Employer firms in Ingham County

Employer firms in Ingham County was 4,833 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.5% from 2022. That is the 8th highest of 83 counties in 2023.

2023, count4,833

Change on 2022+1.5%

Rank8th of 83Counties in Michigan ranked

Series high5,5361998

Series low4,0791978

Next release: Sunday, 26 September 2027, estimated by Invokely from past publication dates (low confidence), not announced by the publisher. Release calendar

Employer firms in Ingham 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	4,833
2022	4,762
2021	4,682
2020	4,742
2019	4,737
2018	4,781
2017	4,753
2016	4,779
2015	4,782
2014	4,796
2013	4,842
2012	4,848
2011	4,849
2010	4,883
2009	4,967
2008	5,041
2007	5,176
2006	5,233
2005	5,252
2004	5,321
2003	5,315
2002	5,311
2001	5,320
2000	5,402
1999	5,442
1998	5,536
1997	5,498
1996	5,485
1995	5,448
1994	5,308
1993	5,283
1992	5,192
1991	5,208
1990	5,142
1989	5,087
1988	4,935
1987	4,849
1986	4,765
1985	4,642
1984	4,532
1983	4,398
1982	4,240
1981	4,324
1980	4,265
1979	4,226
1978	4,079

Compared with Michigan and United States

Place	2023
Ingham County	4,833
Michigan	155,861
United States	5,593,727

Ingham County compared with nearby places

Under 300
300 to 500
500 to 700
700 to 1,100
1,100 to 2,400
2,400 and over

Employer firms, 2023, count. Ingham 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 Michigan by employer firms 83 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, Ingham 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, Ingham 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/ingham-county-michigan. 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, Ingham 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/ingham-county-michigan.

Harvard

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

BibTeX

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Ingham 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/ingham-county-michigan. 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 Ingham County?

Employer firms in Ingham County was 4,833 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.5% from 2022. That is the 8th highest of 83 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 Ingham County?

5,536 in 1998, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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