Employer firms in Little River County

Employer firms in Little River County was 155 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2% from 2022. That is the 59th highest of 75 counties in 2023.

2023, count155

Change on 2022+2%

Rank59th of 75Counties in Arkansas ranked

Series high2231996

Series low1492015

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 Little River 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	155
2022	152
2021	152
2020	154
2019	154
2018	156
2017	154
2016	151
2015	149
2014	150
2013	153
2012	155
2011	157
2010	159
2009	165
2008	168
2007	175
2006	181
2005	190
2004	187
2003	186
2002	180
2001	190
2000	195
1999	208
1998	210
1997	214
1996	223
1995	217
1994	201
1993	199
1992	195
1991	194
1990	199
1989	196
1988	188
1987	183
1986	182
1985	187
1984	179
1983	172
1982	181
1981	175
1980	173
1979	183
1978	181

Compared with Arkansas and United States

Place	2023
Little River County	155
Arkansas	47,875
United States	5,593,727

Little River 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. Little River 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, Little River 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, Little River 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/little-river-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, Little River 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/little-river-county-arkansas.

Harvard

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

BibTeX

@misc{census_employer_firms_little_river_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Little River 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/little-river-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 Little River County?

Employer firms in Little River County was 155 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2% from 2022. That is the 59th 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 Little River County?

223 in 1996, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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