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Employer firms in Jefferson County

Employer firms in Jefferson County was 12,281 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.8% from 2022. That is the 1st highest of 67 counties in 2023.

2023, count12,281
Change on 2022+0.8%
Rank1st of 67Counties in Alabama ranked
Series high12,8642007
Series low10,6331982

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Employer firms in Jefferson County, 1978 to 2023

10.5K11K11.5K12K12.5K13K19781985199219992006201320231978: 10,827 count1979: 11,083 count1980: 10,979 count1981: 10,932 count1982: 10,633 count1983: 10,641 count1984: 11,209 count1985: 11,369 count1986: 11,614 count1987: 11,892 count1988: 12,061 count1989: 12,237 count1990: 12,343 count1991: 12,190 count1992: 12,053 count1993: 12,207 count1994: 12,397 count1995: 12,643 count1996: 12,561 count1997: 12,519 count1998: 12,641 count1999: 12,596 count2000: 12,460 count2001: 12,318 count2002: 12,348 count2003: 12,364 count2004: 12,497 count2005: 12,545 count2006: 12,634 count2007: 12,864 count2008: 12,649 count2009: 12,280 count2010: 12,007 count2011: 11,902 count2012: 11,926 count2013: 11,875 count2014: 11,856 count2015: 11,873 count2016: 11,918 count2017: 11,936 count2018: 11,926 count2019: 12,036 count2020: 11,968 count2021: 12,075 count2022: 12,187 count2023: 12,281 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
202312,281
202212,187
202112,075
202011,968
201912,036
201811,926
201711,936
201611,918
201511,873
201411,856
201311,875
201211,926
201111,902
201012,007
200912,280
200812,649
200712,864
200612,634
200512,545
200412,497
200312,364
200212,348
200112,318
200012,460
199912,596
199812,641
199712,519
199612,561
199512,643
199412,397
199312,207
199212,053
199112,190
199012,343
198912,237
198812,061
198711,892
198611,614
198511,369
198411,209
198310,641
198210,633
198110,932
198010,979
197911,083
197810,827

Compared with Alabama and United States

Place2023
Jefferson County12,281
Alabama71,429
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, Jefferson 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, Jefferson 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/jefferson-county-alabama. 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, Jefferson 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/jefferson-county-alabama.

Harvard

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

BibTeX
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  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-11},
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What is the employer firms in Jefferson County?

Employer firms in Jefferson County was 12,281 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.8% from 2022. That is the 1st highest of 67 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 Jefferson County?

12,864 in 2007, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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