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Counties in Louisiana by establishment entry rate

Catahoula Parish had the highest establishment entry rate of 64 counties in 2022, at 20.395%. Red River Parish had the lowest, at 4.598%. The median was 9.596% and the figure for Louisiana was 9.637%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest20.395Catahoula Parish
Lowest4.598Red River Parish
Median9.59664 counties
Louisiana9.637History

Map of counties, 2022

Acadia Parish: 9.555 %Allen Parish: 7.233 %Ascension Parish: 11.238 %Assumption Parish: 7.555 %Avoyelles Parish: 10.436 %Beauregard Parish: 8.973 %Bienville Parish: 13.333 %Bossier Parish: 10.031 %Caddo Parish: 8.721 %Calcasieu Parish: 9.671 %Caldwell Parish: 5.941 %Cameron Parish: 10.3 %Catahoula Parish: 20.395 %Claiborne Parish: 10.579 %Concordia Parish: 11.955 %De Soto Parish: 10.883 %East Baton Rouge Parish: 9.637 %East Carroll Parish: 8.122 %East Feliciana Parish: 8.352 %Evangeline Parish: 6.688 %Franklin Parish: 10.123 %Grant Parish: 15.16 %Iberia Parish: 6.589 %Iberville Parish: 7.471 %Jackson Parish: 10.138 %Jefferson Parish: 8.752 %Jefferson Davis Parish: 9.651 %Lafayette Parish: 10.176 %Lafourche Parish: 8.701 %LaSalle Parish: 13.982 %Lincoln Parish: 10.076 %Livingston Parish: 13.203 %Madison Parish: 7.385 %Morehouse Parish: 7.702 %Natchitoches Parish: 8.196 %Orleans Parish: 11.367 %Ouachita Parish: 8.192 %Plaquemines Parish: 6.25 %Pointe Coupee Parish: 10.726 %Rapides Parish: 8.614 %Red River Parish: 4.598 %Richland Parish: 7.722 %Sabine Parish: 11.483 %St. Bernard Parish: 10.601 %St. Charles Parish: 8.437 %St. Helena Parish: 12.025 %St. James Parish: 6.593 %St. John the Baptist Parish: 7.758 %St. Landry Parish: 8.173 %St. Martin Parish: 9.721 %St. Mary Parish: 8.104 %St. Tammany Parish: 10.621 %Tangipahoa Parish: 10.462 %Tensas Parish: 11.475 %Terrebonne Parish: 7.256 %Union Parish: 8.244 %Vermilion Parish: 10.497 %Vernon Parish: 9.306 %Washington Parish: 10.067 %Webster Parish: 8.744 %West Baton Rouge Parish: 7.602 %West Carroll Parish: 11.95 %West Feliciana Parish: 15.385 %Winn Parish: 8.417 %
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%, 2022. 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, 2022

Catahoula Parish: 20.395 %Catahoula Parish20.395West Feliciana Parish: 15.385 %West Feliciana Parish15.385Grant Parish: 15.16 %Grant Parish15.16LaSalle Parish: 13.982 %LaSalle Parish13.982Bienville Parish: 13.333 %Bienville Parish13.333Livingston Parish: 13.203 %Livingston Parish13.203St. Helena Parish: 12.025 %St. Helena Parish12.025Concordia Parish: 11.955 %Concordia Parish11.955West Carroll Parish: 11.95 %West Carroll Parish11.95Sabine Parish: 11.483 %Sabine Parish11.483Tensas Parish: 11.475 %Tensas Parish11.475Orleans Parish: 11.367 %Orleans Parish11.367Ascension Parish: 11.238 %Ascension Parish11.238De Soto Parish: 10.883 %De Soto Parish10.883Pointe Coupee Parish: 10.726 %Pointe Coupee Parish10.726St. Tammany Parish: 10.621 %St. Tammany Parish10.621St. Bernard Parish: 10.601 %St. Bernard Parish10.601Claiborne Parish: 10.579 %Claiborne Parish10.579Vermilion Parish: 10.497 %Vermilion Parish10.497Tangipahoa Parish: 10.462 %Tangipahoa Parish10.462Avoyelles Parish: 10.436 %Avoyelles Parish10.436Cameron Parish: 10.3 %Cameron Parish10.3Lafayette Parish: 10.176 %Lafayette Parish10.176Jackson Parish: 10.138 %Jackson Parish10.138Franklin Parish: 10.123 %Franklin Parish10.123Lincoln Parish: 10.076 %Lincoln Parish10.076Washington Parish: 10.067 %Washington Parish10.067Bossier Parish: 10.031 %Bossier Parish10.031St. Martin Parish: 9.721 %St. Martin Parish9.721Calcasieu Parish: 9.671 %Calcasieu Parish9.671Jefferson Davis Parish: 9.651 %Jefferson Davis Parish9.651East Baton Rouge Parish: 9.637 %East Baton Rouge Parish9.637Acadia Parish: 9.555 %Acadia Parish9.555Vernon Parish: 9.306 %Vernon Parish9.306Beauregard Parish: 8.973 %Beauregard Parish8.973Jefferson Parish: 8.752 %Jefferson Parish8.752Webster Parish: 8.744 %Webster Parish8.744Caddo Parish: 8.721 %Caddo Parish8.721Lafourche Parish: 8.701 %Lafourche Parish8.701Rapides Parish: 8.614 %Rapides Parish8.614Catahoula Parish: 20.395 %Catahoula Parish20.395West Feliciana Parish: 15.385 %West Feliciana Parish15.385Grant Parish: 15.16 %Grant Parish15.16LaSalle Parish: 13.982 %LaSalle Parish13.982Bienville Parish: 13.333 %Bienville Parish13.333Livingston Parish: 13.203 %Livingston Parish13.203St. Helena Parish: 12.025 %St. Helena Parish12.025Concordia Parish: 11.955 %Concordia Parish11.955West Carroll Parish: 11.95 %West Carroll Parish11.95Sabine Parish: 11.483 %Sabine Parish11.483Tensas Parish: 11.475 %Tensas Parish11.475Orleans Parish: 11.367 %Orleans Parish11.367Ascension Parish: 11.238 %Ascension Parish11.238De Soto Parish: 10.883 %De Soto Parish10.883Pointe Coupee Parish: 10.726 %Pointe Coupee Parish10.726St. Tammany Parish: 10.621 %St. Tammany Parish10.621St. Bernard Parish: 10.601 %St. Bernard Parish10.601Claiborne Parish: 10.579 %Claiborne Parish10.579Vermilion Parish: 10.497 %Vermilion Parish10.497Tangipahoa Parish: 10.462 %Tangipahoa Parish10.462Avoyelles Parish: 10.436 %Avoyelles Parish10.436Cameron Parish: 10.3 %Cameron Parish10.3Lafayette Parish: 10.176 %Lafayette Parish10.176Jackson Parish: 10.138 %Jackson Parish10.138Franklin Parish: 10.123 %Franklin Parish10.123Lincoln Parish: 10.076 %Lincoln Parish10.076Washington Parish: 10.067 %Washington Parish10.067Bossier Parish: 10.031 %Bossier Parish10.031St. Martin Parish: 9.721 %St. Martin Parish9.721Calcasieu Parish: 9.671 %Calcasieu Parish9.671Jefferson Davis Parish: 9.651 %Jefferson Davis Parish9.651East Baton Rouge Parish: 9.637 %East Baton Rouge Parish9.637Acadia Parish: 9.555 %Acadia Parish9.555Vernon Parish: 9.306 %Vernon Parish9.306Beauregard Parish: 8.973 %Beauregard Parish8.973Jefferson Parish: 8.752 %Jefferson Parish8.752Webster Parish: 8.744 %Webster Parish8.744Caddo Parish: 8.721 %Caddo Parish8.721Lafourche Parish: 8.701 %Lafourche Parish8.701Rapides Parish: 8.614 %Rapides Parish8.614
%. 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

