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Employer firms in Henry County

Employer firms in Henry County was 858 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.5% from 2022. That is the 28th highest of 102 counties in 2023.

2023, count858
Change on 2022+0.5%
Rank28th of 102Counties in Illinois ranked
Series high1,0091978
Series low8402021

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Employer firms in Henry County, 1978 to 2023

8008509009501,0001,05019781985199219992006201320231978: 1,009 count1979: 1,006 count1980: 984 count1981: 971 count1982: 930 count1983: 949 count1984: 977 count1985: 962 count1986: 933 count1987: 915 count1988: 934 count1989: 941 count1990: 942 count1991: 937 count1992: 929 count1993: 927 count1994: 948 count1995: 961 count1996: 970 count1997: 949 count1998: 959 count1999: 969 count2000: 970 count2001: 960 count2002: 918 count2003: 912 count2004: 924 count2005: 926 count2006: 951 count2007: 961 count2008: 953 count2009: 920 count2010: 927 count2011: 909 count2012: 900 count2013: 898 count2014: 882 count2015: 883 count2016: 885 count2017: 877 count2018: 856 count2019: 861 count2020: 852 count2021: 840 count2022: 854 count2023: 858 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
2023858
2022854
2021840
2020852
2019861
2018856
2017877
2016885
2015883
2014882
2013898
2012900
2011909
2010927
2009920
2008953
2007961
2006951
2005926
2004924
2003912
2002918
2001960
2000970
1999969
1998959
1997949
1996970
1995961
1994948
1993927
1992929
1991937
1990942
1989941
1988934
1987915
1986933
1985962
1984977
1983949
1982930
1981971
1980984
19791,006
19781,009

Compared with Illinois and United States

Place2023
Henry County858
Illinois222,365
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, Henry 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, Henry 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/henry-county-illinois. 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, Henry 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/henry-county-illinois.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Henry 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/henry-county-illinois (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, Henry 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/henry-county-illinois. 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 Henry County?

Employer firms in Henry County was 858 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.5% from 2022. That is the 28th highest of 102 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 Henry County?

1,009 in 1978, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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