Employer firms in Fayette County

Employer firms in Fayette County was 7,016 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.7% from 2022. That is the 2nd highest of 120 counties in 2023.

2023, count7,016

Change on 2022+1.7%

Rank2nd of 120Counties in Kentucky ranked

Series high7,0162023

Series low4,2421978

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 Fayette 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	7,016
2022	6,896
2021	6,738
2020	6,683
2019	6,671
2018	6,613
2017	6,700
2016	6,633
2015	6,503
2014	6,462
2013	6,399
2012	6,268
2011	6,260
2010	6,309
2009	6,349
2008	6,427
2007	6,458
2006	6,432
2005	6,318
2004	6,186
2003	6,078
2002	6,060
2001	6,041
2000	6,063
1999	6,022
1998	5,958
1997	5,922
1996	5,879
1995	5,792
1994	5,685
1993	5,584
1992	5,521
1991	5,538
1990	5,609
1989	5,551
1988	5,480
1987	5,318
1986	5,123
1985	4,991
1984	4,959
1983	4,765
1982	4,623
1981	4,630
1980	4,554
1979	4,493
1978	4,242

Compared with Kentucky and United States

Place	2023
Fayette County	7,016
Kentucky	61,917
United States	5,593,727

Fayette County compared with nearby places

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Employer firms, 2023, count. Fayette 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 Kentucky by employer firms 120 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, 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-kentucky. 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-kentucky.

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-kentucky (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, 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-kentucky. 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 7,016 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.7% from 2022. That is the 2nd highest of 120 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?

7,016 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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