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Employer firms in Kane County

Employer firms in Kane County was 10,176 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.7% from 2022. That is the 5th highest of 102 counties in 2023.

2023, count10,176
Change on 2022+0.7%
Rank5th of 102Counties in Illinois ranked
Series high10,2092007
Series low5,0151978

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Employer firms in Kane County, 1978 to 2023

4,0006,0008,00010K12K19781985199219992006201320231978: 5,015 count1979: 5,194 count1980: 5,205 count1981: 5,267 count1982: 5,260 count1983: 5,391 count1984: 5,623 count1985: 5,777 count1986: 6,008 count1987: 6,250 count1988: 6,491 count1989: 6,798 count1990: 7,107 count1991: 7,209 count1992: 7,316 count1993: 7,483 count1994: 7,738 count1995: 7,996 count1996: 8,133 count1997: 8,310 count1998: 8,482 count1999: 8,659 count2000: 8,752 count2001: 8,828 count2002: 8,968 count2003: 9,166 count2004: 9,414 count2005: 9,696 count2006: 9,994 count2007: 10,209 count2008: 10,092 count2009: 9,785 count2010: 9,586 count2011: 9,580 count2012: 9,549 count2013: 9,544 count2014: 9,583 count2015: 9,714 count2016: 9,875 count2017: 9,907 count2018: 9,940 count2019: 9,948 count2020: 9,871 count2021: 9,958 count2022: 10,106 count2023: 10,176 count4,0006,0008,00010K12K19781994201020231978: 5,015 count1979: 5,194 count1980: 5,205 count1981: 5,267 count1982: 5,260 count1983: 5,391 count1984: 5,623 count1985: 5,777 count1986: 6,008 count1987: 6,250 count1988: 6,491 count1989: 6,798 count1990: 7,107 count1991: 7,209 count1992: 7,316 count1993: 7,483 count1994: 7,738 count1995: 7,996 count1996: 8,133 count1997: 8,310 count1998: 8,482 count1999: 8,659 count2000: 8,752 count2001: 8,828 count2002: 8,968 count2003: 9,166 count2004: 9,414 count2005: 9,696 count2006: 9,994 count2007: 10,209 count2008: 10,092 count2009: 9,785 count2010: 9,586 count2011: 9,580 count2012: 9,549 count2013: 9,544 count2014: 9,583 count2015: 9,714 count2016: 9,875 count2017: 9,907 count2018: 9,940 count2019: 9,948 count2020: 9,871 count2021: 9,958 count2022: 10,106 count2023: 10,176 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
202310,176
202210,106
20219,958
20209,871
20199,948
20189,940
20179,907
20169,875
20159,714
20149,583
20139,544
20129,549
20119,580
20109,586
20099,785
200810,092
200710,209
20069,994
20059,696
20049,414
20039,166
20028,968
20018,828
20008,752
19998,659
19988,482
19978,310
19968,133
19957,996
19947,738
19937,483
19927,316
19917,209
19907,107
19896,798
19886,491
19876,250
19866,008
19855,777
19845,623
19835,391
19825,260
19815,267
19805,205
19795,194
19785,015

Compared with Illinois and United States

Place2023
Kane County10,176
Illinois222,365
United States5,593,727

Kane County compared with nearby places

Adams County: 1,481 countAlexander County: 65 countBond County: 261 countBoone County: 725 countBrown County: 96 countBureau County: 583 countCalhoun County: 70 countCarroll County: 298 countCass County: 188 countChampaign County: 3,344 countChristian County: 585 countClark County: 279 countClay County: 254 countClinton County: 736 countColes County: 845 countCook County: 96,987 countCrawford County: 339 countCumberland County: 133 countDeKalb County: 1,632 countDe Witt County: 291 countDouglas County: 482 countDuPage County: 25,630 countEdgar County: 274 countEdwards County: 117 countEffingham County: 1,047 countFayette County: 410 countFord County: 266 countFranklin County: 566 countFulton County: 512 countGallatin County: 70 countGreene County: 175 countGrundy County: 937 countHamilton County: 152 countHancock County: 294 countHardin County: 42 countHenderson County: 90 countHenry County: 858 countIroquois County: 478 countJackson County: 952 countJasper County: 199 countJefferson County: 741 countJersey County: 342 countJo Daviess County: 559 countJohnson County: 141 countKane County: 10,176 countKankakee County: 1,771 countKendall County: 2,036 countKnox County: 774 countLake County: 14,600 countLaSalle County: 1,966 countLawrence County: 212 countLee County: 583 countLivingston County: 690 countLogan County: 435 countMcDonough County: 508 countMcHenry County: 6,275 countMcLean County: 2,728 countMacon County: 1,651 countMacoupin County: 660 countMadison County: 4,263 countMarion County: 705 countMarshall County: 198 countMason County: 213 countMassac County: 189 countMenard County: 171 countMercer County: 217 countMonroe County: 716 countMontgomery County: 548 countMorgan County: 637 countMoultrie County: 309 countOgle County: 847 countPeoria County: 3,225 countPerry County: 319 countPiatt County: 277 countPike County: 292 countPope County: 45 countPulaski County: 66 countPutnam County: 116 countRandolph County: 493 countRichland County: 360 countRock Island County: 2,262 countSt. Clair County: 3,786 countSaline County: 418 countSangamon County: 3,754 countSchuyler County: 137 countScott County: 73 countShelby County: 349 countStark County: 96 countStephenson County: 810 countTazewell County: 2,135 countUnion County: 285 countVermilion County: 1,001 countWabash County: 225 countWarren County: 306 countWashington County: 309 countWayne County: 327 countWhite County: 293 countWhiteside County: 927 countWill County: 12,409 countWilliamson County: 1,260 countWinnebago County: 4,808 countWoodford County: 672 count
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Employer firms, 2023, count. Kane County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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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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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties (Employer firms, Kane 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

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Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Kane 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/kane-county-illinois. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Employer firms, Kane 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/kane-county-illinois.

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

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What is the employer firms in Kane County?

Employer firms in Kane County was 10,176 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.7% from 2022. That is the 5th 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 Kane County?

10,209 in 2007, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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