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Employer firms in Herkimer County

Employer firms in Herkimer County was 882 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.9% from 2022. That is the 46th highest of 62 counties in 2023.

2023, count882
Change on 2022+0.9%
Rank46th of 62Counties in New York ranked
Series high1,0281990
Series low8502021

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Employer firms in Herkimer County, 1978 to 2023

8509009501,0001,05019781985199219992006201320231978: 899 count1979: 914 count1980: 913 count1981: 892 count1982: 870 count1983: 885 count1984: 921 count1985: 900 count1986: 905 count1987: 931 count1988: 972 count1989: 998 count1990: 1,028 count1991: 1,000 count1992: 992 count1993: 982 count1994: 984 count1995: 995 count1996: 989 count1997: 1,002 count1998: 978 count1999: 982 count2000: 970 count2001: 979 count2002: 949 count2003: 961 count2004: 956 count2005: 951 count2006: 955 count2007: 955 count2008: 958 count2009: 950 count2010: 952 count2011: 927 count2012: 918 count2013: 906 count2014: 905 count2015: 897 count2016: 907 count2017: 913 count2018: 925 count2019: 889 count2020: 877 count2021: 850 count2022: 874 count2023: 882 count8509009501,0001,05019781994201020231978: 899 count1979: 914 count1980: 913 count1981: 892 count1982: 870 count1983: 885 count1984: 921 count1985: 900 count1986: 905 count1987: 931 count1988: 972 count1989: 998 count1990: 1,028 count1991: 1,000 count1992: 992 count1993: 982 count1994: 984 count1995: 995 count1996: 989 count1997: 1,002 count1998: 978 count1999: 982 count2000: 970 count2001: 979 count2002: 949 count2003: 961 count2004: 956 count2005: 951 count2006: 955 count2007: 955 count2008: 958 count2009: 950 count2010: 952 count2011: 927 count2012: 918 count2013: 906 count2014: 905 count2015: 897 count2016: 907 count2017: 913 count2018: 925 count2019: 889 count2020: 877 count2021: 850 count2022: 874 count2023: 882 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
2023882
2022874
2021850
2020877
2019889
2018925
2017913
2016907
2015897
2014905
2013906
2012918
2011927
2010952
2009950
2008958
2007955
2006955
2005951
2004956
2003961
2002949
2001979
2000970
1999982
1998978
19971,002
1996989
1995995
1994984
1993982
1992992
19911,000
19901,028
1989998
1988972
1987931
1986905
1985900
1984921
1983885
1982870
1981892
1980913
1979914
1978899

Compared with New York and United States

Place2023
Herkimer County882
New York402,077
United States5,593,727

Herkimer County compared with nearby places

Albany County: 7,081 countAllegany County: 582 countBronx County: 14,638 countBroome County: 3,006 countCattaraugus County: 1,194 countCayuga County: 1,215 countChautauqua County: 2,109 countChemung County: 1,296 countChenango County: 664 countClinton County: 1,334 countColumbia County: 1,511 countCortland County: 775 countDelaware County: 807 countDutchess County: 6,083 countErie County: 16,323 countEssex County: 893 countFranklin County: 690 countFulton County: 915 countGenesee County: 1,058 countGreene County: 980 countHamilton County: 149 countHerkimer County: 882 countJefferson County: 1,758 countKings County: 51,251 countLewis County: 417 countLivingston County: 998 countMadison County: 1,035 countMonroe County: 13,006 countMontgomery County: 711 countNassau County: 38,310 countNew York County: 69,993 countNiagara County: 3,484 countOneida County: 3,580 countOnondaga County: 8,370 countOntario County: 2,319 countOrange County: 8,307 countOrleans County: 555 countOswego County: 1,605 countOtsego County: 1,009 countPutnam County: 2,308 countQueens County: 41,606 countRensselaer County: 2,328 countRichmond County: 9,136 countRockland County: 8,995 countSt. Lawrence County: 1,325 countSaratoga County: 4,239 countSchenectady County: 2,210 countSchoharie County: 448 countSchuyler County: 313 countSeneca County: 571 countSteuben County: 1,345 countSuffolk County: 39,147 countSullivan County: 1,535 countTioga County: 579 countTompkins County: 1,842 countUlster County: 4,052 countWarren County: 1,640 countWashington County: 837 countWayne County: 1,307 countWestchester County: 24,350 countWyoming County: 624 countYates County: 468 count
  • Under 700
  • 700 to 1,000
  • 1,000 to 1,400
  • 1,400 to 2,300
  • 2,300 to 8,900
  • 8,900 and over
Employer firms, 2023, count. Herkimer 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, Herkimer 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, Herkimer 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/herkimer-county-new-york. 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, Herkimer 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/herkimer-county-new-york.

Harvard

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

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What is the employer firms in Herkimer County?

Employer firms in Herkimer County was 882 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.9% from 2022. That is the 46th highest of 62 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 Herkimer County?

1,028 in 1990, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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