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Employer firms in Cape May County

Employer firms in Cape May County was 2,584 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.1% from 2022. That is the 18th highest of 21 counties in 2023.

2023, count2,584
Change on 2022+1.1%
Rank18th of 21Counties in New Jersey ranked
Series high2,8572006
Series low1,7141978

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Employer firms in Cape May County, 1978 to 2023

1,5001,7502,0002,2502,5002,7503,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 1,714 count1979: 1,768 count1980: 1,832 count1981: 1,833 count1982: 1,836 count1983: 1,881 count1984: 1,990 count1985: 2,089 count1986: 2,186 count1987: 2,302 count1988: 2,434 count1989: 2,501 count1990: 2,489 count1991: 2,395 count1992: 2,350 count1993: 2,383 count1994: 2,435 count1995: 2,463 count1996: 2,471 count1997: 2,537 count1998: 2,613 count1999: 2,622 count2000: 2,651 count2001: 2,738 count2002: 2,715 count2003: 2,688 count2004: 2,721 count2005: 2,752 count2006: 2,857 count2007: 2,831 count2008: 2,708 count2009: 2,535 count2010: 2,476 count2011: 2,433 count2012: 2,495 count2013: 2,455 count2014: 2,450 count2015: 2,450 count2016: 2,496 count2017: 2,519 count2018: 2,490 count2019: 2,483 count2020: 2,460 count2021: 2,520 count2022: 2,556 count2023: 2,584 count1,5002,0002,5003,00019781994201020231978: 1,714 count1979: 1,768 count1980: 1,832 count1981: 1,833 count1982: 1,836 count1983: 1,881 count1984: 1,990 count1985: 2,089 count1986: 2,186 count1987: 2,302 count1988: 2,434 count1989: 2,501 count1990: 2,489 count1991: 2,395 count1992: 2,350 count1993: 2,383 count1994: 2,435 count1995: 2,463 count1996: 2,471 count1997: 2,537 count1998: 2,613 count1999: 2,622 count2000: 2,651 count2001: 2,738 count2002: 2,715 count2003: 2,688 count2004: 2,721 count2005: 2,752 count2006: 2,857 count2007: 2,831 count2008: 2,708 count2009: 2,535 count2010: 2,476 count2011: 2,433 count2012: 2,495 count2013: 2,455 count2014: 2,450 count2015: 2,450 count2016: 2,496 count2017: 2,519 count2018: 2,490 count2019: 2,483 count2020: 2,460 count2021: 2,520 count2022: 2,556 count2023: 2,584 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
20232,584
20222,556
20212,520
20202,460
20192,483
20182,490
20172,519
20162,496
20152,450
20142,450
20132,455
20122,495
20112,433
20102,476
20092,535
20082,708
20072,831
20062,857
20052,752
20042,721
20032,688
20022,715
20012,738
20002,651
19992,622
19982,613
19972,537
19962,471
19952,463
19942,435
19932,383
19922,350
19912,395
19902,489
19892,501
19882,434
19872,302
19862,186
19852,089
19841,990
19831,881
19821,836
19811,833
19801,832
19791,768
19781,714

Compared with New Jersey and United States

Place2023
Cape May County2,584
New Jersey175,347
United States5,593,727

Cape May 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. Cape May 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, Cape May 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, Cape May 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/cape-may-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, Cape May 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/cape-may-county-new-jersey.

Harvard

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

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

Employer firms in Cape May County was 2,584 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.1% from 2022. That is the 18th 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 Cape May County?

2,857 in 2006, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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