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Employer firms in DeKalb County

Employer firms in DeKalb County was 1,632 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.2% from 2022. That is the 20th highest of 102 counties in 2023.

2023, count1,632
Change on 2022+0.2%
Rank20th of 102Counties in Illinois ranked
Series high1,8262007
Series low1,1761982

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Employer firms in DeKalb County, 1978 to 2023

1,0001,2001,4001,6001,8002,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 1,243 count1979: 1,239 count1980: 1,216 count1981: 1,188 count1982: 1,176 count1983: 1,183 count1984: 1,240 count1985: 1,237 count1986: 1,260 count1987: 1,289 count1988: 1,326 count1989: 1,401 count1990: 1,460 count1991: 1,455 count1992: 1,467 count1993: 1,504 count1994: 1,542 count1995: 1,603 count1996: 1,616 count1997: 1,609 count1998: 1,648 count1999: 1,643 count2000: 1,667 count2001: 1,660 count2002: 1,683 count2003: 1,696 count2004: 1,769 count2005: 1,790 count2006: 1,805 count2007: 1,826 count2008: 1,792 count2009: 1,737 count2010: 1,683 count2011: 1,659 count2012: 1,659 count2013: 1,646 count2014: 1,618 count2015: 1,667 count2016: 1,643 count2017: 1,631 count2018: 1,643 count2019: 1,633 count2020: 1,627 count2021: 1,597 count2022: 1,629 count2023: 1,632 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
20231,632
20221,629
20211,597
20201,627
20191,633
20181,643
20171,631
20161,643
20151,667
20141,618
20131,646
20121,659
20111,659
20101,683
20091,737
20081,792
20071,826
20061,805
20051,790
20041,769
20031,696
20021,683
20011,660
20001,667
19991,643
19981,648
19971,609
19961,616
19951,603
19941,542
19931,504
19921,467
19911,455
19901,460
19891,401
19881,326
19871,289
19861,260
19851,237
19841,240
19831,183
19821,176
19811,188
19801,216
19791,239
19781,243

Compared with Illinois and United States

Place2023
DeKalb County1,632
Illinois222,365
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, DeKalb 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, DeKalb 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/dekalb-county-illinois. 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, DeKalb 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/dekalb-county-illinois.

Harvard

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

BibTeX
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  urldate = {2026-10-11},
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What is the employer firms in DeKalb County?

Employer firms in DeKalb County was 1,632 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.2% from 2022. That is the 20th highest of 102 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 DeKalb County?

1,826 in 2007, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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