Employer firms in Knox County

Employer firms in Knox County was 918 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.4% from 2022. That is the 43rd highest of 88 counties in 2023.

2023, count918

Change on 2022+0.4%

Rank43rd of 88Counties in Ohio ranked

Series high9792003

Series low7481978

Next release: Sunday, 26 September 2027, estimated by Invokely from past publication dates (low confidence), not announced by the publisher. Release calendar

Employer firms in Knox County, 1978 to 2023

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

Period	count
2023	918
2022	914
2021	898
2020	896
2019	910
2018	894
2017	914
2016	911
2015	894
2014	898
2013	887
2012	887
2011	898
2010	909
2009	941
2008	965
2007	976
2006	974
2005	979
2004	966
2003	979
2002	960
2001	962
2000	948
1999	948
1998	924
1997	926
1996	934
1995	919
1994	892
1993	860
1992	848
1991	851
1990	846
1989	851
1988	839
1987	828
1986	823
1985	809
1984	811
1983	785
1982	786
1981	803
1980	796
1979	788
1978	748

Compared with Ohio and United States

Place	2023
Knox County	918
Ohio	167,526
United States	5,593,727

Knox County compared with nearby places

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1,500 to 2,900
2,900 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.

Rankings

US states by employer firms 51 places
Counties in Ohio by employer firms 88 places

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-ohio. 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-ohio.

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-ohio (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{census_employer_firms_knox_county_2023,
  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-ohio. 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 918 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.4% from 2022. That is the 43rd highest of 88 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?

979 in 2003, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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