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Employer firms in Colbert County

Employer firms in Colbert County was 1,060 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.7% from 2022. That is the 19th highest of 67 counties in 2023.

2023, count1,060
Change on 2022+1.7%
Rank19th of 67Counties in Alabama ranked
Series high1,1931997
Series low9271982

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Employer firms in Colbert County, 1978 to 2023

9001,0001,1001,20019781985199219992006201320231978: 954 count1979: 974 count1980: 969 count1981: 946 count1982: 927 count1983: 933 count1984: 993 count1985: 992 count1986: 1,021 count1987: 1,024 count1988: 1,035 count1989: 1,060 count1990: 1,071 count1991: 1,092 count1992: 1,101 count1993: 1,136 count1994: 1,156 count1995: 1,172 count1996: 1,172 count1997: 1,193 count1998: 1,182 count1999: 1,175 count2000: 1,141 count2001: 1,138 count2002: 1,128 count2003: 1,126 count2004: 1,142 count2005: 1,130 count2006: 1,118 count2007: 1,111 count2008: 1,096 count2009: 1,099 count2010: 1,081 count2011: 1,074 count2012: 1,047 count2013: 1,012 count2014: 1,013 count2015: 1,005 count2016: 1,011 count2017: 992 count2018: 995 count2019: 1,025 count2020: 1,023 count2021: 1,009 count2022: 1,042 count2023: 1,060 count9001,0001,1001,20019781994201020231978: 954 count1979: 974 count1980: 969 count1981: 946 count1982: 927 count1983: 933 count1984: 993 count1985: 992 count1986: 1,021 count1987: 1,024 count1988: 1,035 count1989: 1,060 count1990: 1,071 count1991: 1,092 count1992: 1,101 count1993: 1,136 count1994: 1,156 count1995: 1,172 count1996: 1,172 count1997: 1,193 count1998: 1,182 count1999: 1,175 count2000: 1,141 count2001: 1,138 count2002: 1,128 count2003: 1,126 count2004: 1,142 count2005: 1,130 count2006: 1,118 count2007: 1,111 count2008: 1,096 count2009: 1,099 count2010: 1,081 count2011: 1,074 count2012: 1,047 count2013: 1,012 count2014: 1,013 count2015: 1,005 count2016: 1,011 count2017: 992 count2018: 995 count2019: 1,025 count2020: 1,023 count2021: 1,009 count2022: 1,042 count2023: 1,060 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
20231,060
20221,042
20211,009
20201,023
20191,025
2018995
2017992
20161,011
20151,005
20141,013
20131,012
20121,047
20111,074
20101,081
20091,099
20081,096
20071,111
20061,118
20051,130
20041,142
20031,126
20021,128
20011,138
20001,141
19991,175
19981,182
19971,193
19961,172
19951,172
19941,156
19931,136
19921,101
19911,092
19901,071
19891,060
19881,035
19871,024
19861,021
1985992
1984993
1983933
1982927
1981946
1980969
1979974
1978954

Compared with Alabama and United States

Place2023
Colbert County1,060
Alabama71,429
United States5,593,727

Colbert County compared with nearby places

Autauga County: 727 countBaldwin County: 5,000 countBarbour County: 351 countBibb County: 269 countBlount County: 660 countBullock County: 102 countButler County: 383 countCalhoun County: 1,747 countChambers County: 517 countCherokee County: 319 countChilton County: 687 countChoctaw County: 215 countClarke County: 483 countClay County: 170 countCleburne County: 168 countCoffee County: 869 countColbert County: 1,060 countConecuh County: 175 countCoosa County: 85 countCovington County: 725 countCrenshaw County: 184 countCullman County: 1,578 countDale County: 598 countDallas County: 573 countDeKalb County: 995 countElmore County: 1,148 countEscambia County: 616 countEtowah County: 1,611 countFayette County: 238 countFranklin County: 450 countGeneva County: 378 countGreene County: 82 countHale County: 145 countHenry County: 263 countHouston County: 2,283 countJackson County: 742 countJefferson County: 12,281 countLamar County: 211 countLauderdale County: 1,677 countLawrence County: 367 countLee County: 2,673 countLimestone County: 1,389 countLowndes County: 96 countMacon County: 218 countMadison County: 6,895 countMarengo County: 380 countMarion County: 437 countMarshall County: 1,616 countMobile County: 6,604 countMonroe County: 340 countMontgomery County: 4,228 countMorgan County: 2,174 countPerry County: 100 countPickens County: 198 countPike County: 544 countRandolph County: 308 countRussell County: 682 countSt. Clair County: 1,249 countShelby County: 4,512 countSumter County: 164 countTalladega County: 992 countTallapoosa County: 680 countTuscaloosa County: 3,403 countWalker County: 1,032 countWashington County: 165 countWilcox County: 135 countWinston County: 349 count
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  • 500 to 900
  • 900 to 1,700
  • 1,700 and over
Employer firms, 2023, count. Colbert 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, Colbert 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, Colbert 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/colbert-county-alabama. 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, Colbert 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/colbert-county-alabama.

Harvard

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

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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Colbert County, 1978 to 2023}},
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  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-11},
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What is the employer firms in Colbert County?

Employer firms in Colbert County was 1,060 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.7% from 2022. That is the 19th highest of 67 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 Colbert County?

1,193 in 1997, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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