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Counties in Louisiana by establishment exit rate

Cameron Parish had the highest establishment exit rate of 64 counties in 2021, at 17.073%. St. James Parish had the lowest, at 5.024%. The median was 8.688% and the figure for Louisiana was 8.816%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest17.073Cameron Parish
Lowest5.024St. James Parish
Median8.68864 counties
Louisiana8.816History

Map of counties, 2021

Acadia Parish: 9.256 %Allen Parish: 8.556 %Ascension Parish: 7.652 %Assumption Parish: 6.375 %Avoyelles Parish: 7.238 %Beauregard Parish: 6.649 %Bienville Parish: 12.565 %Bossier Parish: 8.309 %Caddo Parish: 8.82 %Calcasieu Parish: 10.433 %Caldwell Parish: 8.387 %Cameron Parish: 17.073 %Catahoula Parish: 12.881 %Claiborne Parish: 14.67 %Concordia Parish: 12.621 %De Soto Parish: 8.621 %East Baton Rouge Parish: 8.064 %East Carroll Parish: 6 %East Feliciana Parish: 6.335 %Evangeline Parish: 8.448 %Franklin Parish: 7.222 %Grant Parish: 9.816 %Iberia Parish: 9.062 %Iberville Parish: 6.744 %Jackson Parish: 9.217 %Jefferson Parish: 8.754 %Jefferson Davis Parish: 6.997 %Lafayette Parish: 9.09 %Lafourche Parish: 9.421 %LaSalle Parish: 11.836 %Lincoln Parish: 8.893 %Livingston Parish: 7.139 %Madison Parish: 12.941 %Morehouse Parish: 8.813 %Natchitoches Parish: 9.373 %Orleans Parish: 10.611 %Ouachita Parish: 8.119 %Plaquemines Parish: 6.72 %Pointe Coupee Parish: 7.805 %Rapides Parish: 8.759 %Red River Parish: 5.263 %Richland Parish: 5.714 %Sabine Parish: 11.933 %St. Bernard Parish: 12.242 %St. Charles Parish: 7.363 %St. Helena Parish: 13.793 %St. James Parish: 5.024 %St. John the Baptist Parish: 9.313 %St. Landry Parish: 6.739 %St. Martin Parish: 9.266 %St. Mary Parish: 7.514 %St. Tammany Parish: 9.108 %Tangipahoa Parish: 8.102 %Tensas Parish: 8.333 %Terrebonne Parish: 7.656 %Union Parish: 7.396 %Vermilion Parish: 8.552 %Vernon Parish: 10.096 %Washington Parish: 8.177 %Webster Parish: 8.966 %West Baton Rouge Parish: 5.877 %West Carroll Parish: 10.031 %West Feliciana Parish: 9.659 %Winn Parish: 8.818 %
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  • 6.9 to 8.1
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  • 11 and over
%, 2021. 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, 2021

Cameron Parish: 17.073 %Cameron Parish17.073Claiborne Parish: 14.67 %Claiborne Parish14.67St. Helena Parish: 13.793 %St. Helena Parish13.793Madison Parish: 12.941 %Madison Parish12.941Catahoula Parish: 12.881 %Catahoula Parish12.881Concordia Parish: 12.621 %Concordia Parish12.621Bienville Parish: 12.565 %Bienville Parish12.565St. Bernard Parish: 12.242 %St. Bernard Parish12.242Sabine Parish: 11.933 %Sabine Parish11.933LaSalle Parish: 11.836 %LaSalle Parish11.836Orleans Parish: 10.611 %Orleans Parish10.611Calcasieu Parish: 10.433 %Calcasieu Parish10.433Vernon Parish: 10.096 %Vernon Parish10.096West Carroll Parish: 10.031 %West Carroll Parish10.031Grant Parish: 9.816 %Grant Parish9.816West Feliciana Parish: 9.659 %West Feliciana Parish9.659Lafourche Parish: 9.421 %Lafourche Parish9.421Natchitoches Parish: 9.373 %Natchitoches Parish9.373St. John the Baptist Parish: 9.313 %St. John the Baptist Parish9.313St. Martin Parish: 9.266 %St. Martin Parish9.266Acadia Parish: 9.256 %Acadia Parish9.256Jackson Parish: 9.217 %Jackson Parish9.217St. Tammany Parish: 9.108 %St. Tammany Parish9.108Lafayette Parish: 9.09 %Lafayette Parish9.09Iberia Parish: 9.062 %Iberia Parish9.062Webster Parish: 8.966 %Webster Parish8.966Lincoln Parish: 8.893 %Lincoln Parish8.893Caddo Parish: 8.82 %Caddo Parish8.82Winn Parish: 8.818 %Winn Parish8.818Morehouse Parish: 8.813 %Morehouse Parish8.813Rapides Parish: 8.759 %Rapides Parish8.759Jefferson Parish: 8.754 %Jefferson Parish8.754De Soto Parish: 8.621 %De Soto Parish8.621Allen Parish: 8.556 %Allen Parish8.556Vermilion Parish: 8.552 %Vermilion Parish8.552Evangeline Parish: 8.448 %Evangeline Parish8.448Caldwell Parish: 8.387 %Caldwell Parish8.387Tensas Parish: 8.333 %Tensas Parish8.333Bossier Parish: 8.309 %Bossier Parish8.309Washington Parish: 8.177 %Washington Parish8.177Cameron Parish: 17.073 %Cameron Parish17.073Claiborne Parish: 14.67 %Claiborne Parish14.67St. Helena Parish: 13.793 %St. Helena Parish13.793Madison Parish: 12.941 %Madison Parish12.941Catahoula Parish: 12.881 %Catahoula Parish12.881Concordia Parish: 12.621 %Concordia Parish12.621Bienville Parish: 12.565 %Bienville Parish12.565St. Bernard Parish: 12.242 %St. Bernard Parish12.242Sabine Parish: 11.933 %Sabine Parish11.933LaSalle Parish: 11.836 %LaSalle Parish11.836Orleans Parish: 10.611 %Orleans Parish10.611Calcasieu Parish: 10.433 %Calcasieu Parish10.433Vernon Parish: 10.096 %Vernon Parish10.096West Carroll Parish: 10.031 %West Carroll Parish10.031Grant Parish: 9.816 %Grant Parish9.816West Feliciana Parish: 9.659 %West Feliciana Parish9.659Lafourche Parish: 9.421 %Lafourche Parish9.421Natchitoches Parish: 9.373 %Natchitoches Parish9.373St. John the Baptist Parish: 9.313 %St. John the Baptist Parish9.313St. Martin Parish: 9.266 %St. Martin Parish9.266Acadia Parish: 9.256 %Acadia Parish9.256Jackson Parish: 9.217 %Jackson Parish9.217St. Tammany Parish: 9.108 %St. Tammany Parish9.108Lafayette Parish: 9.09 %Lafayette Parish9.09Iberia Parish: 9.062 %Iberia Parish9.062Webster Parish: 8.966 %Webster Parish8.966Lincoln Parish: 8.893 %Lincoln Parish8.893Caddo Parish: 8.82 %Caddo Parish8.82Winn Parish: 8.818 %Winn Parish8.818Morehouse Parish: 8.813 %Morehouse Parish8.813Rapides Parish: 8.759 %Rapides Parish8.759Jefferson Parish: 8.754 %Jefferson Parish8.754De Soto Parish: 8.621 %De Soto Parish8.621Allen Parish: 8.556 %Allen Parish8.556Vermilion Parish: 8.552 %Vermilion Parish8.552Evangeline Parish: 8.448 %Evangeline Parish8.448Caldwell Parish: 8.387 %Caldwell Parish8.387Tensas Parish: 8.333 %Tensas Parish8.333Bossier Parish: 8.309 %Bossier Parish8.309Washington Parish: 8.177 %Washington Parish8.177
%. 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

