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Counties in Louisiana by employer firms

East Baton Rouge Parish had the highest employer firms of 64 counties in 2022, at 9,608. Tensas Parish had the lowest, at 56. The median was 533 and the figure for Louisiana was 74,791. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest9,608East Baton Rouge Parish
Lowest56Tensas Parish
Median53364 counties
Louisiana74,791History

Map of counties, 2022

Acadia Parish: 960 countAllen Parish: 254 countAscension Parish: 2,103 countAssumption Parish: 235 countAvoyelles Parish: 578 countBeauregard Parish: 541 countBienville Parish: 173 countBossier Parish: 2,143 countCaddo Parish: 4,682 countCalcasieu Parish: 3,598 countCaldwell Parish: 139 countCameron Parish: 98 countCatahoula Parish: 151 countClaiborne Parish: 192 countConcordia Parish: 285 countDe Soto Parish: 366 countEast Baton Rouge Parish: 9,608 countEast Carroll Parish: 90 countEast Feliciana Parish: 208 countEvangeline Parish: 418 countFranklin Parish: 345 countGrant Parish: 161 countIberia Parish: 1,243 countIberville Parish: 459 countJackson Parish: 212 countJefferson Parish: 8,787 countJefferson Davis Parish: 552 countLafayette Parish: 6,865 countLafourche Parish: 1,289 countLaSalle Parish: 322 countLincoln Parish: 962 countLivingston Parish: 1,690 countMadison Parish: 153 countMorehouse Parish: 383 countNatchitoches Parish: 687 countOrleans Parish: 7,683 countOuachita Parish: 3,325 countPlaquemines Parish: 565 countPointe Coupee Parish: 296 countRapides Parish: 2,560 countRed River Parish: 118 countRichland Parish: 342 countSabine Parish: 383 countSt. Bernard Parish: 602 countSt. Charles Parish: 787 countSt. Helena Parish: 148 countSt. James Parish: 279 countSt. John the Baptist Parish: 575 countSt. Landry Parish: 1,246 countSt. Martin Parish: 747 countSt. Mary Parish: 898 countSt. Tammany Parish: 5,421 countTangipahoa Parish: 2,127 countTensas Parish: 56 countTerrebonne Parish: 2,152 countUnion Parish: 296 countVermilion Parish: 808 countVernon Parish: 549 countWashington Parish: 524 countWebster Parish: 633 countWest Baton Rouge Parish: 499 countWest Carroll Parish: 154 countWest Feliciana Parish: 185 countWinn Parish: 238 count
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count, 2022. 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, 2022

East Baton Rouge Parish: 9,608 countEast Baton Rouge Parish9,608Jefferson Parish: 8,787 countJefferson Parish8,787Orleans Parish: 7,683 countOrleans Parish7,683Lafayette Parish: 6,865 countLafayette Parish6,865St. Tammany Parish: 5,421 countSt. Tammany Parish5,421Caddo Parish: 4,682 countCaddo Parish4,682Calcasieu Parish: 3,598 countCalcasieu Parish3,598Ouachita Parish: 3,325 countOuachita Parish3,325Rapides Parish: 2,560 countRapides Parish2,560Terrebonne Parish: 2,152 countTerrebonne Parish2,152Bossier Parish: 2,143 countBossier Parish2,143Tangipahoa Parish: 2,127 countTangipahoa Parish2,127Ascension Parish: 2,103 countAscension Parish2,103Livingston Parish: 1,690 countLivingston Parish1,690Lafourche Parish: 1,289 countLafourche Parish1,289St. Landry Parish: 1,246 countSt. Landry Parish1,246Iberia Parish: 1,243 countIberia Parish1,243Lincoln Parish: 962 countLincoln Parish962Acadia Parish: 960 countAcadia Parish960St. Mary Parish: 898 countSt. Mary Parish898Vermilion Parish: 808 countVermilion Parish808St. Charles Parish: 787 countSt. Charles Parish787St. Martin Parish: 747 countSt. Martin Parish747Natchitoches Parish: 687 countNatchitoches Parish687Webster Parish: 633 countWebster Parish633St. Bernard Parish: 602 countSt. Bernard Parish602Avoyelles Parish: 578 countAvoyelles Parish578St. John the Baptist Parish: 575 countSt. John the Baptist Parish575Plaquemines Parish: 565 countPlaquemines Parish565Jefferson Davis Parish: 552 countJefferson Davis Parish552Vernon Parish: 549 countVernon Parish549Beauregard Parish: 541 countBeauregard Parish541Washington Parish: 524 countWashington Parish524West Baton Rouge Parish: 499 countWest Baton Rouge Parish499Iberville Parish: 459 countIberville Parish459Evangeline Parish: 418 countEvangeline Parish418Morehouse Parish: 383 countMorehouse Parish383Sabine Parish: 383 countSabine Parish383De Soto Parish: 366 countDe Soto Parish366Franklin Parish: 345 countFranklin Parish345East Baton Rouge Parish: 9,608 countEast Baton Rouge Parish9,608Jefferson Parish: 8,787 countJefferson Parish8,787Orleans Parish: 7,683 countOrleans Parish7,683Lafayette Parish: 6,865 countLafayette Parish6,865St. Tammany Parish: 5,421 countSt. Tammany Parish5,421Caddo Parish: 4,682 countCaddo Parish4,682Calcasieu Parish: 3,598 countCalcasieu Parish3,598Ouachita Parish: 3,325 countOuachita Parish3,325Rapides Parish: 2,560 countRapides Parish2,560Terrebonne Parish: 2,152 countTerrebonne Parish2,152Bossier Parish: 2,143 countBossier Parish2,143Tangipahoa Parish: 2,127 countTangipahoa Parish2,127Ascension Parish: 2,103 countAscension Parish2,103Livingston Parish: 1,690 countLivingston Parish1,690Lafourche Parish: 1,289 countLafourche Parish1,289St. Landry Parish: 1,246 countSt. Landry Parish1,246Iberia Parish: 1,243 countIberia Parish1,243Lincoln Parish: 962 countLincoln Parish962Acadia Parish: 960 countAcadia Parish960St. Mary Parish: 898 countSt. Mary Parish898Vermilion Parish: 808 countVermilion Parish808St. Charles Parish: 787 countSt. Charles Parish787St. Martin Parish: 747 countSt. Martin Parish747Natchitoches Parish: 687 countNatchitoches Parish687Webster Parish: 633 countWebster Parish633St. Bernard Parish: 602 countSt. Bernard Parish602Avoyelles Parish: 578 countAvoyelles Parish578St. John the Baptist Parish: 575 countSt. John the Baptist Parish575Plaquemines Parish: 565 countPlaquemines Parish565Jefferson Davis Parish: 552 countJefferson Davis Parish552Vernon Parish: 549 countVernon Parish549Beauregard Parish: 541 countBeauregard Parish541Washington Parish: 524 countWashington Parish524West Baton Rouge Parish: 499 countWest Baton Rouge Parish499Iberville Parish: 459 countIberville Parish459Evangeline Parish: 418 countEvangeline Parish418Morehouse Parish: 383 countMorehouse Parish383Sabine Parish: 383 countSabine Parish383De Soto Parish: 366 countDe Soto Parish366Franklin Parish: 345 countFranklin 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

