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Counties in Louisiana by establishment entry rate, 2023

Caldwell Parish had the highest establishment entry rate of 64 counties in 2023, at 15.635%. Tensas Parish had the lowest, at 4.724%. The median was 8.714% and the figure for Louisiana was 8.934%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest15.635Caldwell Parish
Lowest4.724Tensas Parish
Median8.71464 counties
Louisiana8.934History

Map of counties, 2023

Acadia Parish: 8.322 %Allen Parish: 9.489 %Ascension Parish: 10.137 %Assumption Parish: 5.964 %Avoyelles Parish: 7.115 %Beauregard Parish: 11.346 %Bienville Parish: 10.053 %Bossier Parish: 9.69 %Caddo Parish: 8.672 %Calcasieu Parish: 8.566 %Caldwell Parish: 15.635 %Cameron Parish: 10.3 %Catahoula Parish: 7.742 %Claiborne Parish: 5.076 %Concordia Parish: 12.188 %De Soto Parish: 8.193 %East Baton Rouge Parish: 8.755 %East Carroll Parish: 12.565 %East Feliciana Parish: 9.231 %Evangeline Parish: 6.783 %Franklin Parish: 8.955 %Grant Parish: 13.333 %Iberia Parish: 6.271 %Iberville Parish: 6.977 %Jackson Parish: 8.617 %Jefferson Parish: 8.629 %Jefferson Davis Parish: 9.942 %Lafayette Parish: 8.576 %Lafourche Parish: 9.738 %LaSalle Parish: 13.196 %Lincoln Parish: 9.309 %Livingston Parish: 11.583 %Madison Parish: 6.154 %Morehouse Parish: 8.148 %Natchitoches Parish: 9.832 %Orleans Parish: 10.513 %Ouachita Parish: 8.456 %Plaquemines Parish: 7.235 %Pointe Coupee Parish: 11.818 %Rapides Parish: 7.49 %Red River Parish: 12.048 %Richland Parish: 9.207 %Sabine Parish: 11.409 %St. Bernard Parish: 9.68 %St. Charles Parish: 9.898 %St. Helena Parish: 8.537 %St. James Parish: 6.25 %St. John the Baptist Parish: 8.026 %St. Landry Parish: 6.434 %St. Martin Parish: 7.152 %St. Mary Parish: 5.489 %St. Tammany Parish: 10.179 %Tangipahoa Parish: 8.002 %Tensas Parish: 4.724 %Terrebonne Parish: 6.743 %Union Parish: 8.929 %Vermilion Parish: 8.108 %Vernon Parish: 9.852 %Washington Parish: 9.314 %Webster Parish: 9.328 %West Baton Rouge Parish: 8.318 %West Carroll Parish: 5.59 %West Feliciana Parish: 10.499 %Winn Parish: 8.081 %
  • Under 6.9
  • 6.9 to 8.1
  • 8.1 to 8.7
  • 8.7 to 9.7
  • 9.7 to 11
  • 11 and over
%, 2023. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2023

