Employer establishments: accommodation and food services in Mississippi

Employer establishments: accommodation and food services in Mississippi was 6,301 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.2% from 2022. That is the 35th highest of 51 states in 2023.

2023, count6,301

Change on 2022+1.2%

Rank35th of 51US states ranked

Series high6,3012023

Series low5,1602012

Employer establishments: accommodation and food services in Mississippi, 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	6,301
2022	6,229
2021	5,947
2020	5,767
2019	5,744
2018	5,649
2017	5,664
2016	5,542
2015	5,450
2014	5,371
2013	5,238
2012	5,160

Compared with United States

Place	2023
Mississippi	6,301
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, Mississippi, 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, Mississippi, 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/mississippi. 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, Mississippi, 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/mississippi.

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, Mississippi, 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/mississippi (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  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/mississippi. 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 Mississippi?

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 Mississippi?

6,301 in 2023, the highest value since 2012 in this series.

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