Employer establishments: accommodation and food services in Arkansas

Employer establishments: accommodation and food services in Arkansas was 6,577 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.9% from 2022. That is the 34th highest of 51 states in 2023.

2023, count6,577

Change on 2022+1.9%

Rank34th of 51US states ranked

Series high6,5772023

Series low5,4412013

Employer establishments: accommodation and food services in Arkansas, 2012 to 2023

count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), accommodation and food services (NAICS 72), all legal forms. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-06-26.

All 12 values

Period	count
2023	6,577
2022	6,457
2021	6,208
2020	6,079
2019	6,078
2018	5,998
2017	5,969
2016	5,750
2015	5,600
2014	5,454
2013	5,441
2012	5,480

Compared with United States

Place	2023
Arkansas	6,577
United States	784,882

Rankings

US states by employer establishments: accommodation and food services 51 places

Definition

Number of establishments with paid employees in accommodation and food services (hotels, restaurants and bars) (NAICS 72), from the U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns.

County Business Patterns: establishments (single physical locations, not firms) with paid employees during the pay period including 12 March. Excludes the self-employed and businesses without employees (nonemployer_establishments_*), government employers, crop and animal production, rail transportation, the Postal Service and private households. Establishment counts are not perturbed; the noise Census adds since 2017 applies to employment and payroll, which are not served here. Published about 18 months after the reference year.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), accommodation and food services (NAICS 72), all legal forms. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), accommodation and food services (NAICS 72), all legal forms (Employer establishments: accommodation and food services, Arkansas, 2012 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/

MLA 9

County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), accommodation and food services (NAICS 72), all legal forms, Employer establishments: accommodation and food services, Arkansas, 2012 to 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 26 June 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-establishments-accommodation-food-services/arkansas. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), accommodation and food services (NAICS 72), all legal forms. Employer establishments: accommodation and food services, Arkansas, 2012 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-establishments-accommodation-food-services/arkansas.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), accommodation and food services (NAICS 72), all legal forms, Employer establishments: accommodation and food services, Arkansas, 2012 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employer-establishments-accommodation-food-services/arkansas (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  title = {{County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), accommodation and food services (NAICS 72), all legal forms: Employer establishments: accommodation and food services, Arkansas, 2012 to 2023}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-establishments-accommodation-food-services/arkansas. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), accommodation and food services (NAICS 72), all legal forms. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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What is the employer establishments: accommodation and food services in Arkansas?

Employer establishments: accommodation and food services in Arkansas was 6,577 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.9% from 2022. That is the 34th highest of 51 states in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), accommodation and food services (NAICS 72), all legal forms. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest employer establishments: accommodation and food services in Arkansas?

6,577 in 2023, the highest value since 2012 in this series.

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