Employer firms in Pearl River County

Employer firms in Pearl River County was 702 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.4% from 2022. That is the 20th highest of 82 counties in 2023.

2023, count702

Change on 2022+1.4%

Rank20th of 82Counties in Mississippi ranked

Series high7512007

Series low4231981

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 Pearl 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	702
2022	692
2021	675
2020	670
2019	658
2018	666
2017	667
2016	656
2015	652
2014	655
2013	655
2012	671
2011	682
2010	695
2009	701
2008	731
2007	751
2006	715
2005	702
2004	695
2003	680
2002	656
2001	642
2000	640
1999	662
1998	629
1997	627
1996	594
1995	571
1994	533
1993	526
1992	505
1991	481
1990	487
1989	502
1988	510
1987	521
1986	500
1985	500
1984	490
1983	451
1982	428
1981	423
1980	440
1979	443
1978	442

Compared with Mississippi and United States

Place	2023
Pearl River County	702
Mississippi	41,438
United States	5,593,727

Pearl River County compared with nearby places

Under 110
110 to 200
200 to 330
330 to 470
470 to 840
840 and over

Employer firms, 2023, count. Pearl 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 Mississippi by employer firms 82 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, Pearl 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, Pearl 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/pearl-river-county-mississippi. 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, Pearl 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/pearl-river-county-mississippi.

Harvard

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

BibTeX

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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Pearl 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/pearl-river-county-mississippi. 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 Pearl River County?

Employer firms in Pearl River County was 702 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.4% from 2022. That is the 20th 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 Pearl River County?

751 in 2007, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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