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Counties in Louisiana by establishment entry rate

Cameron Parish had the highest establishment entry rate of 64 counties in 2015, at 15.068%. West Carroll Parish had the lowest, at 4.624%. The median was 7.93% and the figure for Louisiana was 8.613%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest15.068Cameron Parish
Lowest4.624West Carroll Parish
Median7.9364 counties
Louisiana8.613History

Map of counties, 2015

Acadia Parish: 6.799 %Allen Parish: 7.012 %Ascension Parish: 10.032 %Assumption Parish: 6.13 %Avoyelles Parish: 4.864 %Beauregard Parish: 8.289 %Bienville Parish: 6.912 %Bossier Parish: 8.658 %Caddo Parish: 8.049 %Calcasieu Parish: 8.515 %Caldwell Parish: 7.692 %Cameron Parish: 15.068 %Catahoula Parish: 9.714 %Claiborne Parish: 5.394 %Concordia Parish: 6.718 %De Soto Parish: 7.654 %East Baton Rouge Parish: 8.729 %East Carroll Parish: 8.696 %East Feliciana Parish: 9.292 %Evangeline Parish: 9.849 %Franklin Parish: 7.297 %Grant Parish: 9.434 %Iberia Parish: 6.7 %Iberville Parish: 10.568 %Jackson Parish: 9.029 %Jefferson Parish: 8.213 %Jefferson Davis Parish: 5.124 %Lafayette Parish: 8.58 %Lafourche Parish: 5.898 %LaSalle Parish: 11.454 %Lincoln Parish: 8.5 %Livingston Parish: 12.187 %Madison Parish: 4.7 %Morehouse Parish: 6.368 %Natchitoches Parish: 6.073 %Orleans Parish: 11.89 %Ouachita Parish: 7.412 %Plaquemines Parish: 7.365 %Pointe Coupee Parish: 8.108 %Rapides Parish: 7.949 %Red River Parish: 7.874 %Richland Parish: 8 %Sabine Parish: 10.872 %St. Bernard Parish: 9.106 %St. Charles Parish: 8.672 %St. Helena Parish: 7.029 %St. James Parish: 6.339 %St. John the Baptist Parish: 6.971 %St. Landry Parish: 7.033 %St. Martin Parish: 8.216 %St. Mary Parish: 5.524 %St. Tammany Parish: 9.409 %Tangipahoa Parish: 7.605 %Tensas Parish: 8.163 %Terrebonne Parish: 7.82 %Union Parish: 10.837 %Vermilion Parish: 7.911 %Vernon Parish: 8.915 %Washington Parish: 7.557 %Webster Parish: 8.472 %West Baton Rouge Parish: 6.981 %West Carroll Parish: 4.624 %West Feliciana Parish: 7.038 %Winn Parish: 6.805 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

