Employer firms in Cumberland County

Employer firms in Cumberland County was 2,257 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.2% from 2022. That is the 19th highest of 21 counties in 2023.

2023, count2,257

Change on 2022+0.2%

Rank19th of 21Counties in New Jersey ranked

Series high2,6292007

Series low2,2142021

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 Cumberland 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	2,257
2022	2,253
2021	2,214
2020	2,249
2019	2,271
2018	2,278
2017	2,284
2016	2,277
2015	2,302
2014	2,326
2013	2,346
2012	2,381
2011	2,403
2010	2,443
2009	2,477
2008	2,589
2007	2,629
2006	2,587
2005	2,594
2004	2,535
2003	2,502
2002	2,465
2001	2,462
2000	2,477
1999	2,496
1998	2,514
1997	2,499
1996	2,467
1995	2,467
1994	2,412
1993	2,402
1992	2,397
1991	2,445
1990	2,514
1989	2,518
1988	2,492
1987	2,462
1986	2,402
1985	2,370
1984	2,333
1983	2,259
1982	2,260
1981	2,286
1980	2,328
1979	2,294
1978	2,250

Compared with New Jersey and United States

Place	2023
Cumberland County	2,257
New Jersey	175,347
United States	5,593,727

Cumberland County compared with nearby places

Under 2,600
2,600 to 7,500
7,500 to 10K
10K to 13K
13K 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.

Rankings

US states by employer firms 51 places
Counties in New Jersey by employer firms 21 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, 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-new-jersey. 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-new-jersey.

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-new-jersey (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  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-new-jersey. 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 2,257 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.2% from 2022. That is the 19th highest of 21 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?

2,629 in 2007, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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