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Employer firms in Lyon County

Employer firms in Lyon County was 147 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 3.5% from 2022. That is the 87th highest of 120 counties in 2023.

2023, count147
Change on 2022+3.5%
Rank87th of 120Counties in Kentucky ranked
Series high1721998
Series low771978

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Employer firms in Lyon County, 1978 to 2023

608010012014016018019781985199219992006201320231978: 77 count1979: 85 count1980: 78 count1981: 80 count1982: 80 count1983: 77 count1984: 87 count1985: 91 count1986: 91 count1987: 94 count1988: 94 count1989: 109 count1990: 131 count1991: 144 count1992: 139 count1993: 153 count1994: 164 count1995: 159 count1996: 165 count1997: 169 count1998: 172 count1999: 167 count2000: 161 count2001: 153 count2002: 149 count2003: 146 count2004: 144 count2005: 150 count2006: 158 count2007: 154 count2008: 154 count2009: 152 count2010: 145 count2011: 137 count2012: 129 count2013: 135 count2014: 135 count2015: 139 count2016: 148 count2017: 147 count2018: 147 count2019: 147 count2020: 137 count2021: 141 count2022: 142 count2023: 147 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
2023147
2022142
2021141
2020137
2019147
2018147
2017147
2016148
2015139
2014135
2013135
2012129
2011137
2010145
2009152
2008154
2007154
2006158
2005150
2004144
2003146
2002149
2001153
2000161
1999167
1998172
1997169
1996165
1995159
1994164
1993153
1992139
1991144
1990131
1989109
198894
198794
198691
198591
198487
198377
198280
198180
198078
197985
197877

Compared with Kentucky and United States

Place2023
Lyon County147
Kentucky61,917
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, Lyon 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, Lyon 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/lyon-county-kentucky. 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, Lyon 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/lyon-county-kentucky.

Harvard

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

BibTeX
@misc{census_employer_firms_lyon_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Lyon 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/lyon-county-kentucky. 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 Lyon County?

Employer firms in Lyon County was 147 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 3.5% from 2022. That is the 87th highest of 120 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 Lyon County?

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

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