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Employer firms in Hillsborough County

Employer firms in Hillsborough County was 31,306 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.5% from 2022. That is the 5th highest of 67 counties in 2023.

2023, count31,306
Change on 2022+2.5%
Rank5th of 67Counties in Florida ranked
Series high31,3062023
Series low12,2741978

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Employer firms in Hillsborough County, 1978 to 2023

10K15K20K25K30K35K19781985199219992006201320231978: 12,274 count1979: 12,870 count1980: 13,433 count1981: 14,056 count1982: 14,203 count1983: 14,912 count1984: 15,870 count1985: 16,271 count1986: 16,731 count1987: 16,742 count1988: 17,124 count1989: 17,273 count1990: 17,556 count1991: 17,451 count1992: 17,523 count1993: 17,906 count1994: 18,165 count1995: 18,427 count1996: 18,570 count1997: 18,728 count1998: 18,971 count1999: 19,116 count2000: 19,125 count2001: 19,320 count2002: 19,680 count2003: 20,321 count2004: 21,329 count2005: 22,399 count2006: 23,426 count2007: 23,938 count2008: 23,345 count2009: 22,657 count2010: 22,694 count2011: 22,956 count2012: 23,582 count2013: 24,037 count2014: 24,461 count2015: 24,951 count2016: 25,654 count2017: 26,101 count2018: 26,624 count2019: 27,468 count2020: 28,176 count2021: 29,774 count2022: 30,557 count2023: 31,306 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
202331,306
202230,557
202129,774
202028,176
201927,468
201826,624
201726,101
201625,654
201524,951
201424,461
201324,037
201223,582
201122,956
201022,694
200922,657
200823,345
200723,938
200623,426
200522,399
200421,329
200320,321
200219,680
200119,320
200019,125
199919,116
199818,971
199718,728
199618,570
199518,427
199418,165
199317,906
199217,523
199117,451
199017,556
198917,273
198817,124
198716,742
198616,731
198516,271
198415,870
198314,912
198214,203
198114,056
198013,433
197912,870
197812,274

Compared with Florida and United States

Place2023
Hillsborough County31,306
Florida455,648
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, Hillsborough 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, Hillsborough 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/hillsborough-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, Hillsborough 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/hillsborough-county-florida.

Harvard

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

BibTeX
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  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/hillsborough-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 Hillsborough County?

Employer firms in Hillsborough County was 31,306 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.5% from 2022. That is the 5th 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 Hillsborough County?

31,306 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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