeline Parish417Sabine Parish: 396 countSabine Parish396Morehouse Parish: 383 countMorehouse Parish383De Soto Parish: 367 countDe Soto Parish367Richland Parish: 350 countRichland Parish350
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023
count		Change on 2022
1East Baton Rouge Parish9,637+0.3%
2Jefferson Parish8,875+1%
3Orleans Parish7,791+1.4%
4Lafayette Parish6,943+1.1%
5St. Tammany Parish5,471+0.9%
6Caddo Parish4,650-0.7%
7Calcasieu Parish3,616+0.5%
8Ouachita Parish3,308-0.5%
9Rapides Parish2,546-0.5%
10Terrebonne Parish2,170+0.8%
11Bossier Parish2,151+0.4%
12Ascension Parish2,132+1.4%
13Tangipahoa Parish2,096-1.5%
14Livingston Parish1,747+3.4%
15Lafourche Parish1,319+2.3%
16St. Landry Parish1,230-1.3%
17Iberia Parish1,224-1.5%
18Lincoln Parish973+1.1%
19Acadia Parish968+0.8%
20St. Mary Parish876-2.4%
21St. Charles Parish808+2.7%
22Vermilion Parish800-1%
23St. Martin Parish738-1.2%
24Natchitoches Parish710+3.3%
25Webster Parish641+1.3%
26St. Bernard Parish6020%
27Plaquemines Parish570+0.9%
28Avoyelles Parish566-2.1%
28St. John the Baptist Parish566-1.6%
30Beauregard Parish557+3%
31Jefferson Davis Parish556+0.7%
32Vernon Parish552+0.5%
33Washington Parish532+1.5%
34West Baton Rouge Parish502+0.6%
35Iberville Parish455-0.9%
36Evangeline Parish417-0.2%
37Sabine Parish396+3.4%
38Morehouse Parish3830%
39De Soto Parish367+0.3%
40Richland Parish350+2.3%
41Franklin Parish340-1.4%
42LaSalle Parish338+5%
43Pointe Coupee Parish317+7.1%
44Union Parish311+5.1%
45Concordia Parish300+5.3%
46St. James Parish283+1.4%
47Allen Parish259+2%
48Assumption Parish231-1.7%
49Winn Parish230-3.4%
50Jackson Parish213+0.5%
51East Feliciana Parish206-1%
52West Feliciana Parish190+2.7%
53Claiborne Parish179-6.8%
54Bienville Parish172-0.6%
55Grant Parish169+5%
56Madison Parish154+0.7%
57St. Helena Parish150+1.4%
58Caldwell Parish149+7.2%
59West Carroll Parish148-3.9%
60Catahoula Parish147-2.6%
61Red River Parish121+2.5%
62Cameron Parish99+1%
63East Carroll Parish900%
64Tensas Parish560%

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About this ranking

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.

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: 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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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties (Counties in Louisiana by employer firms, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

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Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Counties in Louisiana by employer firms, 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/rankings/employer-firms/louisiana-counties. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Counties in Louisiana by employer firms, 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/rankings/employer-firms/louisiana-counties.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Counties in Louisiana by employer firms, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-firms/louisiana-counties (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest employer firms?

East Baton Rouge Parish, with 9,637 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest employer firms?

Tensas Parish, with 56 in 2023.

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: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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