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Employer firms in Cheshire County

Employer firms in Cheshire County was 1,658 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.3% from 2022. That is the 6th highest of 10 counties in 2023.

2023, count1,658
Change on 2022+0.3%
Rank6th of 10Counties in New Hampshire ranked
Series high1,7302006
Series low1,2121978

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Employer firms in Cheshire County, 1978 to 2023

1,2001,4001,6001,80019781985199219992006201320231978: 1,212 count1979: 1,244 count1980: 1,259 count1981: 1,256 count1982: 1,226 count1983: 1,258 count1984: 1,331 count1985: 1,430 count1986: 1,516 count1987: 1,579 count1988: 1,650 count1989: 1,657 count1990: 1,598 count1991: 1,544 count1992: 1,507 count1993: 1,517 count1994: 1,546 count1995: 1,590 count1996: 1,634 count1997: 1,664 count1998: 1,661 count1999: 1,665 count2000: 1,663 count2001: 1,661 count2002: 1,678 count2003: 1,673 count2004: 1,697 count2005: 1,720 count2006: 1,730 count2007: 1,705 count2008: 1,690 count2009: 1,659 count2010: 1,641 count2011: 1,613 count2012: 1,592 count2013: 1,590 count2014: 1,591 count2015: 1,596 count2016: 1,619 count2017: 1,611 count2018: 1,610 count2019: 1,618 count2020: 1,611 count2021: 1,621 count2022: 1,653 count2023: 1,658 count1,2001,4001,6001,80019781994201020231978: 1,212 count1979: 1,244 count1980: 1,259 count1981: 1,256 count1982: 1,226 count1983: 1,258 count1984: 1,331 count1985: 1,430 count1986: 1,516 count1987: 1,579 count1988: 1,650 count1989: 1,657 count1990: 1,598 count1991: 1,544 count1992: 1,507 count1993: 1,517 count1994: 1,546 count1995: 1,590 count1996: 1,634 count1997: 1,664 count1998: 1,661 count1999: 1,665 count2000: 1,663 count2001: 1,661 count2002: 1,678 count2003: 1,673 count2004: 1,697 count2005: 1,720 count2006: 1,730 count2007: 1,705 count2008: 1,690 count2009: 1,659 count2010: 1,641 count2011: 1,613 count2012: 1,592 count2013: 1,590 count2014: 1,591 count2015: 1,596 count2016: 1,619 count2017: 1,611 count2018: 1,610 count2019: 1,618 count2020: 1,611 count2021: 1,621 count2022: 1,653 count2023: 1,658 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
20231,658
20221,653
20211,621
20201,611
20191,618
20181,610
20171,611
20161,619
20151,596
20141,591
20131,590
20121,592
20111,613
20101,641
20091,659
20081,690
20071,705
20061,730
20051,720
20041,697
20031,673
20021,678
20011,661
20001,663
19991,665
19981,661
19971,664
19961,634
19951,590
19941,546
19931,517
19921,507
19911,544
19901,598
19891,657
19881,650
19871,579
19861,516
19851,430
19841,331
19831,258
19821,226
19811,256
19801,259
19791,244
19781,212

Compared with New Hampshire and United States

Place2023
Cheshire County1,658
New Hampshire28,617
United States5,593,727

Cheshire County compared with nearby places

Belknap County: 1,550 countCarroll County: 1,560 countCheshire County: 1,658 countCoos County: 610 countGrafton County: 2,328 countHillsborough County: 8,468 countMerrimack County: 3,406 countRockingham County: 8,040 countStrafford County: 2,160 countSullivan County: 801 count
  • Under 1,400
  • 1,400 to 1,600
  • 1,600 to 2,200
  • 2,200 to 4,300
  • 4,300 and over
Employer firms, 2023, count. Cheshire 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, Cheshire 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, Cheshire 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/cheshire-county-new-hampshire. 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, Cheshire 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/cheshire-county-new-hampshire.

Harvard

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

BibTeX
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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Cheshire 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/cheshire-county-new-hampshire. 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 Cheshire County?

Employer firms in Cheshire County was 1,658 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.3% from 2022. That is the 6th highest of 10 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 Cheshire County?

1,730 in 2006, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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