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Employer firm births in Covington County

Employer firm births in Covington County was 16 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 5.9% from 2022. That is the 43rd highest of 79 counties in 2023.

2023, count16
Change on 2022-5.9%
Rank43rd of 79Counties in Mississippi ranked
Series high361984
Series low82011
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Employer firm births in Covington County, 1978 to 2023

01020304019781985199219992006201320231978: 26 count1979: 32 count1980: 26 count1981: 13 count1982: 17 count1983: 25 count1984: 36 count1985: 24 count1986: 33 count1987: 21 count1988: 23 count1989: 19 count1990: 16 count1991: 18 count1992: 13 count1993: 19 count1994: 30 count1995: 22 count1996: 28 count1997: 24 count1998: 27 count1999: 32 count2000: 15 count2001: 17 count2002: 14 count2003: 14 count2004: 23 count2005: 26 count2006: 31 count2007: 20 count2008: 24 count2009: 14 count2010: 11 count2011: 8 count2012: 16 count2013: 14 count2014: 11 count2015: 12 count2016: 8 count2017: 12 count2018: 20 count2019: 11 count2020: 16 count2021: 13 count2022: 17 count2023: 16 count01020304019781994201020231978: 26 count1979: 32 count1980: 26 count1981: 13 count1982: 17 count1983: 25 count1984: 36 count1985: 24 count1986: 33 count1987: 21 count1988: 23 count1989: 19 count1990: 16 count1991: 18 count1992: 13 count1993: 19 count1994: 30 count1995: 22 count1996: 28 count1997: 24 count1998: 27 count1999: 32 count2000: 15 count2001: 17 count2002: 14 count2003: 14 count2004: 23 count2005: 26 count2006: 31 count2007: 20 count2008: 24 count2009: 14 count2010: 11 count2011: 8 count2012: 16 count2013: 14 count2014: 11 count2015: 12 count2016: 8 count2017: 12 count2018: 20 count2019: 11 count2020: 16 count2021: 13 count2022: 17 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
202217
202113
202016
201911
201820
201712
20168
201512
201411
201314
201216
20118
201011
200914
200824
200720
200631
200526
200423
200314
200214
200117
200015
199932
199827
199724
199628
199522
199430
199319
199213
199118
199016
198919
198823
198721
198633
198524
198436
198325
198217
198113
198026
197932
197826

Compared with Mississippi and United States

Place2023
Covington County16
Mississippi3,132
United States508,777

Covington County compared with nearby places

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  • Under 8
  • 8 to 14
  • 14 to 19
  • 19 to 29
  • 29 to 58
  • 58 and over
  • No data
Employer firm births, 2023, count. Covington 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, Covington 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, Covington 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/covington-county-mississippi. 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, Covington 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/covington-county-mississippi.

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, Covington 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/covington-county-mississippi (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

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  urldate = {2026-10-22},
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What is the employer firm births in Covington County?

Employer firm births in Covington County was 16 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 5.9% from 2022. That is the 43rd highest of 79 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 Covington County?

36 in 1984, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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