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Employer firm births in Arkansas

Employer firm births in Arkansas was 3,866 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.7% from 2022. That is the 34th highest of 51 states in 2023.

2023, count3,866
Change on 2022+2.7%
Rank34th of 51US states ranked
Series high5,5601978
Series low3,0182014
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Employer firm births in Arkansas, 1978 to 2023

3,0004,0005,0006,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 5,560 count1979: 4,875 count1980: 4,342 count1981: 4,056 count1982: 3,965 count1983: 4,223 count1984: 5,506 count1985: 4,752 count1986: 4,670 count1987: 4,480 count1988: 4,260 count1989: 4,142 count1990: 4,367 count1991: 3,948 count1992: 4,140 count1993: 4,608 count1994: 4,735 count1995: 4,896 count1996: 4,677 count1997: 4,587 count1998: 4,283 count1999: 4,206 count2000: 4,397 count2001: 3,838 count2002: 4,163 count2003: 4,029 count2004: 4,285 count2005: 4,393 count2006: 4,433 count2007: 4,207 count2008: 3,870 count2009: 3,343 count2010: 3,148 count2011: 3,151 count2012: 3,136 count2013: 3,200 count2014: 3,018 count2015: 3,066 count2016: 3,361 count2017: 3,216 count2018: 3,308 count2019: 3,320 count2020: 3,361 count2021: 3,652 count2022: 3,766 count2023: 3,866 count3,0004,0005,0006,00019781994201020231978: 5,560 count1979: 4,875 count1980: 4,342 count1981: 4,056 count1982: 3,965 count1983: 4,223 count1984: 5,506 count1985: 4,752 count1986: 4,670 count1987: 4,480 count1988: 4,260 count1989: 4,142 count1990: 4,367 count1991: 3,948 count1992: 4,140 count1993: 4,608 count1994: 4,735 count1995: 4,896 count1996: 4,677 count1997: 4,587 count1998: 4,283 count1999: 4,206 count2000: 4,397 count2001: 3,838 count2002: 4,163 count2003: 4,029 count2004: 4,285 count2005: 4,393 count2006: 4,433 count2007: 4,207 count2008: 3,870 count2009: 3,343 count2010: 3,148 count2011: 3,151 count2012: 3,136 count2013: 3,200 count2014: 3,018 count2015: 3,066 count2016: 3,361 count2017: 3,216 count2018: 3,308 count2019: 3,320 count2020: 3,361 count2021: 3,652 count2022: 3,766 count2023: 3,866 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. Retrieved 2026-10-22, published 2025-09-25.
All 46 values
Periodcount
20233,866
20223,766
20213,652
20203,361
20193,320
20183,308
20173,216
20163,361
20153,066
20143,018
20133,200
20123,136
20113,151
20103,148
20093,343
20083,870
20074,207
20064,433
20054,393
20044,285
20034,029
20024,163
20013,838
20004,397
19994,206
19984,283
19974,587
19964,677
19954,896
19944,735
19934,608
19924,140
19913,948
19904,367
19894,142
19884,260
19874,480
19864,670
19854,752
19845,506
19834,223
19823,965
19814,056
19804,342
19794,875
19785,560

Compared with United States

Place2023
Arkansas3,866
United States508,777

Arkansas compared with nearby places

Alabama: 5,688 countAlaska: 1,222 countArizona: 11,411 countArkansas: 3,866 countCalifornia: 70,055 countColorado: 11,839 countConnecticut: 4,349 countDelaware: 2,248 countDistrict of Columbia: 1,129 countFlorida: 51,518 countGeorgia: 17,841 countHawaii: 1,736 countIdaho: 4,074 countIllinois: 16,056 countIndiana: 8,106 countIowa: 3,717 countKansas: 3,975 countKentucky: 4,803 countLouisiana: 5,480 countMaine: 2,288 countMaryland: 7,811 countMassachusetts: 9,985 countMichigan: 11,814 countMinnesota: 7,296 countMississippi: 3,132 countMissouri: 8,453 countMontana: 2,708 countNebraska: 2,871 countNevada: 5,829 countNew Hampshire: 2,040 countNew Jersey: 14,547 countNew Mexico: 2,617 countNew York: 33,208 countNorth Carolina: 16,322 countNorth Dakota: 1,287 countOhio: 11,994 countOklahoma: 5,463 countOregon: 7,399 countPennsylvania: 14,288 countRhode Island: 1,563 countSouth Carolina: 7,641 countSouth Dakota: 1,605 countTennessee: 8,740 countTexas: 47,108 countUtah: 7,199 countVermont: 1,068 countVirginia: 11,835 countWashington: 12,280 countWest Virginia: 1,532 countWisconsin: 6,856 countWyoming: 1,808 count
  • Under 1,900
  • 1,900 to 3,800
  • 3,800 to 5,800
  • 5,800 to 8,500
  • 8,500 to 14K
  • 14K and over
Employer firm births, 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.

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Definition

New employer firms: firms of age zero in March of the year, meaning that every establishment of the firm had its first employees during the previous twelve months. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics, which calls these firms startups.

A firm counts only when it has employees, so a business without staff is not a birth, and a new branch, merger or change of ownership of an existing firm is not a birth either. Not the same as business_applications (requests for an employer number) or enterprise_births (European business demography). The year is the twelve months to March: 2023 compares March 2022 with March 2023.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_fa.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978 (Employer firm births, Arkansas, 1978 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 22, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_fa.csv

MLA 9

Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978, Employer firm births, Arkansas, 1978 to 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_fa.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firm-births/arkansas. Accessed 22 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. Employer firm births, Arkansas, 1978 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 22, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_fa.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firm-births/arkansas.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978, Employer firm births, Arkansas, 1978 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_fa.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firm-births/arkansas (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

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What is the employer firm births in Arkansas?

Employer firm births in Arkansas was 3,866 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.7% from 2022. That is the 34th highest of 51 states in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-22.

What was the highest employer firm births in Arkansas?

5,560 in 1978, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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