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Employer firms in Barnstable County

Employer firms in Barnstable County was 6,726 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.9% from 2022. That is the 9th highest of 14 counties in 2023.

2023, count6,726
Change on 2022+0.9%
Rank9th of 14Counties in Massachusetts ranked
Series high6,7262023
Series low3,6701978

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Employer firms in Barnstable County, 1978 to 2023

3,0004,0005,0006,0007,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 3,670 count1979: 3,764 count1980: 3,865 count1981: 3,917 count1982: 4,014 count1983: 4,154 count1984: 4,459 count1985: 4,781 count1986: 5,062 count1987: 5,345 count1988: 5,619 count1989: 5,601 count1990: 5,425 count1991: 5,194 count1992: 5,122 count1993: 5,215 count1994: 5,339 count1995: 5,500 count1996: 5,611 count1997: 5,808 count1998: 5,911 count1999: 6,102 count2000: 6,255 count2001: 6,294 count2002: 6,286 count2003: 6,376 count2004: 6,304 count2005: 6,318 count2006: 6,452 count2007: 6,461 count2008: 6,340 count2009: 6,096 count2010: 5,969 count2011: 5,957 count2012: 6,008 count2013: 6,027 count2014: 6,115 count2015: 6,188 count2016: 6,318 count2017: 6,398 count2018: 6,402 count2019: 6,471 count2020: 6,550 count2021: 6,469 count2022: 6,663 count2023: 6,726 count3,0004,0005,0006,0007,00019781994201020231978: 3,670 count1979: 3,764 count1980: 3,865 count1981: 3,917 count1982: 4,014 count1983: 4,154 count1984: 4,459 count1985: 4,781 count1986: 5,062 count1987: 5,345 count1988: 5,619 count1989: 5,601 count1990: 5,425 count1991: 5,194 count1992: 5,122 count1993: 5,215 count1994: 5,339 count1995: 5,500 count1996: 5,611 count1997: 5,808 count1998: 5,911 count1999: 6,102 count2000: 6,255 count2001: 6,294 count2002: 6,286 count2003: 6,376 count2004: 6,304 count2005: 6,318 count2006: 6,452 count2007: 6,461 count2008: 6,340 count2009: 6,096 count2010: 5,969 count2011: 5,957 count2012: 6,008 count2013: 6,027 count2014: 6,115 count2015: 6,188 count2016: 6,318 count2017: 6,398 count2018: 6,402 count2019: 6,471 count2020: 6,550 count2021: 6,469 count2022: 6,663 count2023: 6,726 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
20236,726
20226,663
20216,469
20206,550
20196,471
20186,402
20176,398
20166,318
20156,188
20146,115
20136,027
20126,008
20115,957
20105,969
20096,096
20086,340
20076,461
20066,452
20056,318
20046,304
20036,376
20026,286
20016,294
20006,255
19996,102
19985,911
19975,808
19965,611
19955,500
19945,339
19935,215
19925,122
19915,194
19905,425
19895,601
19885,619
19875,345
19865,062
19854,781
19844,459
19834,154
19824,014
19813,917
19803,865
19793,764
19783,670

Compared with Massachusetts and United States

Place2023
Barnstable County6,726
Massachusetts131,145
United States5,593,727

Barnstable County compared with nearby places

Barnstable County: 6,726 countBerkshire County: 2,919 countBristol County: 9,966 countDukes County: 961 countEssex County: 15,358 countFranklin County: 1,286 countHampden County: 7,037 countHampshire County: 2,849 countMiddlesex County: 33,727 countNantucket County: 999 countNorfolk County: 15,953 countPlymouth County: 10,433 countSuffolk County: 15,892 countWorcester County: 14,272 count
  • Under 2,200
  • 2,200 to 6,800
  • 6,800 to 10K
  • 10K to 16K
  • 16K and over
Employer firms, 2023, count. Barnstable 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, Barnstable 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, Barnstable 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/barnstable-county-massachusetts. 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, Barnstable 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/barnstable-county-massachusetts.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Barnstable 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/barnstable-county-massachusetts (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, Barnstable 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/barnstable-county-massachusetts. 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 Barnstable County?

Employer firms in Barnstable County was 6,726 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.9% from 2022. That is the 9th highest of 14 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 Barnstable County?

6,726 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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