Employer firms in Delaware County

Employer firms in Delaware County was 4,150 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 3.2% from 2022. That is the 12th highest of 88 counties in 2023.

2023, count4,150

Change on 2022+3.2%

Rank12th of 88Counties in Ohio ranked

Series high4,1502023

Series low9201978

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 Delaware 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	4,150
2022	4,022
2021	3,930
2020	3,810
2019	3,737
2018	3,649
2017	3,603
2016	3,482
2015	3,416
2014	3,378
2013	3,322
2012	3,248
2011	3,190
2010	3,136
2009	3,177
2008	3,188
2007	3,199
2006	3,105
2005	2,989
2004	2,906
2003	2,778
2002	2,652
2001	2,505
2000	2,393
1999	2,285
1998	2,187
1997	2,090
1996	1,993
1995	1,910
1994	1,808
1993	1,701
1992	1,613
1991	1,585
1990	1,526
1989	1,475
1988	1,433
1987	1,380
1986	1,270
1985	1,189
1984	1,166
1983	1,073
1982	1,018
1981	1,043
1980	1,016
1979	972
1978	920

Compared with Ohio and United States

Place	2023
Delaware County	4,150
Ohio	167,526
United States	5,593,727

Delaware County compared with nearby places

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

Employer firms, 2023, count. Delaware 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, 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-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, 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-ohio.

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-ohio (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{census_employer_firms_delaware_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Delaware 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/delaware-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 Delaware County?

Employer firms in Delaware County was 4,150 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 3.2% from 2022. That is the 12th 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 Delaware County?

4,150 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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