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Counties in Louisiana by employer firms

East Baton Rouge Parish had the highest employer firms of 64 counties in 2021, at 9,552. Tensas Parish had the lowest, at 54. The median was 527 and the figure for Louisiana was 73,917. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest9,552East Baton Rouge Parish
Lowest54Tensas Parish
Median52764 counties
Louisiana73,917History

Map of counties, 2021

Acadia Parish: 952 countAllen Parish: 260 countAscension Parish: 2,053 countAssumption Parish: 231 countAvoyelles Parish: 566 countBeauregard Parish: 542 countBienville Parish: 172 countBossier Parish: 2,088 countCaddo Parish: 4,647 countCalcasieu Parish: 3,550 countCaldwell Parish: 144 countCameron Parish: 101 countCatahoula Parish: 134 countClaiborne Parish: 181 countConcordia Parish: 281 countDe Soto Parish: 367 countEast Baton Rouge Parish: 9,552 countEast Carroll Parish: 96 countEast Feliciana Parish: 204 countEvangeline Parish: 428 countFranklin Parish: 337 countGrant Parish: 154 countIberia Parish: 1,246 countIberville Parish: 460 countJackson Parish: 206 countJefferson Parish: 8,781 countJefferson Davis Parish: 558 countLafayette Parish: 6,770 countLafourche Parish: 1,317 countLaSalle Parish: 310 countLincoln Parish: 957 countLivingston Parish: 1,624 countMadison Parish: 154 countMorehouse Parish: 379 countNatchitoches Parish: 682 countOrleans Parish: 7,547 countOuachita Parish: 3,314 countPlaquemines Parish: 571 countPointe Coupee Parish: 289 countRapides Parish: 2,536 countRed River Parish: 134 countRichland Parish: 345 countSabine Parish: 373 countSt. Bernard Parish: 587 countSt. Charles Parish: 803 countSt. Helena Parish: 139 countSt. James Parish: 279 countSt. John the Baptist Parish: 599 countSt. Landry Parish: 1,240 countSt. Martin Parish: 755 countSt. Mary Parish: 877 countSt. Tammany Parish: 5,293 countTangipahoa Parish: 2,052 countTensas Parish: 54 countTerrebonne Parish: 2,230 countUnion Parish: 296 countVermilion Parish: 798 countVernon Parish: 549 countWashington Parish: 511 countWebster Parish: 627 countWest Baton Rouge Parish: 502 countWest Carroll Parish: 145 countWest Feliciana Parish: 173 countWinn Parish: 234 count
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count, 2021. 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, 2021

