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Employer firms in Hamilton County

Employer firms in Hamilton County was 152 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is unchanged from 2022. That is the 87th highest of 102 counties in 2023.

2023, count152
Change on 20220%
Rank87th of 102Counties in Illinois ranked
Series high1951995
Series low1511982

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Employer firms in Hamilton County, 1978 to 2023

15016017018019020019781985199219992006201320231978: 166 count1979: 182 count1980: 169 count1981: 159 count1982: 151 count1983: 160 count1984: 170 count1985: 166 count1986: 161 count1987: 157 count1988: 160 count1989: 164 count1990: 168 count1991: 174 count1992: 177 count1993: 177 count1994: 184 count1995: 195 count1996: 189 count1997: 180 count1998: 178 count1999: 170 count2000: 169 count2001: 163 count2002: 169 count2003: 173 count2004: 172 count2005: 165 count2006: 164 count2007: 171 count2008: 174 count2009: 178 count2010: 171 count2011: 172 count2012: 176 count2013: 175 count2014: 177 count2015: 181 count2016: 182 count2017: 176 count2018: 164 count2019: 165 count2020: 158 count2021: 157 count2022: 152 count2023: 152 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
2023152
2022152
2021157
2020158
2019165
2018164
2017176
2016182
2015181
2014177
2013175
2012176
2011172
2010171
2009178
2008174
2007171
2006164
2005165
2004172
2003173
2002169
2001163
2000169
1999170
1998178
1997180
1996189
1995195
1994184
1993177
1992177
1991174
1990168
1989164
1988160
1987157
1986161
1985166
1984170
1983160
1982151
1981159
1980169
1979182
1978166

Compared with Illinois and United States

Place2023
Hamilton County152
Illinois222,365
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, Hamilton 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, Hamilton 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/hamilton-county-illinois. 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, Hamilton 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/hamilton-county-illinois.

Harvard

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

BibTeX
@misc{census_employer_firms_hamilton_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Hamilton 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/hamilton-county-illinois. 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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Questions

What is the employer firms in Hamilton County?

Employer firms in Hamilton County was 152 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is unchanged from 2022. That is the 87th highest of 102 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 Hamilton County?

195 in 1995, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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