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Employer firms in Atlantic County

Employer firms in Atlantic County was 4,791 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.8% from 2022. That is the 15th highest of 21 counties in 2023.

2023, count4,791
Change on 2022+0.8%
Rank15th of 21Counties in New Jersey ranked
Series high5,4922007
Series low3,8161978

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Employer firms in Atlantic County, 1978 to 2023

3,5004,0004,5005,0005,50019781985199219992006201320231978: 3,816 count1979: 4,006 count1980: 4,093 count1981: 4,045 count1982: 3,945 count1983: 3,990 count1984: 4,128 count1985: 4,275 count1986: 4,386 count1987: 4,491 count1988: 4,698 count1989: 4,800 count1990: 4,861 count1991: 4,754 count1992: 4,681 count1993: 4,688 count1994: 4,748 count1995: 4,885 count1996: 4,878 count1997: 4,905 count1998: 4,975 count1999: 4,939 count2000: 4,997 count2001: 5,042 count2002: 5,077 count2003: 5,074 count2004: 5,176 count2005: 5,270 count2006: 5,421 count2007: 5,492 count2008: 5,406 count2009: 5,167 count2010: 5,014 count2011: 4,958 count2012: 4,980 count2013: 4,957 count2014: 4,877 count2015: 4,837 count2016: 4,841 count2017: 4,780 count2018: 4,715 count2019: 4,755 count2020: 4,708 count2021: 4,637 count2022: 4,752 count2023: 4,791 count3,5004,0004,5005,0005,50019781994201020231978: 3,816 count1979: 4,006 count1980: 4,093 count1981: 4,045 count1982: 3,945 count1983: 3,990 count1984: 4,128 count1985: 4,275 count1986: 4,386 count1987: 4,491 count1988: 4,698 count1989: 4,800 count1990: 4,861 count1991: 4,754 count1992: 4,681 count1993: 4,688 count1994: 4,748 count1995: 4,885 count1996: 4,878 count1997: 4,905 count1998: 4,975 count1999: 4,939 count2000: 4,997 count2001: 5,042 count2002: 5,077 count2003: 5,074 count2004: 5,176 count2005: 5,270 count2006: 5,421 count2007: 5,492 count2008: 5,406 count2009: 5,167 count2010: 5,014 count2011: 4,958 count2012: 4,980 count2013: 4,957 count2014: 4,877 count2015: 4,837 count2016: 4,841 count2017: 4,780 count2018: 4,715 count2019: 4,755 count2020: 4,708 count2021: 4,637 count2022: 4,752 count2023: 4,791 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
20234,791
20224,752
20214,637
20204,708
20194,755
20184,715
20174,780
20164,841
20154,837
20144,877
20134,957
20124,980
20114,958
20105,014
20095,167
20085,406
20075,492
20065,421
20055,270
20045,176
20035,074
20025,077
20015,042
20004,997
19994,939
19984,975
19974,905
19964,878
19954,885
19944,748
19934,688
19924,681
19914,754
19904,861
19894,800
19884,698
19874,491
19864,386
19854,275
19844,128
19833,990
19823,945
19814,045
19804,093
19794,006
19783,816

Compared with New Jersey and United States

Place2023
Atlantic County4,791
New Jersey175,347
United States5,593,727

Atlantic County compared with nearby places

Atlantic County: 4,791 countBergen County: 25,527 countBurlington County: 7,974 countCamden County: 8,677 countCape May County: 2,584 countCumberland County: 2,257 countEssex County: 15,506 countGloucester County: 4,860 countHudson County: 11,154 countHunterdon County: 3,083 countMercer County: 7,478 countMiddlesex County: 17,675 countMonmouth County: 15,476 countMorris County: 12,968 countOcean County: 11,525 countPassaic County: 10,068 countSalem County: 911 countSomerset County: 7,685 countSussex County: 2,620 countUnion County: 11,576 countWarren County: 1,856 count
  • Under 2,600
  • 2,600 to 7,500
  • 7,500 to 10K
  • 10K to 13K
  • 13K and over
Employer firms, 2023, count. Atlantic 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, Atlantic 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, Atlantic 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/atlantic-county-new-jersey. 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, Atlantic 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/atlantic-county-new-jersey.

Harvard

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

BibTeX
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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Atlantic 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/atlantic-county-new-jersey. 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 Atlantic County?

Employer firms in Atlantic County was 4,791 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.8% from 2022. That is the 15th highest of 21 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 Atlantic County?

5,492 in 2007, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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