# Employer firms in Hamilton County

Employer firms in Hamilton County was 7,762 in 2023. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

- Indicator id: `employer_firms`
- Place id: `us-county-18057`
- Unit: count
- 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.
- Note: Excludes nonemployer businesses. Differs from active_companies, the INE DIRCE count, which includes businesses without employees.
- Source: 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)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-11
- License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/hamilton-county-indiana
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=employer_firms&place=us-county-18057

| Period | count |
|---|---:|
| 2023 | 7,762 |
| 2022 | 7,642 |
| 2021 | 7,438 |
| 2020 | 7,158 |
| 2019 | 7,060 |
| 2018 | 6,939 |
| 2017 | 6,816 |
| 2016 | 6,685 |
| 2015 | 6,469 |
| 2014 | 6,302 |
| 2013 | 6,195 |
| 2012 | 6,120 |
| 2011 | 6,035 |
| 2010 | 5,936 |
| 2009 | 5,924 |
| 2008 | 6,057 |
| 2007 | 5,971 |
| 2006 | 5,748 |
| 2005 | 5,486 |
| 2004 | 5,277 |
| 2003 | 5,040 |
| 2002 | 4,897 |
| 2001 | 4,763 |
| 2000 | 4,681 |
| 1999 | 4,546 |
| 1998 | 4,392 |
| 1997 | 4,221 |
| 1996 | 4,162 |
| 1995 | 4,002 |
| 1994 | 3,782 |
| 1993 | 3,567 |
| 1992 | 3,397 |
| 1991 | 3,283 |
| 1990 | 3,122 |
| 1989 | 2,971 |
| 1988 | 2,802 |
| 1987 | 2,681 |
| 1986 | 2,513 |
| 1985 | 2,332 |
| 1984 | 2,208 |
| 1983 | 2,085 |
| 1982 | 1,951 |
| 1981 | 1,906 |
| 1980 | 1,868 |
| 1979 | 1,792 |
| 1978 | 1,716 |