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Employer firms in Butler County

Employer firms in Butler County was 3,913 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1% from 2022. That is the 19th highest of 67 counties in 2023.

2023, count3,913
Change on 2022+1%
Rank19th of 67Counties in Pennsylvania ranked
Series high3,9132023
Series low2,3661978

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Employer firms in Butler County, 1978 to 2023

2,0002,5003,0003,5004,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 2,366 count1979: 2,446 count1980: 2,434 count1981: 2,382 count1982: 2,387 count1983: 2,443 count1984: 2,529 count1985: 2,593 count1986: 2,726 count1987: 2,824 count1988: 2,939 count1989: 3,015 count1990: 3,127 count1991: 3,143 count1992: 3,150 count1993: 3,232 count1994: 3,256 count1995: 3,293 count1996: 3,359 count1997: 3,470 count1998: 3,538 count1999: 3,571 count2000: 3,584 count2001: 3,625 count2002: 3,602 count2003: 3,668 count2004: 3,733 count2005: 3,818 count2006: 3,841 count2007: 3,871 count2008: 3,806 count2009: 3,798 count2010: 3,771 count2011: 3,778 count2012: 3,815 count2013: 3,786 count2014: 3,861 count2015: 3,881 count2016: 3,886 count2017: 3,838 count2018: 3,853 count2019: 3,893 count2020: 3,882 count2021: 3,828 count2022: 3,875 count2023: 3,913 count2,0002,5003,0003,5004,00019781994201020231978: 2,366 count1979: 2,446 count1980: 2,434 count1981: 2,382 count1982: 2,387 count1983: 2,443 count1984: 2,529 count1985: 2,593 count1986: 2,726 count1987: 2,824 count1988: 2,939 count1989: 3,015 count1990: 3,127 count1991: 3,143 count1992: 3,150 count1993: 3,232 count1994: 3,256 count1995: 3,293 count1996: 3,359 count1997: 3,470 count1998: 3,538 count1999: 3,571 count2000: 3,584 count2001: 3,625 count2002: 3,602 count2003: 3,668 count2004: 3,733 count2005: 3,818 count2006: 3,841 count2007: 3,871 count2008: 3,806 count2009: 3,798 count2010: 3,771 count2011: 3,778 count2012: 3,815 count2013: 3,786 count2014: 3,861 count2015: 3,881 count2016: 3,886 count2017: 3,838 count2018: 3,853 count2019: 3,893 count2020: 3,882 count2021: 3,828 count2022: 3,875 count2023: 3,913 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
20233,913
20223,875
20213,828
20203,882
20193,893
20183,853
20173,838
20163,886
20153,881
20143,861
20133,786
20123,815
20113,778
20103,771
20093,798
20083,806
20073,871
20063,841
20053,818
20043,733
20033,668
20023,602
20013,625
20003,584
19993,571
19983,538
19973,470
19963,359
19953,293
19943,256
19933,232
19923,150
19913,143
19903,127
19893,015
19882,939
19872,824
19862,726
19852,593
19842,529
19832,443
19822,387
19812,382
19802,434
19792,446
19782,366

Compared with Pennsylvania and United States

Place2023
Butler County3,913
Pennsylvania211,009
United States5,593,727

Butler 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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  • 800 to 1,500
  • 1,500 to 2,500
  • 2,500 to 5,300
  • 5,300 and over
Employer firms, 2023, count. Butler 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, 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

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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-pennsylvania. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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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-pennsylvania.

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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-pennsylvania (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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What is the employer firms in Butler County?

Employer firms in Butler County was 3,913 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1% from 2022. That is the 19th highest of 67 counties in 2023.

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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?

3,913 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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