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Employer firms in Fayette County

Employer firms in Fayette County was 410 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.2% from 2022. That is the 55th highest of 102 counties in 2023.

2023, count410
Change on 2022+0.2%
Rank55th of 102Counties in Illinois ranked
Series high4612007
Series low3741989

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Employer firms in Fayette County, 1978 to 2023

36038040042044046048019781985199219992006201320231978: 397 count1979: 411 count1980: 416 count1981: 411 count1982: 398 count1983: 400 count1984: 408 count1985: 410 count1986: 397 count1987: 383 count1988: 385 count1989: 374 count1990: 389 count1991: 392 count1992: 400 count1993: 410 count1994: 413 count1995: 417 count1996: 426 count1997: 422 count1998: 434 count1999: 434 count2000: 431 count2001: 432 count2002: 433 count2003: 438 count2004: 451 count2005: 451 count2006: 455 count2007: 461 count2008: 456 count2009: 443 count2010: 445 count2011: 433 count2012: 430 count2013: 428 count2014: 431 count2015: 421 count2016: 417 count2017: 425 count2018: 422 count2019: 412 count2020: 412 count2021: 422 count2022: 409 count2023: 410 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
2023410
2022409
2021422
2020412
2019412
2018422
2017425
2016417
2015421
2014431
2013428
2012430
2011433
2010445
2009443
2008456
2007461
2006455
2005451
2004451
2003438
2002433
2001432
2000431
1999434
1998434
1997422
1996426
1995417
1994413
1993410
1992400
1991392
1990389
1989374
1988385
1987383
1986397
1985410
1984408
1983400
1982398
1981411
1980416
1979411
1978397

Compared with Illinois and United States

Place2023
Fayette County410
Illinois222,365
United States5,593,727

Rankings

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.

How to cite

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, Fayette 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, Fayette 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/fayette-county-illinois. 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, Fayette 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/fayette-county-illinois.

Harvard

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

BibTeX
@misc{census_employer_firms_fayette_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Fayette 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/fayette-county-illinois. 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 Fayette County?

Employer firms in Fayette County was 410 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.2% from 2022. That is the 55th highest of 102 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 Fayette County?

461 in 2007, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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