Employer firms in Franklin County

Employer firms in Franklin County was 2,502 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.3% from 2022. That is the 23rd highest of 67 counties in 2023.

2023, count2,502

Change on 2022-0.3%

Rank23rd of 67Counties in Pennsylvania ranked

Series high2,6402007

Series low1,7571978

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	2,502
2022	2,509
2021	2,454
2020	2,476
2019	2,466
2018	2,464
2017	2,458
2016	2,487
2015	2,441
2014	2,436
2013	2,462
2012	2,467
2011	2,472
2010	2,483
2009	2,569
2008	2,596
2007	2,640
2006	2,565
2005	2,517
2004	2,493
2003	2,446
2002	2,405
2001	2,376
2000	2,351
1999	2,330
1998	2,334
1997	2,310
1996	2,267
1995	2,226
1994	2,211
1993	2,203
1992	2,164
1991	2,186
1990	2,204
1989	2,128
1988	2,085
1987	2,022
1986	1,977
1985	1,901
1984	1,885
1983	1,787
1982	1,777
1981	1,779
1980	1,822
1979	1,830
1978	1,757

Compared with Pennsylvania and United States

Place	2023
Franklin County	2,502
Pennsylvania	211,009
United States	5,593,727

Franklin County compared with nearby places

Under 700
700 to 800
800 to 1,500
1,500 to 2,500
2,500 to 5,300
5,300 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 Pennsylvania by employer firms 67 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-pennsylvania. 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-pennsylvania.

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-pennsylvania (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-pennsylvania. 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 2,502 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.3% from 2022. That is the 23rd highest of 67 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?

2,640 in 2007, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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