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Counties in Louisiana by establishment entry rate

LaSalle Parish had the highest establishment entry rate of 64 counties in 2012, at 18.506%. Claiborne Parish had the lowest, at 3.992%. The median was 8.308% and the figure for Louisiana was 8.915%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest18.506LaSalle Parish
Lowest3.992Claiborne Parish
Median8.30864 counties
Louisiana8.915History

Map of counties, 2012

Acadia Parish: 10.15 %Allen Parish: 9.18 %Ascension Parish: 9.568 %Assumption Parish: 6.026 %Avoyelles Parish: 10.3 %Beauregard Parish: 11.797 %Bienville Parish: 8 %Bossier Parish: 9.156 %Caddo Parish: 8.03 %Calcasieu Parish: 7.553 %Caldwell Parish: 9.063 %Cameron Parish: 11.636 %Catahoula Parish: 8.434 %Claiborne Parish: 3.992 %Concordia Parish: 5.349 %De Soto Parish: 12.987 %East Baton Rouge Parish: 9.251 %East Carroll Parish: 6.987 %East Feliciana Parish: 7.725 %Evangeline Parish: 6 %Franklin Parish: 7.744 %Grant Parish: 4.638 %Iberia Parish: 7.118 %Iberville Parish: 6.986 %Jackson Parish: 6.452 %Jefferson Parish: 7.765 %Jefferson Davis Parish: 8.249 %Lafayette Parish: 10.265 %Lafourche Parish: 6.585 %LaSalle Parish: 18.506 %Lincoln Parish: 8.364 %Livingston Parish: 10.631 %Madison Parish: 6.5 %Morehouse Parish: 5.322 %Natchitoches Parish: 8.443 %Orleans Parish: 10.938 %Ouachita Parish: 8.377 %Plaquemines Parish: 8.889 %Pointe Coupee Parish: 10.511 %Rapides Parish: 7.185 %Red River Parish: 6.897 %Richland Parish: 8.494 %Sabine Parish: 10.173 %St. Bernard Parish: 11.176 %St. Charles Parish: 8.934 %St. Helena Parish: 11.538 %St. James Parish: 7.692 %St. John the Baptist Parish: 7.91 %St. Landry Parish: 7.44 %St. Martin Parish: 9.819 %St. Mary Parish: 5.685 %St. Tammany Parish: 11.461 %Tangipahoa Parish: 9.472 %Tensas Parish: 7.453 %Terrebonne Parish: 8.251 %Union Parish: 9.901 %Vermilion Parish: 8.042 %Vernon Parish: 8.811 %Washington Parish: 7.699 %Webster Parish: 8.382 %West Baton Rouge Parish: 7.775 %West Carroll Parish: 10.496 %West Feliciana Parish: 5.479 %Winn Parish: 7.843 %
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%, 2012. 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, 2012

LaSalle Parish: 18.506 %LaSalle Parish18.506De Soto Parish: 12.987 %De Soto Parish12.987Beauregard Parish: 11.797 %Beauregard Parish11.797Cameron Parish: 11.636 %Cameron Parish11.636St. Helena Parish: 11.538 %St. Helena Parish11.538St. Tammany Parish: 11.461 %St. Tammany Parish11.461St. Bernard Parish: 11.176 %St. Bernard Parish11.176Orleans Parish: 10.938 %Orleans Parish10.938Livingston Parish: 10.631 %Livingston Parish10.631Pointe Coupee Parish: 10.511 %Pointe Coupee Parish10.511West Carroll Parish: 10.496 %West Carroll Parish10.496Avoyelles Parish: 10.3 %Avoyelles Parish10.3Lafayette Parish: 10.265 %Lafayette Parish10.265Sabine Parish: 10.173 %Sabine Parish10.173Acadia Parish: 10.15 %Acadia Parish10.15Union Parish: 9.901 %Union Parish9.901St. Martin Parish: 9.819 %St. Martin Parish9.819Ascension Parish: 9.568 %Ascension Parish9.568Tangipahoa Parish: 9.472 %Tangipahoa Parish9.472East Baton Rouge Parish: 9.251 %East Baton Rouge Parish9.251Allen Parish: 9.18 %Allen Parish9.18Bossier Parish: 9.156 %Bossier Parish9.156Caldwell Parish: 9.063 %Caldwell Parish9.063St. Charles Parish: 8.934 %St. Charles Parish8.934Plaquemines Parish: 8.889 %Plaquemines Parish8.889Vernon Parish: 8.811 %Vernon Parish8.811Richland Parish: 8.494 %Richland Parish8.494Natchitoches Parish: 8.443 %Natchitoches Parish8.443Catahoula Parish: 8.434 %Catahoula Parish8.434Webster Parish: 8.382 %Webster Parish8.382Ouachita Parish: 8.377 %Ouachita Parish8.377Lincoln Parish: 8.364 %Lincoln Parish8.364Terrebonne Parish: 8.251 %Terrebonne Parish8.251Jefferson Davis Parish: 8.249 %Jefferson Davis Parish8.249Vermilion Parish: 8.042 %Vermilion Parish8.042Caddo Parish: 8.03 %Caddo Parish8.03Bienville Parish: 8 %Bienville Parish8St. John the Baptist Parish: 7.91 %St. John the Baptist Parish7.91Winn Parish: 7.843 %Winn Parish7.843West Baton Rouge Parish: 7.775 %West Baton Rouge Parish7.775LaSalle Parish: 18.506 %LaSalle Parish18.506De Soto Parish: 12.987 %De Soto Parish12.987Beauregard Parish: 11.797 %Beauregard Parish11.797Cameron Parish: 11.636 %Cameron Parish11.636St. Helena Parish: 11.538 %St. Helena Parish11.538St. Tammany Parish: 11.461 %St. Tammany Parish11.461St. Bernard Parish: 11.176 %St. Bernard Parish11.176Orleans Parish: 10.938 %Orleans Parish10.938Livingston Parish: 10.631 %Livingston Parish10.631Pointe Coupee Parish: 10.511 %Pointe Coupee Parish10.511West Carroll Parish: 10.496 %West Carroll Parish10.496Avoyelles Parish: 10.3 %Avoyelles Parish10.3Lafayette Parish: 10.265 %Lafayette Parish10.265Sabine Parish: 10.173 %Sabine Parish10.173Acadia Parish: 10.15 %Acadia Parish10.15Union Parish: 9.901 %Union Parish9.901St. Martin Parish: 9.819 %St. Martin Parish9.819Ascension Parish: 9.568 %Ascension Parish9.568Tangipahoa Parish: 9.472 %Tangipahoa Parish9.472East Baton Rouge Parish: 9.251 %East Baton Rouge Parish9.251Allen Parish: 9.18 %Allen Parish9.18Bossier Parish: 9.156 %Bossier Parish9.156Caldwell Parish: 9.063 %Caldwell Parish9.063St. Charles Parish: 8.934 %St. Charles Parish8.934Plaquemines Parish: 8.889 %Plaquemines Parish8.889Vernon Parish: 8.811 %Vernon Parish8.811Richland Parish: 8.494 %Richland Parish8.494Natchitoches Parish: 8.443 %Natchitoches Parish8.443Catahoula Parish: 8.434 %Catahoula Parish8.434Webster Parish: 8.382 %Webster Parish8.382Ouachita Parish: 8.377 %Ouachita Parish8.377Lincoln Parish: 8.364 %Lincoln Parish8.364Terrebonne Parish: 8.251 %Terrebonne Parish8.251Jefferson Davis Parish: 8.249 %Jefferson Davis Parish8.249Vermilion Parish: 8.042 %Vermilion Parish8.042Caddo Parish: 8.03 %Caddo Parish8.03Bienville Parish: 8 %Bienville Parish8St. John the Baptist Parish: 7.91 %St. John the Baptist Parish7.91Winn Parish: 7.843 %Winn Parish7.843West Baton Rouge Parish: 7.775 %West Baton Rouge Parish7.775
%. 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

