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Counties in Louisiana by establishment exit rate

LaSalle Parish had the highest establishment exit rate of 64 counties in 2016, at 21.406%. Claiborne Parish had the lowest, at 4.237%. The median was 7.718% and the figure for Louisiana was 7.953%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest21.406LaSalle Parish
Lowest4.237Claiborne Parish
Median7.71864 counties
Louisiana7.953History

Map of counties, 2016

Acadia Parish: 9.894 %Allen Parish: 8.754 %Ascension Parish: 7.079 %Assumption Parish: 6.628 %Avoyelles Parish: 7.744 %Beauregard Parish: 6.486 %Bienville Parish: 8.392 %Bossier Parish: 7.914 %Caddo Parish: 7.923 %Calcasieu Parish: 6.527 %Caldwell Parish: 10.876 %Cameron Parish: 8.219 %Catahoula Parish: 17.737 %Claiborne Parish: 4.237 %Concordia Parish: 7.692 %De Soto Parish: 7.683 %East Baton Rouge Parish: 7.808 %East Carroll Parish: 6.061 %East Feliciana Parish: 9.313 %Evangeline Parish: 7.347 %Franklin Parish: 11.699 %Grant Parish: 11.356 %Iberia Parish: 8.041 %Iberville Parish: 5.369 %Jackson Parish: 5.702 %Jefferson Parish: 7.446 %Jefferson Davis Parish: 6.931 %Lafayette Parish: 8.766 %Lafourche Parish: 8.802 %LaSalle Parish: 21.406 %Lincoln Parish: 7.028 %Livingston Parish: 8.459 %Madison Parish: 5.914 %Morehouse Parish: 5.405 %Natchitoches Parish: 6.755 %Orleans Parish: 8.091 %Ouachita Parish: 7.51 %Plaquemines Parish: 10.073 %Pointe Coupee Parish: 6.383 %Rapides Parish: 6.907 %Red River Parish: 6.977 %Richland Parish: 5.316 %Sabine Parish: 10.158 %St. Bernard Parish: 8.239 %St. Charles Parish: 6.674 %St. Helena Parish: 5.678 %St. James Parish: 6.699 %St. John the Baptist Parish: 5.475 %St. Landry Parish: 7.044 %St. Martin Parish: 10.97 %St. Mary Parish: 7.947 %St. Tammany Parish: 8.509 %Tangipahoa Parish: 6.641 %Tensas Parish: 5.333 %Terrebonne Parish: 9.863 %Union Parish: 7.348 %Vermilion Parish: 9.722 %Vernon Parish: 11.069 %Washington Parish: 8.844 %Webster Parish: 9.948 %West Baton Rouge Parish: 5.981 %West Carroll Parish: 10.778 %West Feliciana Parish: 9.496 %Winn Parish: 6.015 %
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%, 2016. 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, 2016

LaSalle Parish: 21.406 %LaSalle Parish21.406Catahoula Parish: 17.737 %Catahoula Parish17.737Franklin Parish: 11.699 %Franklin Parish11.699Grant Parish: 11.356 %Grant Parish11.356Vernon Parish: 11.069 %Vernon Parish11.069St. Martin Parish: 10.97 %St. Martin Parish10.97Caldwell Parish: 10.876 %Caldwell Parish10.876West Carroll Parish: 10.778 %West Carroll Parish10.778Sabine Parish: 10.158 %Sabine Parish10.158Plaquemines Parish: 10.073 %Plaquemines Parish10.073Webster Parish: 9.948 %Webster Parish9.948Acadia Parish: 9.894 %Acadia Parish9.894Terrebonne Parish: 9.863 %Terrebonne Parish9.863Vermilion Parish: 9.722 %Vermilion Parish9.722West Feliciana Parish: 9.496 %West Feliciana Parish9.496East Feliciana Parish: 9.313 %East Feliciana Parish9.313Washington Parish: 8.844 %Washington Parish8.844Lafourche Parish: 8.802 %Lafourche Parish8.802Lafayette Parish: 8.766 %Lafayette Parish8.766Allen Parish: 8.754 %Allen Parish8.754St. Tammany Parish: 8.509 %St. Tammany Parish8.509Livingston Parish: 8.459 %Livingston Parish8.459Bienville Parish: 8.392 %Bienville Parish8.392St. Bernard Parish: 8.239 %St. Bernard Parish8.239Cameron Parish: 8.219 %Cameron Parish8.219Orleans Parish: 8.091 %Orleans Parish8.091Iberia Parish: 8.041 %Iberia Parish8.041St. Mary Parish: 7.947 %St. Mary Parish7.947Caddo Parish: 7.923 %Caddo Parish7.923Bossier Parish: 7.914 %Bossier Parish7.914East Baton Rouge Parish: 7.808 %East Baton Rouge Parish7.808Avoyelles Parish: 7.744 %Avoyelles Parish7.744Concordia Parish: 7.692 %Concordia Parish7.692De Soto Parish: 7.683 %De Soto Parish7.683Ouachita Parish: 7.51 %Ouachita Parish7.51Jefferson Parish: 7.446 %Jefferson Parish7.446Union Parish: 7.348 %Union Parish7.348Evangeline Parish: 7.347 %Evangeline Parish7.347Ascension Parish: 7.079 %Ascension Parish7.079St. Landry Parish: 7.044 %St. Landry Parish7.044LaSalle Parish: 21.406 %LaSalle Parish21.406Catahoula Parish: 17.737 %Catahoula Parish17.737Franklin Parish: 11.699 %Franklin Parish11.699Grant Parish: 11.356 %Grant Parish11.356Vernon Parish: 11.069 %Vernon Parish11.069St. Martin Parish: 10.97 %St. Martin Parish10.97Caldwell Parish: 10.876 %Caldwell Parish10.876West Carroll Parish: 10.778 %West Carroll Parish10.778Sabine Parish: 10.158 %Sabine Parish10.158Plaquemines Parish: 10.073 %Plaquemines Parish10.073Webster Parish: 9.948 %Webster Parish9.948Acadia Parish: 9.894 %Acadia Parish9.894Terrebonne Parish: 9.863 %Terrebonne Parish9.863Vermilion Parish: 9.722 %Vermilion Parish9.722West Feliciana Parish: 9.496 %West Feliciana Parish9.496East Feliciana Parish: 9.313 %East Feliciana Parish9.313Washington Parish: 8.844 %Washington Parish8.844Lafourche Parish: 8.802 %Lafourche Parish8.802Lafayette Parish: 8.766 %Lafayette Parish8.766Allen Parish: 8.754 %Allen Parish8.754St. Tammany Parish: 8.509 %St. Tammany Parish8.509Livingston Parish: 8.459 %Livingston Parish8.459Bienville Parish: 8.392 %Bienville Parish8.392St. Bernard Parish: 8.239 %St. Bernard Parish8.239Cameron Parish: 8.219 %Cameron Parish8.219Orleans Parish: 8.091 %Orleans Parish8.091Iberia Parish: 8.041 %Iberia Parish8.041St. Mary Parish: 7.947 %St. Mary Parish7.947Caddo Parish: 7.923 %Caddo Parish7.923Bossier Parish: 7.914 %Bossier Parish7.914East Baton Rouge Parish: 7.808 %East Baton Rouge Parish7.808Avoyelles Parish: 7.744 %Avoyelles Parish7.744Concordia Parish: 7.692 %Concordia Parish7.692De Soto Parish: 7.683 %De Soto Parish7.683Ouachita Parish: 7.51 %Ouachita Parish7.51Jefferson Parish: 7.446 %Jefferson Parish7.446Union Parish: 7.348 %Union Parish7.348Evangeline Parish: 7.347 %Evangeline Parish7.347Ascension Parish: 7.079 %Ascension Parish7.079St. Landry Parish: 7.044 %St. Landry Parish7.044
%. 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

