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Employer firms in Macon County

Employer firms in Macon County was 1,651 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 2.6% from 2022. That is the 19th highest of 102 counties in 2023.

2023, count1,651
Change on 2022-2.6%
Rank19th of 102Counties in Illinois ranked
Series high2,2911979
Series low1,6512023

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Employer firms in Macon County, 1978 to 2023

1,6001,8002,0002,2002,40019781985199219992006201320231978: 2,211 count1979: 2,291 count1980: 2,275 count1981: 2,211 count1982: 2,156 count1983: 2,163 count1984: 2,210 count1985: 2,173 count1986: 2,164 count1987: 2,167 count1988: 2,189 count1989: 2,204 count1990: 2,238 count1991: 2,234 count1992: 2,241 count1993: 2,249 count1994: 2,261 count1995: 2,284 count1996: 2,258 count1997: 2,234 count1998: 2,236 count1999: 2,182 count2000: 2,143 count2001: 2,113 count2002: 2,073 count2003: 2,076 count2004: 2,081 count2005: 2,079 count2006: 2,074 count2007: 2,060 count2008: 2,027 count2009: 1,996 count2010: 1,956 count2011: 1,951 count2012: 1,916 count2013: 1,922 count2014: 1,899 count2015: 1,916 count2016: 1,891 count2017: 1,876 count2018: 1,843 count2019: 1,798 count2020: 1,766 count2021: 1,713 count2022: 1,695 count2023: 1,651 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
20231,651
20221,695
20211,713
20201,766
20191,798
20181,843
20171,876
20161,891
20151,916
20141,899
20131,922
20121,916
20111,951
20101,956
20091,996
20082,027
20072,060
20062,074
20052,079
20042,081
20032,076
20022,073
20012,113
20002,143
19992,182
19982,236
19972,234
19962,258
19952,284
19942,261
19932,249
19922,241
19912,234
19902,238
19892,204
19882,189
19872,167
19862,164
19852,173
19842,210
19832,163
19822,156
19812,211
19802,275
19792,291
19782,211

Compared with Illinois and United States

Place2023
Macon County1,651
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, Macon 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, Macon 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/macon-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, Macon 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/macon-county-illinois.

Harvard

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

BibTeX
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  urldate = {2026-10-11},
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What is the employer firms in Macon County?

Employer firms in Macon County was 1,651 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 2.6% from 2022. That is the 19th 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 Macon County?

2,291 in 1979, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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