Employer firms in Forsyth County

Employer firms in Forsyth County was 6,253 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 4.1% from 2022. That is the 6th highest of 159 counties in 2023.

2023, count6,253

Change on 2022+4.1%

Rank6th of 159Counties in Georgia ranked

Series high6,2532023

Series low4811978

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 Forsyth 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	6,253
2022	6,006
2021	5,743
2020	5,429
2019	5,333
2018	5,225
2017	5,101
2016	4,928
2015	4,803
2014	4,636
2013	4,467
2012	4,340
2011	4,203
2010	4,142
2009	4,189
2008	4,381
2007	4,324
2006	4,076
2005	3,764
2004	3,511
2003	3,266
2002	3,144
2001	2,980
2000	2,809
1999	2,633
1998	2,477
1997	2,257
1996	2,054
1995	1,852
1994	1,670
1993	1,513
1992	1,432
1991	1,342
1990	1,293
1989	1,207
1988	1,108
1987	1,039
1986	919
1985	839
1984	740
1983	667
1982	607
1981	582
1980	550
1979	518
1978	481

Compared with Georgia and United States

Place	2023
Forsyth County	6,253
Georgia	177,543
United States	5,593,727

Forsyth County compared with nearby places

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Employer firms, 2023, count. Forsyth 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 Georgia by employer firms 159 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, Forsyth 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, Forsyth 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/forsyth-county-georgia. 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, Forsyth 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/forsyth-county-georgia.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Forsyth 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/forsyth-county-georgia (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, Forsyth 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/forsyth-county-georgia. 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 Forsyth County?

Employer firms in Forsyth County was 6,253 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 4.1% from 2022. That is the 6th highest of 159 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 Forsyth County?

6,253 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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