RankCounties2021 (%)Change on 2020
1Cameron Parish17.073+9.99 pts
2Claiborne Parish14.67+6.36 pts
3St. Helena Parish13.793+7.77 pts
4Madison Parish12.941+2.83 pts
5Catahoula Parish12.881+4.3 pts
6Concordia Parish12.621+4.31 pts
7Bienville Parish12.565+3.85 pts
8St. Bernard Parish12.242+3.9 pts
9Sabine Parish11.933+1.08 pts
10LaSalle Parish11.836+1.7 pts
11Orleans Parish10.611+1.63 pts
12Calcasieu Parish10.433+2.39 pts
13Vernon Parish10.096+0.65 pts
14West Carroll Parish10.031+6.91 pts
15Grant Parish9.816+2.15 pts
16West Feliciana Parish9.659+2.19 pts
17Lafourche Parish9.421+1.71 pts
18Natchitoches Parish9.373+1.57 pts
19St. John the Baptist Parish9.313-0.37 pts
20St. Martin Parish9.266+1.49 pts
21Acadia Parish9.256+1.63 pts
22Jackson Parish9.217-2.42 pts
23St. Tammany Parish9.108+0.2 pts
24Lafayette Parish9.09+0.1 pts
25Iberia Parish9.062+1.91 pts
26Webster Parish8.966+1.15 pts
27Lincoln Parish8.893+0.15 pts
28Caddo Parish8.82+0.31 pts
29Winn Parish8.818+1.56 pts
30Morehouse Parish8.813+2.73 pts
31Rapides Parish8.759+1.77 pts
32Jefferson Parish8.754+0.41 pts
33De Soto Parish8.621-1.3 pts
34Allen Parish8.556-0.41 pts
35Vermilion Parish8.552+0.5 pts
36Evangeline Parish8.448-0.84 pts
37Caldwell Parish8.387-1.17 pts
38Tensas Parish8.333-4.47 pts
39Bossier Parish8.309-0.71 pts
40Washington Parish8.177+0.93 pts
41Ouachita Parish8.119+0.5 pts
42Tangipahoa Parish8.102+0.95 pts
43East Baton Rouge Parish8.064-0.63 pts
44Pointe Coupee Parish7.805-0.38 pts
45Terrebonne Parish7.656-1.03 pts
46Ascension Parish7.652-0.02 pts
47St. Mary Parish7.514+0.02 pts
48Union Parish7.396-0.63 pts
49St. Charles Parish7.363-1.27 pts
50Avoyelles Parish7.238-1.17 pts
51Franklin Parish7.222-1.64 pts
52Livingston Parish7.139-1.32 pts
53Jefferson Davis Parish6.997-0.55 pts
54Iberville Parish6.744-1.72 pts
55St. Landry Parish6.739-1.89 pts
56Plaquemines Parish6.72-1.56 pts
57Beauregard Parish6.649-2.29 pts
58Assumption Parish6.375-1.53 pts
59East Feliciana Parish6.335-3.58 pts
60East Carroll Parish6-2.04 pts
61West Baton Rouge Parish5.877-1.67 pts
62Richland Parish5.714-2.64 pts
63Red River Parish5.263-4.74 pts
64St. James Parish5.024+2.48 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.

How to cite

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, 2021) [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, 2021. 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=2021. 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, 2021. 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=2021.

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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, 2021 [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=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest establishment exit rate?

Cameron Parish, with 17.073% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest establishment exit rate?

St. James Parish, with 5.024% in 2021.

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