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Employer firms in Hawaii County

Employer firms in Hawaii County was 3,369 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.2% from 2022.

2023, count3,369
Change on 2022+1.2%
Series high3,3882007
Series low1,7621978

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Employer firms in Hawaii County, 1978 to 2023

1,5002,0002,5003,0003,50019781985199219992006201320231978: 1,762 count1979: 1,869 count1980: 2,018 count1981: 2,096 count1982: 2,052 count1983: 2,099 count1984: 2,150 count1985: 2,153 count1986: 2,248 count1987: 2,313 count1988: 2,448 count1989: 2,545 count1990: 2,735 count1991: 2,839 count1992: 2,885 count1993: 2,901 count1994: 2,888 count1995: 2,923 count1996: 2,882 count1997: 2,870 count1998: 2,864 count1999: 2,862 count2000: 2,882 count2001: 2,954 count2002: 2,982 count2003: 3,023 count2004: 3,059 count2005: 3,184 count2006: 3,362 count2007: 3,388 count2008: 3,351 count2009: 3,250 count2010: 3,187 count2011: 3,135 count2012: 3,065 count2013: 3,054 count2014: 3,090 count2015: 3,128 count2016: 3,146 count2017: 3,160 count2018: 3,230 count2019: 3,250 count2020: 3,272 count2021: 3,197 count2022: 3,330 count2023: 3,369 count1,5002,0002,5003,0003,50019781994201020231978: 1,762 count1979: 1,869 count1980: 2,018 count1981: 2,096 count1982: 2,052 count1983: 2,099 count1984: 2,150 count1985: 2,153 count1986: 2,248 count1987: 2,313 count1988: 2,448 count1989: 2,545 count1990: 2,735 count1991: 2,839 count1992: 2,885 count1993: 2,901 count1994: 2,888 count1995: 2,923 count1996: 2,882 count1997: 2,870 count1998: 2,864 count1999: 2,862 count2000: 2,882 count2001: 2,954 count2002: 2,982 count2003: 3,023 count2004: 3,059 count2005: 3,184 count2006: 3,362 count2007: 3,388 count2008: 3,351 count2009: 3,250 count2010: 3,187 count2011: 3,135 count2012: 3,065 count2013: 3,054 count2014: 3,090 count2015: 3,128 count2016: 3,146 count2017: 3,160 count2018: 3,230 count2019: 3,250 count2020: 3,272 count2021: 3,197 count2022: 3,330 count2023: 3,369 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
20233,369
20223,330
20213,197
20203,272
20193,250
20183,230
20173,160
20163,146
20153,128
20143,090
20133,054
20123,065
20113,135
20103,187
20093,250
20083,351
20073,388
20063,362
20053,184
20043,059
20033,023
20022,982
20012,954
20002,882
19992,862
19982,864
19972,870
19962,882
19952,923
19942,888
19932,901
19922,885
19912,839
19902,735
19892,545
19882,448
19872,313
19862,248
19852,153
19842,150
19832,099
19822,052
19812,096
19802,018
19791,869
19781,762

Compared with Hawaii and United States

Place2023
Hawaii County3,369
Hawaii23,176
United States5,593,727

Hawaii County compared with nearby places

Hawaii County: 3,369 countHonolulu County: 15,173 countKauai County: 1,776 countMaui County: 3,818 count
  • Under 3,000
  • 3,000 to 3,600
  • 3,600 to 6,700
  • 6,700 and over
  • No data
Employer firms, 2023, count. Hawaii 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, Hawaii 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, Hawaii 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/hawaii-county-hawaii. 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, Hawaii 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/hawaii-county-hawaii.

Harvard

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

BibTeX
@misc{census_employer_firms_hawaii_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Hawaii 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/hawaii-county-hawaii. 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 Hawaii County?

Employer firms in Hawaii County was 3,369 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.2% from 2022.

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 Hawaii County?

3,388 in 2007, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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