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Employer firms in Hillsborough County

Employer firms in Hillsborough County was 8,468 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.1% from 2022. That is the 1st highest of 10 counties in 2023.

2023, count8,468
Change on 2022+0.1%
Rank1st of 10Counties in New Hampshire ranked
Series high8,6042006
Series low5,3401978

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Employer firms in Hillsborough County, 1978 to 2023

5,0006,0007,0008,0009,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 5,340 count1979: 5,555 count1980: 5,534 count1981: 5,687 count1982: 5,766 count1983: 5,948 count1984: 6,409 count1985: 6,784 count1986: 7,241 count1987: 7,675 count1988: 7,979 count1989: 8,114 count1990: 7,820 count1991: 7,468 count1992: 7,385 count1993: 7,425 count1994: 7,578 count1995: 7,808 count1996: 7,962 count1997: 8,136 count1998: 8,298 count1999: 8,386 count2000: 8,423 count2001: 8,434 count2002: 8,329 count2003: 8,393 count2004: 8,497 count2005: 8,524 count2006: 8,604 count2007: 8,531 count2008: 8,494 count2009: 8,234 count2010: 8,188 count2011: 8,103 count2012: 8,133 count2013: 8,201 count2014: 8,177 count2015: 8,165 count2016: 8,288 count2017: 8,235 count2018: 8,292 count2019: 8,327 count2020: 8,309 count2021: 8,316 count2022: 8,463 count2023: 8,468 count5,0006,0007,0008,0009,00019781994201020231978: 5,340 count1979: 5,555 count1980: 5,534 count1981: 5,687 count1982: 5,766 count1983: 5,948 count1984: 6,409 count1985: 6,784 count1986: 7,241 count1987: 7,675 count1988: 7,979 count1989: 8,114 count1990: 7,820 count1991: 7,468 count1992: 7,385 count1993: 7,425 count1994: 7,578 count1995: 7,808 count1996: 7,962 count1997: 8,136 count1998: 8,298 count1999: 8,386 count2000: 8,423 count2001: 8,434 count2002: 8,329 count2003: 8,393 count2004: 8,497 count2005: 8,524 count2006: 8,604 count2007: 8,531 count2008: 8,494 count2009: 8,234 count2010: 8,188 count2011: 8,103 count2012: 8,133 count2013: 8,201 count2014: 8,177 count2015: 8,165 count2016: 8,288 count2017: 8,235 count2018: 8,292 count2019: 8,327 count2020: 8,309 count2021: 8,316 count2022: 8,463 count2023: 8,468 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
20238,468
20228,463
20218,316
20208,309
20198,327
20188,292
20178,235
20168,288
20158,165
20148,177
20138,201
20128,133
20118,103
20108,188
20098,234
20088,494
20078,531
20068,604
20058,524
20048,497
20038,393
20028,329
20018,434
20008,423
19998,386
19988,298
19978,136
19967,962
19957,808
19947,578
19937,425
19927,385
19917,468
19907,820
19898,114
19887,979
19877,675
19867,241
19856,784
19846,409
19835,948
19825,766
19815,687
19805,534
19795,555
19785,340

Compared with New Hampshire and United States

Place2023
Hillsborough County8,468
New Hampshire28,617
United States5,593,727

Hillsborough County compared with nearby places

Belknap County: 1,550 countCarroll County: 1,560 countCheshire County: 1,658 countCoos County: 610 countGrafton County: 2,328 countHillsborough County: 8,468 countMerrimack County: 3,406 countRockingham County: 8,040 countStrafford County: 2,160 countSullivan County: 801 count
  • Under 1,400
  • 1,400 to 1,600
  • 1,600 to 2,200
  • 2,200 to 4,300
  • 4,300 and over
Employer firms, 2023, count. Hillsborough 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, 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-new-hampshire. 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-new-hampshire.

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-new-hampshire (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Hillsborough County, 1978 to 2023}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-11},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/hillsborough-county-new-hampshire. 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 8,468 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.1% from 2022. That is the 1st highest of 10 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?

8,604 in 2006, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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