Employer firms in Cobb County

Employer firms in Cobb County was 16,001 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.2% from 2022. That is the 3rd highest of 159 counties in 2023.

2023, count16,001

Change on 2022+0.2%

Rank3rd of 159Counties in Georgia ranked

Series high16,0012023

Series low4,6801978

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 Cobb 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	16,001
2022	15,967
2021	15,774
2020	15,064
2019	14,953
2018	14,832
2017	14,660
2016	14,479
2015	14,149
2014	13,923
2013	13,862
2012	13,666
2011	13,443
2010	13,529
2009	13,807
2008	14,361
2007	14,546
2006	14,291
2005	13,738
2004	13,388
2003	13,042
2002	12,868
2001	12,806
2000	12,725
1999	12,521
1998	12,232
1997	11,906
1996	11,632
1995	11,368
1994	10,865
1993	10,374
1992	9,865
1991	9,625
1990	9,593
1989	9,383
1988	9,130
1987	8,630
1986	8,152
1985	7,554
1984	6,936
1983	6,285
1982	5,821
1981	5,606
1980	5,338
1979	5,048
1978	4,680

Compared with Georgia and United States

Place	2023
Cobb County	16,001
Georgia	177,543
United States	5,593,727

Cobb County compared with nearby places

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

Employer firms, 2023, count. Cobb 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, Cobb 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, Cobb 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/cobb-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, Cobb 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/cobb-county-georgia.

Harvard

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

BibTeX

@misc{census_employer_firms_cobb_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Cobb 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/cobb-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 Cobb County?

Employer firms in Cobb County was 16,001 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.2% from 2022. That is the 3rd 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 Cobb County?

16,001 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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