RankCounties2022
count		Change on 2021
1East Baton Rouge Parish9,608+0.6%
2Jefferson Parish8,787+0.1%
3Orleans Parish7,683+1.8%
4Lafayette Parish6,865+1.4%
5St. Tammany Parish5,421+2.4%
6Caddo Parish4,682+0.8%
7Calcasieu Parish3,598+1.4%
8Ouachita Parish3,325+0.3%
9Rapides Parish2,560+0.9%
10Terrebonne Parish2,152-3.5%
11Bossier Parish2,143+2.6%
12Tangipahoa Parish2,127+3.7%
13Ascension Parish2,103+2.4%
14Livingston Parish1,690+4.1%
15Lafourche Parish1,289-2.1%
16St. Landry Parish1,246+0.5%
17Iberia Parish1,243-0.2%
18Lincoln Parish962+0.5%
19Acadia Parish960+0.8%
20St. Mary Parish898+2.4%
21Vermilion Parish808+1.3%
22St. Charles Parish787-2%
23St. Martin Parish747-1.1%
24Natchitoches Parish687+0.7%
25Webster Parish633+1%
26St. Bernard Parish602+2.6%
27Avoyelles Parish578+2.1%
28St. John the Baptist Parish575-4%
29Plaquemines Parish565-1.1%
30Jefferson Davis Parish552-1.1%
31Vernon Parish5490%
32Beauregard Parish541-0.2%
33Washington Parish524+2.5%
34West Baton Rouge Parish499-0.6%
35Iberville Parish459-0.2%
36Evangeline Parish418-2.3%
37Morehouse Parish383+1.1%
37Sabine Parish383+2.7%
39De Soto Parish366-0.3%
40Franklin Parish345+2.4%
41Richland Parish342-0.9%
42LaSalle Parish322+3.9%
43Pointe Coupee Parish296+2.4%
43Union Parish2960%
45Concordia Parish285+1.4%
46St. James Parish2790%
47Allen Parish254-2.3%
48Winn Parish238+1.7%
49Assumption Parish235+1.7%
50Jackson Parish212+2.9%
51East Feliciana Parish208+2%
52Claiborne Parish192+6.1%
53West Feliciana Parish185+6.9%
54Bienville Parish173+0.6%
55Grant Parish161+4.5%
56West Carroll Parish154+6.2%
57Madison Parish153-0.6%
58Catahoula Parish151+12.7%
59St. Helena Parish148+6.5%
60Caldwell Parish139-3.5%
61Red River Parish118-11.9%
62Cameron Parish98-3%
63East Carroll Parish90-6.3%
64Tensas Parish56+3.7%

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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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Counties in Louisiana by employer firms, 2022. 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=2022.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Counties in Louisiana by employer firms, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest employer firms?

East Baton Rouge Parish, with 9,608 in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest employer firms?

Tensas Parish, with 56 in 2022.

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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