Employer firms in Darke County

Employer firms in Darke County was 963 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.2% from 2022. That is the 41st highest of 88 counties in 2023.

2023, count963

Change on 2022+0.2%

Rank41st of 88Counties in Ohio ranked

Series high1,0751999

Series low8171982

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 Darke 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	963
2022	961
2021	948
2020	964
2019	970
2018	965
2017	976
2016	986
2015	978
2014	966
2013	981
2012	975
2011	967
2010	973
2009	998
2008	1,030
2007	1,035
2006	1,056
2005	1,065
2004	1,067
2003	1,053
2002	1,072
2001	1,072
2000	1,069
1999	1,075
1998	1,056
1997	1,021
1996	1,015
1995	1,000
1994	990
1993	982
1992	984
1991	984
1990	994
1989	980
1988	969
1987	911
1986	888
1985	893
1984	888
1983	836
1982	817
1981	846
1980	851
1979	859
1978	847

Compared with Ohio and United States

Place	2023
Darke County	963
Ohio	167,526
United States	5,593,727

Darke County compared with nearby places

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400 to 700
700 to 900
900 to 1,500
1,500 to 2,900
2,900 and over

Employer firms, 2023, count. Darke 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 Ohio by employer firms 88 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, Darke 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, Darke 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/darke-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, Darke 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/darke-county-ohio.

Harvard

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

BibTeX

@misc{census_employer_firms_darke_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Darke 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/darke-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 Darke County?

Employer firms in Darke County was 963 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.2% from 2022. That is the 41st 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 Darke County?

1,075 in 1999, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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