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Employer firms in Hampden County

Employer firms in Hampden County was 7,037 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.2% from 2022. That is the 8th highest of 14 counties in 2023.

2023, count7,037
Change on 2022-0.2%
Rank8th of 14Counties in Massachusetts ranked
Series high8,6461989
Series low6,8712021

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Employer firms in Hampden County, 1978 to 2023

6,5007,0007,5008,0008,5009,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 7,437 count1979: 7,501 count1980: 7,525 count1981: 7,506 count1982: 7,425 count1983: 7,489 count1984: 7,762 count1985: 7,916 count1986: 8,084 count1987: 8,287 count1988: 8,541 count1989: 8,646 count1990: 8,532 count1991: 8,179 count1992: 7,957 count1993: 7,861 count1994: 7,884 count1995: 7,904 count1996: 7,849 count1997: 7,880 count1998: 7,914 count1999: 8,006 count2000: 8,093 count2001: 8,036 count2002: 7,810 count2003: 8,348 count2004: 7,888 count2005: 7,800 count2006: 7,865 count2007: 7,798 count2008: 7,647 count2009: 7,512 count2010: 7,348 count2011: 7,308 count2012: 7,353 count2013: 7,314 count2014: 7,254 count2015: 7,148 count2016: 7,236 count2017: 7,162 count2018: 7,144 count2019: 7,135 count2020: 7,049 count2021: 6,871 count2022: 7,053 count2023: 7,037 count6,5007,0007,5008,0008,5009,00019781994201020231978: 7,437 count1979: 7,501 count1980: 7,525 count1981: 7,506 count1982: 7,425 count1983: 7,489 count1984: 7,762 count1985: 7,916 count1986: 8,084 count1987: 8,287 count1988: 8,541 count1989: 8,646 count1990: 8,532 count1991: 8,179 count1992: 7,957 count1993: 7,861 count1994: 7,884 count1995: 7,904 count1996: 7,849 count1997: 7,880 count1998: 7,914 count1999: 8,006 count2000: 8,093 count2001: 8,036 count2002: 7,810 count2003: 8,348 count2004: 7,888 count2005: 7,800 count2006: 7,865 count2007: 7,798 count2008: 7,647 count2009: 7,512 count2010: 7,348 count2011: 7,308 count2012: 7,353 count2013: 7,314 count2014: 7,254 count2015: 7,148 count2016: 7,236 count2017: 7,162 count2018: 7,144 count2019: 7,135 count2020: 7,049 count2021: 6,871 count2022: 7,053 count2023: 7,037 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
20237,037
20227,053
20216,871
20207,049
20197,135
20187,144
20177,162
20167,236
20157,148
20147,254
20137,314
20127,353
20117,308
20107,348
20097,512
20087,647
20077,798
20067,865
20057,800
20047,888
20038,348
20027,810
20018,036
20008,093
19998,006
19987,914
19977,880
19967,849
19957,904
19947,884
19937,861
19927,957
19918,179
19908,532
19898,646
19888,541
19878,287
19868,084
19857,916
19847,762
19837,489
19827,425
19817,506
19807,525
19797,501
19787,437

Compared with Massachusetts and United States

Place2023
Hampden County7,037
Massachusetts131,145
United States5,593,727

Hampden County compared with nearby places

Barnstable County: 6,726 countBerkshire County: 2,919 countBristol County: 9,966 countDukes County: 961 countEssex County: 15,358 countFranklin County: 1,286 countHampden County: 7,037 countHampshire County: 2,849 countMiddlesex County: 33,727 countNantucket County: 999 countNorfolk County: 15,953 countPlymouth County: 10,433 countSuffolk County: 15,892 countWorcester County: 14,272 count
  • Under 2,200
  • 2,200 to 6,800
  • 6,800 to 10K
  • 10K to 16K
  • 16K and over
Employer firms, 2023, count. Hampden County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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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, Hampden 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, Hampden 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/hampden-county-massachusetts. 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, Hampden 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/hampden-county-massachusetts.

Harvard

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

BibTeX
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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Hampden County, 1978 to 2023}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-11},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/hampden-county-massachusetts. 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 Hampden County?

Employer firms in Hampden County was 7,037 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.2% from 2022. That is the 8th highest of 14 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 Hampden County?

8,646 in 1989, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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