Employer firms in Franklin County

Employer firms in Franklin County was 21,012 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1% from 2022. That is the 2nd highest of 88 counties in 2023.

2023, count21,012

Change on 2022+1%

Rank2nd of 88Counties in Ohio ranked

Series high21,0122023

Series low13,4821978

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

Employer firms in Franklin County, 1978 to 2023

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

Period	count
2023	21,012
2022	20,794
2021	20,364
2020	19,821
2019	19,717
2018	19,344
2017	19,185
2016	19,064
2015	18,854
2014	18,627
2013	18,523
2012	18,293
2011	18,176
2010	18,109
2009	18,443
2008	18,820
2007	19,138
2006	19,264
2005	19,095
2004	19,070
2003	18,971
2002	18,874
2001	18,780
2000	18,845
1999	18,947
1998	18,850
1997	18,583
1996	18,511
1995	18,401
1994	18,028
1993	17,563
1992	17,151
1991	17,210
1990	17,088
1989	16,897
1988	16,474
1987	15,840
1986	15,555
1985	15,121
1984	14,904
1983	14,391
1982	13,983
1981	14,097
1980	14,101
1979	13,952
1978	13,482

Compared with Ohio and United States

Place	2023
Franklin County	21,012
Ohio	167,526
United States	5,593,727

Franklin County compared with nearby places

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2,900 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

US states by employer firms 51 places
Counties in Ohio by employer firms 88 places

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.

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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-ohio. 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-ohio.

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-ohio (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-ohio. 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 21,012 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1% from 2022. That is the 2nd highest of 88 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?

21,012 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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