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Employer firms in Lee County

Employer firms in Lee County was 2,043 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.6% from 2022. That is the 6th highest of 82 counties in 2023.

2023, count2,043
Change on 2022+0.6%
Rank6th of 82Counties in Mississippi ranked
Series high2,0432023
Series low1,2471978

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Employer firms in Lee County, 1978 to 2023

1,2001,4001,6001,8002,0002,20019781985199219992006201320231978: 1,247 count1979: 1,314 count1980: 1,337 count1981: 1,334 count1982: 1,312 count1983: 1,341 count1984: 1,444 count1985: 1,453 count1986: 1,484 count1987: 1,527 count1988: 1,587 count1989: 1,621 count1990: 1,707 count1991: 1,694 count1992: 1,713 count1993: 1,789 count1994: 1,818 count1995: 1,885 count1996: 1,911 count1997: 1,945 count1998: 1,950 count1999: 1,937 count2000: 1,900 count2001: 1,884 count2002: 1,898 count2003: 1,935 count2004: 1,976 count2005: 1,991 count2006: 2,013 count2007: 1,997 count2008: 2,021 count2009: 1,971 count2010: 1,957 count2011: 1,942 count2012: 1,935 count2013: 1,948 count2014: 1,960 count2015: 1,948 count2016: 1,994 count2017: 1,975 count2018: 1,967 count2019: 1,984 count2020: 1,972 count2021: 2,010 count2022: 2,031 count2023: 2,043 count1,2001,4001,6001,8002,0002,20019781994201020231978: 1,247 count1979: 1,314 count1980: 1,337 count1981: 1,334 count1982: 1,312 count1983: 1,341 count1984: 1,444 count1985: 1,453 count1986: 1,484 count1987: 1,527 count1988: 1,587 count1989: 1,621 count1990: 1,707 count1991: 1,694 count1992: 1,713 count1993: 1,789 count1994: 1,818 count1995: 1,885 count1996: 1,911 count1997: 1,945 count1998: 1,950 count1999: 1,937 count2000: 1,900 count2001: 1,884 count2002: 1,898 count2003: 1,935 count2004: 1,976 count2005: 1,991 count2006: 2,013 count2007: 1,997 count2008: 2,021 count2009: 1,971 count2010: 1,957 count2011: 1,942 count2012: 1,935 count2013: 1,948 count2014: 1,960 count2015: 1,948 count2016: 1,994 count2017: 1,975 count2018: 1,967 count2019: 1,984 count2020: 1,972 count2021: 2,010 count2022: 2,031 count2023: 2,043 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
20232,043
20222,031
20212,010
20201,972
20191,984
20181,967
20171,975
20161,994
20151,948
20141,960
20131,948
20121,935
20111,942
20101,957
20091,971
20082,021
20071,997
20062,013
20051,991
20041,976
20031,935
20021,898
20011,884
20001,900
19991,937
19981,950
19971,945
19961,911
19951,885
19941,818
19931,789
19921,713
19911,694
19901,707
19891,621
19881,587
19871,527
19861,484
19851,453
19841,444
19831,341
19821,312
19811,334
19801,337
19791,314
19781,247

Compared with Mississippi and United States

Place2023
Lee County2,043
Mississippi41,438
United States5,593,727

Lee 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. Lee 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, Lee 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, Lee 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/lee-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, Lee 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/lee-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, Lee 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/lee-county-mississippi (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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What is the employer firms in Lee County?

Employer firms in Lee County was 2,043 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.6% from 2022. That is the 6th highest of 82 counties in 2023.

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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 Lee County?

2,043 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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