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Employer firms in Delaware

Employer firms in Delaware was 20,713 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.4% from 2022. That is the 46th highest of 51 states in 2023.

2023, count20,713
Change on 2022+2.4%
Rank46th of 51US states ranked
Series high20,7132023
Series low9,9141978

Employer firms in Delaware, 1978 to 2023

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7,50010K12.5K15K17.5K20K22.5K19781985199219992006201320231978: 9,914 count1979: 10,315 count1980: 10,353 count1981: 10,352 count1982: 10,382 count1983: 10,793 count1984: 11,166 count1985: 11,500 count1986: 12,094 count1987: 12,493 count1988: 12,996 count1989: 13,588 count1990: 14,078 count1991: 14,221 count1992: 14,193 count1993: 14,628 count1994: 14,941 count1995: 15,413 count1996: 15,605 count1997: 15,967 count1998: 16,466 count1999: 16,828 count2000: 17,283 count2001: 17,614 count2002: 17,520 count2003: 17,786 count2004: 18,172 count2005: 18,345 count2006: 18,360 count2007: 18,105 count2008: 17,825 count2009: 17,341 count2010: 17,124 count2011: 16,984 count2012: 16,864 count2013: 16,883 count2014: 16,977 count2015: 17,146 count2016: 17,490 count2017: 17,549 count2018: 17,775 count2019: 18,082 count2020: 18,959 count2021: 19,621 count2022: 20,235 count2023: 20,713 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10, published 2025-09-25.
All 46 values
Periodcount
202320,713
202220,235
202119,621
202018,959
201918,082
201817,775
201717,549
201617,490
201517,146
201416,977
201316,883
201216,864
201116,984
201017,124
200917,341
200817,825
200718,105
200618,360
200518,345
200418,172
200317,786
200217,520
200117,614
200017,283
199916,828
199816,466
199715,967
199615,605
199515,413
199414,941
199314,628
199214,193
199114,221
199014,078
198913,588
198812,996
198712,493
198612,094
198511,500
198411,166
198310,793
198210,382
198110,352
198010,353
197910,315
19789,914

Compared with United States

Place2023
Delaware20,713
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 and other activities outside the BDS scope. A firm operating in several states or counties is counted in each area, so geographic counts cannot be added to reproduce the national total. This differs from the INE DIRCE active-company count, which includes businesses without employees. Past values can be revised.

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.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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What is the employer firms in Delaware?

Employer firms in Delaware was 20,713 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.4% from 2022. That is the 46th highest of 51 states 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 2026-10-10.

What was the highest employer firms in Delaware?

20,713 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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