Counties in Louisiana by establishment entry rate

Grant Parish had the highest establishment entry rate of 64 counties in 2020, at 10.863%. St. Mary Parish had the lowest, at 4.403%. The median was 7.64% and the figure for Louisiana was 8.003%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest10.863Grant Parish
Lowest4.403St. Mary Parish
Median7.6464 counties
Louisiana8.003History

Map of counties, 2020

Acadia Parish: 6.956 %Allen Parish: 8.961 %Ascension Parish: 9.06 %Assumption Parish: 7.905 %Avoyelles Parish: 7.165 %Beauregard Parish: 5.96 %Bienville Parish: 9.744 %Bossier Parish: 9.737 %Caddo Parish: 6.622 %Calcasieu Parish: 7.658 %Caldwell Parish: 8.28 %Cameron Parish: 8.661 %Catahoula Parish: 9.241 %Claiborne Parish: 6.928 %Concordia Parish: 7.668 %De Soto Parish: 8.933 %East Baton Rouge Parish: 8.28 %East Carroll Parish: 7.035 %East Feliciana Parish: 4.505 %Evangeline Parish: 6.605 %Franklin Parish: 7.756 %Grant Parish: 10.863 %Iberia Parish: 6.311 %Iberville Parish: 6.538 %Jackson Parish: 7.606 %Jefferson Parish: 7.081 %Jefferson Davis Parish: 7.375 %Lafayette Parish: 8.297 %Lafourche Parish: 7.127 %LaSalle Parish: 9.24 %Lincoln Parish: 9.631 %Livingston Parish: 10.204 %Madison Parish: 8.989 %Morehouse Parish: 8.029 %Natchitoches Parish: 8.724 %Orleans Parish: 9.963 %Ouachita Parish: 8.077 %Plaquemines Parish: 6.369 %Pointe Coupee Parish: 4.583 %Rapides Parish: 7.46 %Red River Parish: 6.923 %Richland Parish: 6.266 %Sabine Parish: 7.621 %St. Bernard Parish: 7.868 %St. Charles Parish: 7.865 %St. Helena Parish: 6.024 %St. James Parish: 5.405 %St. John the Baptist Parish: 6.354 %St. Landry Parish: 6.052 %St. Martin Parish: 7.181 %St. Mary Parish: 4.403 %St. Tammany Parish: 9.535 %Tangipahoa Parish: 9.044 %Tensas Parish: 8 %Terrebonne Parish: 6.497 %Union Parish: 7.407 %Vermilion Parish: 6.916 %Vernon Parish: 7.559 %Washington Parish: 4.89 %Webster Parish: 8.916 %West Baton Rouge Parish: 4.416 %West Carroll Parish: 9.375 %West Feliciana Parish: 9.77 %Winn Parish: 9.677 %
  • Under 6.3
  • 6.3 to 7
  • 7 to 7.6
  • 7.6 to 8.3
  • 8.3 to 9.2
  • 9.2 and over
%, 2020. 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, 2020

Grant Parish: 10.863 %Grant Parish10.863Livingston Parish: 10.204 %Livingston Parish10.204Orleans Parish: 9.963 %Orleans Parish9.963West Feliciana Parish: 9.77 %West Feliciana Parish9.77Bienville Parish: 9.744 %Bienville Parish9.744Bossier Parish: 9.737 %Bossier Parish9.737Winn Parish: 9.677 %Winn Parish9.677Lincoln Parish: 9.631 %Lincoln Parish9.631St. Tammany Parish: 9.535 %St. Tammany Parish9.535West Carroll Parish: 9.375 %West Carroll Parish9.375Catahoula Parish: 9.241 %Catahoula Parish9.241LaSalle Parish: 9.24 %LaSalle Parish9.24Ascension Parish: 9.06 %Ascension Parish9.06Tangipahoa Parish: 9.044 %Tangipahoa Parish9.044Madison Parish: 8.989 %Madison Parish8.989Allen Parish: 8.961 %Allen Parish8.961De Soto Parish: 8.933 %De Soto Parish8.933Webster Parish: 8.916 %Webster Parish8.916Natchitoches Parish: 8.724 %Natchitoches Parish8.724Cameron Parish: 8.661 %Cameron Parish8.661Lafayette Parish: 8.297 %Lafayette Parish8.297Caldwell Parish: 8.28 %Caldwell Parish8.28East Baton Rouge Parish: 8.28 %East Baton Rouge Parish8.28Ouachita Parish: 8.077 %Ouachita Parish8.077Morehouse Parish: 8.029 %Morehouse Parish8.029Tensas Parish: 8 %Tensas Parish8Assumption Parish: 7.905 %Assumption Parish7.905St. Bernard Parish: 7.868 %St. Bernard Parish7.868St. Charles Parish: 7.865 %St. Charles Parish7.865Franklin Parish: 7.756 %Franklin Parish7.756Concordia Parish: 7.668 %Concordia Parish7.668Calcasieu Parish: 7.658 %Calcasieu Parish7.658Sabine Parish: 7.621 %Sabine Parish7.621Jackson Parish: 7.606 %Jackson Parish7.606Vernon Parish: 7.559 %Vernon Parish7.559Rapides Parish: 7.46 %Rapides Parish7.46Union Parish: 7.407 %Union Parish7.407Jefferson Davis Parish: 7.375 %Jefferson Davis Parish7.375St. Martin Parish: 7.181 %St. Martin Parish7.181Avoyelles Parish: 7.165 %Avoyelles Parish7.165Grant Parish: 10.863 %Grant Parish10.863Livingston Parish: 10.204 %Livingston Parish10.204Orleans Parish: 9.963 %Orleans Parish9.963West Feliciana Parish: 9.77 %West Feliciana Parish9.77Bienville Parish: 9.744 %Bienville Parish9.744Bossier Parish: 9.737 %Bossier Parish9.737Winn Parish: 9.677 %Winn Parish9.677Lincoln Parish: 9.631 %Lincoln Parish9.631St. Tammany Parish: 9.535 %St. Tammany Parish9.535West Carroll Parish: 9.375 %West Carroll Parish9.375Catahoula Parish: 9.241 %Catahoula Parish9.241LaSalle Parish: 9.24 %LaSalle Parish9.24Ascension Parish: 9.06 %Ascension Parish9.06Tangipahoa Parish: 9.044 %Tangipahoa Parish9.044Madison Parish: 8.989 %Madison Parish8.989Allen Parish: 8.961 %Allen Parish8.961De Soto Parish: 8.933 %De Soto Parish8.933Webster Parish: 8.916 %Webster Parish8.916Natchitoches Parish: 8.724 %Natchitoches Parish8.724Cameron Parish: 8.661 %Cameron Parish8.661Lafayette Parish: 8.297 %Lafayette Parish8.297Caldwell Parish: 8.28 %Caldwell Parish8.28East Baton Rouge Parish: 8.28 %East Baton Rouge Parish8.28Ouachita Parish: 8.077 %Ouachita Parish8.077Morehouse Parish: 8.029 %Morehouse Parish8.029Tensas Parish: 8 %Tensas Parish8Assumption Parish: 7.905 %Assumption Parish7.905St. Bernard Parish: 7.868 %St. Bernard Parish7.868St. Charles Parish: 7.865 %St. Charles Parish7.865Franklin Parish: 7.756 %Franklin Parish7.756Concordia Parish: 7.668 %Concordia Parish7.668Calcasieu Parish: 7.658 %Calcasieu Parish7.658Sabine Parish: 7.621 %Sabine Parish7.621Jackson Parish: 7.606 %Jackson Parish7.606Vernon Parish: 7.559 %Vernon Parish7.559Rapides Parish: 7.46 %Rapides Parish7.46Union Parish: 7.407 %Union Parish7.407Jefferson Davis Parish: 7.375 %Jefferson Davis Parish7.375St. Martin Parish: 7.181 %St. Martin Parish7.181Avoyelles Parish: 7.165 %Avoyelles Parish7.165
%. 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

