# Employer firms in Alachua County

Employer firms in Alachua County was 5,169 in 2023. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

- Indicator id: `employer_firms`
- Place id: `us-county-12001`
- Unit: count
- 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.
- Note: Excludes nonemployer businesses. Differs from active_companies, the INE DIRCE count, which includes businesses without employees.
- Source: 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_cty.csv)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-11
- License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)
- Citation: 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_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/alachua-county-florida
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=employer_firms&place=us-county-12001

| Period | count |
|---|---:|
| 2023 | 5,169 |
| 2022 | 5,129 |
| 2021 | 5,020 |
| 2020 | 4,896 |
| 2019 | 4,885 |
| 2018 | 4,831 |
| 2017 | 4,798 |
| 2016 | 4,744 |
| 2015 | 4,683 |
| 2014 | 4,611 |
| 2013 | 4,549 |
| 2012 | 4,537 |
| 2011 | 4,471 |
| 2010 | 4,514 |
| 2009 | 4,501 |
| 2008 | 4,567 |
| 2007 | 4,638 |
| 2006 | 4,531 |
| 2005 | 4,423 |
| 2004 | 4,345 |
| 2003 | 4,181 |
| 2002 | 4,070 |
| 2001 | 4,010 |
| 2000 | 3,992 |
| 1999 | 3,987 |
| 1998 | 4,027 |
| 1997 | 3,990 |
| 1996 | 4,002 |
| 1995 | 3,962 |
| 1994 | 3,938 |
| 1993 | 3,815 |
| 1992 | 3,783 |
| 1991 | 3,727 |
| 1990 | 3,712 |
| 1989 | 3,600 |
| 1988 | 3,495 |
| 1987 | 3,417 |
| 1986 | 3,317 |
| 1985 | 3,215 |
| 1984 | 3,187 |
| 1983 | 3,061 |
| 1982 | 2,886 |
| 1981 | 2,818 |
| 1980 | 2,709 |
| 1979 | 2,609 |
| 1978 | 2,461 |