Employer firms in Washington County

Employer firms in Washington County was 847 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 2.2% from 2022. That is the 14th highest of 82 counties in 2023.

2023, count847

Change on 2022-2.2%

Rank14th of 82Counties in Mississippi ranked

Series high1,3731980

Series low8472023

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 Washington 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	847
2022	866
2021	871
2020	877
2019	899
2018	910
2017	934
2016	952
2015	965
2014	974
2013	980
2012	1,000
2011	1,018
2010	1,015
2009	1,028
2008	1,069
2007	1,102
2006	1,081
2005	1,113
2004	1,159
2003	1,179
2002	1,179
2001	1,187
2000	1,216
1999	1,227
1998	1,237
1997	1,224
1996	1,213
1995	1,236
1994	1,227
1993	1,224
1992	1,244
1991	1,247
1990	1,256
1989	1,277
1988	1,276
1987	1,276
1986	1,282
1985	1,279
1984	1,309
1983	1,286
1982	1,329
1981	1,362
1980	1,373
1979	1,370
1978	1,332

Compared with Mississippi and United States

Place	2023
Washington County	847
Mississippi	41,438
United States	5,593,727

Washington 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. Washington 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, 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-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, 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-mississippi.

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-mississippi (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{census_employer_firms_washington_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Washington 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/washington-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 Washington County?

Employer firms in Washington County was 847 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 2.2% from 2022. That is the 14th 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 Washington County?

1,373 in 1980, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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