Employer firms in Barrow County

Employer firms in Barrow County was 1,285 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 4.6% from 2022. That is the 34th highest of 159 counties in 2023.

2023, count1,285

Change on 2022+4.6%

Rank34th of 159Counties in Georgia ranked

Series high1,2852023

Series low3421981

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 Barrow 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	1,285
2022	1,228
2021	1,185
2020	1,155
2019	1,128
2018	1,121
2017	1,062
2016	1,024
2015	1,001
2014	981
2013	959
2012	955
2011	932
2010	926
2009	940
2008	1,020
2007	1,040
2006	1,016
2005	972
2004	920
2003	881
2002	854
2001	827
2000	789
1999	759
1998	738
1997	711
1996	669
1995	627
1994	579
1993	541
1992	528
1991	517
1990	516
1989	515
1988	495
1987	458
1986	455
1985	417
1984	387
1983	346
1982	342
1981	342
1980	361
1979	352
1978	351

Compared with Georgia and United States

Place	2023
Barrow County	1,285
Georgia	177,543
United States	5,593,727

Barrow County compared with nearby places

Under 100
100 to 200
200 to 400
400 to 600
600 to 1,700
1,700 and over

Employer firms, 2023, count. Barrow 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 Georgia by employer firms 159 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, Barrow 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, Barrow 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/barrow-county-georgia. 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, Barrow 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/barrow-county-georgia.

Harvard

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

BibTeX

@misc{census_employer_firms_barrow_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Barrow 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/barrow-county-georgia. 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 Barrow County?

Employer firms in Barrow County was 1,285 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 4.6% from 2022. That is the 34th highest of 159 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 Barrow County?

1,285 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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