Employer firms in Fayette County

Employer firms in Fayette County was 1,970 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 2.2% from 2022. That is the 30th highest of 67 counties in 2023.

2023, count1,970

Change on 2022-2.2%

Rank30th of 67Counties in Pennsylvania ranked

Series high2,3851996

Series low1,9662021

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	1,970
2022	2,014
2021	1,966
2020	2,002
2019	2,046
2018	2,042
2017	2,062
2016	2,088
2015	2,098
2014	2,111
2013	2,135
2012	2,148
2011	2,162
2010	2,168
2009	2,204
2008	2,193
2007	2,247
2006	2,231
2005	2,253
2004	2,283
2003	2,295
2002	2,314
2001	2,309
2000	2,346
1999	2,352
1998	2,355
1997	2,377
1996	2,385
1995	2,349
1994	2,342
1993	2,349
1992	2,354
1991	2,351
1990	2,327
1989	2,276
1988	2,255
1987	2,226
1986	2,177
1985	2,151
1984	2,109
1983	2,106
1982	2,087
1981	2,124
1980	2,179
1979	2,254
1978	2,178

Compared with Pennsylvania and United States

Place	2023
Fayette County	1,970
Pennsylvania	211,009
United States	5,593,727

Fayette County compared with nearby places

Under 700
700 to 800
800 to 1,500
1,500 to 2,500
2,500 to 5,300
5,300 and over

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 Pennsylvania by employer firms 67 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-pennsylvania. 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-pennsylvania.

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-pennsylvania (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-pennsylvania. 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 1,970 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 2.2% from 2022. That is the 30th highest of 67 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?

2,385 in 1996, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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