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Employer firms in Franklin County

Employer firms in Franklin County was 566 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.5% from 2022. That is the 45th highest of 102 counties in 2023.

2023, count566
Change on 2022+0.5%
Rank45th of 102Counties in Illinois ranked
Series high7301997
Series low5452021

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Employer firms in Franklin County, 1978 to 2023

50055060065070075019781985199219992006201320231978: 720 count1979: 726 count1980: 715 count1981: 711 count1982: 679 count1983: 693 count1984: 700 count1985: 721 count1986: 729 count1987: 721 count1988: 694 count1989: 686 count1990: 707 count1991: 713 count1992: 715 count1993: 709 count1994: 724 count1995: 723 count1996: 723 count1997: 730 count1998: 719 count1999: 721 count2000: 709 count2001: 682 count2002: 682 count2003: 689 count2004: 689 count2005: 665 count2006: 668 count2007: 663 count2008: 656 count2009: 663 count2010: 645 count2011: 643 count2012: 631 count2013: 629 count2014: 608 count2015: 593 count2016: 593 count2017: 585 count2018: 584 count2019: 562 count2020: 553 count2021: 545 count2022: 563 count2023: 566 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
2023566
2022563
2021545
2020553
2019562
2018584
2017585
2016593
2015593
2014608
2013629
2012631
2011643
2010645
2009663
2008656
2007663
2006668
2005665
2004689
2003689
2002682
2001682
2000709
1999721
1998719
1997730
1996723
1995723
1994724
1993709
1992715
1991713
1990707
1989686
1988694
1987721
1986729
1985721
1984700
1983693
1982679
1981711
1980715
1979726
1978720

Compared with Illinois and United States

Place2023
Franklin County566
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, 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-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, 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-illinois.

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-illinois (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  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-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 Franklin County?

Employer firms in Franklin County was 566 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.5% from 2022. That is the 45th 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 Franklin County?

730 in 1997, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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