East Baton Rouge Parish: 9,552 countEast Baton Rouge Parish9,552Jefferson Parish: 8,781 countJefferson Parish8,781Orleans Parish: 7,547 countOrleans Parish7,547Lafayette Parish: 6,770 countLafayette Parish6,770St. Tammany Parish: 5,293 countSt. Tammany Parish5,293Caddo Parish: 4,647 countCaddo Parish4,647Calcasieu Parish: 3,550 countCalcasieu Parish3,550Ouachita Parish: 3,314 countOuachita Parish3,314Rapides Parish: 2,536 countRapides Parish2,536Terrebonne Parish: 2,230 countTerrebonne Parish2,230Bossier Parish: 2,088 countBossier Parish2,088Ascension Parish: 2,053 countAscension Parish2,053Tangipahoa Parish: 2,052 countTangipahoa Parish2,052Livingston Parish: 1,624 countLivingston Parish1,624Lafourche Parish: 1,317 countLafourche Parish1,317Iberia Parish: 1,246 countIberia Parish1,246St. Landry Parish: 1,240 countSt. Landry Parish1,240Lincoln Parish: 957 countLincoln Parish957Acadia Parish: 952 countAcadia Parish952St. Mary Parish: 877 countSt. Mary Parish877St. Charles Parish: 803 countSt. Charles Parish803Vermilion Parish: 798 countVermilion Parish798St. Martin Parish: 755 countSt. Martin Parish755Natchitoches Parish: 682 countNatchitoches Parish682Webster Parish: 627 countWebster Parish627St. John the Baptist Parish: 599 countSt. John the Baptist Parish599St. Bernard Parish: 587 countSt. Bernard Parish587Plaquemines Parish: 571 countPlaquemines Parish571Avoyelles Parish: 566 countAvoyelles Parish566Jefferson Davis Parish: 558 countJefferson Davis Parish558Vernon Parish: 549 countVernon Parish549Beauregard Parish: 542 countBeauregard Parish542Washington Parish: 511 countWashington Parish511West Baton Rouge Parish: 502 countWest Baton Rouge Parish502Iberville Parish: 460 countIberville Parish460Evangeline Parish: 428 countEvangeline Parish428Morehouse Parish: 379 countMorehouse Parish379Sabine Parish: 373 countSabine Parish373De Soto Parish: 367 countDe Soto Parish367Richland Parish: 345 countRichland Parish345East Baton Rouge Parish: 9,552 countEast Baton Rouge Parish9,552Jefferson Parish: 8,781 countJefferson Parish8,781Orleans Parish: 7,547 countOrleans Parish7,547Lafayette Parish: 6,770 countLafayette Parish6,770St. Tammany Parish: 5,293 countSt. Tammany Parish5,293Caddo Parish: 4,647 countCaddo Parish4,647Calcasieu Parish: 3,550 countCalcasieu Parish3,550Ouachita Parish: 3,314 countOuachita Parish3,314Rapides Parish: 2,536 countRapides Parish2,536Terrebonne Parish: 2,230 countTerrebonne Parish2,230Bossier Parish: 2,088 countBossier Parish2,088Ascension Parish: 2,053 countAscension Parish2,053Tangipahoa Parish: 2,052 countTangipahoa Parish2,052Livingston Parish: 1,624 countLivingston Parish1,624Lafourche Parish: 1,317 countLafourche Parish1,317Iberia Parish: 1,246 countIberia Parish1,246St. Landry Parish: 1,240 countSt. Landry Parish1,240Lincoln Parish: 957 countLincoln Parish957Acadia Parish: 952 countAcadia Parish952St. Mary Parish: 877 countSt. Mary Parish877St. Charles Parish: 803 countSt. Charles Parish803Vermilion Parish: 798 countVermilion Parish798St. Martin Parish: 755 countSt. Martin Parish755Natchitoches Parish: 682 countNatchitoches Parish682Webster Parish: 627 countWebster Parish627St. John the Baptist Parish: 599 countSt. John the Baptist Parish599St. Bernard Parish: 587 countSt. Bernard Parish587Plaquemines Parish: 571 countPlaquemines Parish571Avoyelles Parish: 566 countAvoyelles Parish566Jefferson Davis Parish: 558 countJefferson Davis Parish558Vernon Parish: 549 countVernon Parish549Beauregard Parish: 542 countBeauregard Parish542Washington Parish: 511 countWashington Parish511West Baton Rouge Parish: 502 countWest Baton Rouge Parish502Iberville Parish: 460 countIberville Parish460Evangeline Parish: 428 countEvangeline Parish428Morehouse Parish: 379 countMorehouse Parish379Sabine Parish: 373 countSabine Parish373De Soto Parish: 367 countDe Soto Parish367Richland Parish: 345 countRichland Parish345
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021
count		Change on 2020
1East Baton Rouge Parish9,552+2.1%
2Jefferson Parish8,781-0.4%
3Orleans Parish7,547+1.5%
4Lafayette Parish6,770+1.6%
5St. Tammany Parish5,293+2.5%
6Caddo Parish4,647-0.4%
7Calcasieu Parish3,550-1.4%
8Ouachita Parish3,314+0.1%
9Rapides Parish2,536+0.5%
10Terrebonne Parish2,230-0.1%
11Bossier Parish2,088+1.9%
12Ascension Parish2,053+4.2%
13Tangipahoa Parish2,052+0.2%
14Livingston Parish1,624+4.4%
15Lafourche Parish1,317-1.6%
16Iberia Parish1,246-2.7%
17St. Landry Parish1,240+1.3%
18Lincoln Parish957+1.4%
19Acadia Parish952+0.2%
20St. Mary Parish877-2.4%
21St. Charles Parish803+2.7%
22Vermilion Parish798+0.8%
23St. Martin Parish755+0.4%
24Natchitoches Parish682-0.9%
25Webster Parish627-1.7%
26St. John the Baptist Parish599+1.2%
27St. Bernard Parish587-1.5%
28Plaquemines Parish571+0.7%
29Avoyelles Parish566-0.4%
30Jefferson Davis Parish558+6.5%
31Vernon Parish549-2.1%
32Beauregard Parish542+3.8%
33Washington Parish5110%
34West Baton Rouge Parish502+2.7%
35Iberville Parish460+2%
36Evangeline Parish428-2.1%
37Morehouse Parish379-3.3%
38Sabine Parish373-2.9%
39De Soto Parish367+3.4%
40Richland Parish345+4.5%
41Franklin Parish337+0.6%
42LaSalle Parish310-2.8%
43Union Parish296+2.1%
44Pointe Coupee Parish289+5.9%
45Concordia Parish281-1.1%
46St. James Parish2790%
47Allen Parish260+0.8%
48Winn Parish234-0.4%
49Assumption Parish231-2.1%
50Jackson Parish206-1.9%
51East Feliciana Parish204+6.3%
52Claiborne Parish181-8.1%
53West Feliciana Parish1730%
54Bienville Parish172-2.8%
55Grant Parish154+6.9%
55Madison Parish154-8.3%
57West Carroll Parish145-6.5%
58Caldwell Parish144-1.4%
59St. Helena Parish139-8.6%
60Catahoula Parish134-6.3%
60Red River Parish134+8.1%
62Cameron Parish101-9%
63East Carroll Parish96+2.1%
64Tensas Parish54-3.6%

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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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Counties in Louisiana by employer firms, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest employer firms?

East Baton Rouge Parish, with 9,552 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest employer firms?

Tensas Parish, with 54 in 2021.

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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