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Counties in Louisiana by employer firms

East Baton Rouge Parish had the highest employer firms of 64 counties in 2016, at 9,427. Tensas Parish had the lowest, at 72. The median was 527 and the figure for Louisiana was 73,800. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest9,427East Baton Rouge Parish
Lowest72Tensas Parish
Median52764 counties
Louisiana73,800History

Map of counties, 2016

Acadia Parish: 937 countAllen Parish: 275 countAscension Parish: 1,807 countAssumption Parish: 237 countAvoyelles Parish: 596 countBeauregard Parish: 533 countBienville Parish: 197 countBossier Parish: 2,019 countCaddo Parish: 4,834 countCalcasieu Parish: 3,532 countCaldwell Parish: 155 countCameron Parish: 118 countCatahoula Parish: 143 countClaiborne Parish: 213 countConcordia Parish: 298 countDe Soto Parish: 363 countEast Baton Rouge Parish: 9,427 countEast Carroll Parish: 109 countEast Feliciana Parish: 208 countEvangeline Parish: 444 countFranklin Parish: 326 countGrant Parish: 148 countIberia Parish: 1,377 countIberville Parish: 460 countJackson Parish: 222 countJefferson Parish: 9,022 countJefferson Davis Parish: 565 countLafayette Parish: 6,608 countLafourche Parish: 1,445 countLaSalle Parish: 279 countLincoln Parish: 926 countLivingston Parish: 1,454 countMadison Parish: 176 countMorehouse Parish: 403 countNatchitoches Parish: 696 countOrleans Parish: 7,202 countOuachita Parish: 3,385 countPlaquemines Parish: 617 countPointe Coupee Parish: 308 countRapides Parish: 2,517 countRed River Parish: 126 countRichland Parish: 342 countSabine Parish: 398 countSt. Bernard Parish: 587 countSt. Charles Parish: 814 countSt. Helena Parish: 146 countSt. James Parish: 276 countSt. John the Baptist Parish: 607 countSt. Landry Parish: 1,287 countSt. Martin Parish: 784 countSt. Mary Parish: 1,032 countSt. Tammany Parish: 4,923 countTangipahoa Parish: 1,954 countTensas Parish: 72 countTerrebonne Parish: 2,425 countUnion Parish: 293 countVermilion Parish: 835 countVernon Parish: 585 countWashington Parish: 520 countWebster Parish: 666 countWest Baton Rouge Parish: 487 countWest Carroll Parish: 157 countWest Feliciana Parish: 159 countWinn Parish: 256 count
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count, 2016. 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, 2016

