Employer establishments: mining in Arkansas

Employer establishments: mining in Arkansas was 267 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 1.1% from 2022. That is the 19th highest of 50 states in 2023.

2023, count267

Change on 2022-1.1%

Rank19th of 50US states ranked

Series high4062012

Series low2672023

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Employer establishments: mining in Arkansas, 2012 to 2023

count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (NAICS 21), all legal forms. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-06-26.

All 12 values

Period	count
2023	267
2022	270
2021	271
2020	277
2019	299
2018	317
2017	323
2016	350
2015	398
2014	405
2013	406
2012	406

Compared with United States

Place	2023
Arkansas	267
United States	23,360

Arkansas compared with nearby places

Under 80
80 to 170
170 to 220
220 to 300
300 to 590
590 and over
No data

Employer establishments: mining, 2023, count. Arkansas is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Rankings

US states by employer establishments: mining 51 places

Definition

Number of establishments with paid employees in mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (NAICS 21), 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.

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U.S. Census Bureau. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (NAICS 21), 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), mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (NAICS 21), all legal forms (Employer establishments: mining, 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), mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (NAICS 21), all legal forms, Employer establishments: mining, 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-mining/arkansas. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (NAICS 21), all legal forms. Employer establishments: mining, 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-mining/arkansas.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (NAICS 21), all legal forms, Employer establishments: mining, Arkansas, 2012 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employer-establishments-mining/arkansas (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (NAICS 21), all legal forms: Employer establishments: mining, 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-mining/arkansas. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (NAICS 21), 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: mining in Arkansas?

Employer establishments: mining in Arkansas was 267 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 1.1% from 2022. That is the 19th highest of 50 states in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction (NAICS 21), all legal forms. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest employer establishments: mining in Arkansas?

406 in 2012, the highest value since 2012 in this series.

Employer establishments: mining elsewhere in United States

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