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Employer firms in Allen County

Employer firms in Allen County was 1,818 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.1% from 2022. That is the 25th highest of 88 counties in 2023.

2023, count1,818
Change on 2022-0.1%
Rank25th of 88Counties in Ohio ranked
Series high2,3451998
Series low1,8182023

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Employer firms in Allen County, 1978 to 2023

1,8002,0002,2002,40019781985199219992006201320231978: 2,070 count1979: 2,137 count1980: 2,149 count1981: 2,121 count1982: 2,088 count1983: 2,050 count1984: 2,110 count1985: 2,125 count1986: 2,159 count1987: 2,223 count1988: 2,244 count1989: 2,279 count1990: 2,272 count1991: 2,217 count1992: 2,212 count1993: 2,239 count1994: 2,278 count1995: 2,320 count1996: 2,344 count1997: 2,329 count1998: 2,345 count1999: 2,311 count2000: 2,305 count2001: 2,318 count2002: 2,302 count2003: 2,273 count2004: 2,270 count2005: 2,260 count2006: 2,228 count2007: 2,213 count2008: 2,158 count2009: 2,095 count2010: 2,079 count2011: 2,059 count2012: 2,036 count2013: 1,997 count2014: 1,972 count2015: 1,975 count2016: 1,948 count2017: 1,925 count2018: 1,923 count2019: 1,902 count2020: 1,864 count2021: 1,836 count2022: 1,820 count2023: 1,818 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
20231,818
20221,820
20211,836
20201,864
20191,902
20181,923
20171,925
20161,948
20151,975
20141,972
20131,997
20122,036
20112,059
20102,079
20092,095
20082,158
20072,213
20062,228
20052,260
20042,270
20032,273
20022,302
20012,318
20002,305
19992,311
19982,345
19972,329
19962,344
19952,320
19942,278
19932,239
19922,212
19912,217
19902,272
19892,279
19882,244
19872,223
19862,159
19852,125
19842,110
19832,050
19822,088
19812,121
19802,149
19792,137
19782,070

Compared with Ohio and United States

Place2023
Allen County1,818
Ohio167,526
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, 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

MLA 9

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-ohio. 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, 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-ohio.

Harvard

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-ohio (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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

Employer firms in Allen County was 1,818 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.1% from 2022. That is the 25th highest of 88 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?

2,345 in 1998, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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