Employer firms in Chatham County

Employer firms in Chatham County was 6,727 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.4% from 2022. That is the 5th highest of 159 counties in 2023.

2023, count6,727

Change on 2022+2.4%

Rank5th of 159Counties in Georgia ranked

Series high6,7272023

Series low3,8071978

Next release: Sunday, 26 September 2027, estimated by Invokely from past publication dates (low confidence), not announced by the publisher. Release calendar

Employer firms in Chatham County, 1978 to 2023

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

Period	count
2023	6,727
2022	6,570
2021	6,344
2020	6,162
2019	6,095
2018	6,001
2017	5,913
2016	5,879
2015	5,773
2014	5,686
2013	5,562
2012	5,470
2011	5,452
2010	5,468
2009	5,511
2008	5,621
2007	5,674
2006	5,518
2005	5,356
2004	5,224
2003	5,121
2002	5,108
2001	5,092
2000	5,092
1999	5,083
1998	5,079
1997	5,021
1996	5,013
1995	4,893
1994	4,831
1993	4,757
1992	4,687
1991	4,683
1990	4,674
1989	4,627
1988	4,572
1987	4,527
1986	4,520
1985	4,398
1984	4,295
1983	4,122
1982	4,012
1981	4,039
1980	3,937
1979	3,922
1978	3,807

Compared with Georgia and United States

Place	2023
Chatham County	6,727
Georgia	177,543
United States	5,593,727

Chatham County compared with nearby places

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100 to 200
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600 to 1,700
1,700 and over

Employer firms, 2023, count. Chatham County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Rankings

US states by employer firms 51 places
Counties in Georgia by employer firms 159 places

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, Chatham 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, Chatham 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/chatham-county-georgia. 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, Chatham 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/chatham-county-georgia.

Harvard

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

BibTeX

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Chatham County, 1978 to 2023}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv},
  urldate = {2026-10-11},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/chatham-county-georgia. 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 Chatham County?

Employer firms in Chatham County was 6,727 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.4% from 2022. That is the 5th highest of 159 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 Chatham County?

6,727 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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