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Employer firms in Alexander County

Employer firms in Alexander County was 65 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 4.4% from 2022. That is the 100th highest of 102 counties in 2023.

2023, count65
Change on 2022-4.4%
Rank100th of 102Counties in Illinois ranked
Series high2491979
Series low652023

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Employer firms in Alexander County, 1978 to 2023

5010015020025019781985199219992006201320231978: 243 count1979: 249 count1980: 239 count1981: 221 count1982: 223 count1983: 206 count1984: 208 count1985: 205 count1986: 192 count1987: 181 count1988: 174 count1989: 173 count1990: 178 count1991: 170 count1992: 173 count1993: 162 count1994: 158 count1995: 165 count1996: 159 count1997: 156 count1998: 153 count1999: 143 count2000: 143 count2001: 130 count2002: 128 count2003: 123 count2004: 120 count2005: 116 count2006: 109 count2007: 107 count2008: 103 count2009: 98 count2010: 101 count2011: 97 count2012: 96 count2013: 93 count2014: 85 count2015: 79 count2016: 78 count2017: 80 count2018: 78 count2019: 79 count2020: 74 count2021: 69 count2022: 68 count2023: 65 count
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
Periodcount
202365
202268
202169
202074
201979
201878
201780
201678
201579
201485
201393
201296
201197
2010101
200998
2008103
2007107
2006109
2005116
2004120
2003123
2002128
2001130
2000143
1999143
1998153
1997156
1996159
1995165
1994158
1993162
1992173
1991170
1990178
1989173
1988174
1987181
1986192
1985205
1984208
1983206
1982223
1981221
1980239
1979249
1978243

Compared with Illinois and United States

Place2023
Alexander County65
Illinois222,365
United States5,593,727

Rankings

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, Alexander 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, Alexander 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/alexander-county-illinois. 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, Alexander 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/alexander-county-illinois.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Alexander 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/alexander-county-illinois (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{census_employer_firms_alexander_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Alexander 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/alexander-county-illinois. 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.},
}
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Questions

What is the employer firms in Alexander County?

Employer firms in Alexander County was 65 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 4.4% from 2022. That is the 100th highest of 102 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 Alexander County?

249 in 1979, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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