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Employer firms in Clinton County

Employer firms in Clinton County was 736 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is unchanged from 2022. That is the 34th highest of 102 counties in 2023.

2023, count736
Change on 20220%
Rank34th of 102Counties in Illinois ranked
Series high7532005
Series low5661978

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Employer firms in Clinton County, 1978 to 2023

55060065070075080019781985199219992006201320231978: 566 count1979: 587 count1980: 601 count1981: 608 count1982: 598 count1983: 613 count1984: 631 count1985: 620 count1986: 641 count1987: 639 count1988: 647 count1989: 653 count1990: 670 count1991: 661 count1992: 666 count1993: 671 count1994: 685 count1995: 693 count1996: 685 count1997: 692 count1998: 719 count1999: 734 count2000: 746 count2001: 749 count2002: 738 count2003: 742 count2004: 749 count2005: 753 count2006: 752 count2007: 732 count2008: 716 count2009: 700 count2010: 712 count2011: 704 count2012: 709 count2013: 714 count2014: 695 count2015: 698 count2016: 712 count2017: 710 count2018: 701 count2019: 713 count2020: 718 count2021: 723 count2022: 736 count2023: 736 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
2023736
2022736
2021723
2020718
2019713
2018701
2017710
2016712
2015698
2014695
2013714
2012709
2011704
2010712
2009700
2008716
2007732
2006752
2005753
2004749
2003742
2002738
2001749
2000746
1999734
1998719
1997692
1996685
1995693
1994685
1993671
1992666
1991661
1990670
1989653
1988647
1987639
1986641
1985620
1984631
1983613
1982598
1981608
1980601
1979587
1978566

Compared with Illinois and United States

Place2023
Clinton County736
Illinois222,365
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, Clinton 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, Clinton 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/clinton-county-illinois. 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, Clinton 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/clinton-county-illinois.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Clinton 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/clinton-county-illinois (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, Clinton 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/clinton-county-illinois. 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 Clinton County?

Employer firms in Clinton County was 736 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is unchanged from 2022. That is the 34th highest of 102 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 Clinton County?

753 in 2005, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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