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Employer firms in Mississippi

Employer firms in Mississippi was 41,438 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.4% from 2022. That is the 36th highest of 51 states in 2023.

2023, count41,438
Change on 2022+0.4%
Rank36th of 51US states ranked
Series high44,1252007
Series low35,9081978

Employer firms in Mississippi, 1978 to 2023

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34K36K38K40K42K44K46K19781985199219992006201320231978: 35,908 count1979: 37,112 count1980: 37,475 count1981: 37,112 count1982: 36,062 count1983: 36,372 count1984: 38,440 count1985: 38,436 count1986: 38,947 count1987: 39,010 count1988: 39,172 count1989: 39,505 count1990: 39,987 count1991: 39,801 count1992: 40,023 count1993: 41,062 count1994: 41,698 count1995: 42,529 count1996: 42,940 count1997: 43,287 count1998: 43,723 count1999: 43,797 count2000: 43,283 count2001: 42,693 count2002: 42,948 count2003: 43,287 count2004: 43,687 count2005: 43,718 count2006: 43,401 count2007: 44,125 count2008: 43,650 count2009: 42,705 count2010: 42,147 count2011: 41,755 count2012: 41,394 count2013: 41,125 count2014: 41,087 count2015: 40,925 count2016: 40,941 count2017: 40,832 count2018: 40,797 count2019: 40,790 count2020: 40,403 count2021: 40,955 count2022: 41,254 count2023: 41,438 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10, published 2025-09-25.
All 46 values
Periodcount
202341,438
202241,254
202140,955
202040,403
201940,790
201840,797
201740,832
201640,941
201540,925
201441,087
201341,125
201241,394
201141,755
201042,147
200942,705
200843,650
200744,125
200643,401
200543,718
200443,687
200343,287
200242,948
200142,693
200043,283
199943,797
199843,723
199743,287
199642,940
199542,529
199441,698
199341,062
199240,023
199139,801
199039,987
198939,505
198839,172
198739,010
198638,947
198538,436
198438,440
198336,372
198236,062
198137,112
198037,475
197937,112
197835,908

Compared with United States

Place2023
Mississippi41,438
United States5,593,727

Rankings

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 and other activities outside the BDS scope. A firm operating in several states or counties is counted in each area, so geographic counts cannot be added to reproduce the national total. This differs from the INE DIRCE active-company count, which includes businesses without employees. Past values can be revised.

How to cite

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.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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What is the employer firms in Mississippi?

Employer firms in Mississippi was 41,438 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.4% from 2022. That is the 36th highest of 51 states 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 2026-10-10.

What was the highest employer firms in Mississippi?

44,125 in 2007, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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