Employer firms in Jackson County

Employer firms in Jackson County was 952 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.5% from 2022. That is the 25th highest of 102 counties in 2023.

2023, count952

Change on 2022+0.5%

Rank25th of 102Counties in Illinois ranked

Series high1,1572005

Series low9472022

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 Jackson 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	952
2022	947
2021	956
2020	980
2019	1,006
2018	1,011
2017	1,040
2016	1,053
2015	1,047
2014	1,056
2013	1,078
2012	1,104
2011	1,106
2010	1,106
2009	1,105
2008	1,116
2007	1,138
2006	1,141
2005	1,157
2004	1,145
2003	1,146
2002	1,148
2001	1,133
2000	1,127
1999	1,145
1998	1,155
1997	1,152
1996	1,149
1995	1,152
1994	1,142
1993	1,132
1992	1,110
1991	1,074
1990	1,096
1989	1,106
1988	1,096
1987	1,099
1986	1,114
1985	1,100
1984	1,118
1983	1,077
1982	1,057
1981	1,079
1980	1,060
1979	1,058
1978	1,050

Compared with Illinois and United States

Place	2023
Jackson County	952
Illinois	222,365
United States	5,593,727

Jackson County compared with nearby places

Under 200
200 to 300
300 to 500
500 to 700
700 to 1,800
1,800 and over

Employer firms, 2023, count. Jackson 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 Illinois by employer firms 102 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, Jackson 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, Jackson 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/jackson-county-illinois. 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, Jackson 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/jackson-county-illinois.

Harvard

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

BibTeX

@misc{census_employer_firms_jackson_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Jackson 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/jackson-county-illinois. 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 Jackson County?

Employer firms in Jackson County was 952 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.5% from 2022. That is the 25th highest of 102 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 Jackson County?

1,157 in 2005, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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