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Employer firms in Quitman County

Employer firms in Quitman County was 70 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 4.1% from 2022. That is the 79th highest of 82 counties in 2023.

2023, count70
Change on 2022-4.1%
Rank79th of 82Counties in Mississippi ranked
Series high1591979
Series low702023

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Employer firms in Quitman County, 1978 to 2023

608010012014016019781985199219992006201320231978: 154 count1979: 159 count1980: 157 count1981: 144 count1982: 136 count1983: 129 count1984: 141 count1985: 133 count1986: 132 count1987: 133 count1988: 138 count1989: 137 count1990: 134 count1991: 136 count1992: 138 count1993: 143 count1994: 131 count1995: 127 count1996: 124 count1997: 120 count1998: 118 count1999: 118 count2000: 113 count2001: 113 count2002: 118 count2003: 116 count2004: 110 count2005: 111 count2006: 99 count2007: 104 count2008: 101 count2009: 98 count2010: 95 count2011: 99 count2012: 93 count2013: 89 count2014: 89 count2015: 91 count2016: 89 count2017: 85 count2018: 79 count2019: 77 count2020: 72 count2021: 80 count2022: 73 count2023: 70 count507510012515017519781994201020231978: 154 count1979: 159 count1980: 157 count1981: 144 count1982: 136 count1983: 129 count1984: 141 count1985: 133 count1986: 132 count1987: 133 count1988: 138 count1989: 137 count1990: 134 count1991: 136 count1992: 138 count1993: 143 count1994: 131 count1995: 127 count1996: 124 count1997: 120 count1998: 118 count1999: 118 count2000: 113 count2001: 113 count2002: 118 count2003: 116 count2004: 110 count2005: 111 count2006: 99 count2007: 104 count2008: 101 count2009: 98 count2010: 95 count2011: 99 count2012: 93 count2013: 89 count2014: 89 count2015: 91 count2016: 89 count2017: 85 count2018: 79 count2019: 77 count2020: 72 count2021: 80 count2022: 73 count2023: 70 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
202370
202273
202180
202072
201977
201879
201785
201689
201591
201489
201389
201293
201199
201095
200998
2008101
2007104
200699
2005111
2004110
2003116
2002118
2001113
2000113
1999118
1998118
1997120
1996124
1995127
1994131
1993143
1992138
1991136
1990134
1989137
1988138
1987133
1986132
1985133
1984141
1983129
1982136
1981144
1980157
1979159
1978154

Compared with Mississippi and United States

Place2023
Quitman County70
Mississippi41,438
United States5,593,727

Quitman 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
  • Under 110
  • 110 to 200
  • 200 to 330
  • 330 to 470
  • 470 to 840
  • 840 and over
Employer firms, 2023, count. Quitman 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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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties (Employer firms, Quitman 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, Quitman 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/quitman-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, Quitman 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/quitman-county-mississippi.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Quitman 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/quitman-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, Quitman County, 1978 to 2023}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-11},
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What is the employer firms in Quitman County?

Employer firms in Quitman County was 70 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 4.1% from 2022. That is the 79th 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 Quitman County?

159 in 1979, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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