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Counties in Louisiana by employer firms

East Baton Rouge Parish had the highest employer firms of 64 counties in 2018, at 9,352. Tensas Parish had the lowest, at 66. The median was 526 and the figure for Louisiana was 73,602. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest9,352East Baton Rouge Parish
Lowest66Tensas Parish
Median52664 counties
Louisiana73,602History

Map of counties, 2018

Acadia Parish: 962 countAllen Parish: 265 countAscension Parish: 1,885 countAssumption Parish: 225 countAvoyelles Parish: 582 countBeauregard Parish: 524 countBienville Parish: 186 countBossier Parish: 2,006 countCaddo Parish: 4,803 countCalcasieu Parish: 3,610 countCaldwell Parish: 145 countCameron Parish: 107 countCatahoula Parish: 139 countClaiborne Parish: 199 countConcordia Parish: 288 countDe Soto Parish: 351 countEast Baton Rouge Parish: 9,352 countEast Carroll Parish: 99 countEast Feliciana Parish: 201 countEvangeline Parish: 442 countFranklin Parish: 335 countGrant Parish: 146 countIberia Parish: 1,313 countIberville Parish: 446 countJackson Parish: 213 countJefferson Parish: 8,951 countJefferson Davis Parish: 538 countLafayette Parish: 6,685 countLafourche Parish: 1,372 countLaSalle Parish: 304 countLincoln Parish: 949 countLivingston Parish: 1,477 countMadison Parish: 165 countMorehouse Parish: 399 countNatchitoches Parish: 682 countOrleans Parish: 7,321 countOuachita Parish: 3,354 countPlaquemines Parish: 594 countPointe Coupee Parish: 293 countRapides Parish: 2,497 countRed River Parish: 121 countRichland Parish: 335 countSabine Parish: 399 countSt. Bernard Parish: 576 countSt. Charles Parish: 799 countSt. Helena Parish: 149 countSt. James Parish: 269 countSt. John the Baptist Parish: 605 countSt. Landry Parish: 1,263 countSt. Martin Parish: 774 countSt. Mary Parish: 945 countSt. Tammany Parish: 5,031 countTangipahoa Parish: 1,976 countTensas Parish: 66 countTerrebonne Parish: 2,298 countUnion Parish: 287 countVermilion Parish: 816 countVernon Parish: 577 countWashington Parish: 527 countWebster Parish: 642 countWest Baton Rouge Parish: 492 countWest Carroll Parish: 151 countWest Feliciana Parish: 165 countWinn Parish: 237 count
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count, 2018. 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, 2018

