Employer firms in Alcona County

Employer firms in Alcona County was 135 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.5% from 2022. That is the 79th highest of 83 counties in 2023.

2023, count135

Change on 2022+1.5%

Rank79th of 83Counties in Michigan ranked

Series high2082000

Series low1272021

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Employer firms in Alcona County, 1978 to 2023

count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-11, published 2025-09-25.

All 46 values

Period	count
2023	135
2022	133
2021	127
2020	137
2019	142
2018	142
2017	136
2016	141
2015	136
2014	153
2013	150
2012	157
2011	162
2010	157
2009	164
2008	172
2007	180
2006	182
2005	185
2004	198
2003	192
2002	202
2001	206
2000	208
1999	207
1998	205
1997	197
1996	201
1995	191
1994	179
1993	184
1992	167
1991	167
1990	153
1989	159
1988	152
1987	149
1986	152
1985	152
1984	147
1983	140
1982	136
1981	142
1980	149
1979	149
1978	141

Compared with Michigan and United States

Place	2023
Alcona County	135
Michigan	155,861
United States	5,593,727

Rankings

US states by employer firms 51 places
Counties in Michigan by employer firms 83 places

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. Differs from active_companies, the INE DIRCE count, which includes businesses without employees.

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_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties (Employer firms, Alcona County, 1978 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

MLA 9

Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Alcona County, 1978 to 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/alcona-county-michigan. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Employer firms, Alcona County, 1978 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 11, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/alcona-county-michigan.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Alcona County, 1978 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/alcona-county-michigan (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{census_employer_firms_alcona_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Alcona County, 1978 to 2023}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv},
  urldate = {2026-10-11},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/alcona-county-michigan. Publisher attribution: 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.},
}

RIS

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What is the employer firms in Alcona County?

Employer firms in Alcona County was 135 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.5% from 2022. That is the 79th highest of 83 counties 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 2026-10-11.

What was the highest employer firms in Alcona County?

208 in 2000, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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