# Employer firms in District of Columbia

Employer firms in District of Columbia was 17,380 in 2023. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

- Indicator id: `employer_firms`
- Place id: `us-state-11`
- Unit: count
- 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.
- Note: 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.
- Source: 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
- License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/district-of-columbia
- CSV: https://invokely.ai/download/employer-firms/district-of-columbia.csv
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=employer_firms&place=us-state-11

| Period | count |
|---|---:|
| 2023 | 17,380 |
| 2022 | 17,307 |
| 2021 | 16,841 |
| 2020 | 16,904 |
| 2019 | 16,918 |
| 2018 | 16,795 |
| 2017 | 16,569 |
| 2016 | 16,455 |
| 2015 | 16,197 |
| 2014 | 15,968 |
| 2013 | 15,807 |
| 2012 | 15,638 |
| 2011 | 15,511 |
| 2010 | 15,355 |
| 2009 | 15,280 |
| 2008 | 15,335 |
| 2007 | 15,341 |
| 2006 | 15,286 |
| 2005 | 14,992 |
| 2004 | 14,880 |
| 2003 | 14,602 |
| 2002 | 14,637 |
| 2001 | 14,306 |
| 2000 | 14,398 |
| 1999 | 14,348 |
| 1998 | 14,373 |
| 1997 | 14,262 |
| 1996 | 14,380 |
| 1995 | 14,385 |
| 1994 | 14,269 |
| 1993 | 14,122 |
| 1992 | 14,040 |
| 1991 | 14,204 |
| 1990 | 14,270 |
| 1989 | 14,498 |
| 1988 | 14,468 |
| 1987 | 14,321 |
| 1986 | 14,257 |
| 1985 | 14,009 |
| 1984 | 14,219 |
| 1983 | 14,187 |
| 1982 | 13,729 |
| 1981 | 13,743 |
| 1980 | 13,733 |
| 1979 | 13,699 |
| 1978 | 13,401 |