Employer firms in Craighead County

Employer firms in Craighead County was 2,226 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 3.4% from 2022. That is the 7th highest of 75 counties in 2023.

2023, count2,226

Change on 2022+3.4%

Rank7th of 75Counties in Arkansas ranked

Series high2,2262023

Series low1,3211982

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 Craighead 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	2,226
2022	2,152
2021	2,081
2020	2,066
2019	2,050
2018	2,003
2017	1,992
2016	1,983
2015	1,926
2014	1,946
2013	1,973
2012	1,955
2011	1,952
2010	1,958
2009	1,960
2008	1,971
2007	1,990
2006	1,981
2005	1,968
2004	1,929
2003	1,902
2002	1,870
2001	1,845
2000	1,863
1999	1,847
1998	1,866
1997	1,868
1996	1,824
1995	1,800
1994	1,735
1993	1,621
1992	1,627
1991	1,555
1990	1,567
1989	1,520
1988	1,499
1987	1,469
1986	1,447
1985	1,428
1984	1,376
1983	1,329
1982	1,321
1981	1,357
1980	1,354
1979	1,401
1978	1,337

Compared with Arkansas and United States

Place	2023
Craighead County	2,226
Arkansas	47,875
United States	5,593,727

Craighead County compared with nearby places

Under 140
140 to 230
230 to 270
270 to 430
430 to 930
930 and over

Employer firms, 2023, count. Craighead 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 Arkansas by employer firms 75 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, Craighead 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, Craighead 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/craighead-county-arkansas. 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, Craighead 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/craighead-county-arkansas.

Harvard

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

BibTeX

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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Craighead 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/craighead-county-arkansas. 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 Craighead County?

Employer firms in Craighead County was 2,226 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 3.4% from 2022. That is the 7th highest of 75 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 Craighead County?

2,226 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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