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Business establishments (QCEW) in Delaware County

Business establishments (QCEW) in Delaware County was 14,501 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.5% from 2024. That is the 7th highest of 67 counties in 2025.

2025, count14,501
Change on 2024+0.5%
Rank7th of 67Counties in Pennsylvania ranked
Series high14,5012025
Series low13,4022009

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

13.3K13.5K13.8K14K14.3K14.5K14.8K20012005200920132017202120252001: 14,175 count2002: 13,487 count2003: 13,641 count2004: 13,442 count2005: 13,409 count2006: 13,436 count2007: 13,556 count2008: 13,600 count2009: 13,402 count2010: 13,436 count2011: 13,535 count2012: 13,771 count2013: 13,418 count2014: 13,632 count2015: 13,805 count2016: 13,911 count2017: 14,012 count2018: 14,085 count2019: 14,057 count2020: 14,079 count2021: 14,155 count2022: 14,371 count2023: 14,366 count2024: 14,424 count2025: 14,501 count13K13.5K14K14.5K15K2001201020252001: 14,175 count2002: 13,487 count2003: 13,641 count2004: 13,442 count2005: 13,409 count2006: 13,436 count2007: 13,556 count2008: 13,600 count2009: 13,402 count2010: 13,436 count2011: 13,535 count2012: 13,771 count2013: 13,418 count2014: 13,632 count2015: 13,805 count2016: 13,911 count2017: 14,012 count2018: 14,085 count2019: 14,057 count2020: 14,079 count2021: 14,155 count2022: 14,371 count2023: 14,366 count2024: 14,424 count2025: 14,501 count
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
Periodcount
202514,501
202414,424
202314,366
202214,371
202114,155
202014,079
201914,057
201814,085
201714,012
201613,911
201513,805
201413,632
201313,418
201213,771
201113,535
201013,436
200913,402
200813,600
200713,556
200613,436
200513,409
200413,442
200313,641
200213,487
200114,175

Compared with Pennsylvania and United States

Place2025
Delaware County14,501
Pennsylvania389,774
United States12,112,924

Delaware County compared with nearby places

Adams County: 2,252 countAllegheny County: 36,462 countArmstrong County: 1,445 countBeaver County: 3,590 countBedford County: 1,243 countBerks County: 8,908 countBlair County: 3,477 countBradford County: 1,506 countBucks County: 21,408 countButler County: 5,494 countCambria County: 3,260 countCameron County: 156 countCarbon County: 1,321 countCentre County: 3,637 countChester County: 16,708 countClarion County: 1,064 countClearfield County: 2,008 countClinton County: 918 countColumbia County: 1,570 countCrawford County: 2,106 countCumberland County: 7,073 countDauphin County: 7,521 countDelaware County: 14,501 countElk County: 940 countErie County: 6,700 countFayette County: 2,718 countForest County: 142 countFranklin County: 3,534 countFulton County: 324 countGreene County: 786 countHuntingdon County: 1,036 countIndiana County: 1,904 countJefferson County: 1,182 countJuniata County: 579 countLackawanna County: 5,560 countLancaster County: 14,695 countLawrence County: 2,006 countLebanon County: 2,978 countLehigh County: 9,054 countLuzerne County: 7,538 countLycoming County: 3,006 countMcKean County: 1,052 countMercer County: 2,839 countMifflin County: 1,093 countMonroe County: 3,715 countMontgomery County: 29,022 countMontour County: 490 countNorthampton County: 7,118 countNorthumberland County: 1,832 countPerry County: 899 countPhiladelphia County: 33,456 countPike County: 1,143 countPotter County: 472 countSchuylkill County: 2,955 countSnyder County: 1,028 countSomerset County: 1,847 countSullivan County: 176 countSusquehanna County: 962 countTioga County: 998 countUnion County: 1,020 countVenango County: 1,206 countWarren County: 904 countWashington County: 5,751 countWayne County: 1,464 countWestmoreland County: 9,071 countWyoming County: 719 countYork County: 9,419 count
  • Under 900
  • 900 to 1,200
  • 1,200 to 2,000
  • 2,000 to 3,500
  • 3,500 to 7,500
  • 7,500 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.

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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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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

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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-pennsylvania. 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-pennsylvania.

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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, 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-pennsylvania (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the business establishments (QCEW) in Delaware County?

Business establishments (QCEW) in Delaware County was 14,501 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 0.5% from 2024. That is the 7th highest of 67 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?

14,501 in 2025, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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