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Counties in Louisiana by establishment exit rate

Cameron Parish had the highest establishment exit rate of 64 counties in 2017, at 13.971%. East Carroll Parish had the lowest, at 4.464%. The median was 8.116% and the figure for Louisiana was 8.507%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest13.971Cameron Parish
Lowest4.464East Carroll Parish
Median8.11664 counties
Louisiana8.507History

Map of counties, 2017

Acadia Parish: 7.815 %Allen Parish: 8.46 %Ascension Parish: 7.189 %Assumption Parish: 6.362 %Avoyelles Parish: 7.357 %Beauregard Parish: 6.678 %Bienville Parish: 11.215 %Bossier Parish: 10.781 %Caddo Parish: 8.309 %Calcasieu Parish: 6.687 %Caldwell Parish: 6.135 %Cameron Parish: 13.971 %Catahoula Parish: 12.245 %Claiborne Parish: 8.811 %Concordia Parish: 7.74 %De Soto Parish: 9.913 %East Baton Rouge Parish: 8.741 %East Carroll Parish: 4.464 %East Feliciana Parish: 10.337 %Evangeline Parish: 5.744 %Franklin Parish: 6.223 %Grant Parish: 8.861 %Iberia Parish: 9.863 %Iberville Parish: 7.436 %Jackson Parish: 7.843 %Jefferson Parish: 7.899 %Jefferson Davis Parish: 10.744 %Lafayette Parish: 9.337 %Lafourche Parish: 9.279 %LaSalle Parish: 11.486 %Lincoln Parish: 8.395 %Livingston Parish: 11.75 %Madison Parish: 8.197 %Morehouse Parish: 5.807 %Natchitoches Parish: 7.667 %Orleans Parish: 9.141 %Ouachita Parish: 7.928 %Plaquemines Parish: 10.423 %Pointe Coupee Parish: 7.11 %Rapides Parish: 8.034 %Red River Parish: 6.25 %Richland Parish: 7.969 %Sabine Parish: 7.475 %St. Bernard Parish: 9.555 %St. Charles Parish: 6.841 %St. Helena Parish: 4.954 %St. James Parish: 5.44 %St. John the Baptist Parish: 6.538 %St. Landry Parish: 6.204 %St. Martin Parish: 9.394 %St. Mary Parish: 9.629 %St. Tammany Parish: 8.236 %Tangipahoa Parish: 7.581 %Tensas Parish: 6.757 %Terrebonne Parish: 10.7 %Union Parish: 11.594 %Vermilion Parish: 7.996 %Vernon Parish: 9.67 %Washington Parish: 7.083 %Webster Parish: 8.794 %West Baton Rouge Parish: 7.985 %West Carroll Parish: 8.777 %West Feliciana Parish: 9.581 %Winn Parish: 10.325 %
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%, 2017. 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, 2017

Cameron Parish: 13.971 %Cameron Parish13.971Catahoula Parish: 12.245 %Catahoula Parish12.245Livingston Parish: 11.75 %Livingston Parish11.75Union Parish: 11.594 %Union Parish11.594LaSalle Parish: 11.486 %LaSalle Parish11.486Bienville Parish: 11.215 %Bienville Parish11.215Bossier Parish: 10.781 %Bossier Parish10.781Jefferson Davis Parish: 10.744 %Jefferson Davis Parish10.744Terrebonne Parish: 10.7 %Terrebonne Parish10.7Plaquemines Parish: 10.423 %Plaquemines Parish10.423East Feliciana Parish: 10.337 %East Feliciana Parish10.337Winn Parish: 10.325 %Winn Parish10.325De Soto Parish: 9.913 %De Soto Parish9.913Iberia Parish: 9.863 %Iberia Parish9.863Vernon Parish: 9.67 %Vernon Parish9.67St. Mary Parish: 9.629 %St. Mary Parish9.629West Feliciana Parish: 9.581 %West Feliciana Parish9.581St. Bernard Parish: 9.555 %St. Bernard Parish9.555St. Martin Parish: 9.394 %St. Martin Parish9.394Lafayette Parish: 9.337 %Lafayette Parish9.337Lafourche Parish: 9.279 %Lafourche Parish9.279Orleans Parish: 9.141 %Orleans Parish9.141Grant Parish: 8.861 %Grant Parish8.861Claiborne Parish: 8.811 %Claiborne Parish8.811Webster Parish: 8.794 %Webster Parish8.794West Carroll Parish: 8.777 %West Carroll Parish8.777East Baton Rouge Parish: 8.741 %East Baton Rouge Parish8.741Allen Parish: 8.46 %Allen Parish8.46Lincoln Parish: 8.395 %Lincoln Parish8.395Caddo Parish: 8.309 %Caddo Parish8.309St. Tammany Parish: 8.236 %St. Tammany Parish8.236Madison Parish: 8.197 %Madison Parish8.197Rapides Parish: 8.034 %Rapides Parish8.034Vermilion Parish: 7.996 %Vermilion Parish7.996West Baton Rouge Parish: 7.985 %West Baton Rouge Parish7.985Richland Parish: 7.969 %Richland Parish7.969Ouachita Parish: 7.928 %Ouachita Parish7.928Jefferson Parish: 7.899 %Jefferson Parish7.899Jackson Parish: 7.843 %Jackson Parish7.843Acadia Parish: 7.815 %Acadia Parish7.815Cameron Parish: 13.971 %Cameron Parish13.971Catahoula Parish: 12.245 %Catahoula Parish12.245Livingston Parish: 11.75 %Livingston Parish11.75Union Parish: 11.594 %Union Parish11.594LaSalle Parish: 11.486 %LaSalle Parish11.486Bienville Parish: 11.215 %Bienville Parish11.215Bossier Parish: 10.781 %Bossier Parish10.781Jefferson Davis Parish: 10.744 %Jefferson Davis Parish10.744Terrebonne Parish: 10.7 %Terrebonne Parish10.7Plaquemines Parish: 10.423 %Plaquemines Parish10.423East Feliciana Parish: 10.337 %East Feliciana Parish10.337Winn Parish: 10.325 %Winn Parish10.325De Soto Parish: 9.913 %De Soto Parish9.913Iberia Parish: 9.863 %Iberia Parish9.863Vernon Parish: 9.67 %Vernon Parish9.67St. Mary Parish: 9.629 %St. Mary Parish9.629West Feliciana Parish: 9.581 %West Feliciana Parish9.581St. Bernard Parish: 9.555 %St. Bernard Parish9.555St. Martin Parish: 9.394 %St. Martin Parish9.394Lafayette Parish: 9.337 %Lafayette Parish9.337Lafourche Parish: 9.279 %Lafourche Parish9.279Orleans Parish: 9.141 %Orleans Parish9.141Grant Parish: 8.861 %Grant Parish8.861Claiborne Parish: 8.811 %Claiborne Parish8.811Webster Parish: 8.794 %Webster Parish8.794West Carroll Parish: 8.777 %West Carroll Parish8.777East Baton Rouge Parish: 8.741 %East Baton Rouge Parish8.741Allen Parish: 8.46 %Allen Parish8.46Lincoln Parish: 8.395 %Lincoln Parish8.395Caddo Parish: 8.309 %Caddo Parish8.309St. Tammany Parish: 8.236 %St. Tammany Parish8.236Madison Parish: 8.197 %Madison Parish8.197Rapides Parish: 8.034 %Rapides Parish8.034Vermilion Parish: 7.996 %Vermilion Parish7.996West Baton Rouge Parish: 7.985 %West Baton Rouge Parish7.985Richland Parish: 7.969 %Richland Parish7.969Ouachita Parish: 7.928 %Ouachita Parish7.928Jefferson Parish: 7.899 %Jefferson Parish7.899Jackson Parish: 7.843 %Jackson Parish7.843Acadia Parish: 7.815 %Acadia Parish7.815
%. 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

