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Counties in Louisiana by establishment exit rate

LaSalle Parish had the highest establishment exit rate of 64 counties in 2015, at 15.272%. Richland Parish had the lowest, at 4.645%. The median was 7.927% and the figure for Louisiana was 8.105%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest15.272LaSalle Parish
Lowest4.645Richland Parish
Median7.92764 counties
Louisiana8.105History

Map of counties, 2015

Acadia Parish: 8.687 %Allen Parish: 8.013 %Ascension Parish: 7.201 %Assumption Parish: 6.897 %Avoyelles Parish: 6.485 %Beauregard Parish: 6.878 %Bienville Parish: 9.677 %Bossier Parish: 8.357 %Caddo Parish: 7.828 %Calcasieu Parish: 7.354 %Caldwell Parish: 10.059 %Cameron Parish: 10.959 %Catahoula Parish: 8.571 %Claiborne Parish: 7.884 %Concordia Parish: 8.244 %De Soto Parish: 9.136 %East Baton Rouge Parish: 8.281 %East Carroll Parish: 6.957 %East Feliciana Parish: 11.062 %Evangeline Parish: 10.05 %Franklin Parish: 8.378 %Grant Parish: 8.176 %Iberia Parish: 7.712 %Iberville Parish: 9.393 %Jackson Parish: 4.966 %Jefferson Parish: 7.631 %Jefferson Davis Parish: 8.099 %Lafayette Parish: 8.387 %Lafourche Parish: 8.968 %LaSalle Parish: 15.272 %Lincoln Parish: 6.759 %Livingston Parish: 8.315 %Madison Parish: 10.444 %Morehouse Parish: 7.783 %Natchitoches Parish: 7.525 %Orleans Parish: 9.345 %Ouachita Parish: 7.969 %Plaquemines Parish: 6.643 %Pointe Coupee Parish: 10.511 %Rapides Parish: 7.111 %Red River Parish: 4.724 %Richland Parish: 4.645 %Sabine Parish: 8.381 %St. Bernard Parish: 9.106 %St. Charles Parish: 7.794 %St. Helena Parish: 5.112 %St. James Parish: 6.022 %St. John the Baptist Parish: 6.816 %St. Landry Parish: 6.419 %St. Martin Parish: 8.779 %St. Mary Parish: 7.799 %St. Tammany Parish: 9.356 %Tangipahoa Parish: 7.651 %Tensas Parish: 6.803 %Terrebonne Parish: 7.467 %Union Parish: 8.539 %Vermilion Parish: 7.278 %Vernon Parish: 10.698 %Washington Parish: 9.404 %Webster Parish: 5.648 %West Baton Rouge Parish: 6.981 %West Carroll Parish: 8.092 %West Feliciana Parish: 7.625 %Winn Parish: 7.183 %
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%, 2015. 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, 2015

