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Employer firms in Harrison County

Employer firms in Harrison County was 3,341 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1% from 2022. That is the 2nd highest of 82 counties in 2023.

2023, count3,341
Change on 2022+1%
Rank2nd of 82Counties in Mississippi ranked
Series high3,4862004
Series low2,5241978

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Employer firms in Harrison County, 1978 to 2023

2,4002,6002,8003,0003,2003,4003,60019781985199219992006201320231978: 2,524 count1979: 2,644 count1980: 2,689 count1981: 2,674 count1982: 2,643 count1983: 2,700 count1984: 2,870 count1985: 2,926 count1986: 2,914 count1987: 2,981 count1988: 2,945 count1989: 2,942 count1990: 2,942 count1991: 2,917 count1992: 2,966 count1993: 3,065 count1994: 3,132 count1995: 3,248 count1996: 3,320 count1997: 3,347 count1998: 3,386 count1999: 3,396 count2000: 3,417 count2001: 3,397 count2002: 3,405 count2003: 3,444 count2004: 3,486 count2005: 3,472 count2006: 3,122 count2007: 3,335 count2008: 3,370 count2009: 3,282 count2010: 3,255 count2011: 3,250 count2012: 3,195 count2013: 3,156 count2014: 3,175 count2015: 3,179 count2016: 3,174 count2017: 3,162 count2018: 3,203 count2019: 3,207 count2020: 3,199 count2021: 3,255 count2022: 3,308 count2023: 3,341 count2,5002,7503,0003,2503,50019781994201020231978: 2,524 count1979: 2,644 count1980: 2,689 count1981: 2,674 count1982: 2,643 count1983: 2,700 count1984: 2,870 count1985: 2,926 count1986: 2,914 count1987: 2,981 count1988: 2,945 count1989: 2,942 count1990: 2,942 count1991: 2,917 count1992: 2,966 count1993: 3,065 count1994: 3,132 count1995: 3,248 count1996: 3,320 count1997: 3,347 count1998: 3,386 count1999: 3,396 count2000: 3,417 count2001: 3,397 count2002: 3,405 count2003: 3,444 count2004: 3,486 count2005: 3,472 count2006: 3,122 count2007: 3,335 count2008: 3,370 count2009: 3,282 count2010: 3,255 count2011: 3,250 count2012: 3,195 count2013: 3,156 count2014: 3,175 count2015: 3,179 count2016: 3,174 count2017: 3,162 count2018: 3,203 count2019: 3,207 count2020: 3,199 count2021: 3,255 count2022: 3,308 count2023: 3,341 count
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
Periodcount
20233,341
20223,308
20213,255
20203,199
20193,207
20183,203
20173,162
20163,174
20153,179
20143,175
20133,156
20123,195
20113,250
20103,255
20093,282
20083,370
20073,335
20063,122
20053,472
20043,486
20033,444
20023,405
20013,397
20003,417
19993,396
19983,386
19973,347
19963,320
19953,248
19943,132
19933,065
19922,966
19912,917
19902,942
19892,942
19882,945
19872,981
19862,914
19852,926
19842,870
19832,700
19822,643
19812,674
19802,689
19792,644
19782,524

Compared with Mississippi and United States

Place2023
Harrison County3,341
Mississippi41,438
United States5,593,727

Harrison County compared with nearby places

Adams County: 608 countAlcorn County: 667 countAmite County: 168 countAttala County: 297 countBenton County: 66 countBolivar County: 607 countCalhoun County: 202 countCarroll County: 95 countChickasaw County: 279 countChoctaw County: 115 countClaiborne County: 84 countClarke County: 197 countClay County: 301 countCoahoma County: 430 countCopiah County: 387 countCovington County: 279 countDeSoto County: 2,590 countForrest County: 1,388 countFranklin County: 103 countGeorge County: 289 countGreene County: 108 countGrenada County: 461 countHancock County: 704 countHarrison County: 3,341 countHinds County: 3,896 countHolmes County: 166 countHumphreys County: 113 countIssaquena County: 18 countItawamba County: 340 countJackson County: 1,827 countJasper County: 176 countJefferson County: 45 countJefferson Davis County: 107 countJones County: 1,090 countKemper County: 82 countLafayette County: 1,219 countLamar County: 1,269 countLauderdale County: 1,422 countLawrence County: 163 countLeake County: 284 countLee County: 2,043 countLeflore County: 559 countLincoln County: 729 countLowndes County: 1,212 countMadison County: 2,731 countMarion County: 505 countMarshall County: 366 countMonroe County: 518 countMontgomery County: 169 countNeshoba County: 456 countNewton County: 275 countNoxubee County: 156 countOktibbeha County: 823 countPanola County: 496 countPearl River County: 702 countPerry County: 102 countPike County: 750 countPontotoc County: 473 countPrentiss County: 433 countQuitman County: 70 countRankin County: 3,103 countScott County: 417 countSharkey County: 81 countSimpson County: 377 countSmith County: 121 countStone County: 261 countSunflower County: 333 countTallahatchie County: 145 countTate County: 337 countTippah County: 333 countTishomingo County: 353 countTunica County: 160 countUnion County: 473 countWalthall County: 180 countWarren County: 776 countWashington County: 847 countWayne County: 305 countWebster County: 147 countWilkinson County: 110 countWinston County: 318 countYalobusha County: 142 countYazoo County: 301 count
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  • 110 to 200
  • 200 to 330
  • 330 to 470
  • 470 to 840
  • 840 and over
Employer firms, 2023, count. Harrison County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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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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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties (Employer firms, Harrison 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

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Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Harrison 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/harrison-county-mississippi. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Employer firms, Harrison 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/harrison-county-mississippi.

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

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What is the employer firms in Harrison County?

Employer firms in Harrison County was 3,341 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1% from 2022. That is the 2nd 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 Harrison County?

3,486 in 2004, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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