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Employer firms in Bucks County

Employer firms in Bucks County was 15,721 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.4% from 2022. That is the 4th highest of 67 counties in 2023.

2023, count15,721
Change on 2022-0.4%
Rank4th of 67Counties in Pennsylvania ranked
Series high15,7892022
Series low8,2531978

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Employer firms in Bucks County, 1978 to 2023

8,00010K12K14K16K19781985199219992006201320231978: 8,253 count1979: 8,600 count1980: 8,752 count1981: 8,823 count1982: 8,851 count1983: 9,237 count1984: 9,638 count1985: 10,085 count1986: 10,686 count1987: 11,321 count1988: 11,852 count1989: 12,314 count1990: 12,645 count1991: 12,498 count1992: 12,439 count1993: 12,553 count1994: 12,775 count1995: 13,213 count1996: 13,317 count1997: 13,618 count1998: 13,930 count1999: 14,146 count2000: 14,248 count2001: 14,353 count2002: 14,349 count2003: 14,523 count2004: 14,854 count2005: 15,052 count2006: 15,344 count2007: 15,276 count2008: 15,245 count2009: 15,014 count2010: 14,730 count2011: 14,728 count2012: 14,788 count2013: 14,851 count2014: 14,798 count2015: 14,849 count2016: 15,085 count2017: 15,058 count2018: 15,123 count2019: 15,298 count2020: 15,322 count2021: 15,318 count2022: 15,789 count2023: 15,721 count8,00010K12K14K16K19781994201020231978: 8,253 count1979: 8,600 count1980: 8,752 count1981: 8,823 count1982: 8,851 count1983: 9,237 count1984: 9,638 count1985: 10,085 count1986: 10,686 count1987: 11,321 count1988: 11,852 count1989: 12,314 count1990: 12,645 count1991: 12,498 count1992: 12,439 count1993: 12,553 count1994: 12,775 count1995: 13,213 count1996: 13,317 count1997: 13,618 count1998: 13,930 count1999: 14,146 count2000: 14,248 count2001: 14,353 count2002: 14,349 count2003: 14,523 count2004: 14,854 count2005: 15,052 count2006: 15,344 count2007: 15,276 count2008: 15,245 count2009: 15,014 count2010: 14,730 count2011: 14,728 count2012: 14,788 count2013: 14,851 count2014: 14,798 count2015: 14,849 count2016: 15,085 count2017: 15,058 count2018: 15,123 count2019: 15,298 count2020: 15,322 count2021: 15,318 count2022: 15,789 count2023: 15,721 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
202315,721
202215,789
202115,318
202015,322
201915,298
201815,123
201715,058
201615,085
201514,849
201414,798
201314,851
201214,788
201114,728
201014,730
200915,014
200815,245
200715,276
200615,344
200515,052
200414,854
200314,523
200214,349
200114,353
200014,248
199914,146
199813,930
199713,618
199613,317
199513,213
199412,775
199312,553
199212,439
199112,498
199012,645
198912,314
198811,852
198711,321
198610,686
198510,085
19849,638
19839,237
19828,851
19818,823
19808,752
19798,600
19788,253

Compared with Pennsylvania and United States

Place2023
Bucks County15,721
Pennsylvania211,009
United States5,593,727

Bucks County compared with nearby places

Adams County: 1,631 countAllegheny County: 23,471 countArmstrong County: 1,021 countBeaver County: 2,577 countBedford County: 842 countBerks County: 6,579 countBlair County: 2,497 countBradford County: 1,031 countBucks County: 15,721 countButler County: 3,913 countCambria County: 2,216 countCameron County: 103 countCarbon County: 990 countCentre County: 2,634 countChester County: 11,597 countClarion County: 756 countClearfield County: 1,494 countClinton County: 673 countColumbia County: 1,135 countCrawford County: 1,556 countCumberland County: 4,835 countDauphin County: 5,221 countDelaware County: 10,338 countElk County: 700 countErie County: 4,425 countFayette County: 1,970 countForest County: 74 countFranklin County: 2,502 countFulton County: 226 countGreene County: 558 countHuntingdon County: 671 countIndiana County: 1,422 countJefferson County: 898 countJuniata County: 441 countLackawanna County: 3,975 countLancaster County: 10,918 countLawrence County: 1,479 countLebanon County: 2,267 countLehigh County: 6,515 countLuzerne County: 5,301 countLycoming County: 2,126 countMcKean County: 713 countMercer County: 2,017 countMifflin County: 818 countMonroe County: 2,774 countMontgomery County: 20,028 countMontour County: 305 countNorthampton County: 5,146 countNorthumberland County: 1,288 countPerry County: 678 countPhiladelphia County: 22,359 countPike County: 824 countPotter County: 280 countSchuylkill County: 2,103 countSnyder County: 761 countSomerset County: 1,360 countSullivan County: 136 countSusquehanna County: 705 countTioga County: 657 countUnion County: 785 countVenango County: 881 countWarren County: 602 countWashington County: 4,140 countWayne County: 1,081 countWestmoreland County: 6,415 countWyoming County: 523 countYork County: 6,509 count
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  • 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. Bucks 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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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties (Employer firms, Bucks 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, Bucks 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/bucks-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, Bucks 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/bucks-county-pennsylvania.

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

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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Bucks County, 1978 to 2023}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-11},
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What is the employer firms in Bucks County?

Employer firms in Bucks County was 15,721 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.4% from 2022. That is the 4th 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 Bucks County?

15,789 in 2022, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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