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Counties in Louisiana by establishment entry rate

St. Bernard Parish had the highest establishment entry rate of 64 counties in 2013, at 12.285%. West Feliciana Parish had the lowest, at 2.817%. The median was 7.919% and the figure for Louisiana was 8.397%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest12.285St. Bernard Parish
Lowest2.817West Feliciana Parish
Median7.91964 counties
Louisiana8.397History

Map of counties, 2013

Acadia Parish: 6.098 %Allen Parish: 7.818 %Ascension Parish: 8.792 %Assumption Parish: 7.91 %Avoyelles Parish: 5.987 %Beauregard Parish: 8.834 %Bienville Parish: 7.127 %Bossier Parish: 8.573 %Caddo Parish: 7.485 %Calcasieu Parish: 10.349 %Caldwell Parish: 8.876 %Cameron Parish: 11.724 %Catahoula Parish: 9.697 %Claiborne Parish: 6.827 %Concordia Parish: 8.537 %De Soto Parish: 10.127 %East Baton Rouge Parish: 7.928 %East Carroll Parish: 8.772 %East Feliciana Parish: 6.14 %Evangeline Parish: 7.708 %Franklin Parish: 7.517 %Grant Parish: 8 %Iberia Parish: 6.637 %Iberville Parish: 8.991 %Jackson Parish: 6.637 %Jefferson Parish: 7.947 %Jefferson Davis Parish: 11.002 %Lafayette Parish: 8.793 %Lafourche Parish: 7.206 %LaSalle Parish: 10.959 %Lincoln Parish: 7.788 %Livingston Parish: 11.823 %Madison Parish: 5.038 %Morehouse Parish: 5.017 %Natchitoches Parish: 9.667 %Orleans Parish: 10.208 %Ouachita Parish: 7.816 %Plaquemines Parish: 6.241 %Pointe Coupee Parish: 6.825 %Rapides Parish: 6.206 %Red River Parish: 7.059 %Richland Parish: 5.92 %Sabine Parish: 9.164 %St. Bernard Parish: 12.285 %St. Charles Parish: 9.227 %St. Helena Parish: 8.974 %St. James Parish: 4.839 %St. John the Baptist Parish: 7.1 %St. Landry Parish: 6.174 %St. Martin Parish: 8.477 %St. Mary Parish: 5.325 %St. Tammany Parish: 11.11 %Tangipahoa Parish: 8.217 %Tensas Parish: 6.211 %Terrebonne Parish: 6.993 %Union Parish: 8.696 %Vermilion Parish: 8.263 %Vernon Parish: 9.412 %Washington Parish: 9.349 %Webster Parish: 4.771 %West Baton Rouge Parish: 8.923 %West Carroll Parish: 6.857 %West Feliciana Parish: 2.817 %Winn Parish: 5.009 %
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%, 2013. 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, 2013

St. Bernard Parish: 12.285 %St. Bernard Parish12.285Livingston Parish: 11.823 %Livingston Parish11.823Cameron Parish: 11.724 %Cameron Parish11.724St. Tammany Parish: 11.11 %St. Tammany Parish11.11Jefferson Davis Parish: 11.002 %Jefferson Davis Parish11.002LaSalle Parish: 10.959 %LaSalle Parish10.959Calcasieu Parish: 10.349 %Calcasieu Parish10.349Orleans Parish: 10.208 %Orleans Parish10.208De Soto Parish: 10.127 %De Soto Parish10.127Catahoula Parish: 9.697 %Catahoula Parish9.697Natchitoches Parish: 9.667 %Natchitoches Parish9.667Vernon Parish: 9.412 %Vernon Parish9.412Washington Parish: 9.349 %Washington Parish9.349St. Charles Parish: 9.227 %St. Charles Parish9.227Sabine Parish: 9.164 %Sabine Parish9.164Iberville Parish: 8.991 %Iberville Parish8.991St. Helena Parish: 8.974 %St. Helena Parish8.974West Baton Rouge Parish: 8.923 %West Baton Rouge Parish8.923Caldwell Parish: 8.876 %Caldwell Parish8.876Beauregard Parish: 8.834 %Beauregard Parish8.834Lafayette Parish: 8.793 %Lafayette Parish8.793Ascension Parish: 8.792 %Ascension Parish8.792East Carroll Parish: 8.772 %East Carroll Parish8.772Union Parish: 8.696 %Union Parish8.696Bossier Parish: 8.573 %Bossier Parish8.573Concordia Parish: 8.537 %Concordia Parish8.537St. Martin Parish: 8.477 %St. Martin Parish8.477Vermilion Parish: 8.263 %Vermilion Parish8.263Tangipahoa Parish: 8.217 %Tangipahoa Parish8.217Grant Parish: 8 %Grant Parish8Jefferson Parish: 7.947 %Jefferson Parish7.947East Baton Rouge Parish: 7.928 %East Baton Rouge Parish7.928Assumption Parish: 7.91 %Assumption Parish7.91Allen Parish: 7.818 %Allen Parish7.818Ouachita Parish: 7.816 %Ouachita Parish7.816Lincoln Parish: 7.788 %Lincoln Parish7.788Evangeline Parish: 7.708 %Evangeline Parish7.708Franklin Parish: 7.517 %Franklin Parish7.517Caddo Parish: 7.485 %Caddo Parish7.485Lafourche Parish: 7.206 %Lafourche Parish7.206St. Bernard Parish: 12.285 %St. Bernard Parish12.285Livingston Parish: 11.823 %Livingston Parish11.823Cameron Parish: 11.724 %Cameron Parish11.724St. Tammany Parish: 11.11 %St. Tammany Parish11.11Jefferson Davis Parish: 11.002 %Jefferson Davis Parish11.002LaSalle Parish: 10.959 %LaSalle Parish10.959Calcasieu Parish: 10.349 %Calcasieu Parish10.349Orleans Parish: 10.208 %Orleans Parish10.208De Soto Parish: 10.127 %De Soto Parish10.127Catahoula Parish: 9.697 %Catahoula Parish9.697Natchitoches Parish: 9.667 %Natchitoches Parish9.667Vernon Parish: 9.412 %Vernon Parish9.412Washington Parish: 9.349 %Washington Parish9.349St. Charles Parish: 9.227 %St. Charles Parish9.227Sabine Parish: 9.164 %Sabine Parish9.164Iberville Parish: 8.991 %Iberville Parish8.991St. Helena Parish: 8.974 %St. Helena Parish8.974West Baton Rouge Parish: 8.923 %West Baton Rouge Parish8.923Caldwell Parish: 8.876 %Caldwell Parish8.876Beauregard Parish: 8.834 %Beauregard Parish8.834Lafayette Parish: 8.793 %Lafayette Parish8.793Ascension Parish: 8.792 %Ascension Parish8.792East Carroll Parish: 8.772 %East Carroll Parish8.772Union Parish: 8.696 %Union Parish8.696Bossier Parish: 8.573 %Bossier Parish8.573Concordia Parish: 8.537 %Concordia Parish8.537St. Martin Parish: 8.477 %St. Martin Parish8.477Vermilion Parish: 8.263 %Vermilion Parish8.263Tangipahoa Parish: 8.217 %Tangipahoa Parish8.217Grant Parish: 8 %Grant Parish8Jefferson Parish: 7.947 %Jefferson Parish7.947East Baton Rouge Parish: 7.928 %East Baton Rouge Parish7.928Assumption Parish: 7.91 %Assumption Parish7.91Allen Parish: 7.818 %Allen Parish7.818Ouachita Parish: 7.816 %Ouachita Parish7.816Lincoln Parish: 7.788 %Lincoln Parish7.788Evangeline Parish: 7.708 %Evangeline Parish7.708Franklin Parish: 7.517 %Franklin Parish7.517Caddo Parish: 7.485 %Caddo Parish7.485Lafourche Parish: 7.206 %Lafourche Parish7.206
%. 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

