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Employer firms in Clark County

Employer firms in Clark County was 2,137 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.8% from 2022. That is the 13th highest of 92 counties in 2023.

2023, count2,137
Change on 2022+2.8%
Rank13th of 92Counties in Indiana ranked
Series high2,1372023
Series low1,3181978

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Employer firms in Clark County, 1978 to 2023

1,2001,4001,6001,8002,0002,20019781985199219992006201320231978: 1,318 count1979: 1,383 count1980: 1,385 count1981: 1,395 count1982: 1,376 count1983: 1,371 count1984: 1,464 count1985: 1,485 count1986: 1,501 count1987: 1,555 count1988: 1,578 count1989: 1,613 count1990: 1,677 count1991: 1,713 count1992: 1,781 count1993: 1,813 count1994: 1,849 count1995: 1,893 count1996: 1,928 count1997: 1,954 count1998: 1,965 count1999: 1,990 count2000: 1,988 count2001: 1,987 count2002: 2,014 count2003: 2,031 count2004: 2,078 count2005: 2,056 count2006: 2,096 count2007: 2,080 count2008: 2,035 count2009: 1,981 count2010: 1,953 count2011: 1,954 count2012: 1,957 count2013: 1,962 count2014: 1,943 count2015: 1,962 count2016: 1,984 count2017: 2,002 count2018: 2,028 count2019: 2,021 count2020: 2,019 count2021: 2,049 count2022: 2,078 count2023: 2,137 count1,2501,5001,7502,0002,25019781994201020231978: 1,318 count1979: 1,383 count1980: 1,385 count1981: 1,395 count1982: 1,376 count1983: 1,371 count1984: 1,464 count1985: 1,485 count1986: 1,501 count1987: 1,555 count1988: 1,578 count1989: 1,613 count1990: 1,677 count1991: 1,713 count1992: 1,781 count1993: 1,813 count1994: 1,849 count1995: 1,893 count1996: 1,928 count1997: 1,954 count1998: 1,965 count1999: 1,990 count2000: 1,988 count2001: 1,987 count2002: 2,014 count2003: 2,031 count2004: 2,078 count2005: 2,056 count2006: 2,096 count2007: 2,080 count2008: 2,035 count2009: 1,981 count2010: 1,953 count2011: 1,954 count2012: 1,957 count2013: 1,962 count2014: 1,943 count2015: 1,962 count2016: 1,984 count2017: 2,002 count2018: 2,028 count2019: 2,021 count2020: 2,019 count2021: 2,049 count2022: 2,078 count2023: 2,137 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
20232,137
20222,078
20212,049
20202,019
20192,021
20182,028
20172,002
20161,984
20151,962
20141,943
20131,962
20121,957
20111,954
20101,953
20091,981
20082,035
20072,080
20062,096
20052,056
20042,078
20032,031
20022,014
20011,987
20001,988
19991,990
19981,965
19971,954
19961,928
19951,893
19941,849
19931,813
19921,781
19911,713
19901,677
19891,613
19881,578
19871,555
19861,501
19851,485
19841,464
19831,371
19821,376
19811,395
19801,385
19791,383
19781,318

Compared with Indiana and United States

Place2023
Clark County2,137
Indiana102,872
United States5,593,727

Clark County compared with nearby places

Adams County: 659 countAllen County: 7,185 countBartholomew County: 1,512 countBenton County: 141 countBlackford County: 199 countBoone County: 1,528 countBrown County: 306 countCarroll County: 344 countCass County: 575 countClark County: 2,137 countClay County: 402 countClinton County: 499 countCrawford County: 116 countDaviess County: 836 countDearborn County: 848 countDecatur County: 554 countDeKalb County: 843 countDelaware County: 1,768 countDubois County: 1,074 countElkhart County: 4,001 countFayette County: 346 countFloyd County: 1,542 countFountain County: 274 countFranklin County: 407 countFulton County: 394 countGibson County: 582 countGrant County: 973 countGreene County: 490 countHamilton County: 7,762 countHancock County: 1,350 countHarrison County: 570 countHendricks County: 2,939 countHenry County: 687 countHoward County: 1,403 countHuntington County: 732 countJackson County: 808 countJasper County: 645 countJay County: 336 countJefferson County: 560 countJennings County: 377 countJohnson County: 3,010 countKnox County: 723 countKosciusko County: 1,676 countLaGrange County: 845 countLake County: 7,960 countLaPorte County: 1,848 countLawrence County: 734 countMadison County: 1,773 countMarion County: 16,451 countMarshall County: 954 countMartin County: 185 countMiami County: 486 countMonroe County: 2,400 countMontgomery County: 725 countMorgan County: 1,019 countNewton County: 206 countNoble County: 755 countOhio County: 80 countOrange County: 328 countOwen County: 297 countParke County: 254 countPerry County: 300 countPike County: 180 countPorter County: 2,989 countPosey County: 430 countPulaski County: 282 countPutnam County: 614 countRandolph County: 405 countRipley County: 530 countRush County: 342 countSt. Joseph County: 4,424 countScott County: 341 countShelby County: 797 countSpencer County: 347 countStarke County: 272 countSteuben County: 818 countSullivan County: 279 countSwitzerland County: 120 countTippecanoe County: 2,912 countTipton County: 285 countUnion County: 113 countVanderburgh County: 3,800 countVermillion County: 223 countVigo County: 1,896 countWabash County: 611 countWarren County: 135 countWarrick County: 995 countWashington County: 377 countWayne County: 1,119 countWells County: 559 countWhite County: 496 countWhitley County: 602 count
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Employer firms, 2023, count. Clark 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, Clark 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, Clark 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/clark-county-indiana. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Employer firms, Clark 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/clark-county-indiana.

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

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What is the employer firms in Clark County?

Employer firms in Clark County was 2,137 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.8% from 2022. That is the 13th highest of 92 counties in 2023.

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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 Clark County?

2,137 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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