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Employer firms in Lawrence County

Employer firms in Lawrence County was 212 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 3.9% from 2022. That is the 80th highest of 102 counties in 2023.

2023, count212
Change on 2022+3.9%
Rank80th of 102Counties in Illinois ranked
Series high3231998
Series low2022020

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Employer firms in Lawrence County, 1978 to 2023

20022525027530032519781985199219992006201320231978: 305 count1979: 303 count1980: 307 count1981: 308 count1982: 295 count1983: 294 count1984: 301 count1985: 310 count1986: 304 count1987: 296 count1988: 291 count1989: 286 count1990: 286 count1991: 291 count1992: 285 count1993: 298 count1994: 299 count1995: 301 count1996: 309 count1997: 311 count1998: 323 count1999: 322 count2000: 317 count2001: 307 count2002: 306 count2003: 308 count2004: 294 count2005: 292 count2006: 291 count2007: 291 count2008: 281 count2009: 272 count2010: 264 count2011: 263 count2012: 254 count2013: 238 count2014: 236 count2015: 228 count2016: 226 count2017: 217 count2018: 205 count2019: 204 count2020: 202 count2021: 209 count2022: 204 count2023: 212 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
2023212
2022204
2021209
2020202
2019204
2018205
2017217
2016226
2015228
2014236
2013238
2012254
2011263
2010264
2009272
2008281
2007291
2006291
2005292
2004294
2003308
2002306
2001307
2000317
1999322
1998323
1997311
1996309
1995301
1994299
1993298
1992285
1991291
1990286
1989286
1988291
1987296
1986304
1985310
1984301
1983294
1982295
1981308
1980307
1979303
1978305

Compared with Illinois and United States

Place2023
Lawrence County212
Illinois222,365
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, Lawrence 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, Lawrence 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/lawrence-county-illinois. 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, Lawrence 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/lawrence-county-illinois.

Harvard

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

BibTeX
@misc{census_employer_firms_lawrence_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Lawrence 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/lawrence-county-illinois. 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 Lawrence County?

Employer firms in Lawrence County was 212 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 3.9% from 2022. That is the 80th highest of 102 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 Lawrence County?

323 in 1998, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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