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Counties in Louisiana by employer firms

East Baton Rouge Parish had the highest employer firms of 64 counties in 2014, at 9,278. Tensas Parish had the lowest, at 68. The median was 533 and the figure for Louisiana was 74,023. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest9,278East Baton Rouge Parish
Lowest68Tensas Parish
Median53364 counties
Louisiana74,023History

Map of counties, 2014

Acadia Parish: 972 countAllen Parish: 279 countAscension Parish: 1,753 countAssumption Parish: 245 countAvoyelles Parish: 611 countBeauregard Parish: 529 countBienville Parish: 201 countBossier Parish: 2,007 countCaddo Parish: 4,886 countCalcasieu Parish: 3,439 countCaldwell Parish: 163 countCameron Parish: 124 countCatahoula Parish: 166 countClaiborne Parish: 222 countConcordia Parish: 302 countDe Soto Parish: 369 countEast Baton Rouge Parish: 9,278 countEast Carroll Parish: 107 countEast Feliciana Parish: 207 countEvangeline Parish: 461 countFranklin Parish: 349 countGrant Parish: 148 countIberia Parish: 1,430 countIberville Parish: 455 countJackson Parish: 209 countJefferson Parish: 8,987 countJefferson Davis Parish: 566 countLafayette Parish: 6,664 countLafourche Parish: 1,494 countLaSalle Parish: 334 countLincoln Parish: 892 countLivingston Parish: 1,396 countMadison Parish: 186 countMorehouse Parish: 402 countNatchitoches Parish: 701 countOrleans Parish: 6,839 countOuachita Parish: 3,415 countPlaquemines Parish: 634 countPointe Coupee Parish: 321 countRapides Parish: 2,525 countRed River Parish: 122 countRichland Parish: 335 countSabine Parish: 392 countSt. Bernard Parish: 580 countSt. Charles Parish: 795 countSt. Helena Parish: 143 countSt. James Parish: 285 countSt. John the Baptist Parish: 593 countSt. Landry Parish: 1,269 countSt. Martin Parish: 825 countSt. Mary Parish: 1,091 countSt. Tammany Parish: 4,856 countTangipahoa Parish: 1,916 countTensas Parish: 68 countTerrebonne Parish: 2,493 countUnion Parish: 278 countVermilion Parish: 870 countVernon Parish: 621 countWashington Parish: 537 countWebster Parish: 681 countWest Baton Rouge Parish: 489 countWest Carroll Parish: 169 countWest Feliciana Parish: 166 countWinn Parish: 256 count
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count, 2014. 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, 2014

