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Counties in Arkansas by business establishments (QCEW)

Pulaski County had the highest business establishments (QCEW) of 75 counties in 2024, at 14,314. Calhoun County had the lowest, at 107. The median was 454 and the figure for Arkansas was 103,755. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Highest14,314Pulaski County
Lowest107Calhoun County
Median45475 counties
Arkansas103,755History

Map of counties, 2024

Arkansas County: 626 countAshley County: 501 countBaxter County: 1,323 countBenton County: 8,444 countBoone County: 989 countBradley County: 332 countCalhoun County: 107 countCarroll County: 803 countChicot County: 350 countClark County: 655 countClay County: 352 countCleburne County: 643 countCleveland County: 127 countColumbia County: 622 countConway County: 499 countCraighead County: 3,006 countCrawford County: 1,281 countCrittenden County: 1,096 countCross County: 453 countDallas County: 215 countDesha County: 433 countDrew County: 520 countFaulkner County: 3,252 countFranklin County: 394 countFulton County: 214 countGarland County: 3,256 countGrant County: 354 countGreene County: 949 countHempstead County: 502 countHot Spring County: 621 countHoward County: 338 countIndependence County: 958 countIzard County: 256 countJackson County: 418 countJefferson County: 1,655 countJohnson County: 495 countLafayette County: 163 countLawrence County: 397 countLee County: 212 countLincoln County: 233 countLittle River County: 234 countLogan County: 454 countLonoke County: 1,416 countMadison County: 284 countMarion County: 310 countMiller County: 908 countMississippi County: 1,019 countMonroe County: 232 countMontgomery County: 185 countNevada County: 188 countNewton County: 117 countOuachita County: 568 countPerry County: 152 countPhillips County: 579 countPike County: 269 countPoinsett County: 455 countPolk County: 486 countPope County: 1,765 countPrairie County: 220 countPulaski County: 14,314 countRandolph County: 394 countSt. Francis County: 585 countSaline County: 2,457 countScott County: 186 countSearcy County: 163 countSebastian County: 3,751 countSevier County: 320 countSharp County: 405 countStone County: 288 countUnion County: 1,165 countVan Buren County: 350 countWashington County: 7,052 countWhite County: 1,804 countWoodruff County: 185 countYell County: 411 count
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count, 2024. 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, 2024

Pulaski County: 14,314 countPulaski County14,314Benton County: 8,444 countBenton County8,444Washington County: 7,052 countWashington County7,052Sebastian County: 3,751 countSebastian County3,751Garland County: 3,256 countGarland County3,256Faulkner County: 3,252 countFaulkner County3,252Craighead County: 3,006 countCraighead County3,006Saline County: 2,457 countSaline County2,457White County: 1,804 countWhite County1,804Pope County: 1,765 countPope County1,765Jefferson County: 1,655 countJefferson County1,655Lonoke County: 1,416 countLonoke County1,416Baxter County: 1,323 countBaxter County1,323Crawford County: 1,281 countCrawford County1,281Union County: 1,165 countUnion County1,165Crittenden County: 1,096 countCrittenden County1,096Mississippi County: 1,019 countMississippi County1,019Boone County: 989 countBoone County989Independence County: 958 countIndependence County958Greene County: 949 countGreene County949Miller County: 908 countMiller County908Carroll County: 803 countCarroll County803Clark County: 655 countClark County655Cleburne County: 643 countCleburne County643Arkansas County: 626 countArkansas County626Columbia County: 622 countColumbia County622Hot Spring County: 621 countHot Spring County621St. Francis County: 585 countSt. Francis County585Phillips County: 579 countPhillips County579Ouachita County: 568 countOuachita County568Drew County: 520 countDrew County520Hempstead County: 502 countHempstead County502Ashley County: 501 countAshley County501Conway County: 499 countConway County499Johnson County: 495 countJohnson County495Polk County: 486 countPolk County486Poinsett County: 455 countPoinsett County455Logan County: 454 countLogan County454Cross County: 453 countCross County453Desha County: 433 countDesha County433Pulaski County: 14,314 countPulaski County14,314Benton County: 8,444 countBenton County8,444Washington County: 7,052 countWashington County7,052Sebastian County: 3,751 countSebastian County3,751Garland County: 3,256 countGarland County3,256Faulkner County: 3,252 countFaulkner County3,252Craighead County: 3,006 countCraighead County3,006Saline County: 2,457 countSaline County2,457White County: 1,804 countWhite County1,804Pope County: 1,765 countPope County1,765Jefferson County: 1,655 countJefferson County1,655Lonoke County: 1,416 countLonoke County1,416Baxter County: 1,323 countBaxter County1,323Crawford County: 1,281 countCrawford County1,281Union County: 1,165 countUnion County1,165Crittenden County: 1,096 countCrittenden County1,096Mississippi County: 1,019 countMississippi County1,019Boone County: 989 countBoone County989Independence County: 958 countIndependence County958Greene County: 949 countGreene County949Miller County: 908 countMiller County908Carroll County: 803 countCarroll County803Clark County: 655 countClark County655Cleburne County: 643 countCleburne County643Arkansas County: 626 countArkansas County626Columbia County: 622 countColumbia County622Hot Spring County: 621 countHot Spring County621St. Francis County: 585 countSt. Francis County585Phillips County: 579 countPhillips County579Ouachita County: 568 countOuachita County568Drew County: 520 countDrew County520Hempstead County: 502 countHempstead County502Ashley County: 501 countAshley County501Conway County: 499 countConway County499Johnson County: 495 countJohnson County495Polk County: 486 countPolk County486Poinsett County: 455 countPoinsett County455Logan County: 454 countLogan County454Cross County: 453 countCross County453Desha County: 433 countDesha County433
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

