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Employer firm births in Washington County

Employer firm births in Washington County was 419 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 22.5% from 2022. That is the 3rd highest of 72 counties in 2023.

2023, count419
Change on 2022+22.5%
Rank3rd of 72Counties in Arkansas ranked
Series high4372006
Series low2001982
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Employer firm births in Washington County, 1978 to 2023

20025030035040045019781985199219992006201320231978: 284 count1979: 236 count1980: 226 count1981: 227 count1982: 200 count1983: 210 count1984: 293 count1985: 275 count1986: 256 count1987: 279 count1988: 261 count1989: 280 count1990: 268 count1991: 251 count1992: 270 count1993: 334 count1994: 329 count1995: 380 count1996: 361 count1997: 321 count1998: 310 count1999: 317 count2000: 305 count2001: 325 count2002: 333 count2003: 383 count2004: 387 count2005: 421 count2006: 437 count2007: 353 count2008: 338 count2009: 301 count2010: 288 count2011: 254 count2012: 296 count2013: 325 count2014: 288 count2015: 318 count2016: 320 count2017: 333 count2018: 338 count2019: 375 count2020: 345 count2021: 361 count2022: 342 count2023: 419 count20030040050019781994201020231978: 284 count1979: 236 count1980: 226 count1981: 227 count1982: 200 count1983: 210 count1984: 293 count1985: 275 count1986: 256 count1987: 279 count1988: 261 count1989: 280 count1990: 268 count1991: 251 count1992: 270 count1993: 334 count1994: 329 count1995: 380 count1996: 361 count1997: 321 count1998: 310 count1999: 317 count2000: 305 count2001: 325 count2002: 333 count2003: 383 count2004: 387 count2005: 421 count2006: 437 count2007: 353 count2008: 338 count2009: 301 count2010: 288 count2011: 254 count2012: 296 count2013: 325 count2014: 288 count2015: 318 count2016: 320 count2017: 333 count2018: 338 count2019: 375 count2020: 345 count2021: 361 count2022: 342 count2023: 419 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
2023419
2022342
2021361
2020345
2019375
2018338
2017333
2016320
2015318
2014288
2013325
2012296
2011254
2010288
2009301
2008338
2007353
2006437
2005421
2004387
2003383
2002333
2001325
2000305
1999317
1998310
1997321
1996361
1995380
1994329
1993334
1992270
1991251
1990268
1989280
1988261
1987279
1986256
1985275
1984293
1983210
1982200
1981227
1980226
1979236
1978284

Compared with Arkansas and United States

Place2023
Washington County419
Arkansas3,866
United States508,777

Washington 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
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  • 12 to 19
  • 19 to 25
  • 25 to 68
  • 68 and over
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Employer firm births, 2023, count. Washington 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, Washington 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, Washington 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/washington-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, Washington 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/washington-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, Washington 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/washington-county-arkansas (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

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What is the employer firm births in Washington County?

Employer firm births in Washington County was 419 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 22.5% from 2022. That is the 3rd 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 Washington County?

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

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