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Employer firm births in Craighead County

Employer firm births in Craighead County was 170 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 10.5% from 2022. That is the 7th highest of 72 counties in 2023.

2023, count170
Change on 2022-10.5%
Rank7th of 72Counties in Arkansas ranked
Series high2031978
Series low1052015
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Employer firm births in Craighead County, 1978 to 2023

10012014016018020022019781985199219992006201320231978: 203 count1979: 181 count1980: 114 count1981: 142 count1982: 114 count1983: 116 count1984: 152 count1985: 174 count1986: 153 count1987: 158 count1988: 135 count1989: 137 count1990: 144 count1991: 129 count1992: 164 count1993: 138 count1994: 197 count1995: 190 count1996: 171 count1997: 173 count1998: 137 count1999: 151 count2000: 158 count2001: 121 count2002: 158 count2003: 145 count2004: 150 count2005: 170 count2006: 146 count2007: 165 count2008: 143 count2009: 151 count2010: 126 count2011: 121 count2012: 121 count2013: 134 count2014: 130 count2015: 105 count2016: 144 count2017: 134 count2018: 129 count2019: 147 count2020: 130 count2021: 143 count2022: 190 count2023: 170 count10012515017520022519781994201020231978: 203 count1979: 181 count1980: 114 count1981: 142 count1982: 114 count1983: 116 count1984: 152 count1985: 174 count1986: 153 count1987: 158 count1988: 135 count1989: 137 count1990: 144 count1991: 129 count1992: 164 count1993: 138 count1994: 197 count1995: 190 count1996: 171 count1997: 173 count1998: 137 count1999: 151 count2000: 158 count2001: 121 count2002: 158 count2003: 145 count2004: 150 count2005: 170 count2006: 146 count2007: 165 count2008: 143 count2009: 151 count2010: 126 count2011: 121 count2012: 121 count2013: 134 count2014: 130 count2015: 105 count2016: 144 count2017: 134 count2018: 129 count2019: 147 count2020: 130 count2021: 143 count2022: 190 count2023: 170 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
2023170
2022190
2021143
2020130
2019147
2018129
2017134
2016144
2015105
2014130
2013134
2012121
2011121
2010126
2009151
2008143
2007165
2006146
2005170
2004150
2003145
2002158
2001121
2000158
1999151
1998137
1997173
1996171
1995190
1994197
1993138
1992164
1991129
1990144
1989137
1988135
1987158
1986153
1985174
1984152
1983116
1982114
1981142
1980114
1979181
1978203

Compared with Arkansas and United States

Place2023
Craighead County170
Arkansas3,866
United States508,777

Craighead 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
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Employer firm births, 2023, count. Craighead 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, Craighead 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, Craighead 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/craighead-county-arkansas. Accessed 22 Oct. 2026.

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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, Craighead 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/craighead-county-arkansas.

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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, Craighead 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/craighead-county-arkansas (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

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What is the employer firm births in Craighead County?

Employer firm births in Craighead County was 170 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 10.5% from 2022. That is the 7th 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 Craighead County?

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

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