LaSalle Parish: 15.272 %LaSalle Parish15.272East Feliciana Parish: 11.062 %East Feliciana Parish11.062Cameron Parish: 10.959 %Cameron Parish10.959Vernon Parish: 10.698 %Vernon Parish10.698Pointe Coupee Parish: 10.511 %Pointe Coupee Parish10.511Madison Parish: 10.444 %Madison Parish10.444Caldwell Parish: 10.059 %Caldwell Parish10.059Evangeline Parish: 10.05 %Evangeline Parish10.05Bienville Parish: 9.677 %Bienville Parish9.677Washington Parish: 9.404 %Washington Parish9.404Iberville Parish: 9.393 %Iberville Parish9.393St. Tammany Parish: 9.356 %St. Tammany Parish9.356Orleans Parish: 9.345 %Orleans Parish9.345De Soto Parish: 9.136 %De Soto Parish9.136St. Bernard Parish: 9.106 %St. Bernard Parish9.106Lafourche Parish: 8.968 %Lafourche Parish8.968St. Martin Parish: 8.779 %St. Martin Parish8.779Acadia Parish: 8.687 %Acadia Parish8.687Catahoula Parish: 8.571 %Catahoula Parish8.571Union Parish: 8.539 %Union Parish8.539Lafayette Parish: 8.387 %Lafayette Parish8.387Sabine Parish: 8.381 %Sabine Parish8.381Franklin Parish: 8.378 %Franklin Parish8.378Bossier Parish: 8.357 %Bossier Parish8.357Livingston Parish: 8.315 %Livingston Parish8.315East Baton Rouge Parish: 8.281 %East Baton Rouge Parish8.281Concordia Parish: 8.244 %Concordia Parish8.244Grant Parish: 8.176 %Grant Parish8.176Jefferson Davis Parish: 8.099 %Jefferson Davis Parish8.099West Carroll Parish: 8.092 %West Carroll Parish8.092Allen Parish: 8.013 %Allen Parish8.013Ouachita Parish: 7.969 %Ouachita Parish7.969Claiborne Parish: 7.884 %Claiborne Parish7.884Caddo Parish: 7.828 %Caddo Parish7.828St. Mary Parish: 7.799 %St. Mary Parish7.799St. Charles Parish: 7.794 %St. Charles Parish7.794Morehouse Parish: 7.783 %Morehouse Parish7.783Iberia Parish: 7.712 %Iberia Parish7.712Tangipahoa Parish: 7.651 %Tangipahoa Parish7.651Jefferson Parish: 7.631 %Jefferson Parish7.631LaSalle Parish: 15.272 %LaSalle Parish15.272East Feliciana Parish: 11.062 %East Feliciana Parish11.062Cameron Parish: 10.959 %Cameron Parish10.959Vernon Parish: 10.698 %Vernon Parish10.698Pointe Coupee Parish: 10.511 %Pointe Coupee Parish10.511Madison Parish: 10.444 %Madison Parish10.444Caldwell Parish: 10.059 %Caldwell Parish10.059Evangeline Parish: 10.05 %Evangeline Parish10.05Bienville Parish: 9.677 %Bienville Parish9.677Washington Parish: 9.404 %Washington Parish9.404Iberville Parish: 9.393 %Iberville Parish9.393St. Tammany Parish: 9.356 %St. Tammany Parish9.356Orleans Parish: 9.345 %Orleans Parish9.345De Soto Parish: 9.136 %De Soto Parish9.136St. Bernard Parish: 9.106 %St. Bernard Parish9.106Lafourche Parish: 8.968 %Lafourche Parish8.968St. Martin Parish: 8.779 %St. Martin Parish8.779Acadia Parish: 8.687 %Acadia Parish8.687Catahoula Parish: 8.571 %Catahoula Parish8.571Union Parish: 8.539 %Union Parish8.539Lafayette Parish: 8.387 %Lafayette Parish8.387Sabine Parish: 8.381 %Sabine Parish8.381Franklin Parish: 8.378 %Franklin Parish8.378Bossier Parish: 8.357 %Bossier Parish8.357Livingston Parish: 8.315 %Livingston Parish8.315East Baton Rouge Parish: 8.281 %East Baton Rouge Parish8.281Concordia Parish: 8.244 %Concordia Parish8.244Grant Parish: 8.176 %Grant Parish8.176Jefferson Davis Parish: 8.099 %Jefferson Davis Parish8.099West Carroll Parish: 8.092 %West Carroll Parish8.092Allen Parish: 8.013 %Allen Parish8.013Ouachita Parish: 7.969 %Ouachita Parish7.969Claiborne Parish: 7.884 %Claiborne Parish7.884Caddo Parish: 7.828 %Caddo Parish7.828St. Mary Parish: 7.799 %St. Mary Parish7.799St. Charles Parish: 7.794 %St. Charles Parish7.794Morehouse Parish: 7.783 %Morehouse Parish7.783Iberia Parish: 7.712 %Iberia Parish7.712Tangipahoa Parish: 7.651 %Tangipahoa Parish7.651Jefferson Parish: 7.631 %Jefferson Parish7.631
%. 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