Caldwell Parish: 15.635 %Caldwell Parish15.635Grant Parish: 13.333 %Grant Parish13.333LaSalle Parish: 13.196 %LaSalle Parish13.196East Carroll Parish: 12.565 %East Carroll Parish12.565Concordia Parish: 12.188 %Concordia Parish12.188Red River Parish: 12.048 %Red River Parish12.048Pointe Coupee Parish: 11.818 %Pointe Coupee Parish11.818Livingston Parish: 11.583 %Livingston Parish11.583Sabine Parish: 11.409 %Sabine Parish11.409Beauregard Parish: 11.346 %Beauregard Parish11.346Orleans Parish: 10.513 %Orleans Parish10.513West Feliciana Parish: 10.499 %West Feliciana Parish10.499Cameron Parish: 10.3 %Cameron Parish10.3St. Tammany Parish: 10.179 %St. Tammany Parish10.179Ascension Parish: 10.137 %Ascension Parish10.137Bienville Parish: 10.053 %Bienville Parish10.053Jefferson Davis Parish: 9.942 %Jefferson Davis Parish9.942St. Charles Parish: 9.898 %St. Charles Parish9.898Vernon Parish: 9.852 %Vernon Parish9.852Natchitoches Parish: 9.832 %Natchitoches Parish9.832Lafourche Parish: 9.738 %Lafourche Parish9.738Bossier Parish: 9.69 %Bossier Parish9.69St. Bernard Parish: 9.68 %St. Bernard Parish9.68Allen Parish: 9.489 %Allen Parish9.489Webster Parish: 9.328 %Webster Parish9.328Washington Parish: 9.314 %Washington Parish9.314Lincoln Parish: 9.309 %Lincoln Parish9.309East Feliciana Parish: 9.231 %East Feliciana Parish9.231Richland Parish: 9.207 %Richland Parish9.207Franklin Parish: 8.955 %Franklin Parish8.955Union Parish: 8.929 %Union Parish8.929East Baton Rouge Parish: 8.755 %East Baton Rouge Parish8.755Caddo Parish: 8.672 %Caddo Parish8.672Jefferson Parish: 8.629 %Jefferson Parish8.629Jackson Parish: 8.617 %Jackson Parish8.617Lafayette Parish: 8.576 %Lafayette Parish8.576Calcasieu Parish: 8.566 %Calcasieu Parish8.566St. Helena Parish: 8.537 %St. Helena Parish8.537Ouachita Parish: 8.456 %Ouachita Parish8.456Acadia Parish: 8.322 %Acadia Parish8.322Caldwell Parish: 15.635 %Caldwell Parish15.635Grant Parish: 13.333 %Grant Parish13.333LaSalle Parish: 13.196 %LaSalle Parish13.196East Carroll Parish: 12.565 %East Carroll Parish12.565Concordia Parish: 12.188 %Concordia Parish12.188Red River Parish: 12.048 %Red River Parish12.048Pointe Coupee Parish: 11.818 %Pointe Coupee Parish11.818Livingston Parish: 11.583 %Livingston Parish11.583Sabine Parish: 11.409 %Sabine Parish11.409Beauregard Parish: 11.346 %Beauregard Parish11.346Orleans Parish: 10.513 %Orleans Parish10.513West Feliciana Parish: 10.499 %West Feliciana Parish10.499Cameron Parish: 10.3 %Cameron Parish10.3St. Tammany Parish: 10.179 %St. Tammany Parish10.179Ascension Parish: 10.137 %Ascension Parish10.137Bienville Parish: 10.053 %Bienville Parish10.053Jefferson Davis Parish: 9.942 %Jefferson Davis Parish9.942St. Charles Parish: 9.898 %St. Charles Parish9.898Vernon Parish: 9.852 %Vernon Parish9.852Natchitoches Parish: 9.832 %Natchitoches Parish9.832Lafourche Parish: 9.738 %Lafourche Parish9.738Bossier Parish: 9.69 %Bossier Parish9.69St. Bernard Parish: 9.68 %St. Bernard Parish9.68Allen Parish: 9.489 %Allen Parish9.489Webster Parish: 9.328 %Webster Parish9.328Washington Parish: 9.314 %Washington Parish9.314Lincoln Parish: 9.309 %Lincoln Parish9.309East Feliciana Parish: 9.231 %East Feliciana Parish9.231Richland Parish: 9.207 %Richland Parish9.207Franklin Parish: 8.955 %Franklin Parish8.955Union Parish: 8.929 %Union Parish8.929East Baton Rouge Parish: 8.755 %East Baton Rouge Parish8.755Caddo Parish: 8.672 %Caddo Parish8.672Jefferson Parish: 8.629 %Jefferson Parish8.629Jackson Parish: 8.617 %Jackson Parish8.617Lafayette Parish: 8.576 %Lafayette Parish8.576Calcasieu Parish: 8.566 %Calcasieu Parish8.566St. Helena Parish: 8.537 %St. Helena Parish8.537Ouachita Parish: 8.456 %Ouachita Parish8.456Acadia Parish: 8.322 %Acadia Parish8.322
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Caldwell Parish15.635+9.69 pts
2Grant Parish13.333-1.83 pts
