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Employer firms in Hampshire County

Employer firms in Hampshire County was 2,849 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.9% from 2022. That is the 11th highest of 14 counties in 2023.

2023, count2,849
Change on 2022+0.9%
Rank11th of 14Counties in Massachusetts ranked
Series high2,9802007
Series low1,9841978

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Employer firms in Hampshire County, 1978 to 2023

1,8002,0002,2002,4002,6002,8003,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 1,984 count1979: 2,069 count1980: 2,118 count1981: 2,161 count1982: 2,155 count1983: 2,158 count1984: 2,276 count1985: 2,356 count1986: 2,433 count1987: 2,556 count1988: 2,673 count1989: 2,700 count1990: 2,719 count1991: 2,616 count1992: 2,611 count1993: 2,616 count1994: 2,677 count1995: 2,684 count1996: 2,655 count1997: 2,725 count1998: 2,767 count1999: 2,812 count2000: 2,846 count2001: 2,847 count2002: 2,848 count2003: 2,940 count2004: 2,948 count2005: 2,922 count2006: 2,958 count2007: 2,980 count2008: 2,954 count2009: 2,917 count2010: 2,918 count2011: 2,866 count2012: 2,871 count2013: 2,856 count2014: 2,874 count2015: 2,870 count2016: 2,950 count2017: 2,906 count2018: 2,879 count2019: 2,918 count2020: 2,889 count2021: 2,783 count2022: 2,824 count2023: 2,849 count1,7502,0002,2502,5002,7503,00019781994201020231978: 1,984 count1979: 2,069 count1980: 2,118 count1981: 2,161 count1982: 2,155 count1983: 2,158 count1984: 2,276 count1985: 2,356 count1986: 2,433 count1987: 2,556 count1988: 2,673 count1989: 2,700 count1990: 2,719 count1991: 2,616 count1992: 2,611 count1993: 2,616 count1994: 2,677 count1995: 2,684 count1996: 2,655 count1997: 2,725 count1998: 2,767 count1999: 2,812 count2000: 2,846 count2001: 2,847 count2002: 2,848 count2003: 2,940 count2004: 2,948 count2005: 2,922 count2006: 2,958 count2007: 2,980 count2008: 2,954 count2009: 2,917 count2010: 2,918 count2011: 2,866 count2012: 2,871 count2013: 2,856 count2014: 2,874 count2015: 2,870 count2016: 2,950 count2017: 2,906 count2018: 2,879 count2019: 2,918 count2020: 2,889 count2021: 2,783 count2022: 2,824 count2023: 2,849 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
20232,849
20222,824
20212,783
20202,889
20192,918
20182,879
20172,906
20162,950
20152,870
20142,874
20132,856
20122,871
20112,866
20102,918
20092,917
20082,954
20072,980
20062,958
20052,922
20042,948
20032,940
20022,848
20012,847
20002,846
19992,812
19982,767
19972,725
19962,655
19952,684
19942,677
19932,616
19922,611
19912,616
19902,719
19892,700
19882,673
19872,556
19862,433
19852,356
19842,276
19832,158
19822,155
19812,161
19802,118
19792,069
19781,984

Compared with Massachusetts and United States

Place2023
Hampshire County2,849
Massachusetts131,145
United States5,593,727

Hampshire 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. Hampshire 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, Hampshire 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

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Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Hampshire 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/hampshire-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, Hampshire 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/hampshire-county-massachusetts.

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

BibTeX
@misc{census_employer_firms_hampshire_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Hampshire 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/hampshire-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 Hampshire County?

Employer firms in Hampshire County was 2,849 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.9% from 2022. That is the 11th 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 Hampshire County?

2,980 in 2007, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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