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Counties in Louisiana by establishment exit rate

Grant Parish had the highest establishment exit rate of 64 counties in 2018, at 13.208%. West Carroll Parish had the lowest, at 3.834%. The median was 8.022% and the figure for Louisiana was 8.361%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest13.208Grant Parish
Lowest3.834West Carroll Parish
Median8.02264 counties
Louisiana8.361History

Map of counties, 2018

Acadia Parish: 6.982 %Allen Parish: 8.304 %Ascension Parish: 7.577 %Assumption Parish: 9.756 %Avoyelles Parish: 8.073 %Beauregard Parish: 8.818 %Bienville Parish: 10.096 %Bossier Parish: 7.563 %Caddo Parish: 8.491 %Calcasieu Parish: 7.736 %Caldwell Parish: 8.861 %Cameron Parish: 7.782 %Catahoula Parish: 7.612 %Claiborne Parish: 6.818 %Concordia Parish: 8.819 %De Soto Parish: 9.308 %East Baton Rouge Parish: 9.105 %East Carroll Parish: 5.607 %East Feliciana Parish: 7.727 %Evangeline Parish: 10.277 %Franklin Parish: 8.089 %Grant Parish: 13.208 %Iberia Parish: 8.339 %Iberville Parish: 6.371 %Jackson Parish: 8.426 %Jefferson Parish: 8.189 %Jefferson Davis Parish: 9.176 %Lafayette Parish: 8.602 %Lafourche Parish: 6.962 %LaSalle Parish: 6.472 %Lincoln Parish: 6.742 %Livingston Parish: 9.486 %Madison Parish: 5.682 %Morehouse Parish: 6.519 %Natchitoches Parish: 6.627 %Orleans Parish: 8.932 %Ouachita Parish: 7.841 %Plaquemines Parish: 7.132 %Pointe Coupee Parish: 8.847 %Rapides Parish: 7.565 %Red River Parish: 6.324 %Richland Parish: 4.948 %Sabine Parish: 9.652 %St. Bernard Parish: 8.972 %St. Charles Parish: 6.591 %St. Helena Parish: 6.135 %St. James Parish: 6.129 %St. John the Baptist Parish: 7.154 %St. Landry Parish: 6.92 %St. Martin Parish: 7.329 %St. Mary Parish: 9.849 %St. Tammany Parish: 9.515 %Tangipahoa Parish: 7.578 %Tensas Parish: 5.556 %Terrebonne Parish: 9.148 %Union Parish: 9.061 %Vermilion Parish: 9.424 %Vernon Parish: 11.455 %Washington Parish: 7.494 %Webster Parish: 8.395 %West Baton Rouge Parish: 7.97 %West Carroll Parish: 3.834 %West Feliciana Parish: 8.358 %Winn Parish: 9.393 %
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%, 2018. 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, 2018

Grant Parish: 13.208 %Grant Parish13.208Vernon Parish: 11.455 %Vernon Parish11.455Evangeline Parish: 10.277 %Evangeline Parish10.277Bienville Parish: 10.096 %Bienville Parish10.096St. Mary Parish: 9.849 %St. Mary Parish9.849Assumption Parish: 9.756 %Assumption Parish9.756Sabine Parish: 9.652 %Sabine Parish9.652St. Tammany Parish: 9.515 %St. Tammany Parish9.515Livingston Parish: 9.486 %Livingston Parish9.486Vermilion Parish: 9.424 %Vermilion Parish9.424Winn Parish: 9.393 %Winn Parish9.393De Soto Parish: 9.308 %De Soto Parish9.308Jefferson Davis Parish: 9.176 %Jefferson Davis Parish9.176Terrebonne Parish: 9.148 %Terrebonne Parish9.148East Baton Rouge Parish: 9.105 %East Baton Rouge Parish9.105Union Parish: 9.061 %Union Parish9.061St. Bernard Parish: 8.972 %St. Bernard Parish8.972Orleans Parish: 8.932 %Orleans Parish8.932Caldwell Parish: 8.861 %Caldwell Parish8.861Pointe Coupee Parish: 8.847 %Pointe Coupee Parish8.847Concordia Parish: 8.819 %Concordia Parish8.819Beauregard Parish: 8.818 %Beauregard Parish8.818Lafayette Parish: 8.602 %Lafayette Parish8.602Caddo Parish: 8.491 %Caddo Parish8.491Jackson Parish: 8.426 %Jackson Parish8.426Webster Parish: 8.395 %Webster Parish8.395West Feliciana Parish: 8.358 %West Feliciana Parish8.358Iberia Parish: 8.339 %Iberia Parish8.339Allen Parish: 8.304 %Allen Parish8.304Jefferson Parish: 8.189 %Jefferson Parish8.189Franklin Parish: 8.089 %Franklin Parish8.089Avoyelles Parish: 8.073 %Avoyelles Parish8.073West Baton Rouge Parish: 7.97 %West Baton Rouge Parish7.97Ouachita Parish: 7.841 %Ouachita Parish7.841Cameron Parish: 7.782 %Cameron Parish7.782Calcasieu Parish: 7.736 %Calcasieu Parish7.736East Feliciana Parish: 7.727 %East Feliciana Parish7.727Catahoula Parish: 7.612 %Catahoula Parish7.612Tangipahoa Parish: 7.578 %Tangipahoa Parish7.578Ascension Parish: 7.577 %Ascension Parish7.577Grant Parish: 13.208 %Grant Parish13.208Vernon Parish: 11.455 %Vernon Parish11.455Evangeline Parish: 10.277 %Evangeline Parish10.277Bienville Parish: 10.096 %Bienville Parish10.096St. Mary Parish: 9.849 %St. Mary Parish9.849Assumption Parish: 9.756 %Assumption Parish9.756Sabine Parish: 9.652 %Sabine Parish9.652St. Tammany Parish: 9.515 %St. Tammany Parish9.515Livingston Parish: 9.486 %Livingston Parish9.486Vermilion Parish: 9.424 %Vermilion Parish9.424Winn Parish: 9.393 %Winn Parish9.393De Soto Parish: 9.308 %De Soto Parish9.308Jefferson Davis Parish: 9.176 %Jefferson Davis Parish9.176Terrebonne Parish: 9.148 %Terrebonne Parish9.148East Baton Rouge Parish: 9.105 %East Baton Rouge Parish9.105Union Parish: 9.061 %Union Parish9.061St. Bernard Parish: 8.972 %St. Bernard Parish8.972Orleans Parish: 8.932 %Orleans Parish8.932Caldwell Parish: 8.861 %Caldwell Parish8.861Pointe Coupee Parish: 8.847 %Pointe Coupee Parish8.847Concordia Parish: 8.819 %Concordia Parish8.819Beauregard Parish: 8.818 %Beauregard Parish8.818Lafayette Parish: 8.602 %Lafayette Parish8.602Caddo Parish: 8.491 %Caddo Parish8.491Jackson Parish: 8.426 %Jackson Parish8.426Webster Parish: 8.395 %Webster Parish8.395West Feliciana Parish: 8.358 %West Feliciana Parish8.358Iberia Parish: 8.339 %Iberia Parish8.339Allen Parish: 8.304 %Allen Parish8.304Jefferson Parish: 8.189 %Jefferson Parish8.189Franklin Parish: 8.089 %Franklin Parish8.089Avoyelles Parish: 8.073 %Avoyelles Parish8.073West Baton Rouge Parish: 7.97 %West Baton Rouge Parish7.97Ouachita Parish: 7.841 %Ouachita Parish7.841Cameron Parish: 7.782 %Cameron Parish7.782Calcasieu Parish: 7.736 %Calcasieu Parish7.736East Feliciana Parish: 7.727 %East Feliciana Parish7.727Catahoula Parish: 7.612 %Catahoula Parish7.612Tangipahoa Parish: 7.578 %Tangipahoa Parish7.578Ascension Parish: 7.577 %Ascension Parish7.577
%. 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

