Employer firm births in Mississippi

Employer firm births in Mississippi was 3,132 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.1% from 2022. That is the 36th highest of 51 states in 2023.

2023, count3,132

Change on 2022+0.1%

Rank36th of 51US states ranked

Series high5,1561984

Series low2,6032013

Employer firm births in Mississippi, 1978 to 2023

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

Period	count
2023	3,132
2022	3,129
2021	3,093
2020	2,734
2019	2,675
2018	2,620
2017	2,679
2016	2,699
2015	2,658
2014	2,612
2013	2,603
2012	2,639
2011	2,644
2010	2,678
2009	2,782
2008	3,444
2007	3,905
2006	3,794
2005	3,727
2004	3,722
2003	3,666
2002	3,602
2001	3,457
2000	3,572
1999	3,962
1998	4,074
1997	4,245
1996	4,289
1995	4,345
1994	4,282
1993	4,206
1992	3,681
1991	3,768
1990	4,198
1989	3,996
1988	4,034
1987	4,269
1986	4,301
1985	4,401
1984	5,156
1983	3,952
1982	3,698
1981	3,844
1980	4,289
1979	4,800
1978	4,915

Compared with United States

Place	2023
Mississippi	3,132
United States	508,777

Mississippi compared with nearby places

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. Mississippi 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 firm births 51 places

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, Mississippi, 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, Mississippi, 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/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, Mississippi, 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/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, Mississippi, 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/mississippi (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

BibTeX

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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/mississippi. 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\_fa.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-22.},
}

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What is the employer firm births in Mississippi?

Employer firm births in Mississippi was 3,132 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.1% from 2022. That is the 36th 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 Mississippi?

5,156 in 1984, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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