East Baton Rouge Parish: 9,278 countEast Baton Rouge Parish9,278Jefferson Parish: 8,987 countJefferson Parish8,987Orleans Parish: 6,839 countOrleans Parish6,839Lafayette Parish: 6,664 countLafayette Parish6,664Caddo Parish: 4,886 countCaddo Parish4,886St. Tammany Parish: 4,856 countSt. Tammany Parish4,856Calcasieu Parish: 3,439 countCalcasieu Parish3,439Ouachita Parish: 3,415 countOuachita Parish3,415Rapides Parish: 2,525 countRapides Parish2,525Terrebonne Parish: 2,493 countTerrebonne Parish2,493Bossier Parish: 2,007 countBossier Parish2,007Tangipahoa Parish: 1,916 countTangipahoa Parish1,916Ascension Parish: 1,753 countAscension Parish1,753Lafourche Parish: 1,494 countLafourche Parish1,494Iberia Parish: 1,430 countIberia Parish1,430Livingston Parish: 1,396 countLivingston Parish1,396St. Landry Parish: 1,269 countSt. Landry Parish1,269St. Mary Parish: 1,091 countSt. Mary Parish1,091Acadia Parish: 972 countAcadia Parish972Lincoln Parish: 892 countLincoln Parish892Vermilion Parish: 870 countVermilion Parish870St. Martin Parish: 825 countSt. Martin Parish825St. Charles Parish: 795 countSt. Charles Parish795Natchitoches Parish: 701 countNatchitoches Parish701Webster Parish: 681 countWebster Parish681Plaquemines Parish: 634 countPlaquemines Parish634Vernon Parish: 621 countVernon Parish621Avoyelles Parish: 611 countAvoyelles Parish611St. John the Baptist Parish: 593 countSt. John the Baptist Parish593St. Bernard Parish: 580 countSt. Bernard Parish580Jefferson Davis Parish: 566 countJefferson Davis Parish566Washington Parish: 537 countWashington Parish537Beauregard Parish: 529 countBeauregard Parish529West Baton Rouge Parish: 489 countWest Baton Rouge Parish489Evangeline Parish: 461 countEvangeline Parish461Iberville Parish: 455 countIberville Parish455Morehouse Parish: 402 countMorehouse Parish402Sabine Parish: 392 countSabine Parish392De Soto Parish: 369 countDe Soto Parish369Franklin Parish: 349 countFranklin Parish349East Baton Rouge Parish: 9,278 countEast Baton Rouge Parish9,278Jefferson Parish: 8,987 countJefferson Parish8,987Orleans Parish: 6,839 countOrleans Parish6,839Lafayette Parish: 6,664 countLafayette Parish6,664Caddo Parish: 4,886 countCaddo Parish4,886St. Tammany Parish: 4,856 countSt. Tammany Parish4,856Calcasieu Parish: 3,439 countCalcasieu Parish3,439Ouachita Parish: 3,415 countOuachita Parish3,415Rapides Parish: 2,525 countRapides Parish2,525Terrebonne Parish: 2,493 countTerrebonne Parish2,493Bossier Parish: 2,007 countBossier Parish2,007Tangipahoa Parish: 1,916 countTangipahoa Parish1,916Ascension Parish: 1,753 countAscension Parish1,753Lafourche Parish: 1,494 countLafourche Parish1,494Iberia Parish: 1,430 countIberia Parish1,430Livingston Parish: 1,396 countLivingston Parish1,396St. Landry Parish: 1,269 countSt. Landry Parish1,269St. Mary Parish: 1,091 countSt. Mary Parish1,091Acadia Parish: 972 countAcadia Parish972Lincoln Parish: 892 countLincoln Parish892Vermilion Parish: 870 countVermilion Parish870St. Martin Parish: 825 countSt. Martin Parish825St. Charles Parish: 795 countSt. Charles Parish795Natchitoches Parish: 701 countNatchitoches Parish701Webster Parish: 681 countWebster Parish681Plaquemines Parish: 634 countPlaquemines Parish634Vernon Parish: 621 countVernon Parish621Avoyelles Parish: 611 countAvoyelles Parish611St. John the Baptist Parish: 593 countSt. John the Baptist Parish593St. Bernard Parish: 580 countSt. Bernard Parish580Jefferson Davis Parish: 566 countJefferson Davis Parish566Washington Parish: 537 countWashington Parish537Beauregard Parish: 529 countBeauregard Parish529West Baton Rouge Parish: 489 countWest Baton Rouge Parish489Evangeline Parish: 461 countEvangeline Parish461Iberville Parish: 455 countIberville Parish455Morehouse Parish: 402 countMorehouse Parish402Sabine Parish: 392 countSabine Parish392De Soto Parish: 369 countDe Soto Parish369Franklin Parish: 349 countFranklin Parish349
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2014
count		Change on 2013
1East Baton Rouge Parish9,278+0.2%
2Jefferson Parish8,987-0.2%
3Orleans Parish6,839+1.1%
4Lafayette Parish6,664+2.8%
5Caddo Parish4,886-0.4%
6St. Tammany Parish4,856+0.5%
7Calcasieu Parish3,439+0.3%
8Ouachita Parish3,415-0.4%
9Rapides Parish2,525-1%
10Terrebonne Parish2,493-0.1%
11Bossier Parish2,007+0.5%
12Tangipahoa Parish1,916-0.3%
13Ascension Parish1,753+2.6%
14Lafourche Parish1,494-1.5%
15Iberia Parish1,430+0.4%
16Livingston Parish1,396+0.4%
17St. Landry Parish1,269-1.2%
18St. Mary Parish1,091+1.2%
19Acadia Parish972+1.3%
20Lincoln Parish892-0.7%
21Vermilion Parish870+0.1%
22St. Martin Parish825+1%
23St. Charles Parish795+0.5%
24Natchitoches Parish701-1.5%
25Webster Parish681-0.3%
26Plaquemines Parish634+1.4%
27Vernon Parish621+0.2%
28Avoyelles Parish611-2.2%
29St. John the Baptist Parish593-1%
30St. Bernard Parish580+0.7%
31Jefferson Davis Parish566-0.7%
32Washington Parish537-0.7%
33Beauregard Parish529-0.8%
34West Baton Rouge Parish489+1.2%
35Evangeline Parish461+0.7%
36Iberville Parish455-0.7%
37Morehouse Parish402-2.9%
38Sabine Parish392-1.5%
39De Soto Parish369+2.8%
40Franklin Parish3490%
41Richland Parish335-1.8%
42LaSalle Parish334+4%
43Pointe Coupee Parish321+1.3%
44Concordia Parish302+1.3%
45St. James Parish285+1.8%
46Allen Parish279-2.8%
47Union Parish2780%
48Winn Parish256-4.1%
49Assumption Parish245-1.6%
50Claiborne Parish222-3.1%
51Jackson Parish209-2.3%
52East Feliciana Parish207+1%
53Bienville Parish201-0.5%
54Madison Parish1860%
55West Carroll Parish169-0.6%
56Catahoula Parish166+5.7%
56West Feliciana Parish166-1.2%
58Caldwell Parish1630%
59Grant Parish148-0.7%
60St. Helena Parish143+0.7%
61Cameron Parish124-3.9%
62Red River Parish122+0.8%
63East Carroll Parish107-1.8%
64Tensas Parish68-10.5%

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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, 2014) [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, 2014. 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=2014. 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, 2014. 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=2014.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Counties in Louisiana by employer firms, 2014 [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=2014 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest employer firms?

East Baton Rouge Parish, with 9,278 in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest employer firms?

Tensas Parish, with 68 in 2014.

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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