3LaSalle Parish13.196-0.79 pts
4East Carroll Parish12.565+4.44 pts
5Concordia Parish12.188+0.23 pts
6Red River Parish12.048+7.45 pts
7Pointe Coupee Parish11.818+1.09 pts
8Livingston Parish11.583-1.62 pts
9Sabine Parish11.409-0.07 pts
10Beauregard Parish11.346+2.37 pts
11Orleans Parish10.513-0.85 pts
12West Feliciana Parish10.499-4.89 pts
13Cameron Parish10.30 pts
14St. Tammany Parish10.179-0.44 pts
15Ascension Parish10.137-1.1 pts
16Bienville Parish10.053-3.28 pts
17Jefferson Davis Parish9.942+0.29 pts
18St. Charles Parish9.898+1.46 pts
19Vernon Parish9.852+0.55 pts
20Natchitoches Parish9.832+1.64 pts
21Lafourche Parish9.738+1.04 pts
22Bossier Parish9.69-0.34 pts
23St. Bernard Parish9.68-0.92 pts
24Allen Parish9.489+2.26 pts
25Webster Parish9.328+0.58 pts
26Washington Parish9.314-0.75 pts
27Lincoln Parish9.309-0.77 pts
28East Feliciana Parish9.231+0.88 pts
29Richland Parish9.207+1.49 pts
30Franklin Parish8.955-1.17 pts
31Union Parish8.929+0.69 pts
32East Baton Rouge Parish8.755-0.88 pts
33Caddo Parish8.672-0.05 pts
34Jefferson Parish8.629-0.12 pts
35Jackson Parish8.617-1.52 pts
36Lafayette Parish8.576-1.6 pts
37Calcasieu Parish8.566-1.1 pts
38St. Helena Parish8.537-3.49 pts
39Ouachita Parish8.456+0.26 pts
40Acadia Parish8.322-1.23 pts
41West Baton Rouge Parish8.318+0.72 pts
42De Soto Parish8.193-2.69 pts
43Morehouse Parish8.148+0.45 pts
44Vermilion Parish8.108-2.39 pts
45Winn Parish8.081-0.34 pts
46St. John the Baptist Parish8.026+0.27 pts
47Tangipahoa Parish8.002-2.46 pts
48Catahoula Parish7.742-12.65 pts
49Rapides Parish7.49-1.12 pts
50Plaquemines Parish7.235+0.99 pts
51St. Martin Parish7.152-2.57 pts
52Avoyelles Parish7.115-3.32 pts
53Iberville Parish6.977-0.49 pts
54Evangeline Parish6.783+0.1 pts
55Terrebonne Parish6.743-0.51 pts
56St. Landry Parish6.434-1.74 pts
57Iberia Parish6.271-0.32 pts
58St. James Parish6.25-0.34 pts
59Madison Parish6.154-1.23 pts
60Assumption Parish5.964-1.59 pts
61West Carroll Parish5.59-6.36 pts
62St. Mary Parish5.489-2.61 pts
63Claiborne Parish5.076-5.5 pts
64Tensas Parish4.724-6.75 pts

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About this ranking

Establishments that opened during the year (employees in March of the year and none a year earlier), as a percentage of the average number of establishments in the two years. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics.

An establishment is a single physical location, so a new branch of an existing firm counts as an entry: this is not the rate of new firms. Not comparable with enterprise_birth_rate, which counts new enterprises in Europe. The year is the twelve months to March: 2023 compares March 2022 with March 2023.

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: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in Louisiana by establishment entry rate, 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

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Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Louisiana by establishment entry rate, 2023. 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/establishment-entry-rate/louisiana-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in Louisiana by establishment entry rate, 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-entry-rate/louisiana-counties.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Louisiana by establishment entry rate, 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/establishment-entry-rate/louisiana-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Caldwell Parish, with 15.635% in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Tensas Parish, with 4.724% in 2023.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment entry rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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