Employer firms in Alcorn County

Employer firms in Alcorn County was 667 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.5% from 2022. That is the 21st highest of 82 counties in 2023.

2023, count667

Change on 2022+0.5%

Rank21st of 82Counties in Mississippi ranked

Series high7462007

Series low5671982

Next release: Sunday, 26 September 2027, estimated by Invokely from past publication dates (low confidence), not announced by the publisher. Release calendar

Employer firms in Alcorn County, 1978 to 2023

count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-11, published 2025-09-25.

All 46 values

Period	count
2023	667
2022	664
2021	681
2020	691
2019	688
2018	668
2017	677
2016	687
2015	690
2014	691
2013	688
2012	678
2011	699
2010	708
2009	724
2008	746
2007	746
2006	740
2005	729
2004	716
2003	722
2002	719
2001	704
2000	719
1999	744
1998	729
1997	726
1996	721
1995	710
1994	681
1993	652
1992	655
1991	649
1990	641
1989	633
1988	647
1987	642
1986	642
1985	613
1984	617
1983	577
1982	567
1981	601
1980	625
1979	613
1978	580

Compared with Mississippi and United States

Place	2023
Alcorn County	667
Mississippi	41,438
United States	5,593,727

Alcorn County compared with nearby places

Under 110
110 to 200
200 to 330
330 to 470
470 to 840
840 and over

Employer firms, 2023, count. Alcorn 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 firms 51 places
Counties in Mississippi by employer firms 82 places

Definition

Number of firms in the private nonfarm sectors covered by the US Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics. Establishments under common ownership form one firm.

Excludes nonemployer businesses. Differs from active_companies, the INE DIRCE count, which includes businesses without employees.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties (Employer firms, Alcorn County, 1978 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

MLA 9

Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Alcorn 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.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/alcorn-county-mississippi. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Employer firms, Alcorn County, 1978 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 11, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/alcorn-county-mississippi.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Alcorn County, 1978 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/alcorn-county-mississippi (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Alcorn County, 1978 to 2023}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv},
  urldate = {2026-10-11},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/alcorn-county-mississippi. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023\_st\_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-11.},
}

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What is the employer firms in Alcorn County?

Employer firms in Alcorn County was 667 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.5% from 2022. That is the 21st highest of 82 counties in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.

What was the highest employer firms in Alcorn County?

746 in 2007, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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