Employer firms in Forrest County

Employer firms in Forrest County was 1,388 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.4% from 2022. That is the 9th highest of 82 counties in 2023.

2023, count1,388

Change on 2022+0.4%

Rank9th of 82Counties in Mississippi ranked

Series high1,5312007

Series low1,3231978

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 Forrest 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	1,388
2022	1,383
2021	1,359
2020	1,348
2019	1,384
2018	1,396
2017	1,401
2016	1,408
2015	1,404
2014	1,424
2013	1,435
2012	1,452
2011	1,471
2010	1,483
2009	1,499
2008	1,515
2007	1,531
2006	1,525
2005	1,504
2004	1,503
2003	1,508
2002	1,482
2001	1,468
2000	1,509
1999	1,492
1998	1,489
1997	1,487
1996	1,500
1995	1,476
1994	1,460
1993	1,439
1992	1,417
1991	1,442
1990	1,494
1989	1,492
1988	1,485
1987	1,468
1986	1,495
1985	1,474
1984	1,488
1983	1,390
1982	1,444
1981	1,448
1980	1,437
1979	1,403
1978	1,323

Compared with Mississippi and United States

Place	2023
Forrest County	1,388
Mississippi	41,438
United States	5,593,727

Forrest 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. Forrest 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, Forrest 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, Forrest 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/forrest-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, Forrest 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/forrest-county-mississippi.

Harvard

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

BibTeX

@misc{census_employer_firms_forrest_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Forrest 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/forrest-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 Forrest County?

Employer firms in Forrest County was 1,388 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.4% from 2022. That is the 9th 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 Forrest County?

1,531 in 2007, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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