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Employer firms in Winston County

Employer firms in Winston County was 318 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.9% from 2022. That is the 43rd highest of 82 counties in 2023.

2023, count318
Change on 2022-0.9%
Rank43rd of 82Counties in Mississippi ranked
Series high3571999
Series low3082015

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Employer firms in Winston County, 1978 to 2023

30031032033034035036019781985199219992006201320231978: 351 count1979: 355 count1980: 354 count1981: 348 count1982: 330 count1983: 325 count1984: 350 count1985: 349 count1986: 352 count1987: 344 count1988: 337 count1989: 336 count1990: 334 count1991: 332 count1992: 329 count1993: 331 count1994: 341 count1995: 349 count1996: 344 count1997: 334 count1998: 352 count1999: 357 count2000: 355 count2001: 352 count2002: 348 count2003: 338 count2004: 333 count2005: 344 count2006: 347 count2007: 343 count2008: 327 count2009: 335 count2010: 324 count2011: 316 count2012: 314 count2013: 318 count2014: 314 count2015: 308 count2016: 310 count2017: 315 count2018: 315 count2019: 317 count2020: 330 count2021: 319 count2022: 321 count2023: 318 count30032034036019781994201020231978: 351 count1979: 355 count1980: 354 count1981: 348 count1982: 330 count1983: 325 count1984: 350 count1985: 349 count1986: 352 count1987: 344 count1988: 337 count1989: 336 count1990: 334 count1991: 332 count1992: 329 count1993: 331 count1994: 341 count1995: 349 count1996: 344 count1997: 334 count1998: 352 count1999: 357 count2000: 355 count2001: 352 count2002: 348 count2003: 338 count2004: 333 count2005: 344 count2006: 347 count2007: 343 count2008: 327 count2009: 335 count2010: 324 count2011: 316 count2012: 314 count2013: 318 count2014: 314 count2015: 308 count2016: 310 count2017: 315 count2018: 315 count2019: 317 count2020: 330 count2021: 319 count2022: 321 count2023: 318 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
2023318
2022321
2021319
2020330
2019317
2018315
2017315
2016310
2015308
2014314
2013318
2012314
2011316
2010324
2009335
2008327
2007343
2006347
2005344
2004333
2003338
2002348
2001352
2000355
1999357
1998352
1997334
1996344
1995349
1994341
1993331
1992329
1991332
1990334
1989336
1988337
1987344
1986352
1985349
1984350
1983325
1982330
1981348
1980354
1979355
1978351

Compared with Mississippi and United States

Place2023
Winston County318
Mississippi41,438
United States5,593,727

Winston 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. Winston 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, Winston 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, Winston 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/winston-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, Winston 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/winston-county-mississippi.

Harvard

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

Employer firms in Winston County was 318 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.9% from 2022. That is the 43rd 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 Winston County?

357 in 1999, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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