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Counties in Louisiana by employer firms

East Baton Rouge Parish had the highest employer firms of 64 counties in 2019, at 9,426. Tensas Parish had the lowest, at 58. The median was 524 and the figure for Louisiana was 73,814. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest9,426East Baton Rouge Parish
Lowest58Tensas Parish
Median52464 counties
Louisiana73,814History

Map of counties, 2019

Acadia Parish: 963 countAllen Parish: 260 countAscension Parish: 1,938 countAssumption Parish: 235 countAvoyelles Parish: 577 countBeauregard Parish: 540 countBienville Parish: 176 countBossier Parish: 2,035 countCaddo Parish: 4,771 countCalcasieu Parish: 3,626 countCaldwell Parish: 149 countCameron Parish: 109 countCatahoula Parish: 143 countClaiborne Parish: 197 countConcordia Parish: 286 countDe Soto Parish: 360 countEast Baton Rouge Parish: 9,426 countEast Carroll Parish: 95 countEast Feliciana Parish: 205 countEvangeline Parish: 453 countFranklin Parish: 338 countGrant Parish: 142 countIberia Parish: 1,288 countIberville Parish: 461 countJackson Parish: 217 countJefferson Parish: 8,934 countJefferson Davis Parish: 522 countLafayette Parish: 6,728 countLafourche Parish: 1,352 countLaSalle Parish: 322 countLincoln Parish: 938 countLivingston Parish: 1,524 countMadison Parish: 170 countMorehouse Parish: 384 countNatchitoches Parish: 688 countOrleans Parish: 7,390 countOuachita Parish: 3,321 countPlaquemines Parish: 582 countPointe Coupee Parish: 287 countRapides Parish: 2,516 countRed River Parish: 127 countRichland Parish: 337 countSabine Parish: 399 countSt. Bernard Parish: 597 countSt. Charles Parish: 797 countSt. Helena Parish: 152 countSt. James Parish: 271 countSt. John the Baptist Parish: 609 countSt. Landry Parish: 1,251 countSt. Martin Parish: 764 countSt. Mary Parish: 925 countSt. Tammany Parish: 5,110 countTangipahoa Parish: 2,018 countTensas Parish: 58 countTerrebonne Parish: 2,278 countUnion Parish: 294 countVermilion Parish: 807 countVernon Parish: 577 countWashington Parish: 526 countWebster Parish: 638 countWest Baton Rouge Parish: 505 countWest Carroll Parish: 148 countWest Feliciana Parish: 169 countWinn Parish: 228 count
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count, 2019. 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, 2019

