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Employer firms in Kennebec County

Employer firms in Kennebec County was 2,570 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.2% from 2022. That is the 4th highest of 16 counties in 2023.

2023, count2,570
Change on 2022+1.2%
Rank4th of 16Counties in Maine ranked
Series high2,7312006
Series low1,9091983

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Employer firms in Kennebec County, 1978 to 2023

1,8002,0002,2002,4002,6002,80019781985199219992006201320231978: 1,956 count1979: 1,986 count1980: 1,988 count1981: 1,985 count1982: 1,925 count1983: 1,909 count1984: 2,035 count1985: 2,058 count1986: 2,150 count1987: 2,219 count1988: 2,368 count1989: 2,466 count1990: 2,445 count1991: 2,367 count1992: 2,333 count1993: 2,362 count1994: 2,400 count1995: 2,494 count1996: 2,503 count1997: 2,524 count1998: 2,546 count1999: 2,579 count2000: 2,592 count2001: 2,578 count2002: 2,586 count2003: 2,619 count2004: 2,657 count2005: 2,677 count2006: 2,731 count2007: 2,715 count2008: 2,680 count2009: 2,607 count2010: 2,582 count2011: 2,531 count2012: 2,506 count2013: 2,488 count2014: 2,484 count2015: 2,493 count2016: 2,545 count2017: 2,522 count2018: 2,506 count2019: 2,517 count2020: 2,521 count2021: 2,504 count2022: 2,540 count2023: 2,570 count1,7502,0002,2502,5002,75019781994201020231978: 1,956 count1979: 1,986 count1980: 1,988 count1981: 1,985 count1982: 1,925 count1983: 1,909 count1984: 2,035 count1985: 2,058 count1986: 2,150 count1987: 2,219 count1988: 2,368 count1989: 2,466 count1990: 2,445 count1991: 2,367 count1992: 2,333 count1993: 2,362 count1994: 2,400 count1995: 2,494 count1996: 2,503 count1997: 2,524 count1998: 2,546 count1999: 2,579 count2000: 2,592 count2001: 2,578 count2002: 2,586 count2003: 2,619 count2004: 2,657 count2005: 2,677 count2006: 2,731 count2007: 2,715 count2008: 2,680 count2009: 2,607 count2010: 2,582 count2011: 2,531 count2012: 2,506 count2013: 2,488 count2014: 2,484 count2015: 2,493 count2016: 2,545 count2017: 2,522 count2018: 2,506 count2019: 2,517 count2020: 2,521 count2021: 2,504 count2022: 2,540 count2023: 2,570 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
20232,570
20222,540
20212,504
20202,521
20192,517
20182,506
20172,522
20162,545
20152,493
20142,484
20132,488
20122,506
20112,531
20102,582
20092,607
20082,680
20072,715
20062,731
20052,677
20042,657
20032,619
20022,586
20012,578
20002,592
19992,579
19982,546
19972,524
19962,503
19952,494
19942,400
19932,362
19922,333
19912,367
19902,445
19892,466
19882,368
19872,219
19862,150
19852,058
19842,035
19831,909
19821,925
19811,985
19801,988
19791,986
19781,956

Compared with Maine and United States

Place2023
Kennebec County2,570
Maine30,735
United States5,593,727

Kennebec County compared with nearby places

Androscoggin County: 2,265 countAroostook County: 1,434 countCumberland County: 9,297 countFranklin County: 736 countHancock County: 1,806 countKennebec County: 2,570 countKnox County: 1,430 countLincoln County: 1,037 countOxford County: 1,094 countPenobscot County: 3,216 countPiscataquis County: 373 countSagadahoc County: 836 countSomerset County: 939 countWaldo County: 807 countWashington County: 619 countYork County: 4,527 count
  • Under 810
  • 810 to 1,000
  • 1,000 to 1,400
  • 1,400 to 2,600
  • 2,600 and over
Employer firms, 2023, count. Kennebec 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, Kennebec 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, Kennebec 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/kennebec-county-maine. 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, Kennebec 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/kennebec-county-maine.

Harvard

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

BibTeX
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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Kennebec 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/kennebec-county-maine. 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 Kennebec County?

Employer firms in Kennebec County was 2,570 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.2% from 2022. That is the 4th highest of 16 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 Kennebec County?

2,731 in 2006, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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