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Employer firms in Jackson County

Employer firms in Jackson County was 90 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 4.7% from 2022. That is the 107th highest of 120 counties in 2023.

2023, count90
Change on 2022+4.7%
Rank107th of 120Counties in Kentucky ranked
Series high1252003
Series low751986

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Employer firms in Jackson County, 1978 to 2023

70809010011012013019781985199219992006201320231978: 94 count1979: 99 count1980: 89 count1981: 91 count1982: 78 count1983: 76 count1984: 76 count1985: 76 count1986: 75 count1987: 75 count1988: 81 count1989: 81 count1990: 87 count1991: 85 count1992: 88 count1993: 93 count1994: 98 count1995: 102 count1996: 105 count1997: 114 count1998: 122 count1999: 116 count2000: 124 count2001: 121 count2002: 122 count2003: 125 count2004: 124 count2005: 114 count2006: 118 count2007: 113 count2008: 109 count2009: 98 count2010: 91 count2011: 86 count2012: 86 count2013: 92 count2014: 87 count2015: 87 count2016: 85 count2017: 86 count2018: 80 count2019: 81 count2020: 84 count2021: 88 count2022: 86 count2023: 90 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
202390
202286
202188
202084
201981
201880
201786
201685
201587
201487
201392
201286
201186
201091
200998
2008109
2007113
2006118
2005114
2004124
2003125
2002122
2001121
2000124
1999116
1998122
1997114
1996105
1995102
199498
199393
199288
199185
199087
198981
198881
198775
198675
198576
198476
198376
198278
198191
198089
197999
197894

Compared with Kentucky and United States

Place2023
Jackson County90
Kentucky61,917
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, 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-kentucky. 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-kentucky.

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-kentucky (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-kentucky. 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 90 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 4.7% from 2022. That is the 107th highest of 120 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?

125 in 2003, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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