Employer firms in Blair County

Employer firms in Blair County was 2,497 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.1% from 2022. That is the 24th highest of 67 counties in 2023.

2023, count2,497

Change on 2022-0.1%

Rank24th of 67Counties in Pennsylvania ranked

Series high2,7151999

Series low2,2061982

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 Blair 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	2,497
2022	2,499
2021	2,512
2020	2,499
2019	2,522
2018	2,506
2017	2,521
2016	2,552
2015	2,576
2014	2,585
2013	2,601
2012	2,607
2011	2,616
2010	2,609
2009	2,617
2008	2,638
2007	2,684
2006	2,677
2005	2,648
2004	2,662
2003	2,645
2002	2,644
2001	2,662
2000	2,700
1999	2,715
1998	2,695
1997	2,649
1996	2,637
1995	2,642
1994	2,608
1993	2,582
1992	2,555
1991	2,567
1990	2,561
1989	2,521
1988	2,476
1987	2,439
1986	2,388
1985	2,306
1984	2,256
1983	2,210
1982	2,206
1981	2,232
1980	2,309
1979	2,282
1978	2,216

Compared with Pennsylvania and United States

Place	2023
Blair County	2,497
Pennsylvania	211,009
United States	5,593,727

Blair County compared with nearby places

Under 700
700 to 800
800 to 1,500
1,500 to 2,500
2,500 to 5,300
5,300 and over

Employer firms, 2023, count. Blair 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 Pennsylvania by employer firms 67 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, Blair 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, Blair 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/blair-county-pennsylvania. 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, Blair 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/blair-county-pennsylvania.

Harvard

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

BibTeX

@misc{census_employer_firms_blair_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Blair 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/blair-county-pennsylvania. 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 Blair County?

Employer firms in Blair County was 2,497 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.1% from 2022. That is the 24th highest of 67 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 Blair County?

2,715 in 1999, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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