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Counties in Louisiana by establishment exit rate

Tensas Parish had the highest establishment exit rate of 64 counties in 2014, at 11.765%. Concordia Parish had the lowest, at 5.223%. The median was 7.537% and the figure for Louisiana was 7.906%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest11.765Tensas Parish
Lowest5.223Concordia Parish
Median7.53764 counties
Louisiana7.906History

Map of counties, 2014

Acadia Parish: 7.156 %Allen Parish: 8.511 %Ascension Parish: 7.971 %Assumption Parish: 6.818 %Avoyelles Parish: 8.394 %Beauregard Parish: 8.304 %Bienville Parish: 7.273 %Bossier Parish: 8.069 %Caddo Parish: 8.234 %Calcasieu Parish: 6.992 %Caldwell Parish: 6.433 %Cameron Parish: 7.56 %Catahoula Parish: 7.101 %Claiborne Parish: 6.491 %Concordia Parish: 5.223 %De Soto Parish: 5.97 %East Baton Rouge Parish: 8.529 %East Carroll Parish: 7.93 %East Feliciana Parish: 7.064 %Evangeline Parish: 7.265 %Franklin Parish: 7.268 %Grant Parish: 7.571 %Iberia Parish: 5.868 %Iberville Parish: 7.51 %Jackson Parish: 8.2 %Jefferson Parish: 8.228 %Jefferson Davis Parish: 6.813 %Lafayette Parish: 6.764 %Lafourche Parish: 7.543 %LaSalle Parish: 7.681 %Lincoln Parish: 7.139 %Livingston Parish: 8.653 %Madison Parish: 7.634 %Morehouse Parish: 6.961 %Natchitoches Parish: 8.089 %Orleans Parish: 9.293 %Ouachita Parish: 7.248 %Plaquemines Parish: 5.398 %Pointe Coupee Parish: 7.773 %Rapides Parish: 7.769 %Red River Parish: 8.835 %Richland Parish: 7.301 %Sabine Parish: 11.009 %St. Bernard Parish: 6.84 %St. Charles Parish: 7.53 %St. Helena Parish: 6.431 %St. James Parish: 6.39 %St. John the Baptist Parish: 7.55 %St. Landry Parish: 6.478 %St. Martin Parish: 6.091 %St. Mary Parish: 5.502 %St. Tammany Parish: 9.548 %Tangipahoa Parish: 7.158 %Tensas Parish: 11.765 %Terrebonne Parish: 8.389 %Union Parish: 9.748 %Vermilion Parish: 7.937 %Vernon Parish: 8.708 %Washington Parish: 7.291 %Webster Parish: 6.632 %West Baton Rouge Parish: 7.619 %West Carroll Parish: 6.838 %West Feliciana Parish: 8.14 %Winn Parish: 9.242 %
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%, 2014. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2014

