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Employer firms in Boone County

Employer firms in Boone County was 2,487 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.5% from 2022. That is the 3rd highest of 120 counties in 2023.

2023, count2,487
Change on 2022+0.5%
Rank3rd of 120Counties in Kentucky ranked
Series high2,4872023
Series low8751978

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Employer firms in Boone County, 1978 to 2023

5001,0001,5002,0002,50019781985199219992006201320231978: 875 count1979: 939 count1980: 964 count1981: 944 count1982: 954 count1983: 982 count1984: 1,046 count1985: 1,104 count1986: 1,179 count1987: 1,253 count1988: 1,331 count1989: 1,407 count1990: 1,478 count1991: 1,546 count1992: 1,572 count1993: 1,633 count1994: 1,708 count1995: 1,807 count1996: 1,875 count1997: 1,923 count1998: 2,010 count1999: 2,088 count2000: 2,143 count2001: 2,169 count2002: 2,177 count2003: 2,212 count2004: 2,276 count2005: 2,334 count2006: 2,405 count2007: 2,414 count2008: 2,403 count2009: 2,375 count2010: 2,324 count2011: 2,324 count2012: 2,360 count2013: 2,361 count2014: 2,358 count2015: 2,391 count2016: 2,429 count2017: 2,456 count2018: 2,456 count2019: 2,480 count2020: 2,454 count2021: 2,447 count2022: 2,475 count2023: 2,487 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
20232,487
20222,475
20212,447
20202,454
20192,480
20182,456
20172,456
20162,429
20152,391
20142,358
20132,361
20122,360
20112,324
20102,324
20092,375
20082,403
20072,414
20062,405
20052,334
20042,276
20032,212
20022,177
20012,169
20002,143
19992,088
19982,010
19971,923
19961,875
19951,807
19941,708
19931,633
19921,572
19911,546
19901,478
19891,407
19881,331
19871,253
19861,179
19851,104
19841,046
1983982
1982954
1981944
1980964
1979939
1978875

Compared with Kentucky and United States

Place2023
Boone County2,487
Kentucky61,917
United States5,593,727

Rankings

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.

How to cite

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

MLA 9

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-kentucky. 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-kentucky.

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-kentucky (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

BibTeX
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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 2,487 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.5% from 2022. That is the 3rd highest of 120 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?

2,487 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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