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Employer firm births in Arkansas County

Employer firm births in Arkansas County was 16 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 15.8% from 2022. That is the 40th highest of 72 counties in 2023.

2023, count16
Change on 2022-15.8%
Rank40th of 72Counties in Arkansas ranked
Series high731978
Series low122020
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Employer firm births in Arkansas County, 1978 to 2023

02040608019781985199219992006201320231978: 73 count1979: 53 count1980: 30 count1981: 40 count1982: 39 count1983: 40 count1984: 54 count1985: 55 count1986: 42 count1987: 47 count1988: 44 count1989: 37 count1990: 53 count1991: 37 count1992: 39 count1993: 41 count1994: 35 count1995: 30 count1996: 26 count1997: 42 count1998: 33 count1999: 29 count2000: 24 count2001: 39 count2002: 30 count2003: 32 count2004: 28 count2005: 43 count2006: 28 count2007: 26 count2008: 28 count2009: 20 count2010: 20 count2011: 22 count2012: 16 count2013: 29 count2014: 22 count2015: 17 count2016: 15 count2017: 24 count2018: 16 count2019: 25 count2020: 12 count2021: 22 count2022: 19 count2023: 16 count02040608019781994201020231978: 73 count1979: 53 count1980: 30 count1981: 40 count1982: 39 count1983: 40 count1984: 54 count1985: 55 count1986: 42 count1987: 47 count1988: 44 count1989: 37 count1990: 53 count1991: 37 count1992: 39 count1993: 41 count1994: 35 count1995: 30 count1996: 26 count1997: 42 count1998: 33 count1999: 29 count2000: 24 count2001: 39 count2002: 30 count2003: 32 count2004: 28 count2005: 43 count2006: 28 count2007: 26 count2008: 28 count2009: 20 count2010: 20 count2011: 22 count2012: 16 count2013: 29 count2014: 22 count2015: 17 count2016: 15 count2017: 24 count2018: 16 count2019: 25 count2020: 12 count2021: 22 count2022: 19 count2023: 16 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
202316
202219
202122
202012
201925
201816
201724
201615
201517
201422
201329
201216
201122
201020
200920
200828
200726
200628
200543
200428
200332
200230
200139
200024
199929
199833
199742
199626
199530
199435
199341
199239
199137
199053
198937
198844
198747
198642
198555
198454
198340
198239
198140
198030
197953
197873

Compared with Arkansas and United States

Place2023
Arkansas County16
Arkansas3,866
United States508,777

Arkansas County compared with nearby places

Arkansas County: 16 countAshley County: 8 countBaxter County: 72 countBenton County: 535 countBoone County: 51 countBradley County: 13 countCarroll County: 47 countChicot County: 8 countClark County: 24 countClay County: 10 countCleburne County: 32 countCleveland County: 11 countColumbia County: 24 countConway County: 26 countCraighead County: 170 countCrawford County: 67 countCrittenden County: 32 countCross County: 17 countDallas County: 10 countDesha County: 7 countDrew County: 22 countFaulkner County: 189 countFranklin County: 20 countFulton County: 7 countGarland County: 163 countGrant County: 24 countGreene County: 38 countHempstead County: 9 countHot Spring County: 24 countHoward County: 16 countIndependence County: 38 countIzard County: 10 countJackson County: 10 countJefferson County: 54 countJohnson County: 23 countLafayette County: 6 countLawrence County: 8 countLee County: 0 countLincoln County: 11 countLittle River County: 10 countLogan County: 13 countLonoke County: 83 countMadison County: 20 countMarion County: 20 countMiller County: 46 countMississippi County: 32 countMonroe County: 4 countMontgomery County: 7 countNewton County: 4 countOuachita County: 25 countPerry County: 7 countPhillips County: 12 countPike County: 12 countPoinsett County: 16 countPolk County: 21 countPope County: 88 countPrairie County: 4 countPulaski County: 584 countRandolph County: 11 countSt. Francis County: 18 countSaline County: 179 countScott County: 7 countSearcy County: 7 countSebastian County: 171 countSevier County: 18 countSharp County: 15 countStone County: 13 countUnion County: 34 countVan Buren County: 8 countWashington County: 419 countWhite County: 87 countYell County: 19 count
  • Under 8
  • 8 to 12
  • 12 to 19
  • 19 to 25
  • 25 to 68
  • 68 and over
  • No data
Employer firm births, 2023, count. Arkansas County 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_cty_fac.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 County, 1978 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 22, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.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 County, 1978 to 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firm-births/arkansas-county-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 County, 1978 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 22, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firm-births/arkansas-county-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 County, 1978 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firm-births/arkansas-county-arkansas (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978: Employer firm births, Arkansas County, 1978 to 2023}},
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  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-22},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firm-births/arkansas-county-arkansas. Publisher attribution: 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\_cty\_fac.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-22.},
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What is the employer firm births in Arkansas County?

Employer firm births in Arkansas County was 16 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 15.8% from 2022. That is the 40th highest of 72 counties 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 County?

73 in 1978, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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