Tensas Parish: 11.765 %Tensas Parish11.765Sabine Parish: 11.009 %Sabine Parish11.009Union Parish: 9.748 %Union Parish9.748St. Tammany Parish: 9.548 %St. Tammany Parish9.548Orleans Parish: 9.293 %Orleans Parish9.293Winn Parish: 9.242 %Winn Parish9.242Red River Parish: 8.835 %Red River Parish8.835Vernon Parish: 8.708 %Vernon Parish8.708Livingston Parish: 8.653 %Livingston Parish8.653East Baton Rouge Parish: 8.529 %East Baton Rouge Parish8.529Allen Parish: 8.511 %Allen Parish8.511Avoyelles Parish: 8.394 %Avoyelles Parish8.394Terrebonne Parish: 8.389 %Terrebonne Parish8.389Beauregard Parish: 8.304 %Beauregard Parish8.304Caddo Parish: 8.234 %Caddo Parish8.234Jefferson Parish: 8.228 %Jefferson Parish8.228Jackson Parish: 8.2 %Jackson Parish8.2West Feliciana Parish: 8.14 %West Feliciana Parish8.14Natchitoches Parish: 8.089 %Natchitoches Parish8.089Bossier Parish: 8.069 %Bossier Parish8.069Ascension Parish: 7.971 %Ascension Parish7.971Vermilion Parish: 7.937 %Vermilion Parish7.937East Carroll Parish: 7.93 %East Carroll Parish7.93Pointe Coupee Parish: 7.773 %Pointe Coupee Parish7.773Rapides Parish: 7.769 %Rapides Parish7.769LaSalle Parish: 7.681 %LaSalle Parish7.681Madison Parish: 7.634 %Madison Parish7.634West Baton Rouge Parish: 7.619 %West Baton Rouge Parish7.619Grant Parish: 7.571 %Grant Parish7.571Cameron Parish: 7.56 %Cameron Parish7.56St. John the Baptist Parish: 7.55 %St. John the Baptist Parish7.55Lafourche Parish: 7.543 %Lafourche Parish7.543St. Charles Parish: 7.53 %St. Charles Parish7.53Iberville Parish: 7.51 %Iberville Parish7.51Richland Parish: 7.301 %Richland Parish7.301Washington Parish: 7.291 %Washington Parish7.291Bienville Parish: 7.273 %Bienville Parish7.273Franklin Parish: 7.268 %Franklin Parish7.268Evangeline Parish: 7.265 %Evangeline Parish7.265Ouachita Parish: 7.248 %Ouachita Parish7.248Tensas Parish: 11.765 %Tensas Parish11.765Sabine Parish: 11.009 %Sabine Parish11.009Union Parish: 9.748 %Union Parish9.748St. Tammany Parish: 9.548 %St. Tammany Parish9.548Orleans Parish: 9.293 %Orleans Parish9.293Winn Parish: 9.242 %Winn Parish9.242Red River Parish: 8.835 %Red River Parish8.835Vernon Parish: 8.708 %Vernon Parish8.708Livingston Parish: 8.653 %Livingston Parish8.653East Baton Rouge Parish: 8.529 %East Baton Rouge Parish8.529Allen Parish: 8.511 %Allen Parish8.511Avoyelles Parish: 8.394 %Avoyelles Parish8.394Terrebonne Parish: 8.389 %Terrebonne Parish8.389Beauregard Parish: 8.304 %Beauregard Parish8.304Caddo Parish: 8.234 %Caddo Parish8.234Jefferson Parish: 8.228 %Jefferson Parish8.228Jackson Parish: 8.2 %Jackson Parish8.2West Feliciana Parish: 8.14 %West Feliciana Parish8.14Natchitoches Parish: 8.089 %Natchitoches Parish8.089Bossier Parish: 8.069 %Bossier Parish8.069Ascension Parish: 7.971 %Ascension Parish7.971Vermilion Parish: 7.937 %Vermilion Parish7.937East Carroll Parish: 7.93 %East Carroll Parish7.93Pointe Coupee Parish: 7.773 %Pointe Coupee Parish7.773Rapides Parish: 7.769 %Rapides Parish7.769LaSalle Parish: 7.681 %LaSalle Parish7.681Madison Parish: 7.634 %Madison Parish7.634West Baton Rouge Parish: 7.619 %West Baton Rouge Parish7.619Grant Parish: 7.571 %Grant Parish7.571Cameron Parish: 7.56 %Cameron Parish7.56St. John the Baptist Parish: 7.55 %St. John the Baptist Parish7.55Lafourche Parish: 7.543 %Lafourche Parish7.543St. Charles Parish: 7.53 %St. Charles Parish7.53Iberville Parish: 7.51 %Iberville Parish7.51Richland Parish: 7.301 %Richland Parish7.301Washington Parish: 7.291 %Washington Parish7.291Bienville Parish: 7.273 %Bienville Parish7.273Franklin Parish: 7.268 %Franklin Parish7.268Evangeline Parish: 7.265 %Evangeline Parish7.265Ouachita Parish: 7.248 %Ouachita Parish7.248
%. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2014 (%)Change on 2013
1Tensas Parish11.765+4.31 pts
