Counties in Mississippi by employer firm births

Hinds County had the highest employer firm births of 77 counties in 2013, at 254. Franklin County had the lowest, at 4. The median was 18 and the figure for Mississippi was 2,603. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest254Hinds County
Median1877 counties
Mississippi2,603History

Map of counties, 2013

Adams County: 26 countAlcorn County: 38 countAmite County: 12 countAttala County: 8 countBenton County: 4 countBolivar County: 29 countCalhoun County: 8 countCarroll County: 4 countChickasaw County: 11 countChoctaw County: 8 countClaiborne County: 5 countClarke County: 9 countClay County: 14 countCoahoma County: 23 countCopiah County: 33 countCovington County: 14 countDeSoto County: 128 countForrest County: 75 countFranklin County: 4 countGeorge County: 14 countGreene County: 5 countGrenada County: 18 countHancock County: 42 countHarrison County: 170 countHinds County: 254 countHolmes County: 7 countHumphreys County: 6 countItawamba County: 20 countJackson County: 93 countJasper County: 6 countJefferson Davis County: 6 countJones County: 54 countKemper County: 7 countLafayette County: 68 countLamar County: 80 countLauderdale County: 67 countLeake County: 12 countLee County: 107 countLeflore County: 32 countLincoln County: 38 countLowndes County: 60 countMadison County: 169 countMarion County: 24 countMarshall County: 19 countMonroe County: 24 countMontgomery County: 13 countNeshoba County: 18 countNewton County: 17 countNoxubee County: 9 countOktibbeha County: 37 countPanola County: 28 countPearl River County: 37 countPerry County: 7 countPike County: 41 countPontotoc County: 24 countPrentiss County: 13 countRankin County: 166 countScott County: 26 countSharkey County: 6 countSimpson County: 18 countSmith County: 8 countStone County: 11 countSunflower County: 17 countTallahatchie County: 8 countTate County: 19 countTippah County: 14 countTishomingo County: 12 countTunica County: 12 countUnion County: 18 countWalthall County: 17 countWarren County: 37 countWashington County: 43 countWayne County: 19 countWebster County: 10 countWinston County: 20 countYalobusha County: 6 countYazoo County: 12 count
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count, 2013. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2013

Hinds County: 254 countHinds County254Harrison County: 170 countHarrison County170Madison County: 169 countMadison County169Rankin County: 166 countRankin County166DeSoto County: 128 countDeSoto County128Lee County: 107 countLee County107Jackson County: 93 countJackson County93Lamar County: 80 countLamar County80Forrest County: 75 countForrest County75Lafayette County: 68 countLafayette County68Lauderdale County: 67 countLauderdale County67Lowndes County: 60 countLowndes County60Jones County: 54 countJones County54Washington County: 43 countWashington County43Hancock County: 42 countHancock County42Pike County: 41 countPike County41Alcorn County: 38 countAlcorn County38Lincoln County: 38 countLincoln County38Oktibbeha County: 37 countOktibbeha County37Pearl River County: 37 countPearl River County37Warren County: 37 countWarren County37Copiah County: 33 countCopiah County33Leflore County: 32 countLeflore County32Bolivar County: 29 countBolivar County29Panola County: 28 countPanola County28Adams County: 26 countAdams County26Scott County: 26 countScott County26Marion County: 24 countMarion County24Monroe County: 24 countMonroe County24Pontotoc County: 24 countPontotoc County24Coahoma County: 23 countCoahoma County23Itawamba County: 20 countItawamba County20Winston County: 20 countWinston County20Marshall County: 19 countMarshall County19Tate County: 19 countTate County19Wayne County: 19 countWayne County19Grenada County: 18 countGrenada County18Neshoba County: 18 countNeshoba County18Simpson County: 18 countSimpson County18Union County: 18 countUnion County18Hinds County: 254 countHinds County254Harrison County: 170 countHarrison County170Madison County: 169 countMadison County169Rankin County: 166 countRankin County166DeSoto County: 128 countDeSoto County128Lee County: 107 countLee County107Jackson County: 93 countJackson County93Lamar County: 80 countLamar County80Forrest County: 75 countForrest County75Lafayette County: 68 countLafayette County68Lauderdale County: 67 countLauderdale County67Lowndes County: 60 countLowndes County60Jones County: 54 countJones County54Washington County: 43 countWashington County43Hancock County: 42 countHancock County42Pike County: 41 countPike County41Alcorn County: 38 countAlcorn County38Lincoln County: 38 countLincoln County38Oktibbeha County: 37 countOktibbeha County37Pearl River County: 37 countPearl River County37Warren County: 37 countWarren County37Copiah County: 33 countCopiah County33Leflore County: 32 countLeflore County32Bolivar County: 29 countBolivar County29Panola County: 28 countPanola County28Adams County: 26 countAdams County26Scott County: 26 countScott County26Marion County: 24 countMarion County24Monroe County: 24 countMonroe County24Pontotoc County: 24 countPontotoc County24Coahoma County: 23 countCoahoma County23Itawamba County: 20 countItawamba County20Winston County: 20 countWinston County20Marshall County: 19 countMarshall County19Tate County: 19 countTate County19Wayne County: 19 countWayne County19Grenada County: 18 countGrenada County18Neshoba County: 18 countNeshoba County18Simpson County: 18 countSimpson County18Union County: 18 countUnion County18
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. Retrieved 2026-10-22.

