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Employer firms in Anderson County

Employer firms in Anderson County was 304 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 3.4% from 2022. That is the 51st highest of 120 counties in 2023.

2023, count304
Change on 2022+3.4%
Rank51st of 120Counties in Kentucky ranked
Series high3132017
Series low1821983

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Employer firms in Anderson County, 1978 to 2023

15020025030035019781985199219992006201320231978: 191 count1979: 197 count1980: 192 count1981: 188 count1982: 184 count1983: 182 count1984: 194 count1985: 195 count1986: 197 count1987: 203 count1988: 201 count1989: 205 count1990: 206 count1991: 202 count1992: 206 count1993: 214 count1994: 217 count1995: 234 count1996: 237 count1997: 234 count1998: 251 count1999: 259 count2000: 260 count2001: 252 count2002: 253 count2003: 255 count2004: 266 count2005: 276 count2006: 286 count2007: 292 count2008: 288 count2009: 288 count2010: 288 count2011: 295 count2012: 303 count2013: 290 count2014: 299 count2015: 297 count2016: 306 count2017: 313 count2018: 309 count2019: 306 count2020: 295 count2021: 296 count2022: 294 count2023: 304 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
2023304
2022294
2021296
2020295
2019306
2018309
2017313
2016306
2015297
2014299
2013290
2012303
2011295
2010288
2009288
2008288
2007292
2006286
2005276
2004266
2003255
2002253
2001252
2000260
1999259
1998251
1997234
1996237
1995234
1994217
1993214
1992206
1991202
1990206
1989205
1988201
1987203
1986197
1985195
1984194
1983182
1982184
1981188
1980192
1979197
1978191

Compared with Kentucky and United States

Place2023
Anderson County304
Kentucky61,917
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, Anderson 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, Anderson 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/anderson-county-kentucky. 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, Anderson 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/anderson-county-kentucky.

Harvard

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

BibTeX
@misc{census_employer_firms_anderson_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Anderson 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/anderson-county-kentucky. 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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What is the employer firms in Anderson County?

Employer firms in Anderson County was 304 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 3.4% from 2022. That is the 51st highest of 120 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 Anderson County?

313 in 2017, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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