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Employer firms in Kent County

Employer firms in Kent County was 3,825 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.5% from 2022. That is the 2nd highest of 5 counties in 2023.

2023, count3,825
Change on 2022+0.5%
Rank2nd of 5Counties in Rhode Island ranked
Series high4,3132006
Series low2,8301978

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Employer firms in Kent County, 1978 to 2023

2,5003,0003,5004,0004,50019781985199219992006201320231978: 2,830 count1979: 2,953 count1980: 2,999 count1981: 3,007 count1982: 2,976 count1983: 2,987 count1984: 3,190 count1985: 3,265 count1986: 3,434 count1987: 3,619 count1988: 3,805 count1989: 3,935 count1990: 3,925 count1991: 3,783 count1992: 3,717 count1993: 3,764 count1994: 3,874 count1995: 3,933 count1996: 3,966 count1997: 3,990 count1998: 4,089 count1999: 4,103 count2000: 4,072 count2001: 4,081 count2002: 4,052 count2003: 4,072 count2004: 4,195 count2005: 4,198 count2006: 4,313 count2007: 4,233 count2008: 4,164 count2009: 3,972 count2010: 3,887 count2011: 3,788 count2012: 3,784 count2013: 3,779 count2014: 3,748 count2015: 3,775 count2016: 3,828 count2017: 3,816 count2018: 3,800 count2019: 3,766 count2020: 3,763 count2021: 3,724 count2022: 3,805 count2023: 3,825 count2,5003,0003,5004,0004,50019781994201020231978: 2,830 count1979: 2,953 count1980: 2,999 count1981: 3,007 count1982: 2,976 count1983: 2,987 count1984: 3,190 count1985: 3,265 count1986: 3,434 count1987: 3,619 count1988: 3,805 count1989: 3,935 count1990: 3,925 count1991: 3,783 count1992: 3,717 count1993: 3,764 count1994: 3,874 count1995: 3,933 count1996: 3,966 count1997: 3,990 count1998: 4,089 count1999: 4,103 count2000: 4,072 count2001: 4,081 count2002: 4,052 count2003: 4,072 count2004: 4,195 count2005: 4,198 count2006: 4,313 count2007: 4,233 count2008: 4,164 count2009: 3,972 count2010: 3,887 count2011: 3,788 count2012: 3,784 count2013: 3,779 count2014: 3,748 count2015: 3,775 count2016: 3,828 count2017: 3,816 count2018: 3,800 count2019: 3,766 count2020: 3,763 count2021: 3,724 count2022: 3,805 count2023: 3,825 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
20233,825
20223,805
20213,724
20203,763
20193,766
20183,800
20173,816
20163,828
20153,775
20143,748
20133,779
20123,784
20113,788
20103,887
20093,972
20084,164
20074,233
20064,313
20054,198
20044,195
20034,072
20024,052
20014,081
20004,072
19994,103
19984,089
19973,990
19963,966
19953,933
19943,874
19933,764
19923,717
19913,783
19903,925
19893,935
19883,805
19873,619
19863,434
19853,265
19843,190
19832,987
19822,976
19813,007
19802,999
19792,953
19782,830

Compared with Rhode Island and United States

Place2023
Kent County3,825
Rhode Island22,225
United States5,593,727

Kent County compared with nearby places

Bristol County: 1,107 countKent County: 3,825 countNewport County: 2,307 countProvidence County: 12,622 countWashington County: 3,005 count
  • Under 2,100
  • 2,100 to 2,700
  • 2,700 to 3,300
  • 3,300 to 5,600
  • 5,600 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-rhode-island. 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-rhode-island.

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-rhode-island (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-11},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/kent-county-rhode-island. 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 3,825 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.5% from 2022. That is the 2nd highest of 5 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 Kent County?

4,313 in 2006, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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