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Employer firms in Gulf County

Employer firms in Gulf County was 326 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 7.6% from 2022. That is the 55th highest of 67 counties in 2023.

2023, count326
Change on 2022+7.6%
Rank55th of 67Counties in Florida ranked
Series high3262023
Series low1501982

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Employer firms in Gulf County, 1978 to 2023

15020025030035019781985199219992006201320231978: 153 count1979: 153 count1980: 157 count1981: 157 count1982: 150 count1983: 164 count1984: 169 count1985: 167 count1986: 177 count1987: 173 count1988: 169 count1989: 178 count1990: 187 count1991: 187 count1992: 186 count1993: 192 count1994: 194 count1995: 208 count1996: 217 count1997: 234 count1998: 231 count1999: 227 count2000: 226 count2001: 234 count2002: 237 count2003: 246 count2004: 270 count2005: 272 count2006: 270 count2007: 265 count2008: 248 count2009: 238 count2010: 241 count2011: 254 count2012: 234 count2013: 229 count2014: 246 count2015: 253 count2016: 238 count2017: 248 count2018: 252 count2019: 253 count2020: 279 count2021: 279 count2022: 303 count2023: 326 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
2023326
2022303
2021279
2020279
2019253
2018252
2017248
2016238
2015253
2014246
2013229
2012234
2011254
2010241
2009238
2008248
2007265
2006270
2005272
2004270
2003246
2002237
2001234
2000226
1999227
1998231
1997234
1996217
1995208
1994194
1993192
1992186
1991187
1990187
1989178
1988169
1987173
1986177
1985167
1984169
1983164
1982150
1981157
1980157
1979153
1978153

Compared with Florida and United States

Place2023
Gulf County326
Florida455,648
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, Gulf 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, Gulf 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/gulf-county-florida. 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, Gulf 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/gulf-county-florida.

Harvard

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

BibTeX
@misc{census_employer_firms_gulf_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Gulf 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/gulf-county-florida. 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 Gulf County?

Employer firms in Gulf County was 326 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 7.6% from 2022. That is the 55th 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 Gulf County?

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

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