Employer firms in Guernsey County

Employer firms in Guernsey County was 687 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.7% from 2022. That is the 56th highest of 88 counties in 2023.

2023, count687

Change on 2022-0.7%

Rank56th of 88Counties in Ohio ranked

Series high8141998

Series low6792021

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 Guernsey 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	687
2022	692
2021	679
2020	687
2019	705
2018	707
2017	715
2016	730
2015	724
2014	713
2013	706
2012	716
2011	713
2010	707
2009	733
2008	747
2007	765
2006	769
2005	780
2004	789
2003	780
2002	794
2001	787
2000	795
1999	800
1998	814
1997	804
1996	789
1995	798
1994	761
1993	755
1992	741
1991	748
1990	756
1989	761
1988	738
1987	714
1986	708
1985	718
1984	728
1983	686
1982	705
1981	714
1980	720
1979	712
1978	699

Compared with Ohio and United States

Place	2023
Guernsey County	687
Ohio	167,526
United States	5,593,727

Guernsey County compared with nearby places

Under 400
400 to 700
700 to 900
900 to 1,500
1,500 to 2,900
2,900 and over

Employer firms, 2023, count. Guernsey 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, Guernsey 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, Guernsey 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/guernsey-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, Guernsey 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/guernsey-county-ohio.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Guernsey 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/guernsey-county-ohio (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{census_employer_firms_guernsey_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Guernsey 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/guernsey-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 Guernsey County?

Employer firms in Guernsey County was 687 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.7% from 2022. That is the 56th 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 Guernsey County?

814 in 1998, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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