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Employer firms in Lake County

Employer firms in Lake County was 14,600 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.1% from 2022. That is the 3rd highest of 102 counties in 2023.

2023, count14,600
Change on 2022-0.1%
Rank3rd of 102Counties in Illinois ranked
Series high15,0572007
Series low7,3961978

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Employer firms in Lake County, 1978 to 2023

6,0008,00010K12K14K16K19781985199219992006201320231978: 7,396 count1979: 7,748 count1980: 7,980 count1981: 8,118 count1982: 8,224 count1983: 8,581 count1984: 8,929 count1985: 9,308 count1986: 9,780 count1987: 10,090 count1988: 10,612 count1989: 11,084 count1990: 11,576 count1991: 11,738 count1992: 12,039 count1993: 12,413 count1994: 12,756 count1995: 13,107 count1996: 13,418 count1997: 13,685 count1998: 14,000 count1999: 14,129 count2000: 14,304 count2001: 14,372 count2002: 14,297 count2003: 14,357 count2004: 14,573 count2005: 14,696 count2006: 14,963 count2007: 15,057 count2008: 14,865 count2009: 14,440 count2010: 14,180 count2011: 14,211 count2012: 14,366 count2013: 14,332 count2014: 14,370 count2015: 14,414 count2016: 14,520 count2017: 14,490 count2018: 14,539 count2019: 14,516 count2020: 14,424 count2021: 14,464 count2022: 14,612 count2023: 14,600 count6,0008,00010K12K14K16K19781994201020231978: 7,396 count1979: 7,748 count1980: 7,980 count1981: 8,118 count1982: 8,224 count1983: 8,581 count1984: 8,929 count1985: 9,308 count1986: 9,780 count1987: 10,090 count1988: 10,612 count1989: 11,084 count1990: 11,576 count1991: 11,738 count1992: 12,039 count1993: 12,413 count1994: 12,756 count1995: 13,107 count1996: 13,418 count1997: 13,685 count1998: 14,000 count1999: 14,129 count2000: 14,304 count2001: 14,372 count2002: 14,297 count2003: 14,357 count2004: 14,573 count2005: 14,696 count2006: 14,963 count2007: 15,057 count2008: 14,865 count2009: 14,440 count2010: 14,180 count2011: 14,211 count2012: 14,366 count2013: 14,332 count2014: 14,370 count2015: 14,414 count2016: 14,520 count2017: 14,490 count2018: 14,539 count2019: 14,516 count2020: 14,424 count2021: 14,464 count2022: 14,612 count2023: 14,600 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
202314,600
202214,612
202114,464
202014,424
201914,516
201814,539
201714,490
201614,520
201514,414
201414,370
201314,332
201214,366
201114,211
201014,180
200914,440
200814,865
200715,057
200614,963
200514,696
200414,573
200314,357
200214,297
200114,372
200014,304
199914,129
199814,000
199713,685
199613,418
199513,107
199412,756
199312,413
199212,039
199111,738
199011,576
198911,084
198810,612
198710,090
19869,780
19859,308
19848,929
19838,581
19828,224
19818,118
19807,980
19797,748
19787,396

Compared with Illinois and United States

Place2023
Lake County14,600
Illinois222,365
United States5,593,727

Lake County compared with nearby places

Adams County: 1,481 countAlexander County: 65 countBond County: 261 countBoone County: 725 countBrown County: 96 countBureau County: 583 countCalhoun County: 70 countCarroll County: 298 countCass County: 188 countChampaign County: 3,344 countChristian County: 585 countClark County: 279 countClay County: 254 countClinton County: 736 countColes County: 845 countCook County: 96,987 countCrawford County: 339 countCumberland County: 133 countDeKalb County: 1,632 countDe Witt County: 291 countDouglas County: 482 countDuPage County: 25,630 countEdgar County: 274 countEdwards County: 117 countEffingham County: 1,047 countFayette County: 410 countFord County: 266 countFranklin County: 566 countFulton County: 512 countGallatin County: 70 countGreene County: 175 countGrundy County: 937 countHamilton County: 152 countHancock County: 294 countHardin County: 42 countHenderson County: 90 countHenry County: 858 countIroquois County: 478 countJackson County: 952 countJasper County: 199 countJefferson County: 741 countJersey County: 342 countJo Daviess County: 559 countJohnson County: 141 countKane County: 10,176 countKankakee County: 1,771 countKendall County: 2,036 countKnox County: 774 countLake County: 14,600 countLaSalle County: 1,966 countLawrence County: 212 countLee County: 583 countLivingston County: 690 countLogan County: 435 countMcDonough County: 508 countMcHenry County: 6,275 countMcLean County: 2,728 countMacon County: 1,651 countMacoupin County: 660 countMadison County: 4,263 countMarion County: 705 countMarshall County: 198 countMason County: 213 countMassac County: 189 countMenard County: 171 countMercer County: 217 countMonroe County: 716 countMontgomery County: 548 countMorgan County: 637 countMoultrie County: 309 countOgle County: 847 countPeoria County: 3,225 countPerry County: 319 countPiatt County: 277 countPike County: 292 countPope County: 45 countPulaski County: 66 countPutnam County: 116 countRandolph County: 493 countRichland County: 360 countRock Island County: 2,262 countSt. Clair County: 3,786 countSaline County: 418 countSangamon County: 3,754 countSchuyler County: 137 countScott County: 73 countShelby County: 349 countStark County: 96 countStephenson County: 810 countTazewell County: 2,135 countUnion County: 285 countVermilion County: 1,001 countWabash County: 225 countWarren County: 306 countWashington County: 309 countWayne County: 327 countWhite County: 293 countWhiteside County: 927 countWill County: 12,409 countWilliamson County: 1,260 countWinnebago County: 4,808 countWoodford County: 672 count
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Employer firms, 2023, count. Lake 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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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties (Employer firms, Lake 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

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Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Lake 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/lake-county-illinois. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Employer firms, Lake 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/lake-county-illinois.

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

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What is the employer firms in Lake County?

Employer firms in Lake County was 14,600 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.1% from 2022. That is the 3rd highest of 102 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 Lake County?

15,057 in 2007, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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