RankCounties2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Cameron Parish13.971+5.75 pts
2Catahoula Parish12.245-5.49 pts
3Livingston Parish11.75+3.29 pts
4Union Parish11.594+4.25 pts
5LaSalle Parish11.486-9.92 pts
6Bienville Parish11.215+2.82 pts
7Bossier Parish10.781+2.87 pts
8Jefferson Davis Parish10.744+3.81 pts
9Terrebonne Parish10.7+0.84 pts
10Plaquemines Parish10.423+0.35 pts
11East Feliciana Parish10.337+1.02 pts
12Winn Parish10.325+4.31 pts
13De Soto Parish9.913+2.23 pts
14Iberia Parish9.863+1.82 pts
15Vernon Parish9.67-1.4 pts
16St. Mary Parish9.629+1.68 pts
17West Feliciana Parish9.581+0.08 pts
18St. Bernard Parish9.555+1.32 pts
19St. Martin Parish9.394-1.58 pts
20Lafayette Parish9.337+0.57 pts
21Lafourche Parish9.279+0.48 pts
22Orleans Parish9.141+1.05 pts
23Grant Parish8.861-2.49 pts
24Claiborne Parish8.811+4.57 pts
25Webster Parish8.794-1.15 pts
26West Carroll Parish8.777-2 pts
27East Baton Rouge Parish8.741+0.93 pts
28Allen Parish8.46-0.29 pts
29Lincoln Parish8.395+1.37 pts
30Caddo Parish8.309+0.39 pts
31St. Tammany Parish8.236-0.27 pts
32Madison Parish8.197+2.28 pts
33Rapides Parish8.034+1.13 pts
34Vermilion Parish7.996-1.73 pts
35West Baton Rouge Parish7.985+2 pts
36Richland Parish7.969+2.65 pts
37Ouachita Parish7.928+0.42 pts
38Jefferson Parish7.899+0.45 pts
39Jackson Parish7.843+2.14 pts
40Acadia Parish7.815-2.08 pts
41Concordia Parish7.74+0.05 pts
42Natchitoches Parish7.667+0.91 pts
43Tangipahoa Parish7.581+0.94 pts
44Sabine Parish7.475-2.68 pts
45Iberville Parish7.436+2.07 pts
46Avoyelles Parish7.357-0.39 pts
47Ascension Parish7.189+0.11 pts
48Pointe Coupee Parish7.11+0.73 pts
49Washington Parish7.083-1.76 pts
50St. Charles Parish6.841+0.17 pts
51Tensas Parish6.757+1.42 pts
52Calcasieu Parish6.687+0.16 pts
53Beauregard Parish6.678+0.19 pts
54St. John the Baptist Parish6.538+1.06 pts
55Assumption Parish6.362-0.27 pts
56Red River Parish6.25-0.73 pts
57Franklin Parish6.223-5.48 pts
58St. Landry Parish6.204-0.84 pts
59Caldwell Parish6.135-4.74 pts
60Morehouse Parish5.807+0.4 pts
61Evangeline Parish5.744-1.6 pts
62St. James Parish5.44-1.26 pts
63St. Helena Parish4.954-0.72 pts
64East Carroll Parish4.464-1.6 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, 2017) [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, 2017. 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=2017. 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, 2017. 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=2017.

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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, 2017 [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=2017 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Cameron Parish, with 13.971% in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

East Carroll Parish, with 4.464% in 2017.

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