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Employer firms in Hunterdon County

Employer firms in Hunterdon County was 3,083 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.6% from 2022. That is the 16th highest of 21 counties in 2023.

2023, count3,083
Change on 2022+0.6%
Rank16th of 21Counties in New Jersey ranked
Series high3,5942006
Series low1,6981978

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Employer firms in Hunterdon County, 1978 to 2023

1,5002,0002,5003,0003,5004,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 1,698 count1979: 1,826 count1980: 1,894 count1981: 1,915 count1982: 1,926 count1983: 2,005 count1984: 2,161 count1985: 2,330 count1986: 2,508 count1987: 2,683 count1988: 2,834 count1989: 2,865 count1990: 2,890 count1991: 2,867 count1992: 2,817 count1993: 2,909 count1994: 2,956 count1995: 3,089 count1996: 3,152 count1997: 3,234 count1998: 3,327 count1999: 3,388 count2000: 3,448 count2001: 3,446 count2002: 3,402 count2003: 3,440 count2004: 3,499 count2005: 3,562 count2006: 3,594 count2007: 3,547 count2008: 3,473 count2009: 3,331 count2010: 3,235 count2011: 3,211 count2012: 3,243 count2013: 3,274 count2014: 3,220 count2015: 3,190 count2016: 3,198 count2017: 3,155 count2018: 3,121 count2019: 3,102 count2020: 3,093 count2021: 3,044 count2022: 3,066 count2023: 3,083 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
20233,083
20223,066
20213,044
20203,093
20193,102
20183,121
20173,155
20163,198
20153,190
20143,220
20133,274
20123,243
20113,211
20103,235
20093,331
20083,473
20073,547
20063,594
20053,562
20043,499
20033,440
20023,402
20013,446
20003,448
19993,388
19983,327
19973,234
19963,152
19953,089
19942,956
19932,909
19922,817
19912,867
19902,890
19892,865
19882,834
19872,683
19862,508
19852,330
19842,161
19832,005
19821,926
19811,915
19801,894
19791,826
19781,698

Compared with New Jersey and United States

Place2023
Hunterdon County3,083
New Jersey175,347
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, Hunterdon 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, Hunterdon 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/hunterdon-county-new-jersey. 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, Hunterdon 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/hunterdon-county-new-jersey.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Hunterdon 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/hunterdon-county-new-jersey (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/hunterdon-county-new-jersey. 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 Hunterdon County?

Employer firms in Hunterdon County was 3,083 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.6% from 2022. That is the 16th highest of 21 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 Hunterdon County?

3,594 in 2006, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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