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Employer firms in Cumberland County

Employer firms in Cumberland County was 9,297 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.3% from 2022. That is the 1st highest of 16 counties in 2023.

2023, count9,297
Change on 2022+1.3%
Rank1st of 16Counties in Maine ranked
Series high9,2972023
Series low4,6951978

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Employer firms in Cumberland County, 1978 to 2023

4,0005,0006,0007,0008,0009,00010K19781985199219992006201320231978: 4,695 count1979: 4,876 count1980: 4,917 count1981: 4,951 count1982: 4,899 count1983: 5,079 count1984: 5,413 count1985: 5,652 count1986: 6,047 count1987: 6,458 count1988: 6,797 count1989: 7,002 count1990: 6,805 count1991: 6,705 count1992: 6,621 count1993: 6,760 count1994: 6,945 count1995: 7,150 count1996: 7,333 count1997: 7,436 count1998: 7,665 count1999: 7,816 count2000: 7,976 count2001: 8,108 count2002: 8,116 count2003: 8,266 count2004: 8,436 count2005: 8,575 count2006: 8,678 count2007: 8,643 count2008: 8,496 count2009: 8,223 count2010: 8,153 count2011: 8,112 count2012: 8,109 count2013: 8,160 count2014: 8,201 count2015: 8,334 count2016: 8,559 count2017: 8,588 count2018: 8,691 count2019: 8,763 count2020: 8,886 count2021: 8,925 count2022: 9,174 count2023: 9,297 count4,0006,0008,00010K19781994201020231978: 4,695 count1979: 4,876 count1980: 4,917 count1981: 4,951 count1982: 4,899 count1983: 5,079 count1984: 5,413 count1985: 5,652 count1986: 6,047 count1987: 6,458 count1988: 6,797 count1989: 7,002 count1990: 6,805 count1991: 6,705 count1992: 6,621 count1993: 6,760 count1994: 6,945 count1995: 7,150 count1996: 7,333 count1997: 7,436 count1998: 7,665 count1999: 7,816 count2000: 7,976 count2001: 8,108 count2002: 8,116 count2003: 8,266 count2004: 8,436 count2005: 8,575 count2006: 8,678 count2007: 8,643 count2008: 8,496 count2009: 8,223 count2010: 8,153 count2011: 8,112 count2012: 8,109 count2013: 8,160 count2014: 8,201 count2015: 8,334 count2016: 8,559 count2017: 8,588 count2018: 8,691 count2019: 8,763 count2020: 8,886 count2021: 8,925 count2022: 9,174 count2023: 9,297 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
20239,297
20229,174
20218,925
20208,886
20198,763
20188,691
20178,588
20168,559
20158,334
20148,201
20138,160
20128,109
20118,112
20108,153
20098,223
20088,496
20078,643
20068,678
20058,575
20048,436
20038,266
20028,116
20018,108
20007,976
19997,816
19987,665
19977,436
19967,333
19957,150
19946,945
19936,760
19926,621
19916,705
19906,805
19897,002
19886,797
19876,458
19866,047
19855,652
19845,413
19835,079
19824,899
19814,951
19804,917
19794,876
19784,695

Compared with Maine and United States

Place2023
Cumberland County9,297
Maine30,735
United States5,593,727

Cumberland County compared with nearby places

Androscoggin County: 2,265 countAroostook County: 1,434 countCumberland County: 9,297 countFranklin County: 736 countHancock County: 1,806 countKennebec County: 2,570 countKnox County: 1,430 countLincoln County: 1,037 countOxford County: 1,094 countPenobscot County: 3,216 countPiscataquis County: 373 countSagadahoc County: 836 countSomerset County: 939 countWaldo County: 807 countWashington County: 619 countYork County: 4,527 count
  • Under 810
  • 810 to 1,000
  • 1,000 to 1,400
  • 1,400 to 2,600
  • 2,600 and over
Employer firms, 2023, count. Cumberland 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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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties (Employer firms, Cumberland 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, Cumberland 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/cumberland-county-maine. 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, Cumberland 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/cumberland-county-maine.

Harvard

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

BibTeX
@misc{census_employer_firms_cumberland_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Cumberland 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/cumberland-county-maine. 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 Cumberland County?

Employer firms in Cumberland County was 9,297 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.3% from 2022. That is the 1st highest of 16 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 Cumberland County?

9,297 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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