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Counties in Louisiana by employer firms

East Baton Rouge Parish had the highest employer firms of 64 counties in 2012, at 9,334. Tensas Parish had the lowest, at 77. The median was 532 and the figure for Louisiana was 73,961. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest9,334East Baton Rouge Parish
Lowest77Tensas Parish
Median53264 counties
Louisiana73,961History

Map of counties, 2012

Acadia Parish: 984 countAllen Parish: 282 countAscension Parish: 1,720 countAssumption Parish: 246 countAvoyelles Parish: 636 countBeauregard Parish: 528 countBienville Parish: 210 countBossier Parish: 2,005 countCaddo Parish: 4,969 countCalcasieu Parish: 3,280 countCaldwell Parish: 159 countCameron Parish: 120 countCatahoula Parish: 158 countClaiborne Parish: 230 countConcordia Parish: 310 countDe Soto Parish: 355 countEast Baton Rouge Parish: 9,334 countEast Carroll Parish: 109 countEast Feliciana Parish: 210 countEvangeline Parish: 458 countFranklin Parish: 352 countGrant Parish: 155 countIberia Parish: 1,417 countIberville Parish: 461 countJackson Parish: 221 countJefferson Parish: 8,995 countJefferson Davis Parish: 552 countLafayette Parish: 6,403 countLafourche Parish: 1,509 countLaSalle Parish: 312 countLincoln Parish: 892 countLivingston Parish: 1,382 countMadison Parish: 190 countMorehouse Parish: 419 countNatchitoches Parish: 704 countOrleans Parish: 6,670 countOuachita Parish: 3,433 countPlaquemines Parish: 638 countPointe Coupee Parish: 324 countRapides Parish: 2,585 countRed River Parish: 128 countRichland Parish: 345 countSabine Parish: 400 countSt. Bernard Parish: 576 countSt. Charles Parish: 794 countSt. Helena Parish: 145 countSt. James Parish: 280 countSt. John the Baptist Parish: 614 countSt. Landry Parish: 1,286 countSt. Martin Parish: 801 countSt. Mary Parish: 1,096 countSt. Tammany Parish: 4,765 countTangipahoa Parish: 1,916 countTensas Parish: 77 countTerrebonne Parish: 2,495 countUnion Parish: 287 countVermilion Parish: 866 countVernon Parish: 628 countWashington Parish: 536 countWebster Parish: 691 countWest Baton Rouge Parish: 476 countWest Carroll Parish: 168 countWest Feliciana Parish: 176 countWinn Parish: 274 count
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count, 2012. 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, 2012

