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Employer firms in Arkansas

Employer firms in Arkansas was 47,875 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.2% from 2022. That is the 34th highest of 51 states in 2023.

2023, count47,875
Change on 2022+1.2%
Rank34th of 51US states ranked
Series high48,0922007
Series low36,4471982

Employer firms in Arkansas, 1978 to 2023

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35K37.5K40K42.5K45K47.5K50K19781985199219992006201320231978: 36,580 count1979: 37,386 count1980: 37,412 count1981: 37,051 count1982: 36,447 count1983: 37,122 count1984: 39,255 count1985: 39,571 count1986: 39,824 count1987: 39,904 count1988: 40,141 count1989: 40,533 count1990: 41,360 count1991: 41,212 count1992: 41,673 count1993: 43,087 count1994: 44,200 count1995: 45,421 count1996: 45,815 count1997: 46,076 count1998: 46,073 count1999: 46,100 count2000: 46,208 count2001: 45,630 count2002: 46,049 count2003: 46,569 count2004: 47,225 count2005: 47,592 count2006: 47,932 count2007: 48,092 count2008: 47,525 count2009: 46,680 count2010: 46,201 count2011: 45,765 count2012: 45,708 count2013: 45,563 count2014: 45,450 count2015: 45,388 count2016: 45,694 count2017: 45,819 count2018: 45,933 count2019: 46,188 count2020: 46,088 count2021: 46,777 count2022: 47,291 count2023: 47,875 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10, published 2025-09-25.
All 46 values
Periodcount
202347,875
202247,291
202146,777
202046,088
201946,188
201845,933
201745,819
201645,694
201545,388
201445,450
201345,563
201245,708
201145,765
201046,201
200946,680
200847,525
200748,092
200647,932
200547,592
200447,225
200346,569
200246,049
200145,630
200046,208
199946,100
199846,073
199746,076
199645,815
199545,421
199444,200
199343,087
199241,673
199141,212
199041,360
198940,533
198840,141
198739,904
198639,824
198539,571
198439,255
198337,122
198236,447
198137,051
198037,412
197937,386
197836,580

Compared with United States

Place2023
Arkansas47,875
United States5,593,727

Rankings

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 and other activities outside the BDS scope. A firm operating in several states or counties is counted in each area, so geographic counts cannot be added to reproduce the national total. This differs from the INE DIRCE active-company count, which includes businesses without employees. Past values can be revised.

How to cite

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.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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What is the employer firms in Arkansas?

Employer firms in Arkansas was 47,875 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.2% from 2022. That is the 34th highest of 51 states 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 2026-10-10.

What was the highest employer firms in Arkansas?

48,092 in 2007, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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