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Employer firms in Lake County

Employer firms in Lake County was 53 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is unchanged from 2022. That is the 93rd highest of 95 counties in 2023.

2023, count53
Change on 20220%
Rank93rd of 95Counties in Tennessee ranked
Series high1261979
Series low532022

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Employer firms in Lake County, 1978 to 2023

40608010012014019781985199219992006201320231978: 125 count1979: 126 count1980: 117 count1981: 118 count1982: 113 count1983: 112 count1984: 116 count1985: 109 count1986: 110 count1987: 113 count1988: 110 count1989: 98 count1990: 96 count1991: 94 count1992: 97 count1993: 100 count1994: 100 count1995: 96 count1996: 96 count1997: 89 count1998: 85 count1999: 85 count2000: 84 count2001: 79 count2002: 85 count2003: 80 count2004: 81 count2005: 83 count2006: 79 count2007: 80 count2008: 78 count2009: 79 count2010: 79 count2011: 76 count2012: 80 count2013: 71 count2014: 75 count2015: 76 count2016: 75 count2017: 67 count2018: 65 count2019: 62 count2020: 57 count2021: 58 count2022: 53 count2023: 53 count40608010012014019781994201020231978: 125 count1979: 126 count1980: 117 count1981: 118 count1982: 113 count1983: 112 count1984: 116 count1985: 109 count1986: 110 count1987: 113 count1988: 110 count1989: 98 count1990: 96 count1991: 94 count1992: 97 count1993: 100 count1994: 100 count1995: 96 count1996: 96 count1997: 89 count1998: 85 count1999: 85 count2000: 84 count2001: 79 count2002: 85 count2003: 80 count2004: 81 count2005: 83 count2006: 79 count2007: 80 count2008: 78 count2009: 79 count2010: 79 count2011: 76 count2012: 80 count2013: 71 count2014: 75 count2015: 76 count2016: 75 count2017: 67 count2018: 65 count2019: 62 count2020: 57 count2021: 58 count2022: 53 count2023: 53 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
202353
202253
202158
202057
201962
201865
201767
201675
201576
201475
201371
201280
201176
201079
200979
200878
200780
200679
200583
200481
200380
200285
200179
200084
199985
199885
199789
199696
199596
1994100
1993100
199297
199194
199096
198998
1988110
1987113
1986110
1985109
1984116
1983112
1982113
1981118
1980117
1979126
1978125

Compared with Tennessee and United States

Place2023
Lake County53
Tennessee97,956
United States5,593,727

Lake County compared with nearby places

Anderson County: 1,261 countBedford County: 786 countBenton County: 257 countBledsoe County: 108 countBlount County: 2,037 countBradley County: 1,648 countCampbell County: 497 countCannon County: 196 countCarroll County: 373 countCarter County: 625 countCheatham County: 586 countChester County: 223 countClaiborne County: 388 countClay County: 85 countCocke County: 412 countCoffee County: 1,060 countCrockett County: 200 countCumberland County: 972 countDavidson County: 15,722 countDecatur County: 198 countDeKalb County: 283 countDickson County: 933 countDyer County: 682 countFayette County: 582 countFentress County: 239 countFranklin County: 640 countGibson County: 775 countGiles County: 488 countGrainger County: 204 countGreene County: 987 countGrundy County: 129 countHamblen County: 1,119 countHamilton County: 7,336 countHancock County: 51 countHardeman County: 268 countHardin County: 467 countHawkins County: 508 countHaywood County: 263 countHenderson County: 435 countHenry County: 618 countHickman County: 248 countHouston County: 101 countHumphreys County: 290 countJackson County: 110 countJefferson County: 638 countJohnson County: 215 countKnox County: 9,054 countLake County: 53 countLauderdale County: 253 countLawrence County: 637 countLewis County: 213 countLincoln County: 531 countLoudon County: 838 countMcMinn County: 797 countMcNairy County: 388 countMacon County: 294 countMadison County: 2,072 countMarion County: 408 countMarshall County: 476 countMaury County: 1,617 countMeigs County: 86 countMonroe County: 622 countMontgomery County: 2,626 countMoore County: 73 countMorgan County: 143 countObion County: 513 countOverton County: 312 countPerry County: 104 countPickett County: 71 countPolk County: 191 countPutnam County: 1,631 countRhea County: 446 countRoane County: 612 countRobertson County: 1,117 countRutherford County: 4,681 countScott County: 294 countSequatchie County: 185 countSevier County: 2,360 countShelby County: 13,273 countSmith County: 267 countStewart County: 151 countSullivan County: 2,481 countSumner County: 3,003 countTipton County: 647 countTrousdale County: 124 countUnicoi County: 221 countUnion County: 185 countVan Buren County: 35 countWarren County: 659 countWashington County: 2,473 countWayne County: 170 countWeakley County: 495 countWhite County: 366 countWilliamson County: 6,728 countWilson County: 2,659 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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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-tennessee. 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-tennessee.

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-tennessee (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, Lake 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/lake-county-tennessee. 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 53 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is unchanged from 2022. That is the 93rd highest of 95 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?

126 in 1979, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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