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Counties in Louisiana by employer firms

East Baton Rouge Parish had the highest employer firms of 64 counties in 2017, at 9,391. Tensas Parish had the lowest, at 68. The median was 527 and the figure for Louisiana was 73,558. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest9,391East Baton Rouge Parish
Lowest68Tensas Parish
Median52764 counties
Louisiana73,558History

Map of counties, 2017

Acadia Parish: 947 countAllen Parish: 275 countAscension Parish: 1,838 countAssumption Parish: 235 countAvoyelles Parish: 593 countBeauregard Parish: 527 countBienville Parish: 195 countBossier Parish: 1,952 countCaddo Parish: 4,817 countCalcasieu Parish: 3,593 countCaldwell Parish: 153 countCameron Parish: 109 countCatahoula Parish: 134 countClaiborne Parish: 200 countConcordia Parish: 294 countDe Soto Parish: 357 countEast Baton Rouge Parish: 9,391 countEast Carroll Parish: 105 countEast Feliciana Parish: 196 countEvangeline Parish: 453 countFranklin Parish: 332 countGrant Parish: 148 countIberia Parish: 1,329 countIberville Parish: 448 countJackson Parish: 220 countJefferson Parish: 8,987 countJefferson Davis Parish: 546 countLafayette Parish: 6,602 countLafourche Parish: 1,390 countLaSalle Parish: 286 countLincoln Parish: 939 countLivingston Parish: 1,443 countMadison Parish: 169 countMorehouse Parish: 406 countNatchitoches Parish: 690 countOrleans Parish: 7,235 countOuachita Parish: 3,372 countPlaquemines Parish: 597 countPointe Coupee Parish: 296 countRapides Parish: 2,519 countRed River Parish: 122 countRichland Parish: 333 countSabine Parish: 400 countSt. Bernard Parish: 575 countSt. Charles Parish: 799 countSt. Helena Parish: 150 countSt. James Parish: 277 countSt. John the Baptist Parish: 616 countSt. Landry Parish: 1,278 countSt. Martin Parish: 768 countSt. Mary Parish: 984 countSt. Tammany Parish: 5,048 countTangipahoa Parish: 1,959 countTensas Parish: 68 countTerrebonne Parish: 2,328 countUnion Parish: 276 countVermilion Parish: 822 countVernon Parish: 580 countWashington Parish: 526 countWebster Parish: 655 countWest Baton Rouge Parish: 488 countWest Carroll Parish: 148 countWest Feliciana Parish: 163 countWinn Parish: 240 count
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count, 2017. 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, 2017

