Employer firms in Lancaster County

Employer firms in Lancaster County was 10,918 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1% from 2022. That is the 6th highest of 67 counties in 2023.

2023, count10,918

Change on 2022+1%

Rank6th of 67Counties in Pennsylvania ranked

Series high10,9182023

Series low6,3881982

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 Lancaster 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	10,918
2022	10,807
2021	10,574
2020	10,540
2019	10,452
2018	10,315
2017	10,188
2016	10,121
2015	9,866
2014	9,754
2013	9,663
2012	9,594
2011	9,524
2010	9,519
2009	9,571
2008	9,698
2007	9,690
2006	9,577
2005	9,460
2004	9,346
2003	9,245
2002	9,167
2001	9,099
2000	8,971
1999	8,931
1998	8,834
1997	8,645
1996	8,511
1995	8,492
1994	8,279
1993	8,228
1992	8,180
1991	8,202
1990	8,214
1989	7,958
1988	7,736
1987	7,410
1986	7,136
1985	6,840
1984	6,816
1983	6,531
1982	6,388
1981	6,500
1980	6,593
1979	6,594
1978	6,390

Compared with Pennsylvania and United States

Place	2023
Lancaster County	10,918
Pennsylvania	211,009
United States	5,593,727

Lancaster County compared with nearby places

Under 700
700 to 800
800 to 1,500
1,500 to 2,500
2,500 to 5,300
5,300 and over

Employer firms, 2023, count. Lancaster 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 Pennsylvania by employer firms 67 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, 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-pennsylvania. 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-pennsylvania.

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-pennsylvania (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{census_employer_firms_lancaster_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Lancaster 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/lancaster-county-pennsylvania. 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 10,918 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1% from 2022. That is the 6th 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 Lancaster County?

10,918 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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