RankCounties2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Grant Parish13.208+4.35 pts
2Vernon Parish11.455+1.79 pts
3Evangeline Parish10.277+4.53 pts
4Bienville Parish10.096-1.12 pts
5St. Mary Parish9.849+0.22 pts
6Assumption Parish9.756+3.39 pts
7Sabine Parish9.652+2.18 pts
8St. Tammany Parish9.515+1.28 pts
9Livingston Parish9.486-2.26 pts
10Vermilion Parish9.424+1.43 pts
11Winn Parish9.393-0.93 pts
12De Soto Parish9.308-0.61 pts
13Jefferson Davis Parish9.176-1.57 pts
14Terrebonne Parish9.148-1.55 pts
15East Baton Rouge Parish9.105+0.36 pts
16Union Parish9.061-2.53 pts
17St. Bernard Parish8.972-0.58 pts
18Orleans Parish8.932-0.21 pts
19Caldwell Parish8.861+2.73 pts
20Pointe Coupee Parish8.847+1.74 pts
21Concordia Parish8.819+1.08 pts
22Beauregard Parish8.818+2.14 pts
23Lafayette Parish8.602-0.73 pts
24Caddo Parish8.491+0.18 pts
25Jackson Parish8.426+0.58 pts
26Webster Parish8.395-0.4 pts
27West Feliciana Parish8.358-1.22 pts
28Iberia Parish8.339-1.52 pts
29Allen Parish8.304-0.16 pts
30Jefferson Parish8.189+0.29 pts
31Franklin Parish8.089+1.87 pts
32Avoyelles Parish8.073+0.72 pts
33West Baton Rouge Parish7.97-0.02 pts
34Ouachita Parish7.841-0.09 pts
35Cameron Parish7.782-6.19 pts
36Calcasieu Parish7.736+1.05 pts
37East Feliciana Parish7.727-2.61 pts
38Catahoula Parish7.612-4.63 pts
39Tangipahoa Parish7.578-0 pts
40Ascension Parish7.577+0.39 pts
41Rapides Parish7.565-0.47 pts
42Bossier Parish7.563-3.22 pts
43Washington Parish7.494+0.41 pts
44St. Martin Parish7.329-2.07 pts
45St. John the Baptist Parish7.154+0.62 pts
46Plaquemines Parish7.132-3.29 pts
47Acadia Parish6.982-0.83 pts
48Lafourche Parish6.962-2.32 pts
49St. Landry Parish6.92+0.72 pts
50Claiborne Parish6.818-1.99 pts
51Lincoln Parish6.742-1.65 pts
52Natchitoches Parish6.627-1.04 pts
53St. Charles Parish6.591-0.25 pts
54Morehouse Parish6.519+0.71 pts
55LaSalle Parish6.472-5.01 pts
56Iberville Parish6.371-1.06 pts
57Red River Parish6.324+0.07 pts
58St. Helena Parish6.135+1.18 pts
59St. James Parish6.129+0.69 pts
60Madison Parish5.682-2.51 pts
61East Carroll Parish5.607+1.14 pts
62Tensas Parish5.556-1.2 pts
63Richland Parish4.948-3.02 pts
64West Carroll Parish3.834-4.94 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, 2018) [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, 2018. 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=2018. 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, 2018. 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=2018.

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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, 2018 [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=2018 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Grant Parish, with 13.208% in 2018, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

West Carroll Parish, with 3.834% in 2018.

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