2Sabine Parish11.009+1.62 pts
3Union Parish9.748-1.62 pts
4St. Tammany Parish9.548-0.17 pts
5Orleans Parish9.293+0.03 pts
6Winn Parish9.242+1.73 pts
7Red River Parish8.835-3.71 pts
8Vernon Parish8.708-1.88 pts
9Livingston Parish8.653-2.32 pts
10East Baton Rouge Parish8.529-0.39 pts
11Allen Parish8.511+2.65 pts
12Avoyelles Parish8.394+1.12 pts
13Terrebonne Parish8.389+1.47 pts
14Beauregard Parish8.304+0.53 pts
15Caddo Parish8.234-0.34 pts
16Jefferson Parish8.228+0.56 pts
17Jackson Parish8.2-1.98 pts
18West Feliciana Parish8.14+0.25 pts
19Natchitoches Parish8.089+0.12 pts
20Bossier Parish8.069-0.94 pts
21Ascension Parish7.971-1.18 pts
22Vermilion Parish7.937-0.33 pts
23East Carroll Parish7.93+0.91 pts
24Pointe Coupee Parish7.773-2.02 pts
25Rapides Parish7.769+0.36 pts
26LaSalle Parish7.681-0.54 pts
27Madison Parish7.634+0.08 pts
28West Baton Rouge Parish7.619+0.05 pts
29Grant Parish7.571-4.74 pts
30Cameron Parish7.56-0.03 pts
31St. John the Baptist Parish7.55-2.57 pts
32Lafourche Parish7.543+0.34 pts
33St. Charles Parish7.53-1.59 pts
34Iberville Parish7.51-0.08 pts
35Richland Parish7.301+0.09 pts
36Washington Parish7.291-0.05 pts
37Bienville Parish7.273-3.86 pts
38Franklin Parish7.268-0.52 pts
39Evangeline Parish7.265-0.44 pts
40Ouachita Parish7.248-1.07 pts
41Tangipahoa Parish7.158-0.68 pts
42Acadia Parish7.156-1.19 pts
43Lincoln Parish7.139-0.23 pts
44Catahoula Parish7.101-3.81 pts
45East Feliciana Parish7.064-1.71 pts
46Calcasieu Parish6.992+0.22 pts
47Morehouse Parish6.961+0.8 pts
48St. Bernard Parish6.84-4.95 pts
49West Carroll Parish6.838+1.12 pts
50Assumption Parish6.818-0.72 pts
51Jefferson Davis Parish6.813-1.23 pts
52Lafayette Parish6.764-1.06 pts
53Webster Parish6.632+0.44 pts
54Claiborne Parish6.491-0.34 pts
55St. Landry Parish6.478+0.17 pts
56Caldwell Parish6.433-0.08 pts
57St. Helena Parish6.431-3.83 pts
58St. James Parish6.39+2.2 pts
59St. Martin Parish6.091-0.32 pts
60De Soto Parish5.97-3.65 pts
61Iberia Parish5.868-0.9 pts
62St. Mary Parish5.502-1.68 pts
63Plaquemines Parish5.398-3.17 pts
64Concordia Parish5.223-7.58 pts

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About this ranking

Establishments that closed during the year (employees a year earlier and none in March of the year), as a percentage of the average number of establishments in the two years. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics.

Counts closed locations, including branches of firms that keep operating elsewhere, so it is not a firm failure rate. Not comparable with enterprise_death_rate, which counts enterprise deaths 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 exit 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 exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010 (Counties in Louisiana by establishment exit rate, 2014) [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 exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Louisiana by establishment exit rate, 2014. 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-exit-rate/louisiana-counties?period=2014. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Counties in Louisiana by establishment exit rate, 2014. 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-exit-rate/louisiana-counties?period=2014.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: establishment exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Louisiana by establishment exit rate, 2014 [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-exit-rate/louisiana-counties?period=2014 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Tensas Parish, with 11.765% in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Concordia Parish, with 5.223% in 2014.

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