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Employer firms in Hickman County

Employer firms in Hickman County was 248 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 3.3% from 2022. That is the 67th highest of 95 counties in 2023.

2023, count248
Change on 2022+3.3%
Rank67th of 95Counties in Tennessee ranked
Series high2802001
Series low1581982

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Employer firms in Hickman County, 1978 to 2023

15017520022525027530019781985199219992006201320231978: 177 count1979: 167 count1980: 168 count1981: 162 count1982: 158 count1983: 162 count1984: 170 count1985: 193 count1986: 191 count1987: 190 count1988: 197 count1989: 196 count1990: 203 count1991: 205 count1992: 210 count1993: 217 count1994: 231 count1995: 238 count1996: 246 count1997: 260 count1998: 263 count1999: 261 count2000: 257 count2001: 280 count2002: 278 count2003: 272 count2004: 275 count2005: 268 count2006: 257 count2007: 261 count2008: 270 count2009: 251 count2010: 245 count2011: 231 count2012: 222 count2013: 218 count2014: 218 count2015: 217 count2016: 226 count2017: 236 count2018: 246 count2019: 246 count2020: 242 count2021: 234 count2022: 240 count2023: 248 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
2023248
2022240
2021234
2020242
2019246
2018246
2017236
2016226
2015217
2014218
2013218
2012222
2011231
2010245
2009251
2008270
2007261
2006257
2005268
2004275
2003272
2002278
2001280
2000257
1999261
1998263
1997260
1996246
1995238
1994231
1993217
1992210
1991205
1990203
1989196
1988197
1987190
1986191
1985193
1984170
1983162
1982158
1981162
1980168
1979167
1978177

Compared with Tennessee and United States

Place2023
Hickman County248
Tennessee97,956
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, Hickman 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, Hickman 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/hickman-county-tennessee. 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, Hickman 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/hickman-county-tennessee.

Harvard

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

BibTeX
@misc{census_employer_firms_hickman_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Hickman 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/hickman-county-tennessee. 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 Hickman County?

Employer firms in Hickman County was 248 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 3.3% from 2022. That is the 67th highest of 95 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 Hickman County?

280 in 2001, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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