Business establishments (QCEW) in Delaware County

Business establishments (QCEW) in Delaware County was 7,494 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 3.4% from 2024. That is the 9th highest of 88 counties in 2025.

2025, count7,494

Change on 2024+3.4%

Rank9th of 88Counties in Ohio ranked

Series high7,4942025

Series low2,4372001

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Business establishments (QCEW) in Delaware County, 2001 to 2025

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, published 2026-08-21.

All 25 values

Period	count
2025	7,494
2024	7,248
2023	6,914
2022	6,639
2021	6,240
2020	5,891
2019	5,629
2018	5,456
2017	5,320
2016	5,058
2015	4,854
2014	4,664
2013	4,509
2012	4,396
2011	4,352
2010	4,245
2009	4,201
2008	4,146
2007	4,014
2006	3,875
2005	3,643
2004	3,149
2003	2,906
2002	2,691
2001	2,437

Compared with Ohio and United States

Place	2025
Delaware County	7,494
Ohio	347,138
United States	12,112,924

Delaware County compared with nearby places

Under 700
700 to 1,000
1,000 to 1,300
1,300 to 2,200
2,200 to 4,800
4,800 and over

Business establishments (QCEW), 2025, count. Delaware County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Rankings

US states by business establishments (QCEW) 51 places
Counties in Ohio by business establishments (QCEW) 88 places

Definition

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.

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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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APA 7

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 (Business establishments (QCEW), Delaware County, 2001 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv

MLA 9

Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Business establishments (QCEW), Delaware County, 2001 to 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/en/business-establishments/delaware-county-ohio. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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. Business establishments (QCEW), Delaware County, 2001 to 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/en/business-establishments/delaware-county-ohio.

Harvard

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, Business establishments (QCEW), Delaware County, 2001 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/business-establishments/delaware-county-ohio (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  title = {{Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties: Business establishments (QCEW), Delaware County, 2001 to 2025}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/business-establishments/delaware-county-ohio. Publisher attribution: 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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What is the business establishments (QCEW) in Delaware County?

Business establishments (QCEW) in Delaware County was 7,494 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 3.4% from 2024. That is the 9th highest of 88 counties in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

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 by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest business establishments (QCEW) in Delaware County?

7,494 in 2025, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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