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Employer firms in Harford County

Employer firms in Harford County was 4,418 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is unchanged from 2022. That is the 8th highest of 24 counties in 2023.

2023, count4,418
Change on 2022-0%
Rank8th of 24Counties in Maryland ranked
Series high4,5492007
Series low1,9371978

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Employer firms in Harford County, 1978 to 2023

1,0002,0003,0004,0005,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 1,937 count1979: 2,040 count1980: 2,063 count1981: 2,110 count1982: 2,093 count1983: 2,172 count1984: 2,305 count1985: 2,473 count1986: 2,626 count1987: 2,820 count1988: 2,958 count1989: 3,125 count1990: 3,225 count1991: 3,234 count1992: 3,289 count1993: 3,386 count1994: 3,513 count1995: 3,640 count1996: 3,693 count1997: 3,802 count1998: 3,825 count1999: 3,864 count2000: 3,882 count2001: 3,918 count2002: 3,975 count2003: 4,081 count2004: 4,221 count2005: 4,371 count2006: 4,470 count2007: 4,549 count2008: 4,424 count2009: 4,248 count2010: 4,184 count2011: 4,149 count2012: 4,159 count2013: 4,124 count2014: 4,150 count2015: 4,162 count2016: 4,196 count2017: 4,251 count2018: 4,272 count2019: 4,292 count2020: 4,331 count2021: 4,346 count2022: 4,419 count2023: 4,418 count1,0002,0003,0004,0005,00019781994201020231978: 1,937 count1979: 2,040 count1980: 2,063 count1981: 2,110 count1982: 2,093 count1983: 2,172 count1984: 2,305 count1985: 2,473 count1986: 2,626 count1987: 2,820 count1988: 2,958 count1989: 3,125 count1990: 3,225 count1991: 3,234 count1992: 3,289 count1993: 3,386 count1994: 3,513 count1995: 3,640 count1996: 3,693 count1997: 3,802 count1998: 3,825 count1999: 3,864 count2000: 3,882 count2001: 3,918 count2002: 3,975 count2003: 4,081 count2004: 4,221 count2005: 4,371 count2006: 4,470 count2007: 4,549 count2008: 4,424 count2009: 4,248 count2010: 4,184 count2011: 4,149 count2012: 4,159 count2013: 4,124 count2014: 4,150 count2015: 4,162 count2016: 4,196 count2017: 4,251 count2018: 4,272 count2019: 4,292 count2020: 4,331 count2021: 4,346 count2022: 4,419 count2023: 4,418 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
20234,418
20224,419
20214,346
20204,331
20194,292
20184,272
20174,251
20164,196
20154,162
20144,150
20134,124
20124,159
20114,149
20104,184
20094,248
20084,424
20074,549
20064,470
20054,371
20044,221
20034,081
20023,975
20013,918
20003,882
19993,864
19983,825
19973,802
19963,693
19953,640
19943,513
19933,386
19923,289
19913,234
19903,225
19893,125
19882,958
19872,820
19862,626
19852,473
19842,305
19832,172
19822,093
19812,110
19802,063
19792,040
19781,937

Compared with Maryland and United States

Place2023
Harford County4,418
Maryland100,768
United States5,593,727

Harford County compared with nearby places

Allegany County: 1,159 countAnne Arundel County: 11,203 countBaltimore County: 15,348 countCalvert County: 1,435 countCaroline County: 525 countCarroll County: 3,469 countCecil County: 1,471 countCharles County: 2,275 countDorchester County: 578 countFrederick County: 5,155 countGarrett County: 753 countHarford County: 4,418 countHoward County: 7,980 countKent County: 494 countMontgomery County: 20,544 countPrince George's County: 12,228 countQueen Anne's County: 1,206 countSt. Mary's County: 1,665 countSomerset County: 296 countTalbot County: 1,231 countWashington County: 2,668 countWicomico County: 1,965 countWorcester County: 1,638 countBaltimore city: 9,331 count
  • Under 1,000
  • 1,000 to 1,500
  • 1,500 to 2,600
  • 2,600 to 8,500
  • 8,500 and over
Employer firms, 2023, count. Harford 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, Harford 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, Harford 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/harford-county-maryland. 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, Harford 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/harford-county-maryland.

Harvard

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

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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Harford 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/harford-county-maryland. 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 Harford County?

Employer firms in Harford County was 4,418 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is unchanged from 2022. That is the 8th highest of 24 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 Harford County?

4,549 in 2007, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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