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Employer firms in Lee County

Employer firms in Lee County was 17,000 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.5% from 2022. That is the 8th highest of 67 counties in 2023.

2023, count17,000
Change on 2022+2.5%
Rank8th of 67Counties in Florida ranked
Series high17,0002023
Series low4,0981978

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Employer firms in Lee County, 1978 to 2023

05,00010K15K20K19781985199219992006201320231978: 4,098 count1979: 4,535 count1980: 4,751 count1981: 5,050 count1982: 5,310 count1983: 5,658 count1984: 6,144 count1985: 6,466 count1986: 6,835 count1987: 7,232 count1988: 7,699 count1989: 8,004 count1990: 8,362 count1991: 8,310 count1992: 8,418 count1993: 8,480 count1994: 8,632 count1995: 8,756 count1996: 8,876 count1997: 9,075 count1998: 9,310 count1999: 9,553 count2000: 9,699 count2001: 10,098 count2002: 10,575 count2003: 10,921 count2004: 11,533 count2005: 12,232 count2006: 13,101 count2007: 13,192 count2008: 12,437 count2009: 11,857 count2010: 11,752 count2011: 11,880 count2012: 12,193 count2013: 12,555 count2014: 12,853 count2015: 13,273 count2016: 13,781 count2017: 14,230 count2018: 14,549 count2019: 14,862 count2020: 15,194 count2021: 15,951 count2022: 16,582 count2023: 17,000 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
202317,000
202216,582
202115,951
202015,194
201914,862
201814,549
201714,230
201613,781
201513,273
201412,853
201312,555
201212,193
201111,880
201011,752
200911,857
200812,437
200713,192
200613,101
200512,232
200411,533
200310,921
200210,575
200110,098
20009,699
19999,553
19989,310
19979,075
19968,876
19958,756
19948,632
19938,480
19928,418
19918,310
19908,362
19898,004
19887,699
19877,232
19866,835
19856,466
19846,144
19835,658
19825,310
19815,050
19804,751
19794,535
19784,098

Compared with Florida and United States

Place2023
Lee County17,000
Florida455,648
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, Lee 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, Lee 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/lee-county-florida. 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, Lee 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/lee-county-florida.

Harvard

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

BibTeX
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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Lee County, 1978 to 2023}},
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  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-11},
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What is the employer firms in Lee County?

Employer firms in Lee County was 17,000 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.5% from 2022. That is the 8th 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 Lee County?

17,000 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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