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Employer firms in Allen County

Employer firms in Allen County was 7,185 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.2% from 2022. That is the 4th highest of 92 counties in 2023.

2023, count7,185
Change on 2022+2.2%
Rank4th of 92Counties in Indiana ranked
Series high7,2682007
Series low4,9961978

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Employer firms in Allen County, 1978 to 2023

4,5005,0005,5006,0006,5007,0007,50019781985199219992006201320231978: 4,996 count1979: 5,200 count1980: 5,223 count1981: 5,274 count1982: 5,170 count1983: 5,341 count1984: 5,423 count1985: 5,496 count1986: 5,710 count1987: 5,972 count1988: 6,124 count1989: 6,225 count1990: 6,370 count1991: 6,357 count1992: 6,329 count1993: 6,469 count1994: 6,610 count1995: 6,735 count1996: 6,727 count1997: 6,762 count1998: 6,851 count1999: 6,868 count2000: 6,855 count2001: 6,880 count2002: 6,924 count2003: 6,927 count2004: 7,011 count2005: 7,092 count2006: 7,227 count2007: 7,268 count2008: 7,164 count2009: 7,001 count2010: 6,872 count2011: 6,780 count2012: 6,756 count2013: 6,730 count2014: 6,764 count2015: 6,820 count2016: 6,806 count2017: 6,815 count2018: 6,872 count2019: 6,898 count2020: 6,877 count2021: 6,931 count2022: 7,028 count2023: 7,185 count4,0005,0006,0007,0008,00019781994201020231978: 4,996 count1979: 5,200 count1980: 5,223 count1981: 5,274 count1982: 5,170 count1983: 5,341 count1984: 5,423 count1985: 5,496 count1986: 5,710 count1987: 5,972 count1988: 6,124 count1989: 6,225 count1990: 6,370 count1991: 6,357 count1992: 6,329 count1993: 6,469 count1994: 6,610 count1995: 6,735 count1996: 6,727 count1997: 6,762 count1998: 6,851 count1999: 6,868 count2000: 6,855 count2001: 6,880 count2002: 6,924 count2003: 6,927 count2004: 7,011 count2005: 7,092 count2006: 7,227 count2007: 7,268 count2008: 7,164 count2009: 7,001 count2010: 6,872 count2011: 6,780 count2012: 6,756 count2013: 6,730 count2014: 6,764 count2015: 6,820 count2016: 6,806 count2017: 6,815 count2018: 6,872 count2019: 6,898 count2020: 6,877 count2021: 6,931 count2022: 7,028 count2023: 7,185 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
20237,185
20227,028
20216,931
20206,877
20196,898
20186,872
20176,815
20166,806
20156,820
20146,764
20136,730
20126,756
20116,780
20106,872
20097,001
20087,164
20077,268
20067,227
20057,092
20047,011
20036,927
20026,924
20016,880
20006,855
19996,868
19986,851
19976,762
19966,727
19956,735
19946,610
19936,469
19926,329
19916,357
19906,370
19896,225
19886,124
19875,972
19865,710
19855,496
19845,423
19835,341
19825,170
19815,274
19805,223
19795,200
19784,996

Compared with Indiana and United States

Place2023
Allen County7,185
Indiana102,872
United States5,593,727

Allen County compared with nearby places

Adams County: 659 countAllen County: 7,185 countBartholomew County: 1,512 countBenton County: 141 countBlackford County: 199 countBoone County: 1,528 countBrown County: 306 countCarroll County: 344 countCass County: 575 countClark County: 2,137 countClay County: 402 countClinton County: 499 countCrawford County: 116 countDaviess County: 836 countDearborn County: 848 countDecatur County: 554 countDeKalb County: 843 countDelaware County: 1,768 countDubois County: 1,074 countElkhart County: 4,001 countFayette County: 346 countFloyd County: 1,542 countFountain County: 274 countFranklin County: 407 countFulton County: 394 countGibson County: 582 countGrant County: 973 countGreene County: 490 countHamilton County: 7,762 countHancock County: 1,350 countHarrison County: 570 countHendricks County: 2,939 countHenry County: 687 countHoward County: 1,403 countHuntington County: 732 countJackson County: 808 countJasper County: 645 countJay County: 336 countJefferson County: 560 countJennings County: 377 countJohnson County: 3,010 countKnox County: 723 countKosciusko County: 1,676 countLaGrange County: 845 countLake County: 7,960 countLaPorte County: 1,848 countLawrence County: 734 countMadison County: 1,773 countMarion County: 16,451 countMarshall County: 954 countMartin County: 185 countMiami County: 486 countMonroe County: 2,400 countMontgomery County: 725 countMorgan County: 1,019 countNewton County: 206 countNoble County: 755 countOhio County: 80 countOrange County: 328 countOwen County: 297 countParke County: 254 countPerry County: 300 countPike County: 180 countPorter County: 2,989 countPosey County: 430 countPulaski County: 282 countPutnam County: 614 countRandolph County: 405 countRipley County: 530 countRush County: 342 countSt. Joseph County: 4,424 countScott County: 341 countShelby County: 797 countSpencer County: 347 countStarke County: 272 countSteuben County: 818 countSullivan County: 279 countSwitzerland County: 120 countTippecanoe County: 2,912 countTipton County: 285 countUnion County: 113 countVanderburgh County: 3,800 countVermillion County: 223 countVigo County: 1,896 countWabash County: 611 countWarren County: 135 countWarrick County: 995 countWashington County: 377 countWayne County: 1,119 countWells County: 559 countWhite County: 496 countWhitley County: 602 count
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Employer firms, 2023, count. Allen 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, Allen 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, Allen 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/allen-county-indiana. 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, Allen 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/allen-county-indiana.

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

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What is the employer firms in Allen County?

Employer firms in Allen County was 7,185 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.2% from 2022. That is the 4th highest of 92 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 Allen County?

7,268 in 2007, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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