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Employer firms in Centre County

Employer firms in Centre County was 2,634 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.5% from 2022. That is the 21st highest of 67 counties in 2023.

2023, count2,634
Change on 2022+0.5%
Rank21st of 67Counties in Pennsylvania ranked
Series high2,6512019
Series low1,6381978

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Employer firms in Centre County, 1978 to 2023

1,5001,7502,0002,2502,5002,75019781985199219992006201320231978: 1,638 count1979: 1,704 count1980: 1,730 count1981: 1,704 count1982: 1,678 count1983: 1,761 count1984: 1,846 count1985: 1,852 count1986: 1,952 count1987: 2,036 count1988: 2,092 count1989: 2,137 count1990: 2,220 count1991: 2,239 count1992: 2,247 count1993: 2,286 count1994: 2,337 count1995: 2,390 count1996: 2,397 count1997: 2,398 count1998: 2,461 count1999: 2,459 count2000: 2,476 count2001: 2,477 count2002: 2,479 count2003: 2,491 count2004: 2,523 count2005: 2,576 count2006: 2,615 count2007: 2,608 count2008: 2,570 count2009: 2,575 count2010: 2,538 count2011: 2,546 count2012: 2,557 count2013: 2,558 count2014: 2,608 count2015: 2,589 count2016: 2,649 count2017: 2,632 count2018: 2,649 count2019: 2,651 count2020: 2,646 count2021: 2,579 count2022: 2,621 count2023: 2,634 count1,5002,0002,5003,00019781994201020231978: 1,638 count1979: 1,704 count1980: 1,730 count1981: 1,704 count1982: 1,678 count1983: 1,761 count1984: 1,846 count1985: 1,852 count1986: 1,952 count1987: 2,036 count1988: 2,092 count1989: 2,137 count1990: 2,220 count1991: 2,239 count1992: 2,247 count1993: 2,286 count1994: 2,337 count1995: 2,390 count1996: 2,397 count1997: 2,398 count1998: 2,461 count1999: 2,459 count2000: 2,476 count2001: 2,477 count2002: 2,479 count2003: 2,491 count2004: 2,523 count2005: 2,576 count2006: 2,615 count2007: 2,608 count2008: 2,570 count2009: 2,575 count2010: 2,538 count2011: 2,546 count2012: 2,557 count2013: 2,558 count2014: 2,608 count2015: 2,589 count2016: 2,649 count2017: 2,632 count2018: 2,649 count2019: 2,651 count2020: 2,646 count2021: 2,579 count2022: 2,621 count2023: 2,634 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
20232,634
20222,621
20212,579
20202,646
20192,651
20182,649
20172,632
20162,649
20152,589
20142,608
20132,558
20122,557
20112,546
20102,538
20092,575
20082,570
20072,608
20062,615
20052,576
20042,523
20032,491
20022,479
20012,477
20002,476
19992,459
19982,461
19972,398
19962,397
19952,390
19942,337
19932,286
19922,247
19912,239
19902,220
19892,137
19882,092
19872,036
19861,952
19851,852
19841,846
19831,761
19821,678
19811,704
19801,730
19791,704
19781,638

Compared with Pennsylvania and United States

Place2023
Centre County2,634
Pennsylvania211,009
United States5,593,727

Centre 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. Centre 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, Centre 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, Centre 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/centre-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, Centre 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/centre-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, Centre 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/centre-county-pennsylvania (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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What is the employer firms in Centre County?

Employer firms in Centre County was 2,634 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.5% from 2022. That is the 21st 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 Centre County?

2,651 in 2019, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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