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Employer firms in Kentucky

Employer firms in Kentucky was 61,917 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1% from 2022. That is the 30th highest of 51 states in 2023.

2023, count61,917
Change on 2022+1%
Rank30th of 51US states ranked
Series high65,9672006
Series low51,4871978

Employer firms in Kentucky, 1978 to 2023

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50K55K60K65K70K19781985199219992006201320231978: 51,487 count1979: 53,174 count1980: 52,898 count1981: 52,619 count1982: 52,028 count1983: 52,213 count1984: 54,907 count1985: 55,357 count1986: 56,221 count1987: 57,037 count1988: 57,929 count1989: 59,027 count1990: 59,909 count1991: 59,478 count1992: 59,605 count1993: 60,830 count1994: 61,850 count1995: 63,158 count1996: 63,518 count1997: 64,108 count1998: 64,942 count1999: 65,140 count2000: 64,848 count2001: 64,685 count2002: 64,547 count2003: 64,575 count2004: 65,210 count2005: 65,604 count2006: 65,967 count2007: 65,882 count2008: 64,833 count2009: 63,417 count2010: 62,508 count2011: 61,684 count2012: 61,602 count2013: 61,693 count2014: 62,157 count2015: 62,175 count2016: 62,215 count2017: 61,789 count2018: 60,781 count2019: 61,101 count2020: 60,433 count2021: 60,398 count2022: 61,296 count2023: 61,917 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10, published 2025-09-25.
All 46 values
Periodcount
202361,917
202261,296
202160,398
202060,433
201961,101
201860,781
201761,789
201662,215
201562,175
201462,157
201361,693
201261,602
201161,684
201062,508
200963,417
200864,833
200765,882
200665,967
200565,604
200465,210
200364,575
200264,547
200164,685
200064,848
199965,140
199864,942
199764,108
199663,518
199563,158
199461,850
199360,830
199259,605
199159,478
199059,909
198959,027
198857,929
198757,037
198656,221
198555,357
198454,907
198352,213
198252,028
198152,619
198052,898
197953,174
197851,487

Compared with United States

Place2023
Kentucky61,917
United States5,593,727

Rankings

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 and other activities outside the BDS scope. A firm operating in several states or counties is counted in each area, so geographic counts cannot be added to reproduce the national total. This differs from the INE DIRCE active-company count, which includes businesses without employees. Past values can be revised.

How to cite

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.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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What is the employer firms in Kentucky?

Employer firms in Kentucky was 61,917 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1% from 2022. That is the 30th highest of 51 states 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 2026-10-10.

What was the highest employer firms in Kentucky?

65,967 in 2006, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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