Employer firms in Bell County

Employer firms in Bell County was 360 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.8% from 2022. That is the 43rd highest of 120 counties in 2023.

2023, count360

Change on 2022+0.8%

Rank43rd of 120Counties in Kentucky ranked

Series high6091988

Series low3572022

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 Bell 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	360
2022	357
2021	369
2020	368
2019	372
2018	373
2017	385
2016	393
2015	406
2014	404
2013	440
2012	444
2011	448
2010	459
2009	475
2008	481
2007	495
2006	491
2005	483
2004	503
2003	488
2002	522
2001	509
2000	535
1999	529
1998	544
1997	538
1996	538
1995	552
1994	550
1993	564
1992	559
1991	575
1990	589
1989	589
1988	609
1987	600
1986	604
1985	597
1984	573
1983	538
1982	548
1981	551
1980	571
1979	562
1978	557

Compared with Kentucky and United States

Place	2023
Bell County	360
Kentucky	61,917
United States	5,593,727

Bell County compared with nearby places

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100 to 200
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400 to 900
900 and over

Employer firms, 2023, count. Bell 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 Kentucky by employer firms 120 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, Bell 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, Bell 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/bell-county-kentucky. 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, Bell 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/bell-county-kentucky.

Harvard

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

BibTeX

@misc{census_employer_firms_bell_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Bell 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/bell-county-kentucky. 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 Bell County?

Employer firms in Bell County was 360 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.8% from 2022. That is the 43rd highest of 120 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 Bell County?

609 in 1988, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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