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Employer firms in Cherokee County

Employer firms in Cherokee County was 319 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 8.1% from 2022. That is the 46th highest of 67 counties in 2023.

2023, count319
Change on 2022+8.1%
Rank46th of 67Counties in Alabama ranked
Series high3382000
Series low2111978

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Employer firms in Cherokee County, 1978 to 2023

20025030035019781985199219992006201320231978: 211 count1979: 224 count1980: 225 count1981: 221 count1982: 232 count1983: 228 count1984: 246 count1985: 254 count1986: 247 count1987: 248 count1988: 245 count1989: 248 count1990: 262 count1991: 273 count1992: 276 count1993: 285 count1994: 294 count1995: 309 count1996: 315 count1997: 322 count1998: 335 count1999: 330 count2000: 338 count2001: 324 count2002: 324 count2003: 319 count2004: 323 count2005: 335 count2006: 336 count2007: 336 count2008: 330 count2009: 318 count2010: 314 count2011: 316 count2012: 319 count2013: 326 count2014: 320 count2015: 311 count2016: 322 count2017: 318 count2018: 310 count2019: 313 count2020: 303 count2021: 300 count2022: 295 count2023: 319 count20025030035019781994201020231978: 211 count1979: 224 count1980: 225 count1981: 221 count1982: 232 count1983: 228 count1984: 246 count1985: 254 count1986: 247 count1987: 248 count1988: 245 count1989: 248 count1990: 262 count1991: 273 count1992: 276 count1993: 285 count1994: 294 count1995: 309 count1996: 315 count1997: 322 count1998: 335 count1999: 330 count2000: 338 count2001: 324 count2002: 324 count2003: 319 count2004: 323 count2005: 335 count2006: 336 count2007: 336 count2008: 330 count2009: 318 count2010: 314 count2011: 316 count2012: 319 count2013: 326 count2014: 320 count2015: 311 count2016: 322 count2017: 318 count2018: 310 count2019: 313 count2020: 303 count2021: 300 count2022: 295 count2023: 319 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
2023319
2022295
2021300
2020303
2019313
2018310
2017318
2016322
2015311
2014320
2013326
2012319
2011316
2010314
2009318
2008330
2007336
2006336
2005335
2004323
2003319
2002324
2001324
2000338
1999330
1998335
1997322
1996315
1995309
1994294
1993285
1992276
1991273
1990262
1989248
1988245
1987248
1986247
1985254
1984246
1983228
1982232
1981221
1980225
1979224
1978211

Compared with Alabama and United States

Place2023
Cherokee County319
Alabama71,429
United States5,593,727

Cherokee County compared with nearby places

Autauga County: 727 countBaldwin County: 5,000 countBarbour County: 351 countBibb County: 269 countBlount County: 660 countBullock County: 102 countButler County: 383 countCalhoun County: 1,747 countChambers County: 517 countCherokee County: 319 countChilton County: 687 countChoctaw County: 215 countClarke County: 483 countClay County: 170 countCleburne County: 168 countCoffee County: 869 countColbert County: 1,060 countConecuh County: 175 countCoosa County: 85 countCovington County: 725 countCrenshaw County: 184 countCullman County: 1,578 countDale County: 598 countDallas County: 573 countDeKalb County: 995 countElmore County: 1,148 countEscambia County: 616 countEtowah County: 1,611 countFayette County: 238 countFranklin County: 450 countGeneva County: 378 countGreene County: 82 countHale County: 145 countHenry County: 263 countHouston County: 2,283 countJackson County: 742 countJefferson County: 12,281 countLamar County: 211 countLauderdale County: 1,677 countLawrence County: 367 countLee County: 2,673 countLimestone County: 1,389 countLowndes County: 96 countMacon County: 218 countMadison County: 6,895 countMarengo County: 380 countMarion County: 437 countMarshall County: 1,616 countMobile County: 6,604 countMonroe County: 340 countMontgomery County: 4,228 countMorgan County: 2,174 countPerry County: 100 countPickens County: 198 countPike County: 544 countRandolph County: 308 countRussell County: 682 countSt. Clair County: 1,249 countShelby County: 4,512 countSumter County: 164 countTalladega County: 992 countTallapoosa County: 680 countTuscaloosa County: 3,403 countWalker County: 1,032 countWashington County: 165 countWilcox County: 135 countWinston County: 349 count
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Employer firms, 2023, count. Cherokee 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, Cherokee 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, Cherokee 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/cherokee-county-alabama. 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, Cherokee 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/cherokee-county-alabama.

Harvard

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

BibTeX
@misc{census_employer_firms_cherokee_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Cherokee 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/cherokee-county-alabama. 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 Cherokee County?

Employer firms in Cherokee County was 319 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 8.1% from 2022. That is the 46th 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 Cherokee County?

338 in 2000, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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