Employer firms in Berrien County

Employer firms in Berrien County was 2,711 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1% from 2022. That is the 13th highest of 83 counties in 2023.

2023, count2,711

Change on 2022+1%

Rank13th of 83Counties in Michigan ranked

Series high3,3101998

Series low2,6301982

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 Berrien 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	2,711
2022	2,684
2021	2,672
2020	2,731
2019	2,765
2018	2,754
2017	2,776
2016	2,817
2015	2,814
2014	2,804
2013	2,828
2012	2,894
2011	2,914
2010	2,944
2009	3,030
2008	3,140
2007	3,163
2006	3,152
2005	3,207
2004	3,257
2003	3,275
2002	3,251
2001	3,249
2000	3,269
1999	3,279
1998	3,310
1997	3,306
1996	3,265
1995	3,228
1994	3,156
1993	3,114
1992	3,045
1991	3,057
1990	3,015
1989	2,961
1988	2,885
1987	2,830
1986	2,842
1985	2,835
1984	2,800
1983	2,686
1982	2,630
1981	2,739
1980	2,821
1979	2,796
1978	2,753

Compared with Michigan and United States

Place	2023
Berrien County	2,711
Michigan	155,861
United States	5,593,727

Berrien County compared with nearby places

Under 300
300 to 500
500 to 700
700 to 1,100
1,100 to 2,400
2,400 and over

Employer firms, 2023, count. Berrien 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 Michigan by employer firms 83 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, Berrien 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, Berrien 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/berrien-county-michigan. 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, Berrien 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/berrien-county-michigan.

Harvard

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

BibTeX

@misc{census_employer_firms_berrien_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Berrien 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/berrien-county-michigan. 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 Berrien County?

Employer firms in Berrien County was 2,711 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1% from 2022. That is the 13th highest of 83 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 Berrien County?

3,310 in 1998, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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