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Employer firms in Henderson County

Employer firms in Henderson County was 793 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.4% from 2022. That is the 23rd highest of 120 counties in 2023.

2023, count793
Change on 2022+1.4%
Rank23rd of 120Counties in Kentucky ranked
Series high9171999
Series low7822022

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Employer firms in Henderson County, 1978 to 2023

75080085090095019781985199219992006201320231978: 796 count1979: 828 count1980: 810 count1981: 809 count1982: 790 count1983: 799 count1984: 843 count1985: 868 count1986: 882 count1987: 879 count1988: 871 count1989: 874 count1990: 878 count1991: 865 count1992: 868 count1993: 856 count1994: 906 count1995: 910 count1996: 896 count1997: 910 count1998: 903 count1999: 917 count2000: 913 count2001: 907 count2002: 909 count2003: 892 count2004: 885 count2005: 899 count2006: 896 count2007: 897 count2008: 894 count2009: 870 count2010: 858 count2011: 845 count2012: 855 count2013: 837 count2014: 836 count2015: 825 count2016: 810 count2017: 809 count2018: 802 count2019: 802 count2020: 789 count2021: 784 count2022: 782 count2023: 793 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
2023793
2022782
2021784
2020789
2019802
2018802
2017809
2016810
2015825
2014836
2013837
2012855
2011845
2010858
2009870
2008894
2007897
2006896
2005899
2004885
2003892
2002909
2001907
2000913
1999917
1998903
1997910
1996896
1995910
1994906
1993856
1992868
1991865
1990878
1989874
1988871
1987879
1986882
1985868
1984843
1983799
1982790
1981809
1980810
1979828
1978796

Compared with Kentucky and United States

Place2023
Henderson County793
Kentucky61,917
United States5,593,727

Rankings

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.

How to cite

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, Henderson 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, Henderson 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/henderson-county-kentucky. 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, Henderson 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/henderson-county-kentucky.

Harvard

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

BibTeX
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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Henderson 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/henderson-county-kentucky. 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 Henderson County?

Employer firms in Henderson County was 793 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.4% from 2022. That is the 23rd highest of 120 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 Henderson County?

917 in 1999, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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