Employer firms in Kendall County

Employer firms in Kendall County was 2,036 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.6% from 2022. That is the 16th highest of 102 counties in 2023.

2023, count2,036

Change on 2022+2.6%

Rank16th of 102Counties in Illinois ranked

Series high2,0362023

Series low5311978

Next release: Sunday, 26 September 2027, estimated by Invokely from past publication dates (low confidence), not announced by the publisher. Release calendar

Employer firms in Kendall County, 1978 to 2023

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

Period	count
2023	2,036
2022	1,984
2021	1,918
2020	1,812
2019	1,809
2018	1,761
2017	1,728
2016	1,711
2015	1,668
2014	1,635
2013	1,594
2012	1,569
2011	1,528
2010	1,536
2009	1,532
2008	1,581
2007	1,516
2006	1,462
2005	1,373
2004	1,303
2003	1,237
2002	1,181
2001	1,141
2000	1,106
1999	1,088
1998	1,034
1997	1,018
1996	967
1995	957
1994	924
1993	882
1992	873
1991	843
1990	798
1989	748
1988	704
1987	665
1986	613
1985	604
1984	585
1983	537
1982	537
1981	540
1980	551
1979	542
1978	531

Compared with Illinois and United States

Place	2023
Kendall County	2,036
Illinois	222,365
United States	5,593,727

Kendall County compared with nearby places

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700 to 1,800
1,800 and over

Employer firms, 2023, count. Kendall County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Rankings

US states by employer firms 51 places
Counties in Illinois by employer firms 102 places

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, Kendall 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, Kendall 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/kendall-county-illinois. 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, Kendall 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/kendall-county-illinois.

Harvard

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

BibTeX

@misc{census_employer_firms_kendall_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Kendall 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/kendall-county-illinois. 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 Kendall County?

Employer firms in Kendall County was 2,036 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.6% from 2022. That is the 16th 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 Kendall County?

2,036 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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