East Baton Rouge Parish: 9,334 countEast Baton Rouge Parish9,334Jefferson Parish: 8,995 countJefferson Parish8,995Orleans Parish: 6,670 countOrleans Parish6,670Lafayette Parish: 6,403 countLafayette Parish6,403Caddo Parish: 4,969 countCaddo Parish4,969St. Tammany Parish: 4,765 countSt. Tammany Parish4,765Ouachita Parish: 3,433 countOuachita Parish3,433Calcasieu Parish: 3,280 countCalcasieu Parish3,280Rapides Parish: 2,585 countRapides Parish2,585Terrebonne Parish: 2,495 countTerrebonne Parish2,495Bossier Parish: 2,005 countBossier Parish2,005Tangipahoa Parish: 1,916 countTangipahoa Parish1,916Ascension Parish: 1,720 countAscension Parish1,720Lafourche Parish: 1,509 countLafourche Parish1,509Iberia Parish: 1,417 countIberia Parish1,417Livingston Parish: 1,382 countLivingston Parish1,382St. Landry Parish: 1,286 countSt. Landry Parish1,286St. Mary Parish: 1,096 countSt. Mary Parish1,096Acadia Parish: 984 countAcadia Parish984Lincoln Parish: 892 countLincoln Parish892Vermilion Parish: 866 countVermilion Parish866St. Martin Parish: 801 countSt. Martin Parish801St. Charles Parish: 794 countSt. Charles Parish794Natchitoches Parish: 704 countNatchitoches Parish704Webster Parish: 691 countWebster Parish691Plaquemines Parish: 638 countPlaquemines Parish638Avoyelles Parish: 636 countAvoyelles Parish636Vernon Parish: 628 countVernon Parish628St. John the Baptist Parish: 614 countSt. John the Baptist Parish614St. Bernard Parish: 576 countSt. Bernard Parish576Jefferson Davis Parish: 552 countJefferson Davis Parish552Washington Parish: 536 countWashington Parish536Beauregard Parish: 528 countBeauregard Parish528West Baton Rouge Parish: 476 countWest Baton Rouge Parish476Iberville Parish: 461 countIberville Parish461Evangeline Parish: 458 countEvangeline Parish458Morehouse Parish: 419 countMorehouse Parish419Sabine Parish: 400 countSabine Parish400De Soto Parish: 355 countDe Soto Parish355Franklin Parish: 352 countFranklin Parish352East Baton Rouge Parish: 9,334 countEast Baton Rouge Parish9,334Jefferson Parish: 8,995 countJefferson Parish8,995Orleans Parish: 6,670 countOrleans Parish6,670Lafayette Parish: 6,403 countLafayette Parish6,403Caddo Parish: 4,969 countCaddo Parish4,969St. Tammany Parish: 4,765 countSt. Tammany Parish4,765Ouachita Parish: 3,433 countOuachita Parish3,433Calcasieu Parish: 3,280 countCalcasieu Parish3,280Rapides Parish: 2,585 countRapides Parish2,585Terrebonne Parish: 2,495 countTerrebonne Parish2,495Bossier Parish: 2,005 countBossier Parish2,005Tangipahoa Parish: 1,916 countTangipahoa Parish1,916Ascension Parish: 1,720 countAscension Parish1,720Lafourche Parish: 1,509 countLafourche Parish1,509Iberia Parish: 1,417 countIberia Parish1,417Livingston Parish: 1,382 countLivingston Parish1,382St. Landry Parish: 1,286 countSt. Landry Parish1,286St. Mary Parish: 1,096 countSt. Mary Parish1,096Acadia Parish: 984 countAcadia Parish984Lincoln Parish: 892 countLincoln Parish892Vermilion Parish: 866 countVermilion Parish866St. Martin Parish: 801 countSt. Martin Parish801St. Charles Parish: 794 countSt. Charles Parish794Natchitoches Parish: 704 countNatchitoches Parish704Webster Parish: 691 countWebster Parish691Plaquemines Parish: 638 countPlaquemines Parish638Avoyelles Parish: 636 countAvoyelles Parish636Vernon Parish: 628 countVernon Parish628St. John the Baptist Parish: 614 countSt. John the Baptist Parish614St. Bernard Parish: 576 countSt. Bernard Parish576Jefferson Davis Parish: 552 countJefferson Davis Parish552Washington Parish: 536 countWashington Parish536Beauregard Parish: 528 countBeauregard Parish528West Baton Rouge Parish: 476 countWest Baton Rouge Parish476Iberville Parish: 461 countIberville Parish461Evangeline Parish: 458 countEvangeline Parish458Morehouse Parish: 419 countMorehouse Parish419Sabine Parish: 400 countSabine Parish400De Soto Parish: 355 countDe Soto Parish355Franklin Parish: 352 countFranklin Parish352
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2012
count		Change on 2011
1East Baton Rouge Parish9,334-0.2%
2Jefferson Parish8,995-1.5%
3Orleans Parish6,670+2.5%
4Lafayette Parish6,403+1.1%
5Caddo Parish4,969+0.2%
6St. Tammany Parish4,765+1.9%
7Ouachita Parish3,433+0.5%
8Calcasieu Parish3,280-0.7%
9Rapides Parish2,585-1.7%
10Terrebonne Parish2,495+1.4%
11Bossier Parish2,005-0.8%
12Tangipahoa Parish1,916+1.4%
13Ascension Parish1,720+1.4%
14Lafourche Parish1,509-1.2%
15Iberia Parish1,417-0.3%
16Livingston Parish1,382+1.1%
17St. Landry Parish1,286-2.1%
18St. Mary Parish1,096-2.1%
19Acadia Parish984+1.9%
20Lincoln Parish892+1.1%
21Vermilion Parish866-0.2%
22St. Martin Parish801+1.6%
23St. Charles Parish794+1.1%
24Natchitoches Parish7040%
25Webster Parish691+0.7%
26Plaquemines Parish638-0.3%
27Avoyelles Parish636+2.1%
28Vernon Parish628+1.5%
29St. John the Baptist Parish614-0.2%
30St. Bernard Parish576+3%
31Jefferson Davis Parish552+2%
32Washington Parish536-2.7%
33Beauregard Parish528+3.9%
34West Baton Rouge Parish476+0.6%
35Iberville Parish461+0.9%
36Evangeline Parish458-2.8%
37Morehouse Parish419-5.6%
38Sabine Parish400+2.3%
39De Soto Parish355+4.1%
40Franklin Parish352-1.1%
41Richland Parish3450%
42Pointe Coupee Parish324-0.3%
43LaSalle Parish312+11.4%
44Concordia Parish310-0.6%
45Union Parish2870%
46Allen Parish282-1.4%
47St. James Parish280+0.4%
48Winn Parish274+1.9%
49Assumption Parish246-1.6%
50Claiborne Parish230-1.7%
51Jackson Parish221-3.5%
52Bienville Parish210+2.4%
52East Feliciana Parish210-3.7%
54Madison Parish190+1.1%
55West Feliciana Parish176+0.6%
56West Carroll Parish168+3.1%
57Caldwell Parish159+0.6%
58Catahoula Parish158-0.6%
59Grant Parish155-7.7%
60St. Helena Parish1450%
61Red River Parish128-0.8%
62Cameron Parish120+4.3%
63East Carroll Parish109-0.9%
64Tensas Parish77+2.7%

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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, 2012) [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, 2012. 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?period=2012. 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, 2012. 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?period=2012.

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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, 2012 [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?period=2012 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Questions

Which county has the highest employer firms?

East Baton Rouge Parish, with 9,334 in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest employer firms?

Tensas Parish, with 77 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: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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