Employer firms in Erie County

Employer firms in Erie County was 16,323 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.3% from 2022. That is the 7th highest of 62 counties in 2023.

2023, count16,323

Change on 2022+0.3%

Rank7th of 62Counties in New York ranked

Series high17,4321995

Series low15,6361982

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 Erie 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	16,323
2022	16,273
2021	15,980
2020	16,376
2019	16,507
2018	16,411
2017	16,531
2016	16,497
2015	16,334
2014	16,381
2013	16,332
2012	16,434
2011	16,280
2010	16,384
2009	16,361
2008	16,520
2007	16,639
2006	16,618
2005	16,604
2004	16,618
2003	16,561
2002	16,469
2001	16,666
2000	16,729
1999	16,864
1998	17,064
1997	17,091
1996	17,263
1995	17,432
1994	17,375
1993	17,265
1992	17,172
1991	17,258
1990	17,342
1989	17,109
1988	16,779
1987	16,340
1986	16,288
1985	16,110
1984	15,986
1983	15,735
1982	15,636
1981	15,900
1980	15,944
1979	16,012
1978	15,836

Compared with New York and United States

Place	2023
Erie County	16,323
New York	402,077
United States	5,593,727

Erie County compared with nearby places

Under 700
700 to 1,000
1,000 to 1,400
1,400 to 2,300
2,300 to 8,900
8,900 and over

Employer firms, 2023, count. Erie 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 New York by employer firms 62 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, Erie 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, Erie 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/erie-county-new-york. 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, Erie 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/erie-county-new-york.

Harvard

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

BibTeX

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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Erie 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/erie-county-new-york. 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 Erie County?

Employer firms in Erie County was 16,323 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.3% from 2022. That is the 7th highest of 62 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 Erie County?

17,432 in 1995, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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