East Baton Rouge Parish: 9,427 countEast Baton Rouge Parish9,427Jefferson Parish: 9,022 countJefferson Parish9,022Orleans Parish: 7,202 countOrleans Parish7,202Lafayette Parish: 6,608 countLafayette Parish6,608St. Tammany Parish: 4,923 countSt. Tammany Parish4,923Caddo Parish: 4,834 countCaddo Parish4,834Calcasieu Parish: 3,532 countCalcasieu Parish3,532Ouachita Parish: 3,385 countOuachita Parish3,385Rapides Parish: 2,517 countRapides Parish2,517Terrebonne Parish: 2,425 countTerrebonne Parish2,425Bossier Parish: 2,019 countBossier Parish2,019Tangipahoa Parish: 1,954 countTangipahoa Parish1,954Ascension Parish: 1,807 countAscension Parish1,807Livingston Parish: 1,454 countLivingston Parish1,454Lafourche Parish: 1,445 countLafourche Parish1,445Iberia Parish: 1,377 countIberia Parish1,377St. Landry Parish: 1,287 countSt. Landry Parish1,287St. Mary Parish: 1,032 countSt. Mary Parish1,032Acadia Parish: 937 countAcadia Parish937Lincoln Parish: 926 countLincoln Parish926Vermilion Parish: 835 countVermilion Parish835St. Charles Parish: 814 countSt. Charles Parish814St. Martin Parish: 784 countSt. Martin Parish784Natchitoches Parish: 696 countNatchitoches Parish696Webster Parish: 666 countWebster Parish666Plaquemines Parish: 617 countPlaquemines Parish617St. John the Baptist Parish: 607 countSt. John the Baptist Parish607Avoyelles Parish: 596 countAvoyelles Parish596St. Bernard Parish: 587 countSt. Bernard Parish587Vernon Parish: 585 countVernon Parish585Jefferson Davis Parish: 565 countJefferson Davis Parish565Beauregard Parish: 533 countBeauregard Parish533Washington Parish: 520 countWashington Parish520West Baton Rouge Parish: 487 countWest Baton Rouge Parish487Iberville Parish: 460 countIberville Parish460Evangeline Parish: 444 countEvangeline Parish444Morehouse Parish: 403 countMorehouse Parish403Sabine Parish: 398 countSabine Parish398De Soto Parish: 363 countDe Soto Parish363Richland Parish: 342 countRichland Parish342East Baton Rouge Parish: 9,427 countEast Baton Rouge Parish9,427Jefferson Parish: 9,022 countJefferson Parish9,022Orleans Parish: 7,202 countOrleans Parish7,202Lafayette Parish: 6,608 countLafayette Parish6,608St. Tammany Parish: 4,923 countSt. Tammany Parish4,923Caddo Parish: 4,834 countCaddo Parish4,834Calcasieu Parish: 3,532 countCalcasieu Parish3,532Ouachita Parish: 3,385 countOuachita Parish3,385Rapides Parish: 2,517 countRapides Parish2,517Terrebonne Parish: 2,425 countTerrebonne Parish2,425Bossier Parish: 2,019 countBossier Parish2,019Tangipahoa Parish: 1,954 countTangipahoa Parish1,954Ascension Parish: 1,807 countAscension Parish1,807Livingston Parish: 1,454 countLivingston Parish1,454Lafourche Parish: 1,445 countLafourche Parish1,445Iberia Parish: 1,377 countIberia Parish1,377St. Landry Parish: 1,287 countSt. Landry Parish1,287St. Mary Parish: 1,032 countSt. Mary Parish1,032Acadia Parish: 937 countAcadia Parish937Lincoln Parish: 926 countLincoln Parish926Vermilion Parish: 835 countVermilion Parish835St. Charles Parish: 814 countSt. Charles Parish814St. Martin Parish: 784 countSt. Martin Parish784Natchitoches Parish: 696 countNatchitoches Parish696Webster Parish: 666 countWebster Parish666Plaquemines Parish: 617 countPlaquemines Parish617St. John the Baptist Parish: 607 countSt. John the Baptist Parish607Avoyelles Parish: 596 countAvoyelles Parish596St. Bernard Parish: 587 countSt. Bernard Parish587Vernon Parish: 585 countVernon Parish585Jefferson Davis Parish: 565 countJefferson Davis Parish565Beauregard Parish: 533 countBeauregard Parish533Washington Parish: 520 countWashington Parish520West Baton Rouge Parish: 487 countWest Baton Rouge Parish487Iberville Parish: 460 countIberville Parish460Evangeline Parish: 444 countEvangeline Parish444Morehouse Parish: 403 countMorehouse Parish403Sabine Parish: 398 countSabine Parish398De Soto Parish: 363 countDe Soto Parish363Richland Parish: 342 countRichland Parish342
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2016
count		Change on 2015
1East Baton Rouge Parish9,427+1.4%
2Jefferson Parish9,022+0.3%
3Orleans Parish7,202+3%
4Lafayette Parish6,608-1.2%
5St. Tammany Parish4,923+1.6%
6Caddo Parish4,834-0.7%
7Calcasieu Parish3,532+2.3%
8Ouachita Parish3,385-0.2%
9Rapides Parish2,517-0.3%
10Terrebonne Parish2,425-3.3%
11Bossier Parish2,019+0.7%
12Tangipahoa Parish1,954+2.1%
13Ascension Parish1,807+1.4%
14Livingston Parish1,454+1.5%
15Lafourche Parish1,445-0.3%
16Iberia Parish1,377-2.5%
17St. Landry Parish1,287+1%
18St. Mary Parish1,032-2.8%
19Acadia Parish937-2.1%
20Lincoln Parish926+1.5%
21Vermilion Parish835-4.1%
22St. Charles Parish814+2%
23St. Martin Parish784-4.5%
24Natchitoches Parish696+0.4%
25Webster Parish666-4.7%
26Plaquemines Parish617-2.8%
27St. John the Baptist Parish607+3.6%
28Avoyelles Parish596-1%
29St. Bernard Parish587+1%
30Vernon Parish585-3.6%
31Jefferson Davis Parish565+3.1%
32Beauregard Parish533-0.4%
33Washington Parish520-1.5%
34West Baton Rouge Parish487+1.2%
35Iberville Parish460+2.7%
36Evangeline Parish444-2.6%
37Morehouse Parish403+2%
38Sabine Parish398-1.5%
39De Soto Parish363+0.3%
40Richland Parish3420%
41Franklin Parish326-5.8%
42Pointe Coupee Parish308-1.6%
43Concordia Parish298-0.3%
44Union Parish293+2.4%
45LaSalle Parish279-13.1%
46St. James Parish276-2.5%
47Allen Parish275-0.7%
48Winn Parish256+0.8%
49Assumption Parish237-2.9%
50Jackson Parish222+1.8%
51Claiborne Parish213-1.8%
52East Feliciana Parish208+2%
53Bienville Parish197-0.5%
54Madison Parish1760%
55West Feliciana Parish159-3.6%
56West Carroll Parish157-4.3%
57Caldwell Parish155-2.5%
58Grant Parish148-1.3%
59St. Helena Parish146+1.4%
60Catahoula Parish143-14.4%
61Red River Parish1260%
62Cameron Parish118-5.6%
63East Carroll Parish109-1.8%
64Tensas Parish72+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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Counties in Louisiana by employer firms, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest employer firms?

East Baton Rouge Parish, with 9,427 in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest employer firms?

Tensas Parish, with 72 in 2016.

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

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