RankCounties2016 (%)Change on 2015
1LaSalle Parish21.406+6.13 pts
2Catahoula Parish17.737+9.17 pts
3Franklin Parish11.699+3.32 pts
4Grant Parish11.356+3.18 pts
5Vernon Parish11.069+0.37 pts
6St. Martin Parish10.97+2.19 pts
7Caldwell Parish10.876+0.82 pts
8West Carroll Parish10.778+2.69 pts
9Sabine Parish10.158+1.78 pts
10Plaquemines Parish10.073+3.43 pts
11Webster Parish9.948+4.3 pts
12Acadia Parish9.894+1.21 pts
13Terrebonne Parish9.863+2.4 pts
14Vermilion Parish9.722+2.44 pts
15West Feliciana Parish9.496+1.87 pts
16East Feliciana Parish9.313-1.75 pts
17Washington Parish8.844-0.56 pts
18Lafourche Parish8.802-0.17 pts
19Lafayette Parish8.766+0.38 pts
20Allen Parish8.754+0.74 pts
21St. Tammany Parish8.509-0.85 pts
22Livingston Parish8.459+0.14 pts
23Bienville Parish8.392-1.29 pts
24St. Bernard Parish8.239-0.87 pts
25Cameron Parish8.219-2.74 pts
26Orleans Parish8.091-1.25 pts
27Iberia Parish8.041+0.33 pts
28St. Mary Parish7.947+0.15 pts
29Caddo Parish7.923+0.09 pts
30Bossier Parish7.914-0.44 pts
31East Baton Rouge Parish7.808-0.47 pts
32Avoyelles Parish7.744+1.26 pts
33Concordia Parish7.692-0.55 pts
34De Soto Parish7.683-1.45 pts
35Ouachita Parish7.51-0.46 pts
36Jefferson Parish7.446-0.19 pts
37Union Parish7.348-1.19 pts
38Evangeline Parish7.347-2.7 pts
39Ascension Parish7.079-0.12 pts
40St. Landry Parish7.044+0.63 pts
41Lincoln Parish7.028+0.27 pts
42Red River Parish6.977+2.25 pts
43Jefferson Davis Parish6.931-1.17 pts
44Rapides Parish6.907-0.2 pts
45Natchitoches Parish6.755-0.77 pts
46St. James Parish6.699+0.68 pts
47St. Charles Parish6.674-1.12 pts
48Tangipahoa Parish6.641-1.01 pts
49Assumption Parish6.628-0.27 pts
50Calcasieu Parish6.527-0.83 pts
51Beauregard Parish6.486-0.39 pts
52Pointe Coupee Parish6.383-4.13 pts
53East Carroll Parish6.061-0.9 pts
54Winn Parish6.015-1.17 pts
55West Baton Rouge Parish5.981-1 pts
56Madison Parish5.914-4.53 pts
57Jackson Parish5.702+0.74 pts
58St. Helena Parish5.678+0.57 pts
59St. John the Baptist Parish5.475-1.34 pts
60Morehouse Parish5.405-2.38 pts
61Iberville Parish5.369-4.02 pts
62Tensas Parish5.333-1.47 pts
63Richland Parish5.316+0.67 pts
64Claiborne Parish4.237-3.65 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, 2016) [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, 2016. 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=2016. 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, 2016. 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=2016.

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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, 2016 [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=2016 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

LaSalle Parish, with 21.406% in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

Claiborne Parish, with 4.237% in 2016.

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