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Employer firms in Delaware County

Employer firms in Delaware County was 1,768 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.2% from 2022. That is the 17th highest of 92 counties in 2023.

2023, count1,768
Change on 2022+0.2%
Rank17th of 92Counties in Indiana ranked
Series high2,2071995
Series low1,7382021

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Employer firms in Delaware County, 1978 to 2023

1,7001,8001,9002,0002,1002,2002,30019781985199219992006201320231978: 2,053 count1979: 2,068 count1980: 2,063 count1981: 2,055 count1982: 2,004 count1983: 2,016 count1984: 2,050 count1985: 2,062 count1986: 2,057 count1987: 2,095 count1988: 2,106 count1989: 2,128 count1990: 2,101 count1991: 2,125 count1992: 2,108 count1993: 2,144 count1994: 2,163 count1995: 2,207 count1996: 2,188 count1997: 2,172 count1998: 2,181 count1999: 2,170 count2000: 2,125 count2001: 2,091 count2002: 2,068 count2003: 2,052 count2004: 2,074 count2005: 2,065 count2006: 2,068 count2007: 2,048 count2008: 1,999 count2009: 1,942 count2010: 1,909 count2011: 1,868 count2012: 1,853 count2013: 1,827 count2014: 1,826 count2015: 1,836 count2016: 1,833 count2017: 1,822 count2018: 1,797 count2019: 1,797 count2020: 1,748 count2021: 1,738 count2022: 1,765 count2023: 1,768 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
20231,768
20221,765
20211,738
20201,748
20191,797
20181,797
20171,822
20161,833
20151,836
20141,826
20131,827
20121,853
20111,868
20101,909
20091,942
20081,999
20072,048
20062,068
20052,065
20042,074
20032,052
20022,068
20012,091
20002,125
19992,170
19982,181
19972,172
19962,188
19952,207
19942,163
19932,144
19922,108
19912,125
19902,101
19892,128
19882,106
19872,095
19862,057
19852,062
19842,050
19832,016
19822,004
19812,055
19802,063
19792,068
19782,053

Compared with Indiana and United States

Place2023
Delaware County1,768
Indiana102,872
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, Delaware 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, Delaware 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/delaware-county-indiana. 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, Delaware 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/delaware-county-indiana.

Harvard

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

BibTeX
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What is the employer firms in Delaware County?

Employer firms in Delaware County was 1,768 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.2% from 2022. That is the 17th highest of 92 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 Delaware County?

2,207 in 1995, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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