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Employer firms in Franklin County

Employer firms in Franklin County was 2,156 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.5% from 2022. That is the 10th highest of 115 counties in 2023.

2023, count2,156
Change on 2022+0.5%
Rank10th of 115Counties in Missouri ranked
Series high2,3242007
Series low1,2841978

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Employer firms in Franklin County, 1978 to 2023

1,2501,5001,7502,0002,2502,50019781985199219992006201320231978: 1,284 count1979: 1,303 count1980: 1,345 count1981: 1,384 count1982: 1,359 count1983: 1,395 count1984: 1,464 count1985: 1,478 count1986: 1,551 count1987: 1,595 count1988: 1,650 count1989: 1,733 count1990: 1,783 count1991: 1,801 count1992: 1,819 count1993: 1,849 count1994: 1,906 count1995: 1,932 count1996: 2,004 count1997: 2,013 count1998: 2,070 count1999: 2,059 count2000: 2,065 count2001: 2,065 count2002: 2,124 count2003: 2,141 count2004: 2,209 count2005: 2,266 count2006: 2,286 count2007: 2,324 count2008: 2,269 count2009: 2,223 count2010: 2,202 count2011: 2,138 count2012: 2,156 count2013: 2,111 count2014: 2,100 count2015: 2,100 count2016: 2,149 count2017: 2,165 count2018: 2,193 count2019: 2,136 count2020: 2,125 count2021: 2,177 count2022: 2,145 count2023: 2,156 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
20232,156
20222,145
20212,177
20202,125
20192,136
20182,193
20172,165
20162,149
20152,100
20142,100
20132,111
20122,156
20112,138
20102,202
20092,223
20082,269
20072,324
20062,286
20052,266
20042,209
20032,141
20022,124
20012,065
20002,065
19992,059
19982,070
19972,013
19962,004
19951,932
19941,906
19931,849
19921,819
19911,801
19901,783
19891,733
19881,650
19871,595
19861,551
19851,478
19841,464
19831,395
19821,359
19811,384
19801,345
19791,303
19781,284

Compared with Missouri and United States

Place2023
Franklin County2,156
Missouri102,345
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-missouri. 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-missouri.

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-missouri (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  urldate = {2026-10-11},
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What is the employer firms in Franklin County?

Employer firms in Franklin County was 2,156 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.5% from 2022. That is the 10th highest of 115 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?

2,324 in 2007, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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