RankCounties2013 (%)Change on 2012
1St. Bernard Parish12.285+1.11 pts
2Livingston Parish11.823+1.19 pts
3Cameron Parish11.724+0.09 pts
4St. Tammany Parish11.11-0.35 pts
5Jefferson Davis Parish11.002+2.75 pts
6LaSalle Parish10.959-7.55 pts
7Calcasieu Parish10.349+2.8 pts
8Orleans Parish10.208-0.73 pts
9De Soto Parish10.127-2.86 pts
10Catahoula Parish9.697+1.26 pts
11Natchitoches Parish9.667+1.22 pts
12Vernon Parish9.412+0.6 pts
13Washington Parish9.349+1.65 pts
14St. Charles Parish9.227+0.29 pts
15Sabine Parish9.164-1.01 pts
16Iberville Parish8.991+2 pts
17St. Helena Parish8.974-2.56 pts
18West Baton Rouge Parish8.923+1.15 pts
19Caldwell Parish8.876-0.19 pts
20Beauregard Parish8.834-2.96 pts
21Lafayette Parish8.793-1.47 pts
22Ascension Parish8.792-0.78 pts
23East Carroll Parish8.772+1.79 pts
24Union Parish8.696-1.21 pts
25Bossier Parish8.573-0.58 pts
26Concordia Parish8.537+3.19 pts
27St. Martin Parish8.477-1.34 pts
28Vermilion Parish8.263+0.22 pts
29Tangipahoa Parish8.217-1.25 pts
30Grant Parish8+3.36 pts
31Jefferson Parish7.947+0.18 pts
32East Baton Rouge Parish7.928-1.32 pts
33Assumption Parish7.91+1.88 pts
34Allen Parish7.818-1.36 pts
35Ouachita Parish7.816-0.56 pts
36Lincoln Parish7.788-0.58 pts
37Evangeline Parish7.708+1.71 pts
38Franklin Parish7.517-0.23 pts
39Caddo Parish7.485-0.54 pts
40Lafourche Parish7.206+0.62 pts
41Bienville Parish7.127-0.87 pts
42St. John the Baptist Parish7.1-0.81 pts
43Red River Parish7.059+0.16 pts
44Terrebonne Parish6.993-1.26 pts
45West Carroll Parish6.857-3.64 pts
46Claiborne Parish6.827+2.83 pts
47Pointe Coupee Parish6.825-3.69 pts
48Iberia Parish6.637-0.48 pts
48Jackson Parish6.637+0.18 pts
50Plaquemines Parish6.241-2.65 pts
51Tensas Parish6.211-1.24 pts
52Rapides Parish6.206-0.98 pts
53St. Landry Parish6.174-1.27 pts
54East Feliciana Parish6.14-1.58 pts
55Acadia Parish6.098-4.05 pts
56Avoyelles Parish5.987-4.31 pts
57Richland Parish5.92-2.57 pts
58St. Mary Parish5.325-0.36 pts
59Madison Parish5.038-1.46 pts
60Morehouse Parish5.017-0.3 pts
61Winn Parish5.009-2.83 pts
62St. James Parish4.839-2.85 pts
63Webster Parish4.771-3.61 pts
64West Feliciana Parish2.817-2.66 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, 2013) [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, 2013. 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=2013. 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, 2013. 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=2013.

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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, 2013 [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=2013 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

St. Bernard Parish, with 12.285% in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

West Feliciana Parish, with 2.817% in 2013.

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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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