Data / Employer firms / Franklin County

Employer firms in Franklin County

Employer firms in Franklin County was 280 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.7% from 2022. That is the 56th highest of 67 counties in 2023.

2023, count280
Change on 2022-0.7%
Rank56th of 67Counties in Florida ranked
Series high3022004
Series low1471978

Next release: Sunday, 26 September 2027, estimated by Invokely from past publication dates (low confidence), not announced by the publisher. Release calendar

Get an email when a new figure is out or this one is revised.
Keep it in a collection in your library.

Employer firms in Franklin County, 1978 to 2023

10015020025030035019781985199219992006201320231978: 147 count1979: 152 count1980: 156 count1981: 151 count1982: 148 count1983: 157 count1984: 161 count1985: 176 count1986: 185 count1987: 188 count1988: 193 count1989: 202 count1990: 212 count1991: 221 count1992: 214 count1993: 224 count1994: 241 count1995: 254 count1996: 262 count1997: 259 count1998: 259 count1999: 257 count2000: 273 count2001: 270 count2002: 270 count2003: 299 count2004: 302 count2005: 300 count2006: 278 count2007: 283 count2008: 279 count2009: 264 count2010: 255 count2011: 258 count2012: 262 count2013: 258 count2014: 264 count2015: 274 count2016: 274 count2017: 258 count2018: 267 count2019: 273 count2020: 272 count2021: 263 count2022: 282 count2023: 280 count10015020025030035019781994201020231978: 147 count1979: 152 count1980: 156 count1981: 151 count1982: 148 count1983: 157 count1984: 161 count1985: 176 count1986: 185 count1987: 188 count1988: 193 count1989: 202 count1990: 212 count1991: 221 count1992: 214 count1993: 224 count1994: 241 count1995: 254 count1996: 262 count1997: 259 count1998: 259 count1999: 257 count2000: 273 count2001: 270 count2002: 270 count2003: 299 count2004: 302 count2005: 300 count2006: 278 count2007: 283 count2008: 279 count2009: 264 count2010: 255 count2011: 258 count2012: 262 count2013: 258 count2014: 264 count2015: 274 count2016: 274 count2017: 258 count2018: 267 count2019: 273 count2020: 272 count2021: 263 count2022: 282 count2023: 280 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
2023280
2022282
2021263
2020272
2019273
2018267
2017258
2016274
2015274
2014264
2013258
2012262
2011258
2010255
2009264
2008279
2007283
2006278
2005300
2004302
2003299
2002270
2001270
2000273
1999257
1998259
1997259
1996262
1995254
1994241
1993224
1992214
1991221
1990212
1989202
1988193
1987188
1986185
1985176
1984161
1983157
1982148
1981151
1980156
1979152
1978147

Compared with Florida and United States

Place2023
Franklin County280
Florida455,648
United States5,593,727

Franklin County compared with nearby places

Alachua County: 5,169 countBaker County: 393 countBay County: 4,079 countBradford County: 383 countBrevard County: 11,828 countBroward County: 51,563 countCalhoun County: 170 countCharlotte County: 3,605 countCitrus County: 2,387 countClay County: 3,411 countCollier County: 11,213 countColumbia County: 1,200 countDeSoto County: 480 countDixie County: 175 countDuval County: 20,095 countEscambia County: 5,689 countFlagler County: 2,233 countFranklin County: 280 countGadsden County: 639 countGilchrist County: 239 countGlades County: 114 countGulf County: 326 countHamilton County: 136 countHardee County: 362 countHendry County: 642 countHernando County: 3,045 countHighlands County: 1,705 countHillsborough County: 31,306 countHolmes County: 267 countIndian River County: 3,912 countJackson County: 672 countJefferson County: 254 countLafayette County: 102 countLake County: 6,946 countLee County: 17,000 countLeon County: 6,344 countLevy County: 712 countLiberty County: 74 countMadison County: 279 countManatee County: 8,603 countMarion County: 6,545 countMartin County: 5,314 countMiami-Dade County: 75,781 countMonroe County: 3,347 countNassau County: 1,781 countOkaloosa County: 4,630 countOkeechobee County: 775 countOrange County: 32,715 countOsceola County: 6,459 countPalm Beach County: 42,084 countPasco County: 8,935 countPinellas County: 24,390 countPolk County: 10,300 countPutnam County: 1,078 countSt. Johns County: 6,692 countSt. Lucie County: 5,718 countSanta Rosa County: 2,697 countSarasota County: 12,355 countSeminole County: 11,543 countSumter County: 1,527 countSuwannee County: 620 countTaylor County: 374 countUnion County: 134 countVolusia County: 10,915 countWakulla County: 438 countWalton County: 2,474 countWashington County: 382 count
  • Under 300
  • 300 to 600
  • 600 to 2,500
  • 2,500 to 5,700
  • 5,700 to 11K
  • 11K and over
Employer firms, 2023, count. Franklin 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

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.

Report a problem with this figure

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.

Citation styles

The publisher is the author. Invokely is named only as the place the figures were read, where a style asks for it.

APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties (Employer firms, Franklin 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, Franklin 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/franklin-county-florida. 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, Franklin 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/franklin-county-florida.

Harvard

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

BibTeX
@misc{census_employer_firms_franklin_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Franklin 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/franklin-county-florida. 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.},
}
RIS
TY  - DATA
AU  - U.S. Census Bureau
TI  - Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Franklin County, 1978 to 2023
PY  - 2025
DA  - 2025/09/25
PB  - U.S. Census Bureau
DB  - Invokely
UR  - https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv
L2  - https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/franklin-county-florida
Y2  - 2026/10/11
N1  - Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/franklin-county-florida.
N1  - 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.
ER  -
Embed this chart

Paste this code into a web page or a blog post. The chart shows the latest figures as they are published, with the source and a link back to this page.

Sites that read oEmbed links, such as WordPress, can show the chart when you paste the link to this page.

Use this data in your AI agent

Invokely serves this figure to AI assistants through MCP and to code through a REST API, with the source and citation attached. Ask your assistant:

What is the latest employer firms in Franklin County? Cite the source.
get_value {"indicator":"employer_firms","place":"us-county-12037"}
GET https://invokely.ai/api/v1/value?indicator=employer_firms&place=us-county-12037

Connect Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor in one step. The trial answers 25 calls a day without an account.

Questions

What is the employer firms in Franklin County?

Employer firms in Franklin County was 280 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.7% from 2022. That is the 56th 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 Franklin County?

302 in 2004, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

Related statistics for Franklin County

All statistics for Franklin County | Franklin County in figures