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Employer firms in District of Columbia

Employer firms in District of Columbia was 17,380 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.4% from 2022.

2023, count17,380
Change on 2022+0.4%
Series high17,3802023
Series low13,4011978

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Employer firms in District of Columbia, 1978 to 2023

13K14K15K16K17K18K19781985199219992006201320231978: 13,401 count1979: 13,699 count1980: 13,733 count1981: 13,743 count1982: 13,729 count1983: 14,187 count1984: 14,219 count1985: 14,009 count1986: 14,257 count1987: 14,321 count1988: 14,468 count1989: 14,498 count1990: 14,270 count1991: 14,204 count1992: 14,040 count1993: 14,122 count1994: 14,269 count1995: 14,385 count1996: 14,380 count1997: 14,262 count1998: 14,373 count1999: 14,348 count2000: 14,398 count2001: 14,306 count2002: 14,637 count2003: 14,602 count2004: 14,880 count2005: 14,992 count2006: 15,286 count2007: 15,341 count2008: 15,335 count2009: 15,280 count2010: 15,355 count2011: 15,511 count2012: 15,638 count2013: 15,807 count2014: 15,968 count2015: 16,197 count2016: 16,455 count2017: 16,569 count2018: 16,795 count2019: 16,918 count2020: 16,904 count2021: 16,841 count2022: 17,307 count2023: 17,380 count13K14K15K16K17K18K19781994201020231978: 13,401 count1979: 13,699 count1980: 13,733 count1981: 13,743 count1982: 13,729 count1983: 14,187 count1984: 14,219 count1985: 14,009 count1986: 14,257 count1987: 14,321 count1988: 14,468 count1989: 14,498 count1990: 14,270 count1991: 14,204 count1992: 14,040 count1993: 14,122 count1994: 14,269 count1995: 14,385 count1996: 14,380 count1997: 14,262 count1998: 14,373 count1999: 14,348 count2000: 14,398 count2001: 14,306 count2002: 14,637 count2003: 14,602 count2004: 14,880 count2005: 14,992 count2006: 15,286 count2007: 15,341 count2008: 15,335 count2009: 15,280 count2010: 15,355 count2011: 15,511 count2012: 15,638 count2013: 15,807 count2014: 15,968 count2015: 16,197 count2016: 16,455 count2017: 16,569 count2018: 16,795 count2019: 16,918 count2020: 16,904 count2021: 16,841 count2022: 17,307 count2023: 17,380 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
202317,380
202217,307
202116,841
202016,904
201916,918
201816,795
201716,569
201616,455
201516,197
201415,968
201315,807
201215,638
201115,511
201015,355
200915,280
200815,335
200715,341
200615,286
200514,992
200414,880
200314,602
200214,637
200114,306
200014,398
199914,348
199814,373
199714,262
199614,380
199514,385
199414,269
199314,122
199214,040
199114,204
199014,270
198914,498
198814,468
198714,321
198614,257
198514,009
198414,219
198314,187
198213,729
198113,743
198013,733
197913,699
197813,401

Compared with District of Columbia and United States

Place2023
District of Columbia17,380
District of Columbia17,380
United States5,593,727

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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, District of Columbia, 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, District of Columbia, 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/district-of-columbia-district-of-columbia. 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, District of Columbia, 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/district-of-columbia-district-of-columbia.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, District of Columbia, 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/district-of-columbia-district-of-columbia (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, District of Columbia, 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/district-of-columbia-district-of-columbia. 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 District of Columbia?

Employer firms in District of Columbia was 17,380 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.4% from 2022.

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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 District of Columbia?

17,380 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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