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Counties in Arkansas by business establishments (QCEW), 2025

Pulaski County had the highest business establishments (QCEW) of 75 counties in 2025, at 14,711. Calhoun County had the lowest, at 103. The median was 470 and the figure for Arkansas was 109,976. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest14,711Pulaski County
Lowest103Calhoun County
Median47075 counties
Arkansas109,976History

Map of counties, 2025

Arkansas County: 628 countAshley County: 503 countBaxter County: 1,381 countBenton County: 9,148 countBoone County: 1,045 countBradley County: 341 countCalhoun County: 103 countCarroll County: 828 countChicot County: 366 countClark County: 672 countClay County: 359 countCleburne County: 650 countCleveland County: 125 countColumbia County: 633 countConway County: 505 countCraighead County: 3,090 countCrawford County: 1,332 countCrittenden County: 1,121 countCross County: 455 countDallas County: 218 countDesha County: 432 countDrew County: 528 countFaulkner County: 3,419 countFranklin County: 390 countFulton County: 217 countGarland County: 3,407 countGrant County: 374 countGreene County: 970 countHempstead County: 502 countHot Spring County: 632 countHoward County: 340 countIndependence County: 964 countIzard County: 264 countJackson County: 414 countJefferson County: 1,673 countJohnson County: 522 countLafayette County: 164 countLawrence County: 432 countLee County: 214 countLincoln County: 228 countLittle River County: 254 countLogan County: 470 countLonoke County: 1,496 countMadison County: 300 countMarion County: 318 countMiller County: 936 countMississippi County: 1,058 countMonroe County: 236 countMontgomery County: 188 countNevada County: 188 countNewton County: 124 countOuachita County: 568 countPerry County: 169 countPhillips County: 578 countPike County: 261 countPoinsett County: 484 countPolk County: 509 countPope County: 1,788 countPrairie County: 211 countPulaski County: 14,711 countRandolph County: 400 countSt. Francis County: 594 countSaline County: 2,652 countScott County: 183 countSearcy County: 176 countSebastian County: 3,794 countSevier County: 329 countSharp County: 419 countStone County: 301 countUnion County: 1,192 countVan Buren County: 345 countWashington County: 7,428 countWhite County: 1,889 countWoodruff County: 188 countYell County: 428 count
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count, 2025. Source: BLS, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2025