Cameron Parish: 15.068 %Cameron Parish15.068Livingston Parish: 12.187 %Livingston Parish12.187Orleans Parish: 11.89 %Orleans Parish11.89LaSalle Parish: 11.454 %LaSalle Parish11.454Sabine Parish: 10.872 %Sabine Parish10.872Union Parish: 10.837 %Union Parish10.837Iberville Parish: 10.568 %Iberville Parish10.568Ascension Parish: 10.032 %Ascension Parish10.032Evangeline Parish: 9.849 %Evangeline Parish9.849Catahoula Parish: 9.714 %Catahoula Parish9.714Grant Parish: 9.434 %Grant Parish9.434St. Tammany Parish: 9.409 %St. Tammany Parish9.409East Feliciana Parish: 9.292 %East Feliciana Parish9.292St. Bernard Parish: 9.106 %St. Bernard Parish9.106Jackson Parish: 9.029 %Jackson Parish9.029Vernon Parish: 8.915 %Vernon Parish8.915East Baton Rouge Parish: 8.729 %East Baton Rouge Parish8.729East Carroll Parish: 8.696 %East Carroll Parish8.696St. Charles Parish: 8.672 %St. Charles Parish8.672Bossier Parish: 8.658 %Bossier Parish8.658Lafayette Parish: 8.58 %Lafayette Parish8.58Calcasieu Parish: 8.515 %Calcasieu Parish8.515Lincoln Parish: 8.5 %Lincoln Parish8.5Webster Parish: 8.472 %Webster Parish8.472Beauregard Parish: 8.289 %Beauregard Parish8.289St. Martin Parish: 8.216 %St. Martin Parish8.216Jefferson Parish: 8.213 %Jefferson Parish8.213Tensas Parish: 8.163 %Tensas Parish8.163Pointe Coupee Parish: 8.108 %Pointe Coupee Parish8.108Caddo Parish: 8.049 %Caddo Parish8.049Richland Parish: 8 %Richland Parish8Rapides Parish: 7.949 %Rapides Parish7.949Vermilion Parish: 7.911 %Vermilion Parish7.911Red River Parish: 7.874 %Red River Parish7.874Terrebonne Parish: 7.82 %Terrebonne Parish7.82Caldwell Parish: 7.692 %Caldwell Parish7.692De Soto Parish: 7.654 %De Soto Parish7.654Tangipahoa Parish: 7.605 %Tangipahoa Parish7.605Washington Parish: 7.557 %Washington Parish7.557Ouachita Parish: 7.412 %Ouachita Parish7.412Cameron Parish: 15.068 %Cameron Parish15.068Livingston Parish: 12.187 %Livingston Parish12.187Orleans Parish: 11.89 %Orleans Parish11.89LaSalle Parish: 11.454 %LaSalle Parish11.454Sabine Parish: 10.872 %Sabine Parish10.872Union Parish: 10.837 %Union Parish10.837Iberville Parish: 10.568 %Iberville Parish10.568Ascension Parish: 10.032 %Ascension Parish10.032Evangeline Parish: 9.849 %Evangeline Parish9.849Catahoula Parish: 9.714 %Catahoula Parish9.714Grant Parish: 9.434 %Grant Parish9.434St. Tammany Parish: 9.409 %St. Tammany Parish9.409East Feliciana Parish: 9.292 %East Feliciana Parish9.292St. Bernard Parish: 9.106 %St. Bernard Parish9.106Jackson Parish: 9.029 %Jackson Parish9.029Vernon Parish: 8.915 %Vernon Parish8.915East Baton Rouge Parish: 8.729 %East Baton Rouge Parish8.729East Carroll Parish: 8.696 %East Carroll Parish8.696St. Charles Parish: 8.672 %St. Charles Parish8.672Bossier Parish: 8.658 %Bossier Parish8.658Lafayette Parish: 8.58 %Lafayette Parish8.58Calcasieu Parish: 8.515 %Calcasieu Parish8.515Lincoln Parish: 8.5 %Lincoln Parish8.5Webster Parish: 8.472 %Webster Parish8.472Beauregard Parish: 8.289 %Beauregard Parish8.289St. Martin Parish: 8.216 %St. Martin Parish8.216Jefferson Parish: 8.213 %Jefferson Parish8.213Tensas Parish: 8.163 %Tensas Parish8.163Pointe Coupee Parish: 8.108 %Pointe Coupee Parish8.108Caddo Parish: 8.049 %Caddo Parish8.049Richland Parish: 8 %Richland Parish8Rapides Parish: 7.949 %Rapides Parish7.949Vermilion Parish: 7.911 %Vermilion Parish7.911Red River Parish: 7.874 %Red River Parish7.874Terrebonne Parish: 7.82 %Terrebonne Parish7.82Caldwell Parish: 7.692 %Caldwell Parish7.692De Soto Parish: 7.654 %De Soto Parish7.654Tangipahoa Parish: 7.605 %Tangipahoa Parish7.605Washington Parish: 7.557 %Washington Parish7.557Ouachita Parish: 7.412 %Ouachita Parish7.412
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1Cameron Parish15.068+10.94 pts
2Livingston Parish12.187+2.49 pts
3Orleans Parish11.89+1.41 pts
4LaSalle Parish11.454-1.25 pts
5Sabine Parish10.872-0.14 pts
6Union Parish10.837-1.26 pts
7Iberville Parish10.568+2.27 pts
8Ascension Parish10.032-0.7 pts
9Evangeline Parish9.849+1.58 pts
10Catahoula Parish9.714-3.3 pts
11Grant Parish9.434+2.49 pts
12St. Tammany Parish9.409-0.78 pts
13East Feliciana Parish9.292+0.9 pts
14St. Bernard Parish9.106+1.94 pts
15Jackson Parish9.029+3.11 pts
16Vernon Parish8.915-0.24 pts
17East Baton Rouge Parish8.729+0.42 pts
18East Carroll Parish8.696+3.41 pts
19St. Charles Parish8.672+0.48 pts
20Bossier Parish8.658-0.54 pts
21Lafayette Parish8.58-1.22 pts
22Calcasieu Parish8.515+0.67 pts
23Lincoln Parish8.5+1.05 pts
24Webster Parish8.472+2.1 pts
25Beauregard Parish8.289+1.04 pts
26St. Martin Parish8.216+1.11 pts
27Jefferson Parish8.213-0.07 pts
28Tensas Parish8.163n/a
29Pointe Coupee Parish8.108-1.16 pts
30Caddo Parish8.049-0.32 pts
31Richland Parish8+2 pts
32Rapides Parish7.949+0.48 pts
33Vermilion Parish7.911-0.24 pts
34Red River Parish7.874-1.76 pts
35Terrebonne Parish7.82-1.14 pts
36Caldwell Parish7.692+1.26 pts
37De Soto Parish7.654-1.3 pts
38Tangipahoa Parish7.605-0.06 pts
39Washington Parish7.557+1.1 pts
40Ouachita Parish7.412+0.04 pts
41Plaquemines Parish7.365+0.66 pts
42Franklin Parish7.297+0.3 pts
43West Feliciana Parish7.038+0.06 pts
44St. Landry Parish7.033+1.44 pts
45St. Helena Parish7.029-0.04 pts
46Allen Parish7.012+1.45 pts
47West Baton Rouge Parish6.981-2.54 pts
48St. John the Baptist Parish6.971+0.34 pts
49Bienville Parish6.912-0.36 pts
50Winn Parish6.805+1.63 pts
51Acadia Parish6.799-1.86 pts
52Concordia Parish6.718-1.27 pts
53Iberia Parish6.7+0.33 pts
54Morehouse Parish6.368+1.26 pts
55St. James Parish6.339-1.33 pts
56Assumption Parish6.13+0.83 pts
57Natchitoches Parish6.073-0.58 pts
58Lafourche Parish5.898-0.47 pts
59St. Mary Parish5.524-1.43 pts
60Claiborne Parish5.394+0.93 pts
61Jefferson Davis Parish5.124-1.2 pts
62Avoyelles Parish4.864-1.5 pts
63Madison Parish4.7-3.44 pts
64West Carroll Parish4.624-1.64 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, 2015) [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, 2015. 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=2015. 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, 2015. 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=2015.

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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, 2015 [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=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Cameron Parish, with 15.068% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

West Carroll Parish, with 4.624% in 2015.

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