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Employer firms in Johnson County

Employer firms in Johnson County was 301 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 3.4% from 2022. That is the 53rd highest of 120 counties in 2023.

2023, count301
Change on 2022+3.4%
Rank53rd of 120Counties in Kentucky ranked
Series high4331995
Series low2912022

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Employer firms in Johnson County, 1978 to 2023

25030035040045019781985199219992006201320231978: 360 count1979: 373 count1980: 384 count1981: 394 count1982: 378 count1983: 374 count1984: 391 count1985: 398 count1986: 407 count1987: 400 count1988: 405 count1989: 423 count1990: 417 count1991: 411 count1992: 421 count1993: 418 count1994: 430 count1995: 433 count1996: 414 count1997: 410 count1998: 421 count1999: 420 count2000: 412 count2001: 406 count2002: 417 count2003: 413 count2004: 424 count2005: 412 count2006: 402 count2007: 392 count2008: 388 count2009: 383 count2010: 375 count2011: 365 count2012: 364 count2013: 364 count2014: 360 count2015: 362 count2016: 350 count2017: 344 count2018: 327 count2019: 322 count2020: 312 count2021: 303 count2022: 291 count2023: 301 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
2023301
2022291
2021303
2020312
2019322
2018327
2017344
2016350
2015362
2014360
2013364
2012364
2011365
2010375
2009383
2008388
2007392
2006402
2005412
2004424
2003413
2002417
2001406
2000412
1999420
1998421
1997410
1996414
1995433
1994430
1993418
1992421
1991411
1990417
1989423
1988405
1987400
1986407
1985398
1984391
1983374
1982378
1981394
1980384
1979373
1978360

Compared with Kentucky and United States

Place2023
Johnson County301
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, Johnson 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, Johnson 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/johnson-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, Johnson 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/johnson-county-kentucky.

Harvard

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

BibTeX
@misc{census_employer_firms_johnson_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Johnson 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/johnson-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 Johnson County?

Employer firms in Johnson County was 301 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 3.4% from 2022. That is the 53rd 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 Johnson County?

433 in 1995, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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