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Employer firms in Howard County

Employer firms in Howard County was 1,403 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.3% from 2022. That is the 22nd highest of 92 counties in 2023.

2023, count1,403
Change on 2022+2.3%
Rank22nd of 92Counties in Indiana ranked
Series high1,5851999
Series low1,3351982

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Employer firms in Howard County, 1978 to 2023

1,3001,3501,4001,4501,5001,5501,60019781985199219992006201320231978: 1,393 count1979: 1,421 count1980: 1,413 count1981: 1,378 count1982: 1,335 count1983: 1,349 count1984: 1,389 count1985: 1,369 count1986: 1,416 count1987: 1,424 count1988: 1,469 count1989: 1,466 count1990: 1,463 count1991: 1,472 count1992: 1,458 count1993: 1,503 count1994: 1,508 count1995: 1,551 count1996: 1,554 count1997: 1,569 count1998: 1,581 count1999: 1,585 count2000: 1,549 count2001: 1,562 count2002: 1,560 count2003: 1,560 count2004: 1,560 count2005: 1,568 count2006: 1,566 count2007: 1,522 count2008: 1,483 count2009: 1,446 count2010: 1,412 count2011: 1,406 count2012: 1,413 count2013: 1,408 count2014: 1,387 count2015: 1,373 count2016: 1,377 count2017: 1,391 count2018: 1,405 count2019: 1,421 count2020: 1,367 count2021: 1,367 count2022: 1,372 count2023: 1,403 count1,3001,4001,5001,60019781994201020231978: 1,393 count1979: 1,421 count1980: 1,413 count1981: 1,378 count1982: 1,335 count1983: 1,349 count1984: 1,389 count1985: 1,369 count1986: 1,416 count1987: 1,424 count1988: 1,469 count1989: 1,466 count1990: 1,463 count1991: 1,472 count1992: 1,458 count1993: 1,503 count1994: 1,508 count1995: 1,551 count1996: 1,554 count1997: 1,569 count1998: 1,581 count1999: 1,585 count2000: 1,549 count2001: 1,562 count2002: 1,560 count2003: 1,560 count2004: 1,560 count2005: 1,568 count2006: 1,566 count2007: 1,522 count2008: 1,483 count2009: 1,446 count2010: 1,412 count2011: 1,406 count2012: 1,413 count2013: 1,408 count2014: 1,387 count2015: 1,373 count2016: 1,377 count2017: 1,391 count2018: 1,405 count2019: 1,421 count2020: 1,367 count2021: 1,367 count2022: 1,372 count2023: 1,403 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
20231,403
20221,372
20211,367
20201,367
20191,421
20181,405
20171,391
20161,377
20151,373
20141,387
20131,408
20121,413
20111,406
20101,412
20091,446
20081,483
20071,522
20061,566
20051,568
20041,560
20031,560
20021,560
20011,562
20001,549
19991,585
19981,581
19971,569
19961,554
19951,551
19941,508
19931,503
19921,458
19911,472
19901,463
19891,466
19881,469
19871,424
19861,416
19851,369
19841,389
19831,349
19821,335
19811,378
19801,413
19791,421
19781,393

Compared with Indiana and United States

Place2023
Howard County1,403
Indiana102,872
United States5,593,727

Howard County compared with nearby places

Adams County: 659 countAllen County: 7,185 countBartholomew County: 1,512 countBenton County: 141 countBlackford County: 199 countBoone County: 1,528 countBrown County: 306 countCarroll County: 344 countCass County: 575 countClark County: 2,137 countClay County: 402 countClinton County: 499 countCrawford County: 116 countDaviess County: 836 countDearborn County: 848 countDecatur County: 554 countDeKalb County: 843 countDelaware County: 1,768 countDubois County: 1,074 countElkhart County: 4,001 countFayette County: 346 countFloyd County: 1,542 countFountain County: 274 countFranklin County: 407 countFulton County: 394 countGibson County: 582 countGrant County: 973 countGreene County: 490 countHamilton County: 7,762 countHancock County: 1,350 countHarrison County: 570 countHendricks County: 2,939 countHenry County: 687 countHoward County: 1,403 countHuntington County: 732 countJackson County: 808 countJasper County: 645 countJay County: 336 countJefferson County: 560 countJennings County: 377 countJohnson County: 3,010 countKnox County: 723 countKosciusko County: 1,676 countLaGrange County: 845 countLake County: 7,960 countLaPorte County: 1,848 countLawrence County: 734 countMadison County: 1,773 countMarion County: 16,451 countMarshall County: 954 countMartin County: 185 countMiami County: 486 countMonroe County: 2,400 countMontgomery County: 725 countMorgan County: 1,019 countNewton County: 206 countNoble County: 755 countOhio County: 80 countOrange County: 328 countOwen County: 297 countParke County: 254 countPerry County: 300 countPike County: 180 countPorter County: 2,989 countPosey County: 430 countPulaski County: 282 countPutnam County: 614 countRandolph County: 405 countRipley County: 530 countRush County: 342 countSt. Joseph County: 4,424 countScott County: 341 countShelby County: 797 countSpencer County: 347 countStarke County: 272 countSteuben County: 818 countSullivan County: 279 countSwitzerland County: 120 countTippecanoe County: 2,912 countTipton County: 285 countUnion County: 113 countVanderburgh County: 3,800 countVermillion County: 223 countVigo County: 1,896 countWabash County: 611 countWarren County: 135 countWarrick County: 995 countWashington County: 377 countWayne County: 1,119 countWells County: 559 countWhite County: 496 countWhitley County: 602 count
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Employer firms, 2023, count. Howard 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, Howard 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, Howard 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/howard-county-indiana. 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, Howard 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/howard-county-indiana.

Harvard

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

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What is the employer firms in Howard County?

Employer firms in Howard County was 1,403 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.3% from 2022. That is the 22nd highest of 92 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 Howard County?

1,585 in 1999, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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