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Employer firms in Knox County

Employer firms in Knox County was 1,430 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is unchanged from 2022. That is the 8th highest of 16 counties in 2023.

2023, count1,430
Change on 20220%
Rank8th of 16Counties in Maine ranked
Series high1,4302022
Series low7891980

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Employer firms in Knox County, 1978 to 2023

6008001,0001,2001,4001,60019781985199219992006201320231978: 811 count1979: 813 count1980: 789 count1981: 810 count1982: 801 count1983: 817 count1984: 864 count1985: 926 count1986: 965 count1987: 992 count1988: 1,019 count1989: 1,077 count1990: 1,064 count1991: 1,057 count1992: 1,049 count1993: 1,074 count1994: 1,075 count1995: 1,118 count1996: 1,119 count1997: 1,171 count1998: 1,219 count1999: 1,253 count2000: 1,283 count2001: 1,272 count2002: 1,260 count2003: 1,268 count2004: 1,327 count2005: 1,336 count2006: 1,400 count2007: 1,403 count2008: 1,396 count2009: 1,365 count2010: 1,366 count2011: 1,351 count2012: 1,349 count2013: 1,322 count2014: 1,341 count2015: 1,341 count2016: 1,374 count2017: 1,369 count2018: 1,407 count2019: 1,371 count2020: 1,371 count2021: 1,409 count2022: 1,430 count2023: 1,430 count6008001,0001,2001,4001,60019781994201020231978: 811 count1979: 813 count1980: 789 count1981: 810 count1982: 801 count1983: 817 count1984: 864 count1985: 926 count1986: 965 count1987: 992 count1988: 1,019 count1989: 1,077 count1990: 1,064 count1991: 1,057 count1992: 1,049 count1993: 1,074 count1994: 1,075 count1995: 1,118 count1996: 1,119 count1997: 1,171 count1998: 1,219 count1999: 1,253 count2000: 1,283 count2001: 1,272 count2002: 1,260 count2003: 1,268 count2004: 1,327 count2005: 1,336 count2006: 1,400 count2007: 1,403 count2008: 1,396 count2009: 1,365 count2010: 1,366 count2011: 1,351 count2012: 1,349 count2013: 1,322 count2014: 1,341 count2015: 1,341 count2016: 1,374 count2017: 1,369 count2018: 1,407 count2019: 1,371 count2020: 1,371 count2021: 1,409 count2022: 1,430 count2023: 1,430 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
20231,430
20221,430
20211,409
20201,371
20191,371
20181,407
20171,369
20161,374
20151,341
20141,341
20131,322
20121,349
20111,351
20101,366
20091,365
20081,396
20071,403
20061,400
20051,336
20041,327
20031,268
20021,260
20011,272
20001,283
19991,253
19981,219
19971,171
19961,119
19951,118
19941,075
19931,074
19921,049
19911,057
19901,064
19891,077
19881,019
1987992
1986965
1985926
1984864
1983817
1982801
1981810
1980789
1979813
1978811

Compared with Maine and United States

Place2023
Knox County1,430
Maine30,735
United States5,593,727

Knox 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. Knox 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, Knox 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, Knox 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/knox-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, Knox 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/knox-county-maine.

Harvard

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

BibTeX
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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Knox 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/knox-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 Knox County?

Employer firms in Knox County was 1,430 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is unchanged from 2022. That is the 8th 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 Knox County?

1,430 in 2022, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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