Employer firms in Fairfield County

Employer firms in Fairfield County was 2,312 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.4% from 2022. That is the 20th highest of 88 counties in 2023.

2023, count2,312

Change on 2022+2.4%

Rank20th of 88Counties in Ohio ranked

Series high2,3122023

Series low1,3361978

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 Fairfield 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	2,312
2022	2,257
2021	2,191
2020	2,143
2019	2,189
2018	2,184
2017	2,169
2016	2,169
2015	2,145
2014	2,121
2013	2,103
2012	2,105
2011	2,123
2010	2,132
2009	2,180
2008	2,235
2007	2,268
2006	2,259
2005	2,273
2004	2,292
2003	2,256
2002	2,273
2001	2,250
2000	2,219
1999	2,164
1998	2,127
1997	2,096
1996	2,060
1995	2,019
1994	1,896
1993	1,844
1992	1,786
1991	1,787
1990	1,774
1989	1,710
1988	1,637
1987	1,558
1986	1,494
1985	1,448
1984	1,426
1983	1,346
1982	1,342
1981	1,358
1980	1,398
1979	1,367
1978	1,336

Compared with Ohio and United States

Place	2023
Fairfield County	2,312
Ohio	167,526
United States	5,593,727

Fairfield County compared with nearby places

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

Employer firms, 2023, count. Fairfield 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, Fairfield 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, Fairfield 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/fairfield-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, Fairfield 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/fairfield-county-ohio.

Harvard

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

BibTeX

@misc{census_employer_firms_fairfield_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Fairfield 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/fairfield-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 Fairfield County?

Employer firms in Fairfield County was 2,312 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.4% from 2022. That is the 20th 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 Fairfield County?

2,312 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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