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Employer firms in Boone County

Employer firms in Boone County was 1,528 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.3% from 2022. That is the 20th highest of 92 counties in 2023.

2023, count1,528
Change on 2022+2.3%
Rank20th of 92Counties in Indiana ranked
Series high1,5282023
Series low6631978

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Employer firms in Boone County, 1978 to 2023

6008001,0001,2001,4001,60019781985199219992006201320231978: 663 count1979: 690 count1980: 711 count1981: 708 count1982: 702 count1983: 714 count1984: 721 count1985: 754 count1986: 780 count1987: 802 count1988: 839 count1989: 867 count1990: 895 count1991: 897 count1992: 906 count1993: 944 count1994: 973 count1995: 1,020 count1996: 1,042 count1997: 1,046 count1998: 1,087 count1999: 1,128 count2000: 1,110 count2001: 1,154 count2002: 1,147 count2003: 1,171 count2004: 1,212 count2005: 1,252 count2006: 1,287 count2007: 1,275 count2008: 1,274 count2009: 1,239 count2010: 1,230 count2011: 1,226 count2012: 1,245 count2013: 1,246 count2014: 1,228 count2015: 1,268 count2016: 1,274 count2017: 1,299 count2018: 1,329 count2019: 1,359 count2020: 1,397 count2021: 1,451 count2022: 1,493 count2023: 1,528 count5007501,0001,2501,5001,75019781994201020231978: 663 count1979: 690 count1980: 711 count1981: 708 count1982: 702 count1983: 714 count1984: 721 count1985: 754 count1986: 780 count1987: 802 count1988: 839 count1989: 867 count1990: 895 count1991: 897 count1992: 906 count1993: 944 count1994: 973 count1995: 1,020 count1996: 1,042 count1997: 1,046 count1998: 1,087 count1999: 1,128 count2000: 1,110 count2001: 1,154 count2002: 1,147 count2003: 1,171 count2004: 1,212 count2005: 1,252 count2006: 1,287 count2007: 1,275 count2008: 1,274 count2009: 1,239 count2010: 1,230 count2011: 1,226 count2012: 1,245 count2013: 1,246 count2014: 1,228 count2015: 1,268 count2016: 1,274 count2017: 1,299 count2018: 1,329 count2019: 1,359 count2020: 1,397 count2021: 1,451 count2022: 1,493 count2023: 1,528 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
20231,528
20221,493
20211,451
20201,397
20191,359
20181,329
20171,299
20161,274
20151,268
20141,228
20131,246
20121,245
20111,226
20101,230
20091,239
20081,274
20071,275
20061,287
20051,252
20041,212
20031,171
20021,147
20011,154
20001,110
19991,128
19981,087
19971,046
19961,042
19951,020
1994973
1993944
1992906
1991897
1990895
1989867
1988839
1987802
1986780
1985754
1984721
1983714
1982702
1981708
1980711
1979690
1978663

Compared with Indiana and United States

Place2023
Boone County1,528
Indiana102,872
United States5,593,727

Boone County compared with nearby places

Adams County: 659 countAllen County: 7,185 countBartholomew County: 1,512 countBenton County: 141 countBlackford County: 199 countBoone County: 1,528 countBrown County: 306 countCarroll County: 344 countCass County: 575 countClark County: 2,137 countClay County: 402 countClinton County: 499 countCrawford County: 116 countDaviess County: 836 countDearborn County: 848 countDecatur County: 554 countDeKalb County: 843 countDelaware County: 1,768 countDubois County: 1,074 countElkhart County: 4,001 countFayette County: 346 countFloyd County: 1,542 countFountain County: 274 countFranklin County: 407 countFulton County: 394 countGibson County: 582 countGrant County: 973 countGreene County: 490 countHamilton County: 7,762 countHancock County: 1,350 countHarrison County: 570 countHendricks County: 2,939 countHenry County: 687 countHoward County: 1,403 countHuntington County: 732 countJackson County: 808 countJasper County: 645 countJay County: 336 countJefferson County: 560 countJennings County: 377 countJohnson County: 3,010 countKnox County: 723 countKosciusko County: 1,676 countLaGrange County: 845 countLake County: 7,960 countLaPorte County: 1,848 countLawrence County: 734 countMadison County: 1,773 countMarion County: 16,451 countMarshall County: 954 countMartin County: 185 countMiami County: 486 countMonroe County: 2,400 countMontgomery County: 725 countMorgan County: 1,019 countNewton County: 206 countNoble County: 755 countOhio County: 80 countOrange County: 328 countOwen County: 297 countParke County: 254 countPerry County: 300 countPike County: 180 countPorter County: 2,989 countPosey County: 430 countPulaski County: 282 countPutnam County: 614 countRandolph County: 405 countRipley County: 530 countRush County: 342 countSt. Joseph County: 4,424 countScott County: 341 countShelby County: 797 countSpencer County: 347 countStarke County: 272 countSteuben County: 818 countSullivan County: 279 countSwitzerland County: 120 countTippecanoe County: 2,912 countTipton County: 285 countUnion County: 113 countVanderburgh County: 3,800 countVermillion County: 223 countVigo County: 1,896 countWabash County: 611 countWarren County: 135 countWarrick County: 995 countWashington County: 377 countWayne County: 1,119 countWells County: 559 countWhite County: 496 countWhitley County: 602 count
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Employer firms, 2023, count. Boone 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, Boone 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

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Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Boone 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/boone-county-indiana. 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, Boone 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/boone-county-indiana.

Harvard

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

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  urldate = {2026-10-11},
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What is the employer firms in Boone County?

Employer firms in Boone County was 1,528 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.3% from 2022. That is the 20th highest of 92 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 Boone County?

1,528 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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