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Employer firms in Lancaster County

Employer firms in Lancaster County was 6,934 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.8% from 2022. That is the 2nd highest of 93 counties in 2023.

2023, count6,934
Change on 2022+0.8%
Rank2nd of 93Counties in Nebraska ranked
Series high6,9342023
Series low3,7731978

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Employer firms in Lancaster County, 1978 to 2023

3,0004,0005,0006,0007,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 3,773 count1979: 3,949 count1980: 3,942 count1981: 3,956 count1982: 3,889 count1983: 3,997 count1984: 4,162 count1985: 4,224 count1986: 4,263 count1987: 4,272 count1988: 4,363 count1989: 4,461 count1990: 4,536 count1991: 4,573 count1992: 4,669 count1993: 4,786 count1994: 4,929 count1995: 5,038 count1996: 5,036 count1997: 5,094 count1998: 5,175 count1999: 5,347 count2000: 5,438 count2001: 5,446 count2002: 5,564 count2003: 5,675 count2004: 5,814 count2005: 5,895 count2006: 5,977 count2007: 6,030 count2008: 6,026 count2009: 5,956 count2010: 5,945 count2011: 5,965 count2012: 6,056 count2013: 6,068 count2014: 6,204 count2015: 6,299 count2016: 6,464 count2017: 6,485 count2018: 6,587 count2019: 6,647 count2020: 6,674 count2021: 6,776 count2022: 6,880 count2023: 6,934 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
20236,934
20226,880
20216,776
20206,674
20196,647
20186,587
20176,485
20166,464
20156,299
20146,204
20136,068
20126,056
20115,965
20105,945
20095,956
20086,026
20076,030
20065,977
20055,895
20045,814
20035,675
20025,564
20015,446
20005,438
19995,347
19985,175
19975,094
19965,036
19955,038
19944,929
19934,786
19924,669
19914,573
19904,536
19894,461
19884,363
19874,272
19864,263
19854,224
19844,162
19833,997
19823,889
19813,956
19803,942
19793,949
19783,773

Compared with Nebraska and United States

Place2023
Lancaster County6,934
Nebraska40,134
United States5,593,727

Rankings

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.

How to cite

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, Lancaster 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, Lancaster 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/lancaster-county-nebraska. 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, Lancaster 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/lancaster-county-nebraska.

Harvard

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

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

Employer firms in Lancaster County was 6,934 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.8% from 2022. That is the 2nd highest of 93 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 Lancaster County?

6,934 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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