Employer firm births in Pearl River County

Employer firm births in Pearl River County was 53 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 3.6% from 2022. That is the 15th highest of 79 counties in 2023.

2023, count53

Change on 2022-3.6%

Rank15th of 79Counties in Mississippi ranked

Series high932006

Series low292014

Employer firm births in Pearl River County, 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	53
2022	55
2021	50
2020	48
2019	32
2018	35
2017	35
2016	37
2015	41
2014	29
2013	37
2012	36
2011	45
2010	53
2009	43
2008	67
2007	74
2006	93
2005	53
2004	63
2003	58
2002	49
2001	48
2000	52
1999	80
1998	55
1997	69
1996	66
1995	75
1994	50
1993	66
1992	57
1991	38
1990	39
1989	45
1988	45
1987	66
1986	71
1985	63
1984	83
1983	51
1982	54
1981	43
1980	56
1979	54
1978	71

Compared with Mississippi and United States

Place	2023
Pearl River County	53
Mississippi	3,132
United States	508,777

Pearl River County compared with nearby places

Under 8
8 to 14
14 to 19
19 to 29
29 to 58
58 and over
No data

Employer firm births, 2023, count. Pearl River County 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
Counties in Mississippi by employer firm births 82 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_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, Pearl River 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, Pearl River 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/pearl-river-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, Pearl River 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/pearl-river-county-mississippi.

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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, Pearl River 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/pearl-river-county-mississippi (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

BibTeX

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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, Pearl River County, 1978 to 2023}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv},
  urldate = {2026-10-22},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firm-births/pearl-river-county-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\_cty\_fac.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-22.},
}

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What is the employer firm births in Pearl River County?

Employer firm births in Pearl River County was 53 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 3.6% from 2022. That is the 15th 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 Pearl River County?

93 in 2006, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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