Employer firms in Amite County

Employer firms in Amite County was 168 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.4% from 2022. That is the 59th highest of 82 counties in 2023.

2023, count168

Change on 2022+2.4%

Rank59th of 82Counties in Mississippi ranked

Series high1841999

Series low1281982

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Employer firms in Amite 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	168
2022	164
2021	159
2020	159
2019	161
2018	157
2017	156
2016	161
2015	159
2014	162
2013	160
2012	158
2011	162
2010	165
2009	166
2008	168
2007	162
2006	159
2005	159
2004	166
2003	161
2002	166
2001	162
2000	174
1999	184
1998	180
1997	179
1996	180
1995	173
1994	177
1993	174
1992	161
1991	153
1990	153
1989	145
1988	142
1987	141
1986	143
1985	154
1984	147
1983	132
1982	128
1981	131
1980	140
1979	145
1978	140

Compared with Mississippi and United States

Place	2023
Amite County	168
Mississippi	41,438
United States	5,593,727

Amite 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. Amite 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, Amite 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, Amite 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/amite-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, Amite 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/amite-county-mississippi.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Amite 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/amite-county-mississippi (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{census_employer_firms_amite_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Amite 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/amite-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 Amite County?

Employer firms in Amite County was 168 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.4% from 2022. That is the 59th 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 Amite County?

184 in 1999, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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