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Employer firms in Allegheny County

Employer firms in Allegheny County was 23,471 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.8% from 2022. That is the 1st highest of 67 counties in 2023.

2023, count23,471
Change on 2022+0.8%
Rank1st of 67Counties in Pennsylvania ranked
Series high25,5221995
Series low22,7061982

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Employer firms in Allegheny County, 1978 to 2023

22K23K24K25K26K19781985199219992006201320231978: 22,718 count1979: 23,163 count1980: 23,165 count1981: 22,960 count1982: 22,706 count1983: 23,046 count1984: 23,391 count1985: 23,287 count1986: 23,792 count1987: 24,174 count1988: 24,645 count1989: 25,075 count1990: 25,500 count1991: 25,463 count1992: 25,278 count1993: 25,374 count1994: 25,328 count1995: 25,522 count1996: 25,377 count1997: 25,351 count1998: 25,439 count1999: 25,286 count2000: 25,255 count2001: 24,962 count2002: 24,714 count2003: 24,583 count2004: 24,722 count2005: 24,851 count2006: 24,764 count2007: 24,456 count2008: 24,036 count2009: 23,765 count2010: 23,553 count2011: 23,494 count2012: 23,501 count2013: 23,345 count2014: 23,471 count2015: 23,324 count2016: 23,427 count2017: 23,273 count2018: 23,239 count2019: 23,374 count2020: 23,267 count2021: 22,875 count2022: 23,292 count2023: 23,471 count22K23K24K25K26K19781994201020231978: 22,718 count1979: 23,163 count1980: 23,165 count1981: 22,960 count1982: 22,706 count1983: 23,046 count1984: 23,391 count1985: 23,287 count1986: 23,792 count1987: 24,174 count1988: 24,645 count1989: 25,075 count1990: 25,500 count1991: 25,463 count1992: 25,278 count1993: 25,374 count1994: 25,328 count1995: 25,522 count1996: 25,377 count1997: 25,351 count1998: 25,439 count1999: 25,286 count2000: 25,255 count2001: 24,962 count2002: 24,714 count2003: 24,583 count2004: 24,722 count2005: 24,851 count2006: 24,764 count2007: 24,456 count2008: 24,036 count2009: 23,765 count2010: 23,553 count2011: 23,494 count2012: 23,501 count2013: 23,345 count2014: 23,471 count2015: 23,324 count2016: 23,427 count2017: 23,273 count2018: 23,239 count2019: 23,374 count2020: 23,267 count2021: 22,875 count2022: 23,292 count2023: 23,471 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
202323,471
202223,292
202122,875
202023,267
201923,374
201823,239
201723,273
201623,427
201523,324
201423,471
201323,345
201223,501
201123,494
201023,553
200923,765
200824,036
200724,456
200624,764
200524,851
200424,722
200324,583
200224,714
200124,962
200025,255
199925,286
199825,439
199725,351
199625,377
199525,522
199425,328
199325,374
199225,278
199125,463
199025,500
198925,075
198824,645
198724,174
198623,792
198523,287
198423,391
198323,046
198222,706
198122,960
198023,165
197923,163
197822,718

Compared with Pennsylvania and United States

Place2023
Allegheny County23,471
Pennsylvania211,009
United States5,593,727

Allegheny County compared with nearby places

Adams County: 1,631 countAllegheny County: 23,471 countArmstrong County: 1,021 countBeaver County: 2,577 countBedford County: 842 countBerks County: 6,579 countBlair County: 2,497 countBradford County: 1,031 countBucks County: 15,721 countButler County: 3,913 countCambria County: 2,216 countCameron County: 103 countCarbon County: 990 countCentre County: 2,634 countChester County: 11,597 countClarion County: 756 countClearfield County: 1,494 countClinton County: 673 countColumbia County: 1,135 countCrawford County: 1,556 countCumberland County: 4,835 countDauphin County: 5,221 countDelaware County: 10,338 countElk County: 700 countErie County: 4,425 countFayette County: 1,970 countForest County: 74 countFranklin County: 2,502 countFulton County: 226 countGreene County: 558 countHuntingdon County: 671 countIndiana County: 1,422 countJefferson County: 898 countJuniata County: 441 countLackawanna County: 3,975 countLancaster County: 10,918 countLawrence County: 1,479 countLebanon County: 2,267 countLehigh County: 6,515 countLuzerne County: 5,301 countLycoming County: 2,126 countMcKean County: 713 countMercer County: 2,017 countMifflin County: 818 countMonroe County: 2,774 countMontgomery County: 20,028 countMontour County: 305 countNorthampton County: 5,146 countNorthumberland County: 1,288 countPerry County: 678 countPhiladelphia County: 22,359 countPike County: 824 countPotter County: 280 countSchuylkill County: 2,103 countSnyder County: 761 countSomerset County: 1,360 countSullivan County: 136 countSusquehanna County: 705 countTioga County: 657 countUnion County: 785 countVenango County: 881 countWarren County: 602 countWashington County: 4,140 countWayne County: 1,081 countWestmoreland County: 6,415 countWyoming County: 523 countYork County: 6,509 count
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  • 700 to 800
  • 800 to 1,500
  • 1,500 to 2,500
  • 2,500 to 5,300
  • 5,300 and over
Employer firms, 2023, count. Allegheny County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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

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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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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties (Employer firms, Allegheny 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

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Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Allegheny 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/allegheny-county-pennsylvania. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Employer firms, Allegheny 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/allegheny-county-pennsylvania.

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

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  urldate = {2026-10-11},
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What is the employer firms in Allegheny County?

Employer firms in Allegheny County was 23,471 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.8% from 2022. That is the 1st highest of 67 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 Allegheny County?

25,522 in 1995, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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