Full ranking

RankCounties2013
count
Change on 2012
1Hinds County254-0.8%
2Harrison County170-17.5%
3Madison County169+16.6%
4Rankin County166-5.1%
5DeSoto County128-9.2%
6Lee County1070%
7Jackson County93-11.4%
8Lamar County80+3.9%
9Forrest County75+13.6%
10Lafayette County68+9.7%
11Lauderdale County67-5.6%
12Lowndes County60-7.7%
13Jones County54+12.5%
14Washington County43+22.9%
15Hancock County42-12.5%
16Pike County41+7.9%
17Alcorn County38+65.2%
17Lincoln County38-2.6%
19Oktibbeha County37-24.5%
19Pearl River County37+2.8%
19Warren County37+2.8%
22Copiah County33+57.1%
23Leflore County32+23.1%
24Bolivar County29+16%
25Panola County28+12%
26Adams County260%
26Scott County26+30%
28Marion County24-14.3%
28Monroe County24-11.1%
28Pontotoc County24+20%
31Coahoma County23-8%
32Itawamba County20+53.8%
32Winston County20+42.9%
34Marshall County19-9.5%
34Tate County19+5.6%
34Wayne County19+58.3%
37Grenada County18+38.5%
37Neshoba County18-14.3%
37Simpson County18+5.9%
37Union County18-14.3%
41Newton County17-15%
41Sunflower County17-19%
41Walthall County17+142.9%
44Clay County14-17.6%
44Covington County14-12.5%
44George County14-6.7%
44Tippah County14+16.7%
48Montgomery County13+225%
48Prentiss County13-45.8%
50Amite County12+33.3%
50Leake County12-7.7%
50Tishomingo County12-29.4%
50Tunica County12-29.4%
50Yazoo County12-29.4%
55Chickasaw County11-38.9%
55Stone County110%
57Webster County10-23.1%
58Clarke County9-47.1%
58Noxubee County9-18.2%
60Attala County8-50%
60Calhoun County8-50%
60Choctaw County8+60%
60Smith County8+60%
60Tallahatchie County8+33.3%
65Holmes County70%
65Kemper County7-30%
65Perry County7-12.5%
68Humphreys County60%
68Jasper County6-40%
68Jefferson Davis County6+20%
68Sharkey County6+20%
68Yalobusha County6-14.3%
73Claiborne County5+25%
73Greene County5+66.7%
75Benton County40%
75Carroll County4-20%
75Franklin County4-63.6%

Other periods

About this ranking

New employer firms: firms of age zero in March of the year, meaning that every establishment of the firm had its first employees during the previous twelve months. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics, which calls these firms startups.

A firm counts only when it has employees, so a business without staff is not a birth, and a new branch, merger or change of ownership of an existing firm is not a birth either. Not the same as business_applications (requests for an employer number) or enterprise_births (European business demography). The year is the twelve months to March: 2023 compares March 2022 with March 2023.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. 5 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2013 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978 (Counties in Mississippi by employer firm births, 2013) [Data set]. Retrieved October 22, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv

MLA 9

Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978, Counties in Mississippi by employer firm births, 2013. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-firm-births/mississippi-counties?period=2013. Accessed 22 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. Counties in Mississippi by employer firm births, 2013. Dataset. Accessed October 22, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-firm-births/mississippi-counties?period=2013.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978, Counties in Mississippi by employer firm births, 2013 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-firm-births/mississippi-counties?period=2013 (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  urldate = {2026-10-22},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-firm-births/mississippi-counties?period=2013. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023\_st\_cty\_fac.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-22.},
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Which county has the highest employer firm births?

Hinds County, with 254 in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest employer firm births?

Franklin County, with 4 in 2013.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. Retrieved 2026-10-22. 5 counties have no value for 2013 and are not ranked.

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