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Counties in Louisiana by employer firms

East Baton Rouge Parish had the highest employer firms of 64 counties in 2015, at 9,298. Tensas Parish had the lowest, at 70. The median was 532 and the figure for Louisiana was 73,905. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest9,298East Baton Rouge Parish
Lowest70Tensas Parish
Median53264 counties
Louisiana73,905History

Map of counties, 2015

Acadia Parish: 957 countAllen Parish: 277 countAscension Parish: 1,782 countAssumption Parish: 244 countAvoyelles Parish: 602 countBeauregard Parish: 535 countBienville Parish: 198 countBossier Parish: 2,004 countCaddo Parish: 4,868 countCalcasieu Parish: 3,451 countCaldwell Parish: 159 countCameron Parish: 125 countCatahoula Parish: 167 countClaiborne Parish: 217 countConcordia Parish: 299 countDe Soto Parish: 362 countEast Baton Rouge Parish: 9,298 countEast Carroll Parish: 111 countEast Feliciana Parish: 204 countEvangeline Parish: 456 countFranklin Parish: 346 countGrant Parish: 150 countIberia Parish: 1,412 countIberville Parish: 448 countJackson Parish: 218 countJefferson Parish: 8,998 countJefferson Davis Parish: 548 countLafayette Parish: 6,686 countLafourche Parish: 1,449 countLaSalle Parish: 321 countLincoln Parish: 912 countLivingston Parish: 1,432 countMadison Parish: 176 countMorehouse Parish: 395 countNatchitoches Parish: 693 countOrleans Parish: 6,993 countOuachita Parish: 3,393 countPlaquemines Parish: 635 countPointe Coupee Parish: 313 countRapides Parish: 2,525 countRed River Parish: 126 countRichland Parish: 342 countSabine Parish: 404 countSt. Bernard Parish: 581 countSt. Charles Parish: 798 countSt. Helena Parish: 144 countSt. James Parish: 283 countSt. John the Baptist Parish: 586 countSt. Landry Parish: 1,274 countSt. Martin Parish: 821 countSt. Mary Parish: 1,062 countSt. Tammany Parish: 4,844 countTangipahoa Parish: 1,913 countTensas Parish: 70 countTerrebonne Parish: 2,509 countUnion Parish: 286 countVermilion Parish: 871 countVernon Parish: 607 countWashington Parish: 528 countWebster Parish: 699 countWest Baton Rouge Parish: 481 countWest Carroll Parish: 164 countWest Feliciana Parish: 165 countWinn Parish: 254 count
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count, 2015. 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, 2015

