Employer firms in Belmont County

Employer firms in Belmont County was 1,068 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 1.9% from 2022. That is the 36th highest of 88 counties in 2023.

2023, count1,068

Change on 2022-1.9%

Rank36th of 88Counties in Ohio ranked

Series high1,3671998

Series low1,0682023

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 Belmont 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	1,068
2022	1,089
2021	1,079
2020	1,073
2019	1,113
2018	1,118
2017	1,147
2016	1,159
2015	1,163
2014	1,156
2013	1,163
2012	1,159
2011	1,167
2010	1,165
2009	1,178
2008	1,207
2007	1,261
2006	1,294
2005	1,302
2004	1,342
2003	1,328
2002	1,344
2001	1,327
2000	1,354
1999	1,362
1998	1,367
1997	1,335
1996	1,311
1995	1,328
1994	1,286
1993	1,288
1992	1,265
1991	1,260
1990	1,243
1989	1,255
1988	1,257
1987	1,287
1986	1,263
1985	1,274
1984	1,264
1983	1,219
1982	1,233
1981	1,279
1980	1,305
1979	1,293
1978	1,241

Compared with Ohio and United States

Place	2023
Belmont County	1,068
Ohio	167,526
United States	5,593,727

Belmont County compared with nearby places

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400 to 700
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900 to 1,500
1,500 to 2,900
2,900 and over

Employer firms, 2023, count. Belmont 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 Ohio by employer firms 88 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, Belmont 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, Belmont 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/belmont-county-ohio. 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, Belmont 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/belmont-county-ohio.

Harvard

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

BibTeX

@misc{census_employer_firms_belmont_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Belmont 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/belmont-county-ohio. 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 Belmont County?

Employer firms in Belmont County was 1,068 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 1.9% from 2022. That is the 36th highest of 88 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 Belmont County?

1,367 in 1998, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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