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Employer firms in Kauai County

Employer firms in Kauai County was 1,776 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.7% from 2022.

2023, count1,776
Change on 2022+1.7%
Series high1,7762023
Series low7391978

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Employer firms in Kauai County, 1978 to 2023

5007501,0001,2501,5001,7502,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 739 count1979: 792 count1980: 841 count1981: 868 count1982: 875 count1983: 933 count1984: 976 count1985: 973 count1986: 1,030 count1987: 1,095 count1988: 1,135 count1989: 1,207 count1990: 1,268 count1991: 1,305 count1992: 1,305 count1993: 1,286 count1994: 1,345 count1995: 1,325 count1996: 1,270 count1997: 1,274 count1998: 1,284 count1999: 1,291 count2000: 1,323 count2001: 1,376 count2002: 1,433 count2003: 1,458 count2004: 1,500 count2005: 1,526 count2006: 1,595 count2007: 1,621 count2008: 1,576 count2009: 1,544 count2010: 1,542 count2011: 1,531 count2012: 1,542 count2013: 1,569 count2014: 1,573 count2015: 1,592 count2016: 1,652 count2017: 1,676 count2018: 1,713 count2019: 1,742 count2020: 1,720 count2021: 1,618 count2022: 1,747 count2023: 1,776 count5001,0001,5002,00019781994201020231978: 739 count1979: 792 count1980: 841 count1981: 868 count1982: 875 count1983: 933 count1984: 976 count1985: 973 count1986: 1,030 count1987: 1,095 count1988: 1,135 count1989: 1,207 count1990: 1,268 count1991: 1,305 count1992: 1,305 count1993: 1,286 count1994: 1,345 count1995: 1,325 count1996: 1,270 count1997: 1,274 count1998: 1,284 count1999: 1,291 count2000: 1,323 count2001: 1,376 count2002: 1,433 count2003: 1,458 count2004: 1,500 count2005: 1,526 count2006: 1,595 count2007: 1,621 count2008: 1,576 count2009: 1,544 count2010: 1,542 count2011: 1,531 count2012: 1,542 count2013: 1,569 count2014: 1,573 count2015: 1,592 count2016: 1,652 count2017: 1,676 count2018: 1,713 count2019: 1,742 count2020: 1,720 count2021: 1,618 count2022: 1,747 count2023: 1,776 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
20231,776
20221,747
20211,618
20201,720
20191,742
20181,713
20171,676
20161,652
20151,592
20141,573
20131,569
20121,542
20111,531
20101,542
20091,544
20081,576
20071,621
20061,595
20051,526
20041,500
20031,458
20021,433
20011,376
20001,323
19991,291
19981,284
19971,274
19961,270
19951,325
19941,345
19931,286
19921,305
19911,305
19901,268
19891,207
19881,135
19871,095
19861,030
1985973
1984976
1983933
1982875
1981868
1980841
1979792
1978739

Compared with Hawaii and United States

Place2023
Kauai County1,776
Hawaii23,176
United States5,593,727

Kauai County compared with nearby places

Hawaii County: 3,369 countHonolulu County: 15,173 countKauai County: 1,776 countMaui County: 3,818 count
  • Under 3,000
  • 3,000 to 3,600
  • 3,600 to 6,700
  • 6,700 and over
  • No data
Employer firms, 2023, count. Kauai 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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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties (Employer firms, Kauai 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, Kauai 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/kauai-county-hawaii. 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, Kauai 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/kauai-county-hawaii.

Harvard

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

BibTeX
@misc{census_employer_firms_kauai_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Kauai 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/kauai-county-hawaii. 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 Kauai County?

Employer firms in Kauai County was 1,776 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.7% from 2022.

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 Kauai County?

1,776 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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