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Employer firms in Berkshire County

Employer firms in Berkshire County was 2,919 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.4% from 2022. That is the 10th highest of 14 counties in 2023.

2023, count2,919
Change on 2022+0.4%
Rank10th of 14Counties in Massachusetts ranked
Series high3,5142004
Series low2,7151978

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Employer firms in Berkshire County, 1978 to 2023

2,6002,8003,0003,2003,4003,60019781985199219992006201320231978: 2,715 count1979: 2,726 count1980: 2,724 count1981: 2,761 count1982: 2,751 count1983: 2,769 count1984: 2,923 count1985: 2,996 count1986: 3,107 count1987: 3,204 count1988: 3,298 count1989: 3,423 count1990: 3,383 count1991: 3,246 count1992: 3,147 count1993: 3,151 count1994: 3,156 count1995: 3,225 count1996: 3,214 count1997: 3,226 count1998: 3,269 count1999: 3,389 count2000: 3,452 count2001: 3,469 count2002: 3,418 count2003: 3,402 count2004: 3,514 count2005: 3,355 count2006: 3,398 count2007: 3,399 count2008: 3,320 count2009: 3,217 count2010: 3,167 count2011: 3,097 count2012: 3,135 count2013: 3,061 count2014: 3,046 count2015: 3,000 count2016: 3,068 count2017: 3,049 count2018: 2,949 count2019: 2,985 count2020: 2,940 count2021: 2,841 count2022: 2,908 count2023: 2,919 count2,6002,8003,0003,2003,4003,60019781994201020231978: 2,715 count1979: 2,726 count1980: 2,724 count1981: 2,761 count1982: 2,751 count1983: 2,769 count1984: 2,923 count1985: 2,996 count1986: 3,107 count1987: 3,204 count1988: 3,298 count1989: 3,423 count1990: 3,383 count1991: 3,246 count1992: 3,147 count1993: 3,151 count1994: 3,156 count1995: 3,225 count1996: 3,214 count1997: 3,226 count1998: 3,269 count1999: 3,389 count2000: 3,452 count2001: 3,469 count2002: 3,418 count2003: 3,402 count2004: 3,514 count2005: 3,355 count2006: 3,398 count2007: 3,399 count2008: 3,320 count2009: 3,217 count2010: 3,167 count2011: 3,097 count2012: 3,135 count2013: 3,061 count2014: 3,046 count2015: 3,000 count2016: 3,068 count2017: 3,049 count2018: 2,949 count2019: 2,985 count2020: 2,940 count2021: 2,841 count2022: 2,908 count2023: 2,919 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
20232,919
20222,908
20212,841
20202,940
20192,985
20182,949
20173,049
20163,068
20153,000
20143,046
20133,061
20123,135
20113,097
20103,167
20093,217
20083,320
20073,399
20063,398
20053,355
20043,514
20033,402
20023,418
20013,469
20003,452
19993,389
19983,269
19973,226
19963,214
19953,225
19943,156
19933,151
19923,147
19913,246
19903,383
19893,423
19883,298
19873,204
19863,107
19852,996
19842,923
19832,769
19822,751
19812,761
19802,724
19792,726
19782,715

Compared with Massachusetts and United States

Place2023
Berkshire County2,919
Massachusetts131,145
United States5,593,727

Berkshire County compared with nearby places

Barnstable County: 6,726 countBerkshire County: 2,919 countBristol County: 9,966 countDukes County: 961 countEssex County: 15,358 countFranklin County: 1,286 countHampden County: 7,037 countHampshire County: 2,849 countMiddlesex County: 33,727 countNantucket County: 999 countNorfolk County: 15,953 countPlymouth County: 10,433 countSuffolk County: 15,892 countWorcester County: 14,272 count
  • Under 2,200
  • 2,200 to 6,800
  • 6,800 to 10K
  • 10K to 16K
  • 16K and over
Employer firms, 2023, count. Berkshire 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, Berkshire 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, Berkshire 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/berkshire-county-massachusetts. 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, Berkshire 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/berkshire-county-massachusetts.

Harvard

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

Employer firms in Berkshire County was 2,919 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.4% from 2022. That is the 10th highest of 14 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 Berkshire County?

3,514 in 2004, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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