RankCounties2022 (%)Change on 2021
1Catahoula Parish20.395+13.61 pts
2West Feliciana Parish15.385+5.73 pts
3Grant Parish15.16+0.44 pts
4LaSalle Parish13.982+4.88 pts
5Bienville Parish13.333+6 pts
6Livingston Parish13.203+2.1 pts
7St. Helena Parish12.025+6.38 pts
8Concordia Parish11.955+1.28 pts
9West Carroll Parish11.95+8.81 pts
10Sabine Parish11.483+2.41 pts
11Tensas Parish11.475+6.47 pts
12Orleans Parish11.367-0.82 pts
13Ascension Parish11.238-0.09 pts
14De Soto Parish10.883-0.2 pts
15Pointe Coupee Parish10.726-1.31 pts
16St. Tammany Parish10.621-0.21 pts
17St. Bernard Parish10.601-0.05 pts
18Claiborne Parish10.579+6.18 pts
19Vermilion Parish10.497+1.72 pts
20Tangipahoa Parish10.462+2.27 pts
21Avoyelles Parish10.436+3.98 pts
22Cameron Parish10.3+1.36 pts
23Lafayette Parish10.176+0.22 pts
24Jackson Parish10.138+2.76 pts
25Franklin Parish10.123+2.34 pts
26Lincoln Parish10.076-1.23 pts
27Washington Parish10.067+1.89 pts
28Bossier Parish10.031+0.47 pts
29St. Martin Parish9.721+0.94 pts
30Calcasieu Parish9.671+0.79 pts
31Jefferson Davis Parish9.651-3.15 pts
32East Baton Rouge Parish9.637-0.08 pts
33Acadia Parish9.555-0.08 pts
34Vernon Parish9.306+0.81 pts
35Beauregard Parish8.973-1 pts
36Jefferson Parish8.752+0.09 pts
37Webster Parish8.744+1.98 pts
38Caddo Parish8.721+0.63 pts
39Lafourche Parish8.701+0.65 pts
40Rapides Parish8.614-0.14 pts
41St. Charles Parish8.437-1.63 pts
42Winn Parish8.417+0.8 pts
43East Feliciana Parish8.352-2.51 pts
44Union Parish8.244-0.08 pts
45Natchitoches Parish8.196-0.52 pts
46Ouachita Parish8.192+0.3 pts
47St. Landry Parish8.173+0.66 pts
48East Carroll Parish8.122+0.12 pts
49St. Mary Parish8.104+3.09 pts
50St. John the Baptist Parish7.758-3.08 pts
51Richland Parish7.722-1.11 pts
52Morehouse Parish7.702+2.07 pts
53West Baton Rouge Parish7.602-1.76 pts
54Assumption Parish7.555+2.77 pts
55Iberville Parish7.471-0.81 pts
56Madison Parish7.385+2.68 pts
57Terrebonne Parish7.256+0.08 pts
58Allen Parish7.233-2.39 pts
59Evangeline Parish6.688+0.14 pts
60St. James Parish6.593+1.88 pts
61Iberia Parish6.589+0.17 pts
62Plaquemines Parish6.25-1.43 pts
63Caldwell Parish5.941-1.16 pts
64Red River Parish4.598-9.69 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, 2022) [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, 2022. 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=2022. 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, 2022. 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=2022.

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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, 2022 [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=2022 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment entry rate?

Catahoula Parish, with 20.395% in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment entry rate?

Red River Parish, with 4.598% in 2022.

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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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