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Employer firms in Frederick County

Employer firms in Frederick County was 5,155 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.4% from 2022. That is the 7th highest of 24 counties in 2023.

2023, count5,155
Change on 2022+1.4%
Rank7th of 24Counties in Maryland ranked
Series high5,1552023
Series low1,7931978

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Employer firms in Frederick County, 1978 to 2023

1,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 1,793 count1979: 1,905 count1980: 1,975 count1981: 2,021 count1982: 2,017 count1983: 2,104 count1984: 2,307 count1985: 2,452 count1986: 2,656 count1987: 2,878 count1988: 3,098 count1989: 3,309 count1990: 3,455 count1991: 3,406 count1992: 3,432 count1993: 3,591 count1994: 3,727 count1995: 3,874 count1996: 3,923 count1997: 4,023 count1998: 4,122 count1999: 4,215 count2000: 4,247 count2001: 4,381 count2002: 4,502 count2003: 4,539 count2004: 4,718 count2005: 4,815 count2006: 4,878 count2007: 4,926 count2008: 4,869 count2009: 4,719 count2010: 4,680 count2011: 4,630 count2012: 4,703 count2013: 4,787 count2014: 4,816 count2015: 4,843 count2016: 4,938 count2017: 4,962 count2018: 4,976 count2019: 5,007 count2020: 4,972 count2021: 4,998 count2022: 5,082 count2023: 5,155 count1,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00019781994201020231978: 1,793 count1979: 1,905 count1980: 1,975 count1981: 2,021 count1982: 2,017 count1983: 2,104 count1984: 2,307 count1985: 2,452 count1986: 2,656 count1987: 2,878 count1988: 3,098 count1989: 3,309 count1990: 3,455 count1991: 3,406 count1992: 3,432 count1993: 3,591 count1994: 3,727 count1995: 3,874 count1996: 3,923 count1997: 4,023 count1998: 4,122 count1999: 4,215 count2000: 4,247 count2001: 4,381 count2002: 4,502 count2003: 4,539 count2004: 4,718 count2005: 4,815 count2006: 4,878 count2007: 4,926 count2008: 4,869 count2009: 4,719 count2010: 4,680 count2011: 4,630 count2012: 4,703 count2013: 4,787 count2014: 4,816 count2015: 4,843 count2016: 4,938 count2017: 4,962 count2018: 4,976 count2019: 5,007 count2020: 4,972 count2021: 4,998 count2022: 5,082 count2023: 5,155 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
20235,155
20225,082
20214,998
20204,972
20195,007
20184,976
20174,962
20164,938
20154,843
20144,816
20134,787
20124,703
20114,630
20104,680
20094,719
20084,869
20074,926
20064,878
20054,815
20044,718
20034,539
20024,502
20014,381
20004,247
19994,215
19984,122
19974,023
19963,923
19953,874
19943,727
19933,591
19923,432
19913,406
19903,455
19893,309
19883,098
19872,878
19862,656
19852,452
19842,307
19832,104
19822,017
19812,021
19801,975
19791,905
19781,793

Compared with Maryland and United States

Place2023
Frederick County5,155
Maryland100,768
United States5,593,727

Frederick County compared with nearby places

Allegany County: 1,159 countAnne Arundel County: 11,203 countBaltimore County: 15,348 countCalvert County: 1,435 countCaroline County: 525 countCarroll County: 3,469 countCecil County: 1,471 countCharles County: 2,275 countDorchester County: 578 countFrederick County: 5,155 countGarrett County: 753 countHarford County: 4,418 countHoward County: 7,980 countKent County: 494 countMontgomery County: 20,544 countPrince George's County: 12,228 countQueen Anne's County: 1,206 countSt. Mary's County: 1,665 countSomerset County: 296 countTalbot County: 1,231 countWashington County: 2,668 countWicomico County: 1,965 countWorcester County: 1,638 countBaltimore city: 9,331 count
  • Under 1,000
  • 1,000 to 1,500
  • 1,500 to 2,600
  • 2,600 to 8,500
  • 8,500 and over
Employer firms, 2023, count. Frederick County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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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, Frederick 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

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Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Frederick 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/frederick-county-maryland. 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, Frederick 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/frederick-county-maryland.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Frederick 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/frederick-county-maryland (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, Frederick 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/frederick-county-maryland. 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 Frederick County?

Employer firms in Frederick County was 5,155 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.4% from 2022. That is the 7th highest of 24 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 Frederick County?

5,155 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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