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Employer firms in Jones County

Employer firms in Jones County was 1,090 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.6% from 2022. That is the 13th highest of 82 counties in 2023.

2023, count1,090
Change on 2022+0.6%
Rank13th of 82Counties in Mississippi ranked
Series high1,2322007
Series low1,0831978

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Employer firms in Jones County, 1978 to 2023

1,0501,1001,1501,2001,25019781985199219992006201320231978: 1,083 count1979: 1,119 count1980: 1,141 count1981: 1,162 count1982: 1,168 count1983: 1,168 count1984: 1,210 count1985: 1,199 count1986: 1,186 count1987: 1,141 count1988: 1,147 count1989: 1,147 count1990: 1,125 count1991: 1,132 count1992: 1,134 count1993: 1,138 count1994: 1,158 count1995: 1,166 count1996: 1,188 count1997: 1,203 count1998: 1,225 count1999: 1,225 count2000: 1,230 count2001: 1,223 count2002: 1,214 count2003: 1,213 count2004: 1,220 count2005: 1,215 count2006: 1,228 count2007: 1,232 count2008: 1,204 count2009: 1,191 count2010: 1,159 count2011: 1,157 count2012: 1,137 count2013: 1,129 count2014: 1,132 count2015: 1,117 count2016: 1,098 count2017: 1,125 count2018: 1,134 count2019: 1,114 count2020: 1,090 count2021: 1,093 count2022: 1,083 count2023: 1,090 count1,0501,1001,1501,2001,25019781994201020231978: 1,083 count1979: 1,119 count1980: 1,141 count1981: 1,162 count1982: 1,168 count1983: 1,168 count1984: 1,210 count1985: 1,199 count1986: 1,186 count1987: 1,141 count1988: 1,147 count1989: 1,147 count1990: 1,125 count1991: 1,132 count1992: 1,134 count1993: 1,138 count1994: 1,158 count1995: 1,166 count1996: 1,188 count1997: 1,203 count1998: 1,225 count1999: 1,225 count2000: 1,230 count2001: 1,223 count2002: 1,214 count2003: 1,213 count2004: 1,220 count2005: 1,215 count2006: 1,228 count2007: 1,232 count2008: 1,204 count2009: 1,191 count2010: 1,159 count2011: 1,157 count2012: 1,137 count2013: 1,129 count2014: 1,132 count2015: 1,117 count2016: 1,098 count2017: 1,125 count2018: 1,134 count2019: 1,114 count2020: 1,090 count2021: 1,093 count2022: 1,083 count2023: 1,090 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
20231,090
20221,083
20211,093
20201,090
20191,114
20181,134
20171,125
20161,098
20151,117
20141,132
20131,129
20121,137
20111,157
20101,159
20091,191
20081,204
20071,232
20061,228
20051,215
20041,220
20031,213
20021,214
20011,223
20001,230
19991,225
19981,225
19971,203
19961,188
19951,166
19941,158
19931,138
19921,134
19911,132
19901,125
19891,147
19881,147
19871,141
19861,186
19851,199
19841,210
19831,168
19821,168
19811,162
19801,141
19791,119
19781,083

Compared with Mississippi and United States

Place2023
Jones County1,090
Mississippi41,438
United States5,593,727

Jones 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. Jones 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, Jones 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, Jones 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/jones-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, Jones 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/jones-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, Jones 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/jones-county-mississippi (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Jones County, 1978 to 2023}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-11},
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What is the employer firms in Jones County?

Employer firms in Jones County was 1,090 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.6% from 2022. That is the 13th 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 Jones County?

1,232 in 2007, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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