Employer firms in Bergen County

Employer firms in Bergen County was 25,527 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.8% from 2022. That is the 1st highest of 21 counties in 2023.

2023, count25,527

Change on 2022+0.8%

Rank1st of 21Counties in New Jersey ranked

Series high26,9462007

Series low19,9411978

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 Bergen 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	25,527
2022	25,330
2021	24,627
2020	25,277
2019	25,524
2018	25,352
2017	25,380
2016	25,343
2015	25,283
2014	25,259
2013	25,222
2012	25,251
2011	25,015
2010	25,179
2009	25,609
2008	26,383
2007	26,946
2006	26,911
2005	26,652
2004	26,441
2003	26,248
2002	26,367
2001	26,471
2000	26,465
1999	26,540
1998	26,434
1997	26,073
1996	25,783
1995	25,460
1994	24,940
1993	24,712
1992	24,373
1991	24,655
1990	25,319
1989	25,271
1988	25,035
1987	24,526
1986	24,124
1985	23,624
1984	23,172
1983	22,418
1982	21,824
1981	21,621
1980	21,160
1979	20,716
1978	19,941

Compared with New Jersey and United States

Place	2023
Bergen County	25,527
New Jersey	175,347
United States	5,593,727

Bergen County compared with nearby places

Under 2,600
2,600 to 7,500
7,500 to 10K
10K to 13K
13K and over

Employer firms, 2023, count. Bergen 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 New Jersey by employer firms 21 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, Bergen 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, Bergen 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/bergen-county-new-jersey. 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, Bergen 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/bergen-county-new-jersey.

Harvard

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

BibTeX

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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Bergen 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/bergen-county-new-jersey. 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 Bergen County?

Employer firms in Bergen County was 25,527 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.8% from 2022. That is the 1st highest of 21 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 Bergen County?

26,946 in 2007, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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