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Employer firms in Garrard County

Employer firms in Garrard County was 208 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 4.5% from 2022. That is the 67th highest of 120 counties in 2023.

2023, count208
Change on 2022+4.5%
Rank67th of 120Counties in Kentucky ranked
Series high2082023
Series low1311979

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Employer firms in Garrard County, 1978 to 2023

12014016018020022019781985199219992006201320231978: 132 count1979: 131 count1980: 138 count1981: 143 count1982: 134 count1983: 140 count1984: 144 count1985: 148 count1986: 149 count1987: 152 count1988: 155 count1989: 155 count1990: 160 count1991: 154 count1992: 158 count1993: 150 count1994: 159 count1995: 155 count1996: 168 count1997: 168 count1998: 177 count1999: 177 count2000: 174 count2001: 168 count2002: 162 count2003: 173 count2004: 169 count2005: 183 count2006: 191 count2007: 193 count2008: 187 count2009: 181 count2010: 191 count2011: 181 count2012: 178 count2013: 179 count2014: 189 count2015: 195 count2016: 192 count2017: 198 count2018: 190 count2019: 191 count2020: 193 count2021: 196 count2022: 199 count2023: 208 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
2023208
2022199
2021196
2020193
2019191
2018190
2017198
2016192
2015195
2014189
2013179
2012178
2011181
2010191
2009181
2008187
2007193
2006191
2005183
2004169
2003173
2002162
2001168
2000174
1999177
1998177
1997168
1996168
1995155
1994159
1993150
1992158
1991154
1990160
1989155
1988155
1987152
1986149
1985148
1984144
1983140
1982134
1981143
1980138
1979131
1978132

Compared with Kentucky and United States

Place2023
Garrard County208
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, Garrard 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, Garrard 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/garrard-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, Garrard 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/garrard-county-kentucky.

Harvard

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

Employer firms in Garrard County was 208 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 4.5% from 2022. That is the 67th 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 Garrard County?

208 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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