East Baton Rouge Parish: 9,426 countEast Baton Rouge Parish9,426Jefferson Parish: 8,934 countJefferson Parish8,934Orleans Parish: 7,390 countOrleans Parish7,390Lafayette Parish: 6,728 countLafayette Parish6,728St. Tammany Parish: 5,110 countSt. Tammany Parish5,110Caddo Parish: 4,771 countCaddo Parish4,771Calcasieu Parish: 3,626 countCalcasieu Parish3,626Ouachita Parish: 3,321 countOuachita Parish3,321Rapides Parish: 2,516 countRapides Parish2,516Terrebonne Parish: 2,278 countTerrebonne Parish2,278Bossier Parish: 2,035 countBossier Parish2,035Tangipahoa Parish: 2,018 countTangipahoa Parish2,018Ascension Parish: 1,938 countAscension Parish1,938Livingston Parish: 1,524 countLivingston Parish1,524Lafourche Parish: 1,352 countLafourche Parish1,352Iberia Parish: 1,288 countIberia Parish1,288St. Landry Parish: 1,251 countSt. Landry Parish1,251Acadia Parish: 963 countAcadia Parish963Lincoln Parish: 938 countLincoln Parish938St. Mary Parish: 925 countSt. Mary Parish925Vermilion Parish: 807 countVermilion Parish807St. Charles Parish: 797 countSt. Charles Parish797St. Martin Parish: 764 countSt. Martin Parish764Natchitoches Parish: 688 countNatchitoches Parish688Webster Parish: 638 countWebster Parish638St. John the Baptist Parish: 609 countSt. John the Baptist Parish609St. Bernard Parish: 597 countSt. Bernard Parish597Plaquemines Parish: 582 countPlaquemines Parish582Avoyelles Parish: 577 countAvoyelles Parish577Vernon Parish: 577 countVernon Parish577Beauregard Parish: 540 countBeauregard Parish540Washington Parish: 526 countWashington Parish526Jefferson Davis Parish: 522 countJefferson Davis Parish522West Baton Rouge Parish: 505 countWest Baton Rouge Parish505Iberville Parish: 461 countIberville Parish461Evangeline Parish: 453 countEvangeline Parish453Sabine Parish: 399 countSabine Parish399Morehouse Parish: 384 countMorehouse Parish384De Soto Parish: 360 countDe Soto Parish360Franklin Parish: 338 countFranklin Parish338East Baton Rouge Parish: 9,426 countEast Baton Rouge Parish9,426Jefferson Parish: 8,934 countJefferson Parish8,934Orleans Parish: 7,390 countOrleans Parish7,390Lafayette Parish: 6,728 countLafayette Parish6,728St. Tammany Parish: 5,110 countSt. Tammany Parish5,110Caddo Parish: 4,771 countCaddo Parish4,771Calcasieu Parish: 3,626 countCalcasieu Parish3,626Ouachita Parish: 3,321 countOuachita Parish3,321Rapides Parish: 2,516 countRapides Parish2,516Terrebonne Parish: 2,278 countTerrebonne Parish2,278Bossier Parish: 2,035 countBossier Parish2,035Tangipahoa Parish: 2,018 countTangipahoa Parish2,018Ascension Parish: 1,938 countAscension Parish1,938Livingston Parish: 1,524 countLivingston Parish1,524Lafourche Parish: 1,352 countLafourche Parish1,352Iberia Parish: 1,288 countIberia Parish1,288St. Landry Parish: 1,251 countSt. Landry Parish1,251Acadia Parish: 963 countAcadia Parish963Lincoln Parish: 938 countLincoln Parish938St. Mary Parish: 925 countSt. Mary Parish925Vermilion Parish: 807 countVermilion Parish807St. Charles Parish: 797 countSt. Charles Parish797St. Martin Parish: 764 countSt. Martin Parish764Natchitoches Parish: 688 countNatchitoches Parish688Webster Parish: 638 countWebster Parish638St. John the Baptist Parish: 609 countSt. John the Baptist Parish609St. Bernard Parish: 597 countSt. Bernard Parish597Plaquemines Parish: 582 countPlaquemines Parish582Avoyelles Parish: 577 countAvoyelles Parish577Vernon Parish: 577 countVernon Parish577Beauregard Parish: 540 countBeauregard Parish540Washington Parish: 526 countWashington Parish526Jefferson Davis Parish: 522 countJefferson Davis Parish522West Baton Rouge Parish: 505 countWest Baton Rouge Parish505Iberville Parish: 461 countIberville Parish461Evangeline Parish: 453 countEvangeline Parish453Sabine Parish: 399 countSabine Parish399Morehouse Parish: 384 countMorehouse Parish384De Soto Parish: 360 countDe Soto Parish360Franklin Parish: 338 countFranklin Parish338
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2019
count		Change on 2018
1East Baton Rouge Parish9,426+0.8%
2Jefferson Parish8,934-0.2%
3Orleans Parish7,390+0.9%
4Lafayette Parish6,728+0.6%
5St. Tammany Parish5,110+1.6%
6Caddo Parish4,771-0.7%
7Calcasieu Parish3,626+0.4%
8Ouachita Parish3,321-1%
9Rapides Parish2,516+0.8%
10Terrebonne Parish2,278-0.9%
11Bossier Parish2,035+1.4%
12Tangipahoa Parish2,018+2.1%
13Ascension Parish1,938+2.8%
14Livingston Parish1,524+3.2%
15Lafourche Parish1,352-1.5%
16Iberia Parish1,288-1.9%
17St. Landry Parish1,251-1%
18Acadia Parish963+0.1%
19Lincoln Parish938-1.2%
20St. Mary Parish925-2.1%
21Vermilion Parish807-1.1%
22St. Charles Parish797-0.3%
23St. Martin Parish764-1.3%
24Natchitoches Parish688+0.9%
25Webster Parish638-0.6%
26St. John the Baptist Parish609+0.7%
27St. Bernard Parish597+3.6%
28Plaquemines Parish582-2%
29Avoyelles Parish577-0.9%
29Vernon Parish5770%
31Beauregard Parish540+3.1%
32Washington Parish526-0.2%
33Jefferson Davis Parish522-3%
34West Baton Rouge Parish505+2.6%
35Iberville Parish461+3.4%
36Evangeline Parish453+2.5%
37Sabine Parish3990%
38Morehouse Parish384-3.8%
39De Soto Parish360+2.6%
40Franklin Parish338+0.9%
41Richland Parish337+0.6%
42LaSalle Parish322+5.9%
43Union Parish294+2.4%
44Pointe Coupee Parish287-2%
45Concordia Parish286-0.7%
46St. James Parish271+0.7%
47Allen Parish260-1.9%
48Assumption Parish235+4.4%
49Winn Parish228-3.8%
50Jackson Parish217+1.9%
51East Feliciana Parish205+2%
52Claiborne Parish197-1%
53Bienville Parish176-5.4%
54Madison Parish170+3%
55West Feliciana Parish169+2.4%
56St. Helena Parish152+2%
57Caldwell Parish149+2.8%
58West Carroll Parish148-2%
59Catahoula Parish143+2.9%
60Grant Parish142-2.7%
61Red River Parish127+5%
62Cameron Parish109+1.9%
63East Carroll Parish95-4%
64Tensas Parish58-12.1%

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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, 2019) [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, 2019. 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=2019. 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, 2019. 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=2019.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Counties in Louisiana by employer firms, 2019 [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=2019 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest employer firms?

East Baton Rouge Parish, with 9,426 in 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest employer firms?

Tensas Parish, with 58 in 2019.

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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