Employer firms in Sebastian County

Employer firms in Sebastian County was 2,653 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.2% from 2022. That is the 4th highest of 75 counties in 2023.

2023, count2,653

Change on 2022+1.2%

Rank4th of 75Counties in Arkansas ranked

Series high2,7491998

Series low2,2491978

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 Sebastian 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	2,653
2022	2,622
2021	2,625
2020	2,601
2019	2,640
2018	2,666
2017	2,643
2016	2,628
2015	2,617
2014	2,631
2013	2,673
2012	2,706
2011	2,693
2010	2,717
2009	2,712
2008	2,718
2007	2,739
2006	2,709
2005	2,650
2004	2,614
2003	2,612
2002	2,611
2001	2,593
2000	2,628
1999	2,667
1998	2,749
1997	2,733
1996	2,704
1995	2,678
1994	2,654
1993	2,612
1992	2,577
1991	2,556
1990	2,586
1989	2,556
1988	2,513
1987	2,532
1986	2,580
1985	2,549
1984	2,500
1983	2,389
1982	2,351
1981	2,338
1980	2,319
1979	2,292
1978	2,249

Compared with Arkansas and United States

Place	2023
Sebastian County	2,653
Arkansas	47,875
United States	5,593,727

Sebastian 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. Sebastian 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, Sebastian 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, Sebastian 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/sebastian-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, Sebastian 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/sebastian-county-arkansas.

Harvard

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

BibTeX

@misc{census_employer_firms_sebastian_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Sebastian 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/sebastian-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 Sebastian County?

Employer firms in Sebastian County was 2,653 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.2% from 2022. That is the 4th 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 Sebastian County?

2,749 in 1998, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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