East Baton Rouge Parish: 9,298 countEast Baton Rouge Parish9,298Jefferson Parish: 8,998 countJefferson Parish8,998Orleans Parish: 6,993 countOrleans Parish6,993Lafayette Parish: 6,686 countLafayette Parish6,686Caddo Parish: 4,868 countCaddo Parish4,868St. Tammany Parish: 4,844 countSt. Tammany Parish4,844Calcasieu Parish: 3,451 countCalcasieu Parish3,451Ouachita Parish: 3,393 countOuachita Parish3,393Rapides Parish: 2,525 countRapides Parish2,525Terrebonne Parish: 2,509 countTerrebonne Parish2,509Bossier Parish: 2,004 countBossier Parish2,004Tangipahoa Parish: 1,913 countTangipahoa Parish1,913Ascension Parish: 1,782 countAscension Parish1,782Lafourche Parish: 1,449 countLafourche Parish1,449Livingston Parish: 1,432 countLivingston Parish1,432Iberia Parish: 1,412 countIberia Parish1,412St. Landry Parish: 1,274 countSt. Landry Parish1,274St. Mary Parish: 1,062 countSt. Mary Parish1,062Acadia Parish: 957 countAcadia Parish957Lincoln Parish: 912 countLincoln Parish912Vermilion Parish: 871 countVermilion Parish871St. Martin Parish: 821 countSt. Martin Parish821St. Charles Parish: 798 countSt. Charles Parish798Webster Parish: 699 countWebster Parish699Natchitoches Parish: 693 countNatchitoches Parish693Plaquemines Parish: 635 countPlaquemines Parish635Vernon Parish: 607 countVernon Parish607Avoyelles Parish: 602 countAvoyelles Parish602St. John the Baptist Parish: 586 countSt. John the Baptist Parish586St. Bernard Parish: 581 countSt. Bernard Parish581Jefferson Davis Parish: 548 countJefferson Davis Parish548Beauregard Parish: 535 countBeauregard Parish535Washington Parish: 528 countWashington Parish528West Baton Rouge Parish: 481 countWest Baton Rouge Parish481Evangeline Parish: 456 countEvangeline Parish456Iberville Parish: 448 countIberville Parish448Sabine Parish: 404 countSabine Parish404Morehouse Parish: 395 countMorehouse Parish395De Soto Parish: 362 countDe Soto Parish362Franklin Parish: 346 countFranklin Parish346East Baton Rouge Parish: 9,298 countEast Baton Rouge Parish9,298Jefferson Parish: 8,998 countJefferson Parish8,998Orleans Parish: 6,993 countOrleans Parish6,993Lafayette Parish: 6,686 countLafayette Parish6,686Caddo Parish: 4,868 countCaddo Parish4,868St. Tammany Parish: 4,844 countSt. Tammany Parish4,844Calcasieu Parish: 3,451 countCalcasieu Parish3,451Ouachita Parish: 3,393 countOuachita Parish3,393Rapides Parish: 2,525 countRapides Parish2,525Terrebonne Parish: 2,509 countTerrebonne Parish2,509Bossier Parish: 2,004 countBossier Parish2,004Tangipahoa Parish: 1,913 countTangipahoa Parish1,913Ascension Parish: 1,782 countAscension Parish1,782Lafourche Parish: 1,449 countLafourche Parish1,449Livingston Parish: 1,432 countLivingston Parish1,432Iberia Parish: 1,412 countIberia Parish1,412St. Landry Parish: 1,274 countSt. Landry Parish1,274St. Mary Parish: 1,062 countSt. Mary Parish1,062Acadia Parish: 957 countAcadia Parish957Lincoln Parish: 912 countLincoln Parish912Vermilion Parish: 871 countVermilion Parish871St. Martin Parish: 821 countSt. Martin Parish821St. Charles Parish: 798 countSt. Charles Parish798Webster Parish: 699 countWebster Parish699Natchitoches Parish: 693 countNatchitoches Parish693Plaquemines Parish: 635 countPlaquemines Parish635Vernon Parish: 607 countVernon Parish607Avoyelles Parish: 602 countAvoyelles Parish602St. John the Baptist Parish: 586 countSt. John the Baptist Parish586St. Bernard Parish: 581 countSt. Bernard Parish581Jefferson Davis Parish: 548 countJefferson Davis Parish548Beauregard Parish: 535 countBeauregard Parish535Washington Parish: 528 countWashington Parish528West Baton Rouge Parish: 481 countWest Baton Rouge Parish481Evangeline Parish: 456 countEvangeline Parish456Iberville Parish: 448 countIberville Parish448Sabine Parish: 404 countSabine Parish404Morehouse Parish: 395 countMorehouse Parish395De Soto Parish: 362 countDe Soto Parish362Franklin Parish: 346 countFranklin Parish346
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2015
count		Change on 2014
1East Baton Rouge Parish9,298+0.2%
2Jefferson Parish8,998+0.1%
3Orleans Parish6,993+2.3%
4Lafayette Parish6,686+0.3%
5Caddo Parish4,868-0.4%
6St. Tammany Parish4,844-0.2%
7Calcasieu Parish3,451+0.3%
8Ouachita Parish3,393-0.6%
9Rapides Parish2,5250%
10Terrebonne Parish2,509+0.6%
11Bossier Parish2,004-0.1%
12Tangipahoa Parish1,913-0.2%
13Ascension Parish1,782+1.7%
14Lafourche Parish1,449-3%
15Livingston Parish1,432+2.6%
16Iberia Parish1,412-1.3%
17St. Landry Parish1,274+0.4%
18St. Mary Parish1,062-2.7%
19Acadia Parish957-1.5%
20Lincoln Parish912+2.2%
21Vermilion Parish871+0.1%
22St. Martin Parish821-0.5%
23St. Charles Parish798+0.4%
24Webster Parish699+2.6%
25Natchitoches Parish693-1.1%
26Plaquemines Parish635+0.2%
27Vernon Parish607-2.3%
28Avoyelles Parish602-1.5%
29St. John the Baptist Parish586-1.2%
30St. Bernard Parish581+0.2%
31Jefferson Davis Parish548-3.2%
32Beauregard Parish535+1.1%
33Washington Parish528-1.7%
34West Baton Rouge Parish481-1.6%
35Evangeline Parish456-1.1%
36Iberville Parish448-1.5%
37Sabine Parish404+3.1%
38Morehouse Parish395-1.7%
39De Soto Parish362-1.9%
40Franklin Parish346-0.9%
41Richland Parish342+2.1%
42LaSalle Parish321-3.9%
43Pointe Coupee Parish313-2.5%
44Concordia Parish299-1%
45Union Parish286+2.9%
46St. James Parish283-0.7%
47Allen Parish277-0.7%
48Winn Parish254-0.8%
49Assumption Parish244-0.4%
50Jackson Parish218+4.3%
51Claiborne Parish217-2.3%
52East Feliciana Parish204-1.4%
53Bienville Parish198-1.5%
54Madison Parish176-5.4%
55Catahoula Parish167+0.6%
56West Feliciana Parish165-0.6%
57West Carroll Parish164-3%
58Caldwell Parish159-2.5%
59Grant Parish150+1.4%
60St. Helena Parish144+0.7%
61Red River Parish126+3.3%
62Cameron Parish125+0.8%
63East Carroll Parish111+3.7%
64Tensas Parish70+2.9%

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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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Counties in Louisiana by employer firms, 2015. 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=2015.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Counties in Louisiana by employer firms, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Questions

Which county has the highest employer firms?

East Baton Rouge Parish, with 9,298 in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest employer firms?

Tensas Parish, with 70 in 2015.

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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