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Employer firms in Belknap County

Employer firms in Belknap County was 1,550 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.2% from 2022. That is the 8th highest of 10 counties in 2023.

2023, count1,550
Change on 2022+0.2%
Rank8th of 10Counties in New Hampshire ranked
Series high1,6442007
Series low1,0191978

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Employer firms in Belknap County, 1978 to 2023

1,0001,2001,4001,6001,80019781985199219992006201320231978: 1,019 count1979: 1,055 count1980: 1,092 count1981: 1,121 count1982: 1,125 count1983: 1,132 count1984: 1,239 count1985: 1,318 count1986: 1,423 count1987: 1,506 count1988: 1,581 count1989: 1,579 count1990: 1,510 count1991: 1,423 count1992: 1,412 count1993: 1,399 count1994: 1,429 count1995: 1,492 count1996: 1,505 count1997: 1,527 count1998: 1,514 count1999: 1,536 count2000: 1,546 count2001: 1,552 count2002: 1,536 count2003: 1,550 count2004: 1,585 count2005: 1,598 count2006: 1,641 count2007: 1,644 count2008: 1,613 count2009: 1,527 count2010: 1,483 count2011: 1,455 count2012: 1,434 count2013: 1,443 count2014: 1,455 count2015: 1,450 count2016: 1,473 count2017: 1,467 count2018: 1,483 count2019: 1,493 count2020: 1,502 count2021: 1,509 count2022: 1,547 count2023: 1,550 count1,0001,2001,4001,6001,80019781994201020231978: 1,019 count1979: 1,055 count1980: 1,092 count1981: 1,121 count1982: 1,125 count1983: 1,132 count1984: 1,239 count1985: 1,318 count1986: 1,423 count1987: 1,506 count1988: 1,581 count1989: 1,579 count1990: 1,510 count1991: 1,423 count1992: 1,412 count1993: 1,399 count1994: 1,429 count1995: 1,492 count1996: 1,505 count1997: 1,527 count1998: 1,514 count1999: 1,536 count2000: 1,546 count2001: 1,552 count2002: 1,536 count2003: 1,550 count2004: 1,585 count2005: 1,598 count2006: 1,641 count2007: 1,644 count2008: 1,613 count2009: 1,527 count2010: 1,483 count2011: 1,455 count2012: 1,434 count2013: 1,443 count2014: 1,455 count2015: 1,450 count2016: 1,473 count2017: 1,467 count2018: 1,483 count2019: 1,493 count2020: 1,502 count2021: 1,509 count2022: 1,547 count2023: 1,550 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
20231,550
20221,547
20211,509
20201,502
20191,493
20181,483
20171,467
20161,473
20151,450
20141,455
20131,443
20121,434
20111,455
20101,483
20091,527
20081,613
20071,644
20061,641
20051,598
20041,585
20031,550
20021,536
20011,552
20001,546
19991,536
19981,514
19971,527
19961,505
19951,492
19941,429
19931,399
19921,412
19911,423
19901,510
19891,579
19881,581
19871,506
19861,423
19851,318
19841,239
19831,132
19821,125
19811,121
19801,092
19791,055
19781,019

Compared with New Hampshire and United States

Place2023
Belknap County1,550
New Hampshire28,617
United States5,593,727

Belknap County compared with nearby places

Belknap County: 1,550 countCarroll County: 1,560 countCheshire County: 1,658 countCoos County: 610 countGrafton County: 2,328 countHillsborough County: 8,468 countMerrimack County: 3,406 countRockingham County: 8,040 countStrafford County: 2,160 countSullivan County: 801 count
  • Under 1,400
  • 1,400 to 1,600
  • 1,600 to 2,200
  • 2,200 to 4,300
  • 4,300 and over
Employer firms, 2023, count. Belknap 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, Belknap 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, Belknap 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/belknap-county-new-hampshire. 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, Belknap 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/belknap-county-new-hampshire.

Harvard

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

Employer firms in Belknap County was 1,550 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.2% from 2022. That is the 8th highest of 10 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 Belknap County?

1,644 in 2007, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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