East Baton Rouge Parish: 9,352 countEast Baton Rouge Parish9,352Jefferson Parish: 8,951 countJefferson Parish8,951Orleans Parish: 7,321 countOrleans Parish7,321Lafayette Parish: 6,685 countLafayette Parish6,685St. Tammany Parish: 5,031 countSt. Tammany Parish5,031Caddo Parish: 4,803 countCaddo Parish4,803Calcasieu Parish: 3,610 countCalcasieu Parish3,610Ouachita Parish: 3,354 countOuachita Parish3,354Rapides Parish: 2,497 countRapides Parish2,497Terrebonne Parish: 2,298 countTerrebonne Parish2,298Bossier Parish: 2,006 countBossier Parish2,006Tangipahoa Parish: 1,976 countTangipahoa Parish1,976Ascension Parish: 1,885 countAscension Parish1,885Livingston Parish: 1,477 countLivingston Parish1,477Lafourche Parish: 1,372 countLafourche Parish1,372Iberia Parish: 1,313 countIberia Parish1,313St. Landry Parish: 1,263 countSt. Landry Parish1,263Acadia Parish: 962 countAcadia Parish962Lincoln Parish: 949 countLincoln Parish949St. Mary Parish: 945 countSt. Mary Parish945Vermilion Parish: 816 countVermilion Parish816St. Charles Parish: 799 countSt. Charles Parish799St. Martin Parish: 774 countSt. Martin Parish774Natchitoches Parish: 682 countNatchitoches Parish682Webster Parish: 642 countWebster Parish642St. John the Baptist Parish: 605 countSt. John the Baptist Parish605Plaquemines Parish: 594 countPlaquemines Parish594Avoyelles Parish: 582 countAvoyelles Parish582Vernon Parish: 577 countVernon Parish577St. Bernard Parish: 576 countSt. Bernard Parish576Jefferson Davis Parish: 538 countJefferson Davis Parish538Washington Parish: 527 countWashington Parish527Beauregard Parish: 524 countBeauregard Parish524West Baton Rouge Parish: 492 countWest Baton Rouge Parish492Iberville Parish: 446 countIberville Parish446Evangeline Parish: 442 countEvangeline Parish442Morehouse Parish: 399 countMorehouse Parish399Sabine Parish: 399 countSabine Parish399De Soto Parish: 351 countDe Soto Parish351Franklin Parish: 335 countFranklin Parish335East Baton Rouge Parish: 9,352 countEast Baton Rouge Parish9,352Jefferson Parish: 8,951 countJefferson Parish8,951Orleans Parish: 7,321 countOrleans Parish7,321Lafayette Parish: 6,685 countLafayette Parish6,685St. Tammany Parish: 5,031 countSt. Tammany Parish5,031Caddo Parish: 4,803 countCaddo Parish4,803Calcasieu Parish: 3,610 countCalcasieu Parish3,610Ouachita Parish: 3,354 countOuachita Parish3,354Rapides Parish: 2,497 countRapides Parish2,497Terrebonne Parish: 2,298 countTerrebonne Parish2,298Bossier Parish: 2,006 countBossier Parish2,006Tangipahoa Parish: 1,976 countTangipahoa Parish1,976Ascension Parish: 1,885 countAscension Parish1,885Livingston Parish: 1,477 countLivingston Parish1,477Lafourche Parish: 1,372 countLafourche Parish1,372Iberia Parish: 1,313 countIberia Parish1,313St. Landry Parish: 1,263 countSt. Landry Parish1,263Acadia Parish: 962 countAcadia Parish962Lincoln Parish: 949 countLincoln Parish949St. Mary Parish: 945 countSt. Mary Parish945Vermilion Parish: 816 countVermilion Parish816St. Charles Parish: 799 countSt. Charles Parish799St. Martin Parish: 774 countSt. Martin Parish774Natchitoches Parish: 682 countNatchitoches Parish682Webster Parish: 642 countWebster Parish642St. John the Baptist Parish: 605 countSt. John the Baptist Parish605Plaquemines Parish: 594 countPlaquemines Parish594Avoyelles Parish: 582 countAvoyelles Parish582Vernon Parish: 577 countVernon Parish577St. Bernard Parish: 576 countSt. Bernard Parish576Jefferson Davis Parish: 538 countJefferson Davis Parish538Washington Parish: 527 countWashington Parish527Beauregard Parish: 524 countBeauregard Parish524West Baton Rouge Parish: 492 countWest Baton Rouge Parish492Iberville Parish: 446 countIberville Parish446Evangeline Parish: 442 countEvangeline Parish442Morehouse Parish: 399 countMorehouse Parish399Sabine Parish: 399 countSabine Parish399De Soto Parish: 351 countDe Soto Parish351Franklin Parish: 335 countFranklin Parish335
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2018
count		Change on 2017
1East Baton Rouge Parish9,352-0.4%
2Jefferson Parish8,951-0.4%
3Orleans Parish7,321+1.2%
4Lafayette Parish6,685+1.3%
5St. Tammany Parish5,031-0.3%
6Caddo Parish4,803-0.3%
7Calcasieu Parish3,610+0.5%
8Ouachita Parish3,354-0.5%
9Rapides Parish2,497-0.9%
10Terrebonne Parish2,298-1.3%
11Bossier Parish2,006+2.8%
12Tangipahoa Parish1,976+0.9%
13Ascension Parish1,885+2.6%
14Livingston Parish1,477+2.4%
15Lafourche Parish1,372-1.3%
16Iberia Parish1,313-1.2%
17St. Landry Parish1,263-1.2%
18Acadia Parish962+1.6%
19Lincoln Parish949+1.1%
20St. Mary Parish945-4%
21Vermilion Parish816-0.7%
22St. Charles Parish7990%
23St. Martin Parish774+0.8%
24Natchitoches Parish682-1.2%
25Webster Parish642-2%
26St. John the Baptist Parish605-1.8%
27Plaquemines Parish594-0.5%
28Avoyelles Parish582-1.9%
29Vernon Parish577-0.5%
30St. Bernard Parish576+0.2%
31Jefferson Davis Parish538-1.5%
32Washington Parish527+0.2%
33Beauregard Parish524-0.6%
34West Baton Rouge Parish492+0.8%
35Iberville Parish446-0.4%
36Evangeline Parish442-2.4%
37Morehouse Parish399-1.7%
37Sabine Parish399-0.3%
39De Soto Parish351-1.7%
40Franklin Parish335+0.9%
40Richland Parish335+0.6%
42LaSalle Parish304+6.3%
43Pointe Coupee Parish293-1%
44Concordia Parish288-2%
45Union Parish287+4%
46St. James Parish269-2.9%
47Allen Parish265-3.6%
48Winn Parish237-1.3%
49Assumption Parish225-4.3%
50Jackson Parish213-3.2%
51East Feliciana Parish201+2.6%
52Claiborne Parish199-0.5%
53Bienville Parish186-4.6%
54Madison Parish165-2.4%
54West Feliciana Parish165+1.2%
56West Carroll Parish151+2%
57St. Helena Parish149-0.7%
58Grant Parish146-1.4%
59Caldwell Parish145-5.2%
60Catahoula Parish139+3.7%
61Red River Parish121-0.8%
62Cameron Parish107-1.8%
63East Carroll Parish99-5.7%
64Tensas Parish66-2.9%

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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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Counties in Louisiana by employer firms, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest employer firms?

East Baton Rouge Parish, with 9,352 in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest employer firms?

Tensas Parish, with 66 in 2018.

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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