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Employer firms in Sharp County

Employer firms in Sharp County was 272 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.5% from 2022. That is the 40th highest of 75 counties in 2023.

2023, count272
Change on 2022+1.5%
Rank40th of 75Counties in Arkansas ranked
Series high3202006
Series low1661982

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Employer firms in Sharp County, 1978 to 2023

15020025030035019781985199219992006201320231978: 176 count1979: 187 count1980: 181 count1981: 168 count1982: 166 count1983: 174 count1984: 187 count1985: 184 count1986: 192 count1987: 197 count1988: 205 count1989: 203 count1990: 223 count1991: 219 count1992: 231 count1993: 231 count1994: 254 count1995: 265 count1996: 288 count1997: 294 count1998: 296 count1999: 296 count2000: 303 count2001: 303 count2002: 288 count2003: 298 count2004: 294 count2005: 302 count2006: 320 count2007: 307 count2008: 298 count2009: 281 count2010: 273 count2011: 275 count2012: 261 count2013: 268 count2014: 259 count2015: 264 count2016: 278 count2017: 273 count2018: 270 count2019: 269 count2020: 267 count2021: 257 count2022: 268 count2023: 272 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
2023272
2022268
2021257
2020267
2019269
2018270
2017273
2016278
2015264
2014259
2013268
2012261
2011275
2010273
2009281
2008298
2007307
2006320
2005302
2004294
2003298
2002288
2001303
2000303
1999296
1998296
1997294
1996288
1995265
1994254
1993231
1992231
1991219
1990223
1989203
1988205
1987197
1986192
1985184
1984187
1983174
1982166
1981168
1980181
1979187
1978176

Compared with Arkansas and United States

Place2023
Sharp County272
Arkansas47,875
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. Differs from active_companies, the INE DIRCE count, which includes businesses without employees.

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_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, Sharp 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, Sharp 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/sharp-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, Sharp 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/sharp-county-arkansas.

Harvard

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

BibTeX
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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Sharp 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/sharp-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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Questions

What is the employer firms in Sharp County?

Employer firms in Sharp County was 272 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.5% from 2022. That is the 40th 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 Sharp County?

320 in 2006, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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