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Employer firms in Grafton County

Employer firms in Grafton County was 2,328 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.6% from 2022. That is the 4th highest of 10 counties in 2023.

2023, count2,328
Change on 2022+0.6%
Rank4th of 10Counties in New Hampshire ranked
Series high2,5102007
Series low1,5611978

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Employer firms in Grafton County, 1978 to 2023

1,4001,6001,8002,0002,2002,4002,60019781985199219992006201320231978: 1,561 count1979: 1,640 count1980: 1,628 count1981: 1,665 count1982: 1,668 count1983: 1,725 count1984: 1,834 count1985: 1,895 count1986: 2,012 count1987: 2,149 count1988: 2,274 count1989: 2,315 count1990: 2,277 count1991: 2,140 count1992: 2,135 count1993: 2,172 count1994: 2,207 count1995: 2,264 count1996: 2,284 count1997: 2,328 count1998: 2,356 count1999: 2,371 count2000: 2,392 count2001: 2,411 count2002: 2,429 count2003: 2,411 count2004: 2,439 count2005: 2,475 count2006: 2,491 count2007: 2,510 count2008: 2,453 count2009: 2,395 count2010: 2,346 count2011: 2,339 count2012: 2,347 count2013: 2,301 count2014: 2,287 count2015: 2,290 count2016: 2,270 count2017: 2,266 count2018: 2,304 count2019: 2,310 count2020: 2,289 count2021: 2,279 count2022: 2,314 count2023: 2,328 count1,5001,7502,0002,2502,5002,75019781994201020231978: 1,561 count1979: 1,640 count1980: 1,628 count1981: 1,665 count1982: 1,668 count1983: 1,725 count1984: 1,834 count1985: 1,895 count1986: 2,012 count1987: 2,149 count1988: 2,274 count1989: 2,315 count1990: 2,277 count1991: 2,140 count1992: 2,135 count1993: 2,172 count1994: 2,207 count1995: 2,264 count1996: 2,284 count1997: 2,328 count1998: 2,356 count1999: 2,371 count2000: 2,392 count2001: 2,411 count2002: 2,429 count2003: 2,411 count2004: 2,439 count2005: 2,475 count2006: 2,491 count2007: 2,510 count2008: 2,453 count2009: 2,395 count2010: 2,346 count2011: 2,339 count2012: 2,347 count2013: 2,301 count2014: 2,287 count2015: 2,290 count2016: 2,270 count2017: 2,266 count2018: 2,304 count2019: 2,310 count2020: 2,289 count2021: 2,279 count2022: 2,314 count2023: 2,328 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
20232,328
20222,314
20212,279
20202,289
20192,310
20182,304
20172,266
20162,270
20152,290
20142,287
20132,301
20122,347
20112,339
20102,346
20092,395
20082,453
20072,510
20062,491
20052,475
20042,439
20032,411
20022,429
20012,411
20002,392
19992,371
19982,356
19972,328
19962,284
19952,264
19942,207
19932,172
19922,135
19912,140
19902,277
19892,315
19882,274
19872,149
19862,012
19851,895
19841,834
19831,725
19821,668
19811,665
19801,628
19791,640
19781,561

Compared with New Hampshire and United States

Place2023
Grafton County2,328
New Hampshire28,617
United States5,593,727

Grafton County compared with nearby places

Belknap County: 1,550 countCarroll County: 1,560 countCheshire County: 1,658 countCoos County: 610 countGrafton County: 2,328 countHillsborough County: 8,468 countMerrimack County: 3,406 countRockingham County: 8,040 countStrafford County: 2,160 countSullivan County: 801 count
  • Under 1,400
  • 1,400 to 1,600
  • 1,600 to 2,200
  • 2,200 to 4,300
  • 4,300 and over
Employer firms, 2023, count. Grafton 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, Grafton 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, Grafton 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/grafton-county-new-hampshire. 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, Grafton 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/grafton-county-new-hampshire.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Grafton 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/grafton-county-new-hampshire (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, Grafton County, 1978 to 2023}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-11},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/grafton-county-new-hampshire. 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 Grafton County?

Employer firms in Grafton County was 2,328 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.6% from 2022. That is the 4th highest of 10 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 Grafton County?

2,510 in 2007, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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