Employer firms in LaPorte County

Employer firms in LaPorte County was 1,848 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1% from 2022. That is the 15th highest of 92 counties in 2023.

2023, count1,848

Change on 2022+1%

Rank15th of 92Counties in Indiana ranked

Series high2,2521998

Series low1,6811982

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 LaPorte 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	1,848
2022	1,830
2021	1,788
2020	1,813
2019	1,849
2018	1,866
2017	1,867
2016	1,894
2015	1,911
2014	1,882
2013	1,889
2012	1,962
2011	1,978
2010	2,011
2009	2,051
2008	2,114
2007	2,187
2006	2,168
2005	2,163
2004	2,143
2003	2,163
2002	2,229
2001	2,185
2000	2,175
1999	2,230
1998	2,252
1997	2,226
1996	2,248
1995	2,205
1994	2,168
1993	2,106
1992	2,035
1991	2,009
1990	1,972
1989	1,938
1988	1,922
1987	1,836
1986	1,821
1985	1,777
1984	1,758
1983	1,708
1982	1,681
1981	1,719
1980	1,738
1979	1,739
1978	1,713

Compared with Indiana and United States

Place	2023
LaPorte County	1,848
Indiana	102,872
United States	5,593,727

LaPorte County compared with nearby places

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800 to 1,800
1,800 and over

Employer firms, 2023, count. LaPorte 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 Indiana by employer firms 92 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, LaPorte 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, LaPorte 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/laporte-county-indiana. 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, LaPorte 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/laporte-county-indiana.

Harvard

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

BibTeX

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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, LaPorte 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/laporte-county-indiana. 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 LaPorte County?

Employer firms in LaPorte County was 1,848 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1% from 2022. That is the 15th highest of 92 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 LaPorte County?

2,252 in 1998, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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