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Employer firms in Washington County

Employer firms in Washington County was 4,869 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 3.3% from 2022. That is the 3rd highest of 75 counties in 2023.

2023, count4,869
Change on 2022+3.3%
Rank3rd of 75Counties in Arkansas ranked
Series high4,8692023
Series low1,8751978

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Employer firms in Washington County, 1978 to 2023

1,0002,0003,0004,0005,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 1,875 count1979: 1,938 count1980: 1,958 count1981: 1,992 count1982: 1,957 count1983: 2,011 count1984: 2,149 count1985: 2,204 count1986: 2,207 count1987: 2,247 count1988: 2,316 count1989: 2,402 count1990: 2,480 count1991: 2,508 count1992: 2,586 count1993: 2,719 count1994: 2,854 count1995: 3,027 count1996: 3,128 count1997: 3,159 count1998: 3,176 count1999: 3,271 count2000: 3,302 count2001: 3,394 count2002: 3,447 count2003: 3,636 count2004: 3,765 count2005: 3,895 count2006: 3,977 count2007: 3,994 count2008: 3,954 count2009: 3,858 count2010: 3,844 count2011: 3,789 count2012: 3,827 count2013: 3,880 count2014: 3,970 count2015: 4,058 count2016: 4,159 count2017: 4,245 count2018: 4,329 count2019: 4,436 count2020: 4,522 count2021: 4,583 count2022: 4,715 count2023: 4,869 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
20234,869
20224,715
20214,583
20204,522
20194,436
20184,329
20174,245
20164,159
20154,058
20143,970
20133,880
20123,827
20113,789
20103,844
20093,858
20083,954
20073,994
20063,977
20053,895
20043,765
20033,636
20023,447
20013,394
20003,302
19993,271
19983,176
19973,159
19963,128
19953,027
19942,854
19932,719
19922,586
19912,508
19902,480
19892,402
19882,316
19872,247
19862,207
19852,204
19842,149
19832,011
19821,957
19811,992
19801,958
19791,938
19781,875

Compared with Arkansas and United States

Place2023
Washington County4,869
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, Washington 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, Washington 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/washington-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, Washington 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/washington-county-arkansas.

Harvard

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

BibTeX
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  urldate = {2026-10-11},
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What is the employer firms in Washington County?

Employer firms in Washington County was 4,869 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 3.3% from 2022. That is the 3rd 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 Washington County?

4,869 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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