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Employer firms in Burlington County

Employer firms in Burlington County was 7,974 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.7% from 2022. That is the 11th highest of 21 counties in 2023.

2023, count7,974
Change on 2022+0.7%
Rank11th of 21Counties in New Jersey ranked
Series high8,6752007
Series low5,0061978

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Employer firms in Burlington County, 1978 to 2023

5,0006,0007,0008,0009,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 5,006 count1979: 5,289 count1980: 5,458 count1981: 5,483 count1982: 5,526 count1983: 5,749 count1984: 6,060 count1985: 6,356 count1986: 6,608 count1987: 6,878 count1988: 7,174 count1989: 7,375 count1990: 7,544 count1991: 7,501 count1992: 7,474 count1993: 7,572 count1994: 7,643 count1995: 7,880 count1996: 7,897 count1997: 8,051 count1998: 8,145 count1999: 8,115 count2000: 8,147 count2001: 8,199 count2002: 8,194 count2003: 8,194 count2004: 8,371 count2005: 8,475 count2006: 8,668 count2007: 8,675 count2008: 8,556 count2009: 8,241 count2010: 8,005 count2011: 7,933 count2012: 8,001 count2013: 7,968 count2014: 7,936 count2015: 7,873 count2016: 7,880 count2017: 7,747 count2018: 7,766 count2019: 7,857 count2020: 7,852 count2021: 7,686 count2022: 7,918 count2023: 7,974 count5,0006,0007,0008,0009,00019781994201020231978: 5,006 count1979: 5,289 count1980: 5,458 count1981: 5,483 count1982: 5,526 count1983: 5,749 count1984: 6,060 count1985: 6,356 count1986: 6,608 count1987: 6,878 count1988: 7,174 count1989: 7,375 count1990: 7,544 count1991: 7,501 count1992: 7,474 count1993: 7,572 count1994: 7,643 count1995: 7,880 count1996: 7,897 count1997: 8,051 count1998: 8,145 count1999: 8,115 count2000: 8,147 count2001: 8,199 count2002: 8,194 count2003: 8,194 count2004: 8,371 count2005: 8,475 count2006: 8,668 count2007: 8,675 count2008: 8,556 count2009: 8,241 count2010: 8,005 count2011: 7,933 count2012: 8,001 count2013: 7,968 count2014: 7,936 count2015: 7,873 count2016: 7,880 count2017: 7,747 count2018: 7,766 count2019: 7,857 count2020: 7,852 count2021: 7,686 count2022: 7,918 count2023: 7,974 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
20237,974
20227,918
20217,686
20207,852
20197,857
20187,766
20177,747
20167,880
20157,873
20147,936
20137,968
20128,001
20117,933
20108,005
20098,241
20088,556
20078,675
20068,668
20058,475
20048,371
20038,194
20028,194
20018,199
20008,147
19998,115
19988,145
19978,051
19967,897
19957,880
19947,643
19937,572
19927,474
19917,501
19907,544
19897,375
19887,174
19876,878
19866,608
19856,356
19846,060
19835,749
19825,526
19815,483
19805,458
19795,289
19785,006

Compared with New Jersey and United States

Place2023
Burlington County7,974
New Jersey175,347
United States5,593,727

Burlington County compared with nearby places

Atlantic County: 4,791 countBergen County: 25,527 countBurlington County: 7,974 countCamden County: 8,677 countCape May County: 2,584 countCumberland County: 2,257 countEssex County: 15,506 countGloucester County: 4,860 countHudson County: 11,154 countHunterdon County: 3,083 countMercer County: 7,478 countMiddlesex County: 17,675 countMonmouth County: 15,476 countMorris County: 12,968 countOcean County: 11,525 countPassaic County: 10,068 countSalem County: 911 countSomerset County: 7,685 countSussex County: 2,620 countUnion County: 11,576 countWarren County: 1,856 count
  • Under 2,600
  • 2,600 to 7,500
  • 7,500 to 10K
  • 10K to 13K
  • 13K and over
Employer firms, 2023, count. Burlington 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, Burlington 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, Burlington 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/burlington-county-new-jersey. 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, Burlington 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/burlington-county-new-jersey.

Harvard

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

BibTeX
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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Burlington County, 1978 to 2023}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-11},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/burlington-county-new-jersey. 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 Burlington County?

Employer firms in Burlington County was 7,974 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.7% from 2022. That is the 11th highest of 21 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 Burlington County?

8,675 in 2007, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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