East Baton Rouge Parish: 9,391 countEast Baton Rouge Parish9,391Jefferson Parish: 8,987 countJefferson Parish8,987Orleans Parish: 7,235 countOrleans Parish7,235Lafayette Parish: 6,602 countLafayette Parish6,602St. Tammany Parish: 5,048 countSt. Tammany Parish5,048Caddo Parish: 4,817 countCaddo Parish4,817Calcasieu Parish: 3,593 countCalcasieu Parish3,593Ouachita Parish: 3,372 countOuachita Parish3,372Rapides Parish: 2,519 countRapides Parish2,519Terrebonne Parish: 2,328 countTerrebonne Parish2,328Tangipahoa Parish: 1,959 countTangipahoa Parish1,959Bossier Parish: 1,952 countBossier Parish1,952Ascension Parish: 1,838 countAscension Parish1,838Livingston Parish: 1,443 countLivingston Parish1,443Lafourche Parish: 1,390 countLafourche Parish1,390Iberia Parish: 1,329 countIberia Parish1,329St. Landry Parish: 1,278 countSt. Landry Parish1,278St. Mary Parish: 984 countSt. Mary Parish984Acadia Parish: 947 countAcadia Parish947Lincoln Parish: 939 countLincoln Parish939Vermilion Parish: 822 countVermilion Parish822St. Charles Parish: 799 countSt. Charles Parish799St. Martin Parish: 768 countSt. Martin Parish768Natchitoches Parish: 690 countNatchitoches Parish690Webster Parish: 655 countWebster Parish655St. John the Baptist Parish: 616 countSt. John the Baptist Parish616Plaquemines Parish: 597 countPlaquemines Parish597Avoyelles Parish: 593 countAvoyelles Parish593Vernon Parish: 580 countVernon Parish580St. Bernard Parish: 575 countSt. Bernard Parish575Jefferson Davis Parish: 546 countJefferson Davis Parish546Beauregard Parish: 527 countBeauregard Parish527Washington Parish: 526 countWashington Parish526West Baton Rouge Parish: 488 countWest Baton Rouge Parish488Evangeline Parish: 453 countEvangeline Parish453Iberville Parish: 448 countIberville Parish448Morehouse Parish: 406 countMorehouse Parish406Sabine Parish: 400 countSabine Parish400De Soto Parish: 357 countDe Soto Parish357Richland Parish: 333 countRichland Parish333East Baton Rouge Parish: 9,391 countEast Baton Rouge Parish9,391Jefferson Parish: 8,987 countJefferson Parish8,987Orleans Parish: 7,235 countOrleans Parish7,235Lafayette Parish: 6,602 countLafayette Parish6,602St. Tammany Parish: 5,048 countSt. Tammany Parish5,048Caddo Parish: 4,817 countCaddo Parish4,817Calcasieu Parish: 3,593 countCalcasieu Parish3,593Ouachita Parish: 3,372 countOuachita Parish3,372Rapides Parish: 2,519 countRapides Parish2,519Terrebonne Parish: 2,328 countTerrebonne Parish2,328Tangipahoa Parish: 1,959 countTangipahoa Parish1,959Bossier Parish: 1,952 countBossier Parish1,952Ascension Parish: 1,838 countAscension Parish1,838Livingston Parish: 1,443 countLivingston Parish1,443Lafourche Parish: 1,390 countLafourche Parish1,390Iberia Parish: 1,329 countIberia Parish1,329St. Landry Parish: 1,278 countSt. Landry Parish1,278St. Mary Parish: 984 countSt. Mary Parish984Acadia Parish: 947 countAcadia Parish947Lincoln Parish: 939 countLincoln Parish939Vermilion Parish: 822 countVermilion Parish822St. Charles Parish: 799 countSt. Charles Parish799St. Martin Parish: 768 countSt. Martin Parish768Natchitoches Parish: 690 countNatchitoches Parish690Webster Parish: 655 countWebster Parish655St. John the Baptist Parish: 616 countSt. John the Baptist Parish616Plaquemines Parish: 597 countPlaquemines Parish597Avoyelles Parish: 593 countAvoyelles Parish593Vernon Parish: 580 countVernon Parish580St. Bernard Parish: 575 countSt. Bernard Parish575Jefferson Davis Parish: 546 countJefferson Davis Parish546Beauregard Parish: 527 countBeauregard Parish527Washington Parish: 526 countWashington Parish526West Baton Rouge Parish: 488 countWest Baton Rouge Parish488Evangeline Parish: 453 countEvangeline Parish453Iberville Parish: 448 countIberville Parish448Morehouse Parish: 406 countMorehouse Parish406Sabine Parish: 400 countSabine Parish400De Soto Parish: 357 countDe Soto Parish357Richland Parish: 333 countRichland Parish333
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017
count		Change on 2016
1East Baton Rouge Parish9,391-0.4%
2Jefferson Parish8,987-0.4%
3Orleans Parish7,235+0.5%
4Lafayette Parish6,602-0.1%
5St. Tammany Parish5,048+2.5%
6Caddo Parish4,817-0.4%
7Calcasieu Parish3,593+1.7%
8Ouachita Parish3,372-0.4%
9Rapides Parish2,519+0.1%
10Terrebonne Parish2,328-4%
11Tangipahoa Parish1,959+0.3%
12Bossier Parish1,952-3.3%
13Ascension Parish1,838+1.7%
14Livingston Parish1,443-0.8%
15Lafourche Parish1,390-3.8%
16Iberia Parish1,329-3.5%
17St. Landry Parish1,278-0.7%
18St. Mary Parish984-4.7%
19Acadia Parish947+1.1%
20Lincoln Parish939+1.4%
21Vermilion Parish822-1.6%
22St. Charles Parish799-1.8%
23St. Martin Parish768-2%
24Natchitoches Parish690-0.9%
25Webster Parish655-1.7%
26St. John the Baptist Parish616+1.5%
27Plaquemines Parish597-3.2%
28Avoyelles Parish593-0.5%
29Vernon Parish580-0.9%
30St. Bernard Parish575-2%
31Jefferson Davis Parish546-3.4%
32Beauregard Parish527-1.1%
33Washington Parish526+1.2%
34West Baton Rouge Parish488+0.2%
35Evangeline Parish453+2%
36Iberville Parish448-2.6%
37Morehouse Parish406+0.7%
38Sabine Parish400+0.5%
39De Soto Parish357-1.7%
40Richland Parish333-2.6%
41Franklin Parish332+1.8%
42Pointe Coupee Parish296-3.9%
43Concordia Parish294-1.3%
44LaSalle Parish286+2.5%
45St. James Parish277+0.4%
46Union Parish276-5.8%
47Allen Parish2750%
48Winn Parish240-6.3%
49Assumption Parish235-0.8%
50Jackson Parish220-0.9%
51Claiborne Parish200-6.1%
52East Feliciana Parish196-5.8%
53Bienville Parish195-1%
54Madison Parish169-4%
55West Feliciana Parish163+2.5%
56Caldwell Parish153-1.3%
57St. Helena Parish150+2.7%
58Grant Parish1480%
58West Carroll Parish148-5.7%
60Catahoula Parish134-6.3%
61Red River Parish122-3.2%
62Cameron Parish109-7.6%
63East Carroll Parish105-3.7%
64Tensas Parish68-5.6%

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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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest employer firms?

East Baton Rouge Parish, with 9,391 in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest employer firms?

Tensas Parish, with 68 in 2017.

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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