Pulaski County: 14,711 countPulaski County14,711Benton County: 9,148 countBenton County9,148Washington County: 7,428 countWashington County7,428Sebastian County: 3,794 countSebastian County3,794Faulkner County: 3,419 countFaulkner County3,419Garland County: 3,407 countGarland County3,407Craighead County: 3,090 countCraighead County3,090Saline County: 2,652 countSaline County2,652White County: 1,889 countWhite County1,889Pope County: 1,788 countPope County1,788Jefferson County: 1,673 countJefferson County1,673Lonoke County: 1,496 countLonoke County1,496Baxter County: 1,381 countBaxter County1,381Crawford County: 1,332 countCrawford County1,332Union County: 1,192 countUnion County1,192Crittenden County: 1,121 countCrittenden County1,121Mississippi County: 1,058 countMississippi County1,058Boone County: 1,045 countBoone County1,045Greene County: 970 countGreene County970Independence County: 964 countIndependence County964Miller County: 936 countMiller County936Carroll County: 828 countCarroll County828Clark County: 672 countClark County672Cleburne County: 650 countCleburne County650Columbia County: 633 countColumbia County633Hot Spring County: 632 countHot Spring County632Arkansas County: 628 countArkansas County628St. Francis County: 594 countSt. Francis County594Phillips County: 578 countPhillips County578Ouachita County: 568 countOuachita County568Drew County: 528 countDrew County528Johnson County: 522 countJohnson County522Polk County: 509 countPolk County509Conway County: 505 countConway County505Ashley County: 503 countAshley County503Hempstead County: 502 countHempstead County502Poinsett County: 484 countPoinsett County484Logan County: 470 countLogan County470Cross County: 455 countCross County455Desha County: 432 countDesha County432Pulaski County: 14,711 countPulaski County14,711Benton County: 9,148 countBenton County9,148Washington County: 7,428 countWashington County7,428Sebastian County: 3,794 countSebastian County3,794Faulkner County: 3,419 countFaulkner County3,419Garland County: 3,407 countGarland County3,407Craighead County: 3,090 countCraighead County3,090Saline County: 2,652 countSaline County2,652White County: 1,889 countWhite County1,889Pope County: 1,788 countPope County1,788Jefferson County: 1,673 countJefferson County1,673Lonoke County: 1,496 countLonoke County1,496Baxter County: 1,381 countBaxter County1,381Crawford County: 1,332 countCrawford County1,332Union County: 1,192 countUnion County1,192Crittenden County: 1,121 countCrittenden County1,121Mississippi County: 1,058 countMississippi County1,058Boone County: 1,045 countBoone County1,045Greene County: 970 countGreene County970Independence County: 964 countIndependence County964Miller County: 936 countMiller County936Carroll County: 828 countCarroll County828Clark County: 672 countClark County672Cleburne County: 650 countCleburne County650Columbia County: 633 countColumbia County633Hot Spring County: 632 countHot Spring County632Arkansas County: 628 countArkansas County628St. Francis County: 594 countSt. Francis County594Phillips County: 578 countPhillips County578Ouachita County: 568 countOuachita County568Drew County: 528 countDrew County528Johnson County: 522 countJohnson County522Polk County: 509 countPolk County509Conway County: 505 countConway County505Ashley County: 503 countAshley County503Hempstead County: 502 countHempstead County502Poinsett County: 484 countPoinsett County484Logan County: 470 countLogan County470Cross County: 455 countCross County455Desha County: 432 countDesha County432
count. Source: BLS, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2025
count		Change on 2024
1Pulaski County14,711+2.8%
2Benton County9,148+8.3%
3Washington County7,428+5.3%
4Sebastian County3,794+1.1%
5Faulkner County3,419+5.1%
6Garland County3,407+4.6%
7Craighead County3,090+2.8%
8Saline County2,652+7.9%
9White County1,889+4.7%
10Pope County1,788+1.3%
11Jefferson County1,673+1.1%
12Lonoke County1,496+5.6%
13Baxter County1,381+4.4%
14Crawford County1,332+4%
15Union County1,192+2.3%
16Crittenden County1,121+2.3%
17Mississippi County1,058+3.8%
18Boone County1,045+5.7%
19Greene County970+2.2%
20Independence County964+0.6%
21Miller County936+3.1%
22Carroll County828+3.1%
23Clark County672+2.6%
24Cleburne County650+1.1%
25Columbia County633+1.8%
26Hot Spring County632+1.8%
27Arkansas County628+0.3%
28St. Francis County594+1.5%
29Phillips County578-0.2%
30Ouachita County5680%
31Drew County528+1.5%
32Johnson County522+5.5%
33Polk County509+4.7%
34Conway County505+1.2%
35Ashley County503+0.4%
36Hempstead County5020%
37Poinsett County484+6.4%
38Logan County470+3.5%
39Cross County455+0.4%
40Desha County432-0.2%
40Lawrence County432+8.8%
42Yell County428+4.1%
43Sharp County419+3.5%
44Jackson County414-1%
45Randolph County400+1.5%
46Franklin County390-1%
47Grant County374+5.6%
48Chicot County366+4.6%
49Clay County359+2%
50Van Buren County345-1.4%
51Bradley County341+2.7%
52Howard County340+0.6%
53Sevier County329+2.8%
54Marion County318+2.6%
55Stone County301+4.5%
56Madison County300+5.6%
57Izard County264+3.1%
58Pike County261-3%
59Little River County254+8.5%
60Monroe County236+1.7%
61Lincoln County228-2.1%
62Dallas County218+1.4%
63Fulton County217+1.4%
64Lee County214+0.9%
65Prairie County211-4.1%
66Montgomery County188+1.6%
66Nevada County1880%
66Woodruff County188+1.6%
69Scott County183-1.6%
70Searcy County176+8%
71Perry County169+11.2%
72Lafayette County164+0.6%
73Cleveland County125-1.6%
74Newton County124+6%
75Calhoun County103-3.7%

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About this ranking

Average number of establishments with jobs covered by unemployment insurance during the year, all industries, private and government, from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. An establishment is a single place of business, such as a factory, store or office; a company with several locations has several.

Counts places of business, not firms: for firms use employer_firms. Changes in how large employers report their locations can move the count without any change in activity.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties (Counties in Arkansas by business establishments (QCEW), 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv

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Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Counties in Arkansas by business establishments (QCEW), 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/arkansas-counties. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Counties in Arkansas by business establishments (QCEW), 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/arkansas-counties.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Counties in Arkansas by business establishments (QCEW), 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/arkansas-counties (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest business establishments (QCEW)?

Pulaski County, with 14,711 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest business establishments (QCEW)?

Calhoun County, with 103 in 2025.

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