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Employer firms in Franklin County

Employer firms in Franklin County was 1,020 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 3% from 2022. That is the 16th highest of 120 counties in 2023.

2023, count1,020
Change on 2022+3%
Rank16th of 120Counties in Kentucky ranked
Series high1,0202023
Series low7741982

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Employer firms in Franklin County, 1978 to 2023

7508008509009501,0001,05019781985199219992006201320231978: 796 count1979: 824 count1980: 797 count1981: 794 count1982: 774 count1983: 784 count1984: 809 count1985: 818 count1986: 806 count1987: 843 count1988: 851 count1989: 876 count1990: 896 count1991: 885 count1992: 893 count1993: 896 count1994: 914 count1995: 935 count1996: 945 count1997: 955 count1998: 952 count1999: 957 count2000: 977 count2001: 978 count2002: 972 count2003: 983 count2004: 997 count2005: 985 count2006: 988 count2007: 1,005 count2008: 990 count2009: 964 count2010: 968 count2011: 957 count2012: 950 count2013: 949 count2014: 944 count2015: 956 count2016: 952 count2017: 960 count2018: 966 count2019: 983 count2020: 987 count2021: 968 count2022: 990 count2023: 1,020 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
20231,020
2022990
2021968
2020987
2019983
2018966
2017960
2016952
2015956
2014944
2013949
2012950
2011957
2010968
2009964
2008990
20071,005
2006988
2005985
2004997
2003983
2002972
2001978
2000977
1999957
1998952
1997955
1996945
1995935
1994914
1993896
1992893
1991885
1990896
1989876
1988851
1987843
1986806
1985818
1984809
1983784
1982774
1981794
1980797
1979824
1978796

Compared with Kentucky and United States

Place2023
Franklin County1,020
Kentucky61,917
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-kentucky. 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-kentucky.

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-kentucky (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  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-kentucky. 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 1,020 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 3% from 2022. That is the 16th highest of 120 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?

1,020 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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