Employer firms in Baldwin County

Employer firms in Baldwin County was 5,000 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.6% from 2022. That is the 4th highest of 67 counties in 2023.

2023, count5,000

Change on 2022+2.6%

Rank4th of 67Counties in Alabama ranked

Series high5,0002023

Series low1,4321978

Next release: Sunday, 26 September 2027, estimated by Invokely from past publication dates (low confidence), not announced by the publisher. Release calendar

Employer firms in Baldwin County, 1978 to 2023

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

Period	count
2023	5,000
2022	4,875
2021	4,654
2020	4,490
2019	4,419
2018	4,309
2017	4,221
2016	4,146
2015	4,058
2014	3,915
2013	3,818
2012	3,737
2011	3,747
2010	3,732
2009	3,893
2008	4,021
2007	4,053
2006	3,932
2005	3,755
2004	3,600
2003	3,458
2002	3,364
2001	3,325
2000	3,311
1999	3,286
1998	3,158
1997	3,039
1996	2,943
1995	2,781
1994	2,597
1993	2,381
1992	2,235
1991	2,121
1990	2,079
1989	1,988
1988	1,910
1987	1,838
1986	1,811
1985	1,756
1984	1,672
1983	1,515
1982	1,504
1981	1,495
1980	1,511
1979	1,476
1978	1,432

Compared with Alabama and United States

Place	2023
Baldwin County	5,000
Alabama	71,429
United States	5,593,727

Baldwin County compared with nearby places

Under 200
200 to 300
300 to 500
500 to 900
900 to 1,700
1,700 and over

Employer firms, 2023, count. Baldwin County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Rankings

US states by employer firms 51 places
Counties in Alabama by employer firms 67 places

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, Baldwin 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, Baldwin 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/baldwin-county-alabama. 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, Baldwin 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/baldwin-county-alabama.

Harvard

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

BibTeX

@misc{census_employer_firms_baldwin_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Baldwin 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/baldwin-county-alabama. 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 Baldwin County?

Employer firms in Baldwin County was 5,000 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.6% from 2022. That is the 4th highest of 67 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 Baldwin County?

5,000 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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