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Employer firms in Kent County

Employer firms in Kent County was 3,669 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 5.6% from 2022.

2023, count3,669
Change on 2022+5.6%
Series high3,6692023
Series low1,5771978

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Employer firms in Kent County, 1978 to 2023

1,5002,0002,5003,0003,5004,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 1,577 count1979: 1,652 count1980: 1,626 count1981: 1,616 count1982: 1,593 count1983: 1,672 count1984: 1,724 count1985: 1,772 count1986: 1,845 count1987: 1,939 count1988: 2,010 count1989: 2,122 count1990: 2,151 count1991: 2,177 count1992: 2,174 count1993: 2,225 count1994: 2,250 count1995: 2,302 count1996: 2,332 count1997: 2,346 count1998: 2,394 count1999: 2,403 count2000: 2,400 count2001: 2,439 count2002: 2,465 count2003: 2,544 count2004: 2,596 count2005: 2,638 count2006: 2,696 count2007: 2,705 count2008: 2,682 count2009: 2,589 count2010: 2,567 count2011: 2,526 count2012: 2,550 count2013: 2,549 count2014: 2,549 count2015: 2,587 count2016: 2,636 count2017: 2,700 count2018: 2,797 count2019: 2,916 count2020: 3,106 count2021: 3,312 count2022: 3,475 count2023: 3,669 count1,0002,0003,0004,00019781994201020231978: 1,577 count1979: 1,652 count1980: 1,626 count1981: 1,616 count1982: 1,593 count1983: 1,672 count1984: 1,724 count1985: 1,772 count1986: 1,845 count1987: 1,939 count1988: 2,010 count1989: 2,122 count1990: 2,151 count1991: 2,177 count1992: 2,174 count1993: 2,225 count1994: 2,250 count1995: 2,302 count1996: 2,332 count1997: 2,346 count1998: 2,394 count1999: 2,403 count2000: 2,400 count2001: 2,439 count2002: 2,465 count2003: 2,544 count2004: 2,596 count2005: 2,638 count2006: 2,696 count2007: 2,705 count2008: 2,682 count2009: 2,589 count2010: 2,567 count2011: 2,526 count2012: 2,550 count2013: 2,549 count2014: 2,549 count2015: 2,587 count2016: 2,636 count2017: 2,700 count2018: 2,797 count2019: 2,916 count2020: 3,106 count2021: 3,312 count2022: 3,475 count2023: 3,669 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
20233,669
20223,475
20213,312
20203,106
20192,916
20182,797
20172,700
20162,636
20152,587
20142,549
20132,549
20122,550
20112,526
20102,567
20092,589
20082,682
20072,705
20062,696
20052,638
20042,596
20032,544
20022,465
20012,439
20002,400
19992,403
19982,394
19972,346
19962,332
19952,302
19942,250
19932,225
19922,174
19912,177
19902,151
19892,122
19882,010
19871,939
19861,845
19851,772
19841,724
19831,672
19821,593
19811,616
19801,626
19791,652
19781,577

Compared with Delaware and United States

Place2023
Kent County3,669
Delaware20,713
United States5,593,727

Kent County compared with nearby places

Kent County: 3,669 countNew Castle County: 12,898 countSussex County: 4,663 count
  • Under 4,300
  • 4,300 to 7,400
  • 7,400 and over
Employer firms, 2023, count. Kent 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, Kent 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, Kent 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/kent-county-delaware. 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, Kent 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/kent-county-delaware.

Harvard

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

BibTeX
@misc{census_employer_firms_kent_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Kent 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/kent-county-delaware. 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 Kent County?

Employer firms in Kent County was 3,669 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 5.6% 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 Kent County?

3,669 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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