# Employer firms in Hamilton County

Employer firms in Hamilton County was 7,336 in 2023. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

- Indicator id: `employer_firms`
- Place id: `us-county-47065`
- 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-tennessee
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=employer_firms&place=us-county-47065

| Period | count |
|---|---:|
| 2023 | 7,336 |
| 2022 | 7,226 |
| 2021 | 7,087 |
| 2020 | 6,966 |
| 2019 | 6,956 |
| 2018 | 6,807 |
| 2017 | 6,769 |
| 2016 | 6,707 |
| 2015 | 6,620 |
| 2014 | 6,624 |
| 2013 | 6,582 |
| 2012 | 6,560 |
| 2011 | 6,562 |
| 2010 | 6,602 |
| 2009 | 6,682 |
| 2008 | 6,845 |
| 2007 | 6,884 |
| 2006 | 6,885 |
| 2005 | 6,806 |
| 2004 | 6,741 |
| 2003 | 6,649 |
| 2002 | 6,630 |
| 2001 | 6,640 |
| 2000 | 6,726 |
| 1999 | 6,826 |
| 1998 | 6,881 |
| 1997 | 6,797 |
| 1996 | 6,768 |
| 1995 | 6,760 |
| 1994 | 6,632 |
| 1993 | 6,564 |
| 1992 | 6,396 |
| 1991 | 6,410 |
| 1990 | 6,396 |
| 1989 | 6,302 |
| 1988 | 6,170 |
| 1987 | 6,057 |
| 1986 | 5,887 |
| 1985 | 5,732 |
| 1984 | 5,730 |
| 1983 | 5,430 |
| 1982 | 5,463 |
| 1981 | 5,485 |
| 1980 | 5,461 |
| 1979 | 5,418 |
| 1978 | 5,299 |