Employer firms in Lake County

Employer firms in Lake County was 4,277 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 1.1% from 2022. That is the 9th highest of 88 counties in 2023.

2023, count4,277

Change on 2022-1.1%

Rank9th of 88Counties in Ohio ranked

Series high5,2821998

Series low3,4031978

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 Lake 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	4,277
2022	4,324
2021	4,298
2020	4,290
2019	4,403
2018	4,383
2017	4,442
2016	4,489
2015	4,495
2014	4,499
2013	4,543
2012	4,613
2011	4,612
2010	4,655
2009	4,817
2008	5,018
2007	5,121
2006	5,170
2005	5,141
2004	5,141
2003	5,122
2002	5,124
2001	5,218
2000	5,258
1999	5,269
1998	5,282
1997	5,196
1996	5,110
1995	4,997
1994	4,870
1993	4,746
1992	4,663
1991	4,653
1990	4,602
1989	4,486
1988	4,281
1987	4,170
1986	4,051
1985	3,907
1984	3,766
1983	3,672
1982	3,610
1981	3,583
1980	3,609
1979	3,533
1978	3,403

Compared with Ohio and United States

Place	2023
Lake County	4,277
Ohio	167,526
United States	5,593,727

Lake County compared with nearby places

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400 to 700
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1,500 to 2,900
2,900 and over

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.

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, 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

MLA 9

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-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, 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-ohio.

Harvard

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-ohio (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{census_employer_firms_lake_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Lake 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/lake-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 Lake County?

Employer firms in Lake County was 4,277 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 1.1% from 2022. That is the 9th 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 Lake County?

5,282 in 1998, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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