Employer firms in Clayton County

Employer firms in Clayton County was 3,283 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 1.6% from 2022. That is the 11th highest of 159 counties in 2023.

2023, count3,283

Change on 2022-1.6%

Rank11th of 159Counties in Georgia ranked

Series high3,3382022

Series low1,9651978

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 Clayton 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	3,283
2022	3,338
2021	3,324
2020	3,057
2019	3,013
2018	2,996
2017	2,994
2016	2,953
2015	2,940
2014	2,937
2013	2,957
2012	3,003
2011	3,040
2010	3,084
2009	3,133
2008	3,181
2007	3,270
2006	3,242
2005	3,193
2004	3,224
2003	3,211
2002	3,203
2001	3,221
2000	3,221
1999	3,245
1998	3,177
1997	3,166
1996	3,125
1995	3,133
1994	3,074
1993	2,989
1992	2,936
1991	2,944
1990	2,982
1989	2,969
1988	2,880
1987	2,779
1986	2,716
1985	2,613
1984	2,464
1983	2,334
1982	2,237
1981	2,207
1980	2,149
1979	2,064
1978	1,965

Compared with Georgia and United States

Place	2023
Clayton County	3,283
Georgia	177,543
United States	5,593,727

Clayton County compared with nearby places

Under 100
100 to 200
200 to 400
400 to 600
600 to 1,700
1,700 and over

Employer firms, 2023, count. Clayton 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, Clayton 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, Clayton 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/clayton-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, Clayton 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/clayton-county-georgia.

Harvard

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

BibTeX

@misc{census_employer_firms_clayton_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Clayton 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/clayton-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 Clayton County?

Employer firms in Clayton County was 3,283 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 1.6% from 2022. That is the 11th 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 Clayton County?

3,338 in 2022, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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