Employer firms in Highlands County

Employer firms in Highlands County was 1,705 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.8% from 2022. That is the 38th highest of 67 counties in 2023.

2023, count1,705

Change on 2022+1.8%

Rank38th of 67Counties in Florida ranked

Series high1,8042007

Series low8491978

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Employer firms in Highlands County, 1978 to 2023

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

Period	count
2023	1,705
2022	1,675
2021	1,629
2020	1,598
2019	1,602
2018	1,574
2017	1,546
2016	1,548
2015	1,523
2014	1,496
2013	1,492
2012	1,522
2011	1,543
2010	1,603
2009	1,640
2008	1,735
2007	1,804
2006	1,790
2005	1,704
2004	1,614
2003	1,533
2002	1,473
2001	1,445
2000	1,437
1999	1,468
1998	1,481
1997	1,472
1996	1,474
1995	1,494
1994	1,460
1993	1,432
1992	1,409
1991	1,425
1990	1,430
1989	1,379
1988	1,322
1987	1,272
1986	1,240
1985	1,179
1984	1,132
1983	1,057
1982	1,015
1981	983
1980	949
1979	906
1978	849

Compared with Florida and United States

Place	2023
Highlands County	1,705
Florida	455,648
United States	5,593,727

Highlands County compared with nearby places

Under 300
300 to 600
600 to 2,500
2,500 to 5,700
5,700 to 11K
11K and over

Employer firms, 2023, count. Highlands County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Rankings

US states by employer firms 51 places
Counties in Florida by employer firms 67 places

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, Highlands 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, Highlands 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/highlands-county-florida. 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, Highlands 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/highlands-county-florida.

Harvard

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

BibTeX

@misc{census_employer_firms_highlands_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Highlands 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/highlands-county-florida. 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 Highlands County?

Employer firms in Highlands County was 1,705 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.8% from 2022. That is the 38th highest of 67 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 Highlands County?

1,804 in 2007, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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