Employer firms in Lauderdale County

Employer firms in Lauderdale County was 253 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.4% from 2022. That is the 66th highest of 95 counties in 2023.

2023, count253

Change on 2022-0.4%

Rank66th of 95Counties in Tennessee ranked

Series high3371979

Series low2472021

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 Lauderdale 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	253
2022	254
2021	247
2020	259
2019	267
2018	264
2017	266
2016	273
2015	277
2014	277
2013	269
2012	271
2011	271
2010	277
2009	283
2008	291
2007	286
2006	283
2005	288
2004	296
2003	295
2002	312
2001	326
2000	318
1999	337
1998	331
1997	320
1996	319
1995	317
1994	319
1993	320
1992	315
1991	313
1990	337
1989	335
1988	322
1987	315
1986	318
1985	313
1984	316
1983	293
1982	295
1981	312
1980	318
1979	337
1978	318

Compared with Tennessee and United States

Place	2023
Lauderdale County	253
Tennessee	97,956
United States	5,593,727

Lauderdale County compared with nearby places

Under 200
200 to 300
300 to 500
500 to 600
600 to 1,600
1,600 and over

Employer firms, 2023, count. Lauderdale 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 Tennessee by employer firms 95 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, Lauderdale 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, Lauderdale 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/lauderdale-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, Lauderdale 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/lauderdale-county-tennessee.

Harvard

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

BibTeX

@misc{census_employer_firms_lauderdale_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Lauderdale 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/lauderdale-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 Lauderdale County?

Employer firms in Lauderdale County was 253 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.4% from 2022. That is the 66th 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 Lauderdale County?

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

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