RankCounties2024
count		Change on 2023
1Pulaski County14,314+0.3%
2Benton County8,444+4.5%
3Washington County7,052+3.2%
4Sebastian County3,751-0.2%
5Garland County3,256+0.7%
6Faulkner County3,252+0.8%
7Craighead County3,006-0.1%
8Saline County2,457+2.5%
9White County1,804-0.8%
10Pope County1,765-1.6%
11Jefferson County1,655-4.8%
12Lonoke County1,416+0.9%
13Baxter County1,323+2.6%
14Crawford County1,281+0.9%
15Union County1,165-1.2%
16Crittenden County1,096+0.1%
17Mississippi County1,019+0.6%
18Boone County989+1.3%
19Independence County958+1.2%
20Greene County949+1%
21Miller County908+0.6%
22Carroll County803-1%
23Clark County655-1.5%
24Cleburne County643+0.6%
25Arkansas County626-33.6%
26Columbia County622-2.4%
27Hot Spring County621+1%
28St. Francis County585-1.7%
29Phillips County579-4%
30Ouachita County568-4.2%
31Drew County520-0.6%
32Hempstead County502-1.4%
33Ashley County501-2.1%
34Conway County499-1.6%
35Johnson County495+0.6%
36Polk County486-0.4%
37Poinsett County455-3.2%
38Logan County454-2.4%
39Cross County453-1.9%
40Desha County433-4.2%
41Jackson County418-0.7%
42Yell County411-2.4%
43Sharp County405+1.5%
44Lawrence County397+0.3%
45Franklin County394-2.5%
45Randolph County394-0.3%
47Grant County354+0.6%
48Clay County352-1.4%
49Chicot County350-6.9%
49Van Buren County350+2.9%
51Howard County338-3.4%
52Bradley County332+1.5%
53Sevier County320-0.3%
54Marion County310+4%
55Stone County288+1.1%
56Madison County284-1.7%
57Pike County269-1.1%
58Izard County256-1.9%
59Little River County234+1.3%
60Lincoln County233-2.9%
61Monroe County232-2.9%
62Prairie County220-4.3%
63Dallas County215-4%
64Fulton County214+0.5%
65Lee County212-4.1%
66Nevada County188-1.1%
67Scott County1860%
68Montgomery County185+8.8%
68Woodruff County185+2.8%
70Lafayette County163+1.9%
70Searcy County163-3%
72Perry County152+4.8%
73Cleveland County1270%
74Newton County117-2.5%
75Calhoun County107+0.9%

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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/2024/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), 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2024/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), 2024. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2024/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/arkansas-counties?period=2024. 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), 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2024/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/arkansas-counties?period=2024.

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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), 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2024/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/arkansas-counties?period=2024 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest business establishments (QCEW)?

Pulaski County, with 14,314 in 2024, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Which county has the lowest business establishments (QCEW)?

Calhoun County, with 107 in 2024.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: 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. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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