RankCounties2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Grant Parish10.863+5.11 pts
2Livingston Parish10.204-0.6 pts
3Orleans Parish9.963+0.37 pts
4West Feliciana Parish9.77-2 pts
5Bienville Parish9.744+4.71 pts
6Bossier Parish9.737+0.86 pts
7Winn Parish9.677+5.29 pts
8Lincoln Parish9.631+1.9 pts
9St. Tammany Parish9.535-0.83 pts
10West Carroll Parish9.375+5.54 pts
11Catahoula Parish9.241-0.83 pts
12LaSalle Parish9.24-5.42 pts
13Ascension Parish9.06-1.64 pts
14Tangipahoa Parish9.044-0.12 pts
15Madison Parish8.989-0.08 pts
16Allen Parish8.961+3.28 pts
17De Soto Parish8.933-1.34 pts
18Webster Parish8.916+2.75 pts
19Natchitoches Parish8.724+0.1 pts
20Cameron Parish8.661+2.36 pts
21Lafayette Parish8.297-0.43 pts
22Caldwell Parish8.28+1.23 pts
22East Baton Rouge Parish8.28-0.52 pts
24Ouachita Parish8.077+0.89 pts
25Morehouse Parish8.029+3.71 pts
26Tensas Parish8n/a
27Assumption Parish7.905-1.79 pts
28St. Bernard Parish7.868-2.66 pts
29St. Charles Parish7.865+0.27 pts
30Franklin Parish7.756+0.01 pts
31Concordia Parish7.668+1.93 pts
32Calcasieu Parish7.658-0.25 pts
33Sabine Parish7.621-2.31 pts
34Jackson Parish7.606-3.95 pts
35Vernon Parish7.559-1.33 pts
36Rapides Parish7.46-0.16 pts
37Union Parish7.407-2.59 pts
38Jefferson Davis Parish7.375+0.44 pts
39St. Martin Parish7.181-0.85 pts
40Avoyelles Parish7.165-0.7 pts
41Lafourche Parish7.127+0.45 pts
42Jefferson Parish7.081-0.32 pts
43East Carroll Parish7.035+4.09 pts
44Acadia Parish6.956-1.12 pts
45Claiborne Parish6.928+2.37 pts
46Red River Parish6.923-1.6 pts
47Vermilion Parish6.916-0.15 pts
48Caddo Parish6.622-1.17 pts
49Evangeline Parish6.605-2.45 pts
50Iberville Parish6.538-0.76 pts
51Terrebonne Parish6.497-0.48 pts
52Plaquemines Parish6.369-0.53 pts
53St. John the Baptist Parish6.354-1.71 pts
54Iberia Parish6.311+0.64 pts
55Richland Parish6.266-0.46 pts
56St. Landry Parish6.052-1 pts
57St. Helena Parish6.024-0.68 pts
58Beauregard Parish5.96-3.12 pts
59St. James Parish5.405-2.71 pts
60Washington Parish4.89-2.77 pts
61Pointe Coupee Parish4.583-2.79 pts
62East Feliciana Parish4.505-5.69 pts
63West Baton Rouge Parish4.416-2.9 pts
64St. Mary Parish4.403-0.07 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, 2020) [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, 2020. 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=2020. 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, 2020. 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=2020.

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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, 2020 [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=2020 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Grant Parish, with 10.863% in 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

St. Mary Parish, with 4.403% in 2020.

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