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Employer firms in Lafayette County

Employer firms in Lafayette County was 102 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is unchanged from 2022. That is the 66th highest of 67 counties in 2023.

2023, count102
Change on 20220%
Rank66th of 67Counties in Florida ranked
Series high1022022
Series low411979

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Employer firms in Lafayette County, 1978 to 2023

40608010012019781985199219992006201320231978: 43 count1979: 41 count1980: 47 count1981: 48 count1982: 43 count1983: 41 count1984: 47 count1985: 42 count1986: 47 count1987: 45 count1988: 48 count1989: 50 count1990: 54 count1991: 57 count1992: 54 count1993: 61 count1994: 63 count1995: 69 count1996: 69 count1997: 73 count1998: 73 count1999: 69 count2000: 73 count2001: 76 count2002: 76 count2003: 69 count2004: 75 count2005: 90 count2006: 95 count2007: 91 count2008: 99 count2009: 95 count2010: 92 count2011: 92 count2012: 87 count2013: 83 count2014: 88 count2015: 85 count2016: 89 count2017: 97 count2018: 88 count2019: 90 count2020: 89 count2021: 94 count2022: 102 count2023: 102 count40608010012019781994201020231978: 43 count1979: 41 count1980: 47 count1981: 48 count1982: 43 count1983: 41 count1984: 47 count1985: 42 count1986: 47 count1987: 45 count1988: 48 count1989: 50 count1990: 54 count1991: 57 count1992: 54 count1993: 61 count1994: 63 count1995: 69 count1996: 69 count1997: 73 count1998: 73 count1999: 69 count2000: 73 count2001: 76 count2002: 76 count2003: 69 count2004: 75 count2005: 90 count2006: 95 count2007: 91 count2008: 99 count2009: 95 count2010: 92 count2011: 92 count2012: 87 count2013: 83 count2014: 88 count2015: 85 count2016: 89 count2017: 97 count2018: 88 count2019: 90 count2020: 89 count2021: 94 count2022: 102 count2023: 102 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
2023102
2022102
202194
202089
201990
201888
201797
201689
201585
201488
201383
201287
201192
201092
200995
200899
200791
200695
200590
200475
200369
200276
200176
200073
199969
199873
199773
199669
199569
199463
199361
199254
199157
199054
198950
198848
198745
198647
198542
198447
198341
198243
198148
198047
197941
197843

Compared with Florida and United States

Place2023
Lafayette County102
Florida455,648
United States5,593,727

Lafayette County compared with nearby places

Alachua County: 5,169 countBaker County: 393 countBay County: 4,079 countBradford County: 383 countBrevard County: 11,828 countBroward County: 51,563 countCalhoun County: 170 countCharlotte County: 3,605 countCitrus County: 2,387 countClay County: 3,411 countCollier County: 11,213 countColumbia County: 1,200 countDeSoto County: 480 countDixie County: 175 countDuval County: 20,095 countEscambia County: 5,689 countFlagler County: 2,233 countFranklin County: 280 countGadsden County: 639 countGilchrist County: 239 countGlades County: 114 countGulf County: 326 countHamilton County: 136 countHardee County: 362 countHendry County: 642 countHernando County: 3,045 countHighlands County: 1,705 countHillsborough County: 31,306 countHolmes County: 267 countIndian River County: 3,912 countJackson County: 672 countJefferson County: 254 countLafayette County: 102 countLake County: 6,946 countLee County: 17,000 countLeon County: 6,344 countLevy County: 712 countLiberty County: 74 countMadison County: 279 countManatee County: 8,603 countMarion County: 6,545 countMartin County: 5,314 countMiami-Dade County: 75,781 countMonroe County: 3,347 countNassau County: 1,781 countOkaloosa County: 4,630 countOkeechobee County: 775 countOrange County: 32,715 countOsceola County: 6,459 countPalm Beach County: 42,084 countPasco County: 8,935 countPinellas County: 24,390 countPolk County: 10,300 countPutnam County: 1,078 countSt. Johns County: 6,692 countSt. Lucie County: 5,718 countSanta Rosa County: 2,697 countSarasota County: 12,355 countSeminole County: 11,543 countSumter County: 1,527 countSuwannee County: 620 countTaylor County: 374 countUnion County: 134 countVolusia County: 10,915 countWakulla County: 438 countWalton County: 2,474 countWashington County: 382 count
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  • 300 to 600
  • 600 to 2,500
  • 2,500 to 5,700
  • 5,700 to 11K
  • 11K and over
Employer firms, 2023, count. Lafayette 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, Lafayette 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, Lafayette 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/lafayette-county-florida. 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, Lafayette 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/lafayette-county-florida.

Harvard

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

BibTeX
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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Lafayette County, 1978 to 2023}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-11},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/lafayette-county-florida. 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 Lafayette County?

Employer firms in Lafayette County was 102 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is unchanged from 2022. That is the 66th highest of 67 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 Lafayette County?

102 in 2022, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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