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Employer firms in Butler County

Employer firms in Butler County was 5,631 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.1% from 2022. That is the 8th highest of 88 counties in 2023.

2023, count5,631
Change on 2022+1.1%
Rank8th of 88Counties in Ohio ranked
Series high5,7252006
Series low3,6281978

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Employer firms in Butler County, 1978 to 2023

3,5004,0004,5005,0005,5006,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 3,628 count1979: 3,758 count1980: 3,807 count1981: 3,786 count1982: 3,713 count1983: 3,776 count1984: 3,954 count1985: 4,062 count1986: 4,162 count1987: 4,323 count1988: 4,464 count1989: 4,602 count1990: 4,744 count1991: 4,771 count1992: 4,773 count1993: 4,850 count1994: 4,927 count1995: 5,080 count1996: 5,133 count1997: 5,211 count1998: 5,292 count1999: 5,344 count2000: 5,445 count2001: 5,381 count2002: 5,469 count2003: 5,505 count2004: 5,583 count2005: 5,622 count2006: 5,725 count2007: 5,705 count2008: 5,626 count2009: 5,473 count2010: 5,403 count2011: 5,368 count2012: 5,387 count2013: 5,379 count2014: 5,362 count2015: 5,399 count2016: 5,459 count2017: 5,520 count2018: 5,519 count2019: 5,526 count2020: 5,471 count2021: 5,550 count2022: 5,571 count2023: 5,631 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
20235,631
20225,571
20215,550
20205,471
20195,526
20185,519
20175,520
20165,459
20155,399
20145,362
20135,379
20125,387
20115,368
20105,403
20095,473
20085,626
20075,705
20065,725
20055,622
20045,583
20035,505
20025,469
20015,381
20005,445
19995,344
19985,292
19975,211
19965,133
19955,080
19944,927
19934,850
19924,773
19914,771
19904,744
19894,602
19884,464
19874,323
19864,162
19854,062
19843,954
19833,776
19823,713
19813,786
19803,807
19793,758
19783,628

Compared with Ohio and United States

Place2023
Butler County5,631
Ohio167,526
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, Butler 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, Butler 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/butler-county-ohio. 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, Butler 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/butler-county-ohio.

Harvard

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

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

Employer firms in Butler County was 5,631 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.1% from 2022. That is the 8th highest of 88 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 Butler County?

5,725 in 2006, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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