RankCounties2015 (%)Change on 2014
1LaSalle Parish15.272+7.59 pts
2East Feliciana Parish11.062+4 pts
3Cameron Parish10.959+3.4 pts
4Vernon Parish10.698+1.99 pts
5Pointe Coupee Parish10.511+2.74 pts
6Madison Parish10.444+2.81 pts
7Caldwell Parish10.059+3.63 pts
8Evangeline Parish10.05+2.79 pts
9Bienville Parish9.677+2.4 pts
10Washington Parish9.404+2.11 pts
11Iberville Parish9.393+1.88 pts
12St. Tammany Parish9.356-0.19 pts
13Orleans Parish9.345+0.05 pts
14De Soto Parish9.136+3.17 pts
15St. Bernard Parish9.106+2.27 pts
16Lafourche Parish8.968+1.42 pts
17St. Martin Parish8.779+2.69 pts
18Acadia Parish8.687+1.53 pts
19Catahoula Parish8.571+1.47 pts
20Union Parish8.539-1.21 pts
21Lafayette Parish8.387+1.62 pts
22Sabine Parish8.381-2.63 pts
23Franklin Parish8.378+1.11 pts
24Bossier Parish8.357+0.29 pts
25Livingston Parish8.315-0.34 pts
26East Baton Rouge Parish8.281-0.25 pts
27Concordia Parish8.244+3.02 pts
28Grant Parish8.176+0.61 pts
29Jefferson Davis Parish8.099+1.29 pts
30West Carroll Parish8.092+1.25 pts
31Allen Parish8.013-0.5 pts
32Ouachita Parish7.969+0.72 pts
33Claiborne Parish7.884+1.39 pts
34Caddo Parish7.828-0.41 pts
35St. Mary Parish7.799+2.3 pts
36St. Charles Parish7.794+0.26 pts
37Morehouse Parish7.783+0.82 pts
38Iberia Parish7.712+1.84 pts
39Tangipahoa Parish7.651+0.49 pts
40Jefferson Parish7.631-0.6 pts
41West Feliciana Parish7.625-0.52 pts
42Natchitoches Parish7.525-0.56 pts
43Terrebonne Parish7.467-0.92 pts
44Calcasieu Parish7.354+0.36 pts
45Vermilion Parish7.278-0.66 pts
46Ascension Parish7.201-0.77 pts
47Winn Parish7.183-2.06 pts
48Rapides Parish7.111-0.66 pts
49West Baton Rouge Parish6.981-0.64 pts
50East Carroll Parish6.957-0.97 pts
51Assumption Parish6.897+0.08 pts
52Beauregard Parish6.878-1.43 pts
53St. John the Baptist Parish6.816-0.73 pts
54Tensas Parish6.803-4.96 pts
55Lincoln Parish6.759-0.38 pts
56Plaquemines Parish6.643+1.25 pts
57Avoyelles Parish6.485-1.91 pts
58St. Landry Parish6.419-0.06 pts
59St. James Parish6.022-0.37 pts
60Webster Parish5.648-0.98 pts
61St. Helena Parish5.112-1.32 pts
62Jackson Parish4.966-3.23 pts
63Red River Parish4.724-4.11 pts
64Richland Parish4.645-2.66 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, 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 exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010, Counties in Louisiana by establishment exit 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-exit-rate/louisiana-counties?period=2015. 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, 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-exit-rate/louisiana-counties?period=2015.

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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, 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-exit-rate/louisiana-counties?period=2015 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

LaSalle Parish, with 15.272% in 2015, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Richland Parish, with 4.645% in 2015.

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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 exit rate, all covered industries, nation and states from 1978, counties from 2010. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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