Employer firms in Elkhart County

Employer firms in Elkhart County was 4,001 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.9% from 2022. That is the 6th highest of 92 counties in 2023.

2023, count4,001

Change on 2022+0.9%

Rank6th of 92Counties in Indiana ranked

Series high4,1622007

Series low2,9501982

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 Elkhart 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	4,001
2022	3,967
2021	3,907
2020	3,883
2019	3,871
2018	3,862
2017	3,856
2016	3,834
2015	3,818
2014	3,785
2013	3,850
2012	3,838
2011	3,854
2010	3,888
2009	3,964
2008	4,127
2007	4,162
2006	4,140
2005	4,119
2004	4,129
2003	4,101
2002	4,082
2001	4,017
2000	4,041
1999	4,022
1998	4,023
1997	4,023
1996	4,031
1995	3,990
1994	3,911
1993	3,855
1992	3,719
1991	3,724
1990	3,784
1989	3,743
1988	3,636
1987	3,485
1986	3,433
1985	3,349
1984	3,257
1983	3,095
1982	2,950
1981	2,957
1980	2,993
1979	3,045
1978	2,976

Compared with Indiana and United States

Place	2023
Elkhart County	4,001
Indiana	102,872
United States	5,593,727

Elkhart County compared with nearby places

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300 to 400
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800 to 1,800
1,800 and over

Employer firms, 2023, count. Elkhart 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 Indiana by employer firms 92 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, Elkhart 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, Elkhart 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/elkhart-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, Elkhart 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/elkhart-county-indiana.

Harvard

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

BibTeX

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Elkhart 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/elkhart-county-indiana. 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 Elkhart County?

Employer firms in Elkhart County was 4,001 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.9% from 2022. That is the 6th 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 Elkhart County?

4,162 in 2007, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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