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Employer firms in Columbia County

Employer firms in Columbia County was 2,358 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.7% from 2022. That is the 17th highest of 159 counties in 2023.

2023, count2,358
Change on 2022+1.7%
Rank17th of 159Counties in Georgia ranked
Series high2,3582023
Series low5141978

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Employer firms in Columbia County, 1978 to 2023

5001,0001,5002,0002,50019781985199219992006201320231978: 514 count1979: 533 count1980: 555 count1981: 544 count1982: 549 count1983: 601 count1984: 675 count1985: 741 count1986: 833 count1987: 873 count1988: 921 count1989: 978 count1990: 1,036 count1991: 1,054 count1992: 1,093 count1993: 1,155 count1994: 1,222 count1995: 1,275 count1996: 1,320 count1997: 1,364 count1998: 1,396 count1999: 1,452 count2000: 1,460 count2001: 1,473 count2002: 1,522 count2003: 1,567 count2004: 1,643 count2005: 1,742 count2006: 1,796 count2007: 1,826 count2008: 1,835 count2009: 1,801 count2010: 1,761 count2011: 1,781 count2012: 1,783 count2013: 1,806 count2014: 1,824 count2015: 1,883 count2016: 1,921 count2017: 1,997 count2018: 2,015 count2019: 2,063 count2020: 2,142 count2021: 2,229 count2022: 2,318 count2023: 2,358 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
20232,358
20222,318
20212,229
20202,142
20192,063
20182,015
20171,997
20161,921
20151,883
20141,824
20131,806
20121,783
20111,781
20101,761
20091,801
20081,835
20071,826
20061,796
20051,742
20041,643
20031,567
20021,522
20011,473
20001,460
19991,452
19981,396
19971,364
19961,320
19951,275
19941,222
19931,155
19921,093
19911,054
19901,036
1989978
1988921
1987873
1986833
1985741
1984675
1983601
1982549
1981544
1980555
1979533
1978514

Compared with Georgia and United States

Place2023
Columbia County2,358
Georgia177,543
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, Columbia 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, Columbia 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/columbia-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, Columbia 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/columbia-county-georgia.

Harvard

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

BibTeX
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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Columbia 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/columbia-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 Columbia County?

Employer firms in Columbia County was 2,358 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.7% from 2022. That is the 17th 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 Columbia County?

2,358 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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