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Employer firms in Alabama

Employer firms in Alabama was 71,429 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.7% from 2022. That is the 26th highest of 51 states in 2023.

2023, count71,429
Change on 2022+0.7%
Rank26th of 51US states ranked
Series high74,1872007
Series low53,7141982

Employer firms in Alabama, 1978 to 2023

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50K55K60K65K70K75K19781985199219992006201320231978: 54,680 count1979: 56,228 count1980: 55,902 count1981: 55,370 count1982: 53,714 count1983: 53,814 count1984: 57,420 count1985: 58,435 count1986: 59,638 count1987: 60,936 count1988: 62,232 count1989: 63,369 count1990: 64,305 count1991: 64,055 count1992: 64,662 count1993: 66,336 count1994: 68,215 count1995: 70,164 count1996: 71,049 count1997: 71,664 count1998: 72,228 count1999: 72,231 count2000: 71,652 count2001: 70,622 count2002: 70,694 count2003: 71,006 count2004: 71,887 count2005: 72,505 count2006: 73,340 count2007: 74,187 count2008: 73,330 count2009: 71,156 count2010: 69,381 count2011: 68,329 count2012: 68,004 count2013: 67,615 count2014: 67,517 count2015: 67,442 count2016: 68,087 count2017: 68,265 count2018: 68,246 count2019: 68,736 count2020: 68,371 count2021: 69,639 count2022: 70,912 count2023: 71,429 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10, published 2025-09-25.
All 46 values
Periodcount
202371,429
202270,912
202169,639
202068,371
201968,736
201868,246
201768,265
201668,087
201567,442
201467,517
201367,615
201268,004
201168,329
201069,381
200971,156
200873,330
200774,187
200673,340
200572,505
200471,887
200371,006
200270,694
200170,622
200071,652
199972,231
199872,228
199771,664
199671,049
199570,164
199468,215
199366,336
199264,662
199164,055
199064,305
198963,369
198862,232
198760,936
198659,638
198558,435
198457,420
198353,814
198253,714
198155,370
198055,902
197956,228
197854,680

Compared with United States

Place2023
Alabama71,429
United States5,593,727

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Definition

Number of firms in the private nonfarm sectors covered by the US Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics. Establishments under common ownership form one firm.

Excludes nonemployer businesses and other activities outside the BDS scope. A firm operating in several states or counties is counted in each area, so geographic counts cannot be added to reproduce the national total. This differs from the INE DIRCE active-company count, which includes businesses without employees. Past values can be revised.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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What is the employer firms in Alabama?

Employer firms in Alabama was 71,429 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.7% from 2022. That is the 26th highest of 51 states in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-10.

What was the highest employer firms in Alabama?

74,187 in 2007, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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