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Employer firms in Clark County

Employer firms in Clark County was 653 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.2% from 2022. That is the 27th highest of 120 counties in 2023.

2023, count653
Change on 2022+1.2%
Rank27th of 120Counties in Kentucky ranked
Series high6852007
Series low4891978

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Employer firms in Clark County, 1978 to 2023

45050055060065070019781985199219992006201320231978: 489 count1979: 496 count1980: 513 count1981: 511 count1982: 507 count1983: 518 count1984: 554 count1985: 543 count1986: 548 count1987: 557 count1988: 563 count1989: 565 count1990: 562 count1991: 563 count1992: 557 count1993: 561 count1994: 570 count1995: 581 count1996: 587 count1997: 622 count1998: 640 count1999: 656 count2000: 664 count2001: 651 count2002: 650 count2003: 659 count2004: 666 count2005: 676 count2006: 675 count2007: 685 count2008: 673 count2009: 658 count2010: 645 count2011: 627 count2012: 632 count2013: 643 count2014: 636 count2015: 625 count2016: 639 count2017: 642 count2018: 628 count2019: 661 count2020: 640 count2021: 625 count2022: 645 count2023: 653 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
2023653
2022645
2021625
2020640
2019661
2018628
2017642
2016639
2015625
2014636
2013643
2012632
2011627
2010645
2009658
2008673
2007685
2006675
2005676
2004666
2003659
2002650
2001651
2000664
1999656
1998640
1997622
1996587
1995581
1994570
1993561
1992557
1991563
1990562
1989565
1988563
1987557
1986548
1985543
1984554
1983518
1982507
1981511
1980513
1979496
1978489

Compared with Kentucky and United States

Place2023
Clark County653
Kentucky61,917
United States5,593,727

Rankings

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.

How to cite

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, 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

MLA 9

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-kentucky. 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, 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-kentucky.

Harvard

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-kentucky (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, Clark 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/clark-county-kentucky. 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 Clark County?

Employer firms in Clark County was 653 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.2% from 2022. That is the 27th highest of 120 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 Clark County?

685 in 2007, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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