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Employer firms in Franklin County

Employer firms in Franklin County was 455 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 1.3% from 2022. That is the 24th highest of 105 counties in 2023.

2023, count455
Change on 2022-1.3%
Rank24th of 105Counties in Kansas ranked
Series high5352004
Series low4141983

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Employer firms in Franklin County, 1978 to 2023

40042545047550052555019781985199219992006201320231978: 424 count1979: 445 count1980: 446 count1981: 445 count1982: 421 count1983: 414 count1984: 431 count1985: 425 count1986: 422 count1987: 428 count1988: 429 count1989: 426 count1990: 446 count1991: 432 count1992: 428 count1993: 441 count1994: 457 count1995: 481 count1996: 504 count1997: 501 count1998: 518 count1999: 524 count2000: 511 count2001: 501 count2002: 517 count2003: 527 count2004: 535 count2005: 527 count2006: 519 count2007: 527 count2008: 524 count2009: 496 count2010: 479 count2011: 476 count2012: 485 count2013: 474 count2014: 478 count2015: 483 count2016: 486 count2017: 488 count2018: 472 count2019: 464 count2020: 449 count2021: 452 count2022: 461 count2023: 455 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
2023455
2022461
2021452
2020449
2019464
2018472
2017488
2016486
2015483
2014478
2013474
2012485
2011476
2010479
2009496
2008524
2007527
2006519
2005527
2004535
2003527
2002517
2001501
2000511
1999524
1998518
1997501
1996504
1995481
1994457
1993441
1992428
1991432
1990446
1989426
1988429
1987428
1986422
1985425
1984431
1983414
1982421
1981445
1980446
1979445
1978424

Compared with Kansas and United States

Place2023
Franklin County455
Kansas52,865
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-kansas. 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-kansas.

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-kansas (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, 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-kansas. 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 455 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 1.3% from 2022. That is the 24th highest of 105 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?

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

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