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Employer firms in Cuyahoga County

Employer firms in Cuyahoga County was 22,503 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.2% from 2022. That is the 1st highest of 88 counties in 2023.

2023, count22,503
Change on 2022-0.2%
Rank1st of 88Counties in Ohio ranked
Series high27,8391998
Series low22,2062020

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Employer firms in Cuyahoga County, 1978 to 2023

22K24K26K28K19781985199219992006201320231978: 25,565 count1979: 25,896 count1980: 25,926 count1981: 25,964 count1982: 25,670 count1983: 25,699 count1984: 26,056 count1985: 25,781 count1986: 25,964 count1987: 25,983 count1988: 26,190 count1989: 26,499 count1990: 26,709 count1991: 26,704 count1992: 26,720 count1993: 26,986 count1994: 27,297 count1995: 27,554 count1996: 27,549 count1997: 27,579 count1998: 27,839 count1999: 27,589 count2000: 27,279 count2001: 26,989 count2002: 26,545 count2003: 26,365 count2004: 26,261 count2005: 26,239 count2006: 26,078 count2007: 25,631 count2008: 24,989 count2009: 24,183 count2010: 23,786 count2011: 23,588 count2012: 23,572 count2013: 23,334 count2014: 23,294 count2015: 23,178 count2016: 23,080 count2017: 22,707 count2018: 22,464 count2019: 22,383 count2020: 22,206 count2021: 22,278 count2022: 22,547 count2023: 22,503 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
202322,503
202222,547
202122,278
202022,206
201922,383
201822,464
201722,707
201623,080
201523,178
201423,294
201323,334
201223,572
201123,588
201023,786
200924,183
200824,989
200725,631
200626,078
200526,239
200426,261
200326,365
200226,545
200126,989
200027,279
199927,589
199827,839
199727,579
199627,549
199527,554
199427,297
199326,986
199226,720
199126,704
199026,709
198926,499
198826,190
198725,983
198625,964
198525,781
198426,056
198325,699
198225,670
198125,964
198025,926
197925,896
197825,565

Compared with Ohio and United States

Place2023
Cuyahoga County22,503
Ohio167,526
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, Cuyahoga 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, Cuyahoga 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/cuyahoga-county-ohio. 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, Cuyahoga 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/cuyahoga-county-ohio.

Harvard

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

BibTeX
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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Cuyahoga County, 1978 to 2023}},
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  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/cuyahoga-county-ohio. 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 Cuyahoga County?

Employer firms in Cuyahoga County was 22,503 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.2% from 2022. That is the 1st highest of 88 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 Cuyahoga County?

27,839 in 1998, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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