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Employer firms in Ashland County

Employer firms in Ashland County was 846 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 2.9% from 2022. That is the 48th highest of 88 counties in 2023.

2023, count846
Change on 2022-2.9%
Rank48th of 88Counties in Ohio ranked
Series high9512004
Series low7341983

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Employer firms in Ashland County, 1978 to 2023

7007508008509009501,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 780 count1979: 785 count1980: 767 count1981: 771 count1982: 750 count1983: 734 count1984: 772 count1985: 788 count1986: 799 count1987: 810 count1988: 827 count1989: 837 count1990: 850 count1991: 859 count1992: 867 count1993: 878 count1994: 894 count1995: 919 count1996: 935 count1997: 929 count1998: 934 count1999: 932 count2000: 928 count2001: 934 count2002: 943 count2003: 931 count2004: 951 count2005: 951 count2006: 951 count2007: 948 count2008: 934 count2009: 914 count2010: 888 count2011: 874 count2012: 879 count2013: 879 count2014: 879 count2015: 867 count2016: 873 count2017: 878 count2018: 877 count2019: 868 count2020: 852 count2021: 859 count2022: 871 count2023: 846 count7008009001,00019781994201020231978: 780 count1979: 785 count1980: 767 count1981: 771 count1982: 750 count1983: 734 count1984: 772 count1985: 788 count1986: 799 count1987: 810 count1988: 827 count1989: 837 count1990: 850 count1991: 859 count1992: 867 count1993: 878 count1994: 894 count1995: 919 count1996: 935 count1997: 929 count1998: 934 count1999: 932 count2000: 928 count2001: 934 count2002: 943 count2003: 931 count2004: 951 count2005: 951 count2006: 951 count2007: 948 count2008: 934 count2009: 914 count2010: 888 count2011: 874 count2012: 879 count2013: 879 count2014: 879 count2015: 867 count2016: 873 count2017: 878 count2018: 877 count2019: 868 count2020: 852 count2021: 859 count2022: 871 count2023: 846 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
2023846
2022871
2021859
2020852
2019868
2018877
2017878
2016873
2015867
2014879
2013879
2012879
2011874
2010888
2009914
2008934
2007948
2006951
2005951
2004951
2003931
2002943
2001934
2000928
1999932
1998934
1997929
1996935
1995919
1994894
1993878
1992867
1991859
1990850
1989837
1988827
1987810
1986799
1985788
1984772
1983734
1982750
1981771
1980767
1979785
1978780

Compared with Ohio and United States

Place2023
Ashland County846
Ohio167,526
United States5,593,727

Ashland County compared with nearby places

Adams County: 333 countAllen County: 1,818 countAshland County: 846 countAshtabula County: 1,462 countAthens County: 825 countAuglaize County: 834 countBelmont County: 1,068 countBrown County: 452 countButler County: 5,631 countCarroll County: 417 countChampaign County: 495 countClark County: 1,784 countClermont County: 2,955 countClinton County: 591 countColumbiana County: 1,490 countCoshocton County: 528 countCrawford County: 676 countCuyahoga County: 22,503 countDarke County: 963 countDefiance County: 685 countDelaware County: 4,150 countErie County: 1,424 countFairfield County: 2,312 countFayette County: 509 countFranklin County: 21,012 countFulton County: 784 countGallia County: 463 countGeauga County: 2,256 countGreene County: 2,458 countGuernsey County: 687 countHamilton County: 14,961 countHancock County: 1,355 countHardin County: 363 countHarrison County: 211 countHenry County: 469 countHighland County: 587 countHocking County: 423 countHolmes County: 1,259 countHuron County: 902 countJackson County: 473 countJefferson County: 938 countKnox County: 918 countLake County: 4,277 countLawrence County: 579 countLicking County: 2,510 countLogan County: 726 countLorain County: 4,221 countLucas County: 6,740 countMadison County: 623 countMahoning County: 4,224 countMarion County: 869 countMedina County: 3,267 countMeigs County: 252 countMercer County: 891 countMiami County: 1,804 countMonroe County: 210 countMontgomery County: 7,909 countMorgan County: 150 countMorrow County: 386 countMuskingum County: 1,364 countNoble County: 199 countOttawa County: 782 countPaulding County: 263 countPerry County: 351 countPickaway County: 729 countPike County: 331 countPortage County: 2,379 countPreble County: 558 countPutnam County: 611 countRichland County: 2,109 countRoss County: 1,002 countSandusky County: 967 countScioto County: 995 countSeneca County: 887 countShelby County: 817 countStark County: 6,044 countSummit County: 9,793 countTrumbull County: 2,942 countTuscarawas County: 1,706 countUnion County: 1,032 countVan Wert County: 457 countVinton County: 119 countWarren County: 3,743 countWashington County: 1,106 countWayne County: 2,084 countWilliams County: 680 countWood County: 2,214 countWyandot County: 419 count
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  • 2,900 and over
Employer firms, 2023, count. Ashland 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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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties (Employer firms, Ashland 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, Ashland 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/ashland-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, Ashland 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/ashland-county-ohio.

Harvard

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

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

Employer firms in Ashland County was 846 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 2.9% from 2022. That is the 48th 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 Ashland County?

951 in 2004, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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