RankCounties2012 (%)Change on 2011
1LaSalle Parish18.506+1.45 pts
2De Soto Parish12.987+2.07 pts
3Beauregard Parish11.797+2.8 pts
4Cameron Parish11.636+1.03 pts
5St. Helena Parish11.538+3.39 pts
6St. Tammany Parish11.461+0.84 pts
7St. Bernard Parish11.176-0.2 pts
8Orleans Parish10.938-0.4 pts
9Livingston Parish10.631-0.26 pts
10Pointe Coupee Parish10.511+2.43 pts
11West Carroll Parish10.496+3.87 pts
12Avoyelles Parish10.3+0.58 pts
13Lafayette Parish10.265+1.77 pts
14Sabine Parish10.173+1.8 pts
15Acadia Parish10.15+2.76 pts
16Union Parish9.901+2.04 pts
17St. Martin Parish9.819+0.95 pts
18Ascension Parish9.568-0.4 pts
19Tangipahoa Parish9.472+0.38 pts
20East Baton Rouge Parish9.251-0.09 pts
21Allen Parish9.18+1.17 pts
22Bossier Parish9.156-1.41 pts
23Caldwell Parish9.063+3.02 pts
24St. Charles Parish8.934+0.96 pts
25Plaquemines Parish8.889-0.67 pts
26Vernon Parish8.811-1.49 pts
27Richland Parish8.494-1.44 pts
28Natchitoches Parish8.443+0.97 pts
29Catahoula Parish8.434-1.35 pts
30Webster Parish8.382+2.11 pts
31Ouachita Parish8.377+0.24 pts
32Lincoln Parish8.364+1.57 pts
33Terrebonne Parish8.251+0.78 pts
34Jefferson Davis Parish8.249-1.22 pts
35Vermilion Parish8.042+0.56 pts
36Caddo Parish8.03-0.27 pts
37Bienville Parish8+3.1 pts
38St. John the Baptist Parish7.91+1.24 pts
39Winn Parish7.843+2.59 pts
40West Baton Rouge Parish7.775-1.9 pts
41Jefferson Parish7.765-0.17 pts
42Franklin Parish7.744-0.21 pts
43East Feliciana Parish7.725+0.69 pts
44Washington Parish7.699+1.39 pts
45St. James Parish7.692-1.62 pts
46Calcasieu Parish7.553-0.07 pts
47Tensas Parish7.453-0.19 pts
48St. Landry Parish7.44-0.92 pts
49Rapides Parish7.185+0.02 pts
50Iberia Parish7.118+0.28 pts
51East Carroll Parish6.987+2.62 pts
52Iberville Parish6.986-2.76 pts
53Red River Parish6.897-2.37 pts
54Lafourche Parish6.585+0.51 pts
55Madison Parish6.5-1.11 pts
56Jackson Parish6.452-3.01 pts
57Assumption Parish6.026-2.69 pts
58Evangeline Parish6-3.71 pts
59St. Mary Parish5.685-0.83 pts
60West Feliciana Parish5.479-4.96 pts
61Concordia Parish5.349-1.17 pts
62Morehouse Parish5.322-1.34 pts
63Grant Parish4.638-4.89 pts
64Claiborne Parish3.992-5.3 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.

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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, 2012) [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, 2012. 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?period=2012. 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, 2012. 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?period=2012.

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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, 2012 [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?period=2012 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

LaSalle Parish, with 18.506% in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Claiborne Parish, with 3.992% in 2012.

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