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Employer firms in Madison County

Employer firms in Madison County was 6,895 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.4% from 2022. That is the 2nd highest of 67 counties in 2023.

2023, count6,895
Change on 2022+1.4%
Rank2nd of 67Counties in Alabama ranked
Series high6,8952023
Series low3,0811978

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Employer firms in Madison County, 1978 to 2023

3,0004,0005,0006,0007,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 3,081 count1979: 3,196 count1980: 3,175 count1981: 3,194 count1982: 3,174 count1983: 3,303 count1984: 3,502 count1985: 3,666 count1986: 3,928 count1987: 4,130 count1988: 4,297 count1989: 4,411 count1990: 4,553 count1991: 4,571 count1992: 4,719 count1993: 4,828 count1994: 4,980 count1995: 5,150 count1996: 5,228 count1997: 5,319 count1998: 5,453 count1999: 5,456 count2000: 5,528 count2001: 5,508 count2002: 5,576 count2003: 5,672 count2004: 5,779 count2005: 5,855 count2006: 6,025 count2007: 6,204 count2008: 6,292 count2009: 6,252 count2010: 6,198 count2011: 6,100 count2012: 6,087 count2013: 6,104 count2014: 6,167 count2015: 6,157 count2016: 6,265 count2017: 6,294 count2018: 6,337 count2019: 6,397 count2020: 6,429 count2021: 6,649 count2022: 6,798 count2023: 6,895 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
20236,895
20226,798
20216,649
20206,429
20196,397
20186,337
20176,294
20166,265
20156,157
20146,167
20136,104
20126,087
20116,100
20106,198
20096,252
20086,292
20076,204
20066,025
20055,855
20045,779
20035,672
20025,576
20015,508
20005,528
19995,456
19985,453
19975,319
19965,228
19955,150
19944,980
19934,828
19924,719
19914,571
19904,553
19894,411
19884,297
19874,130
19863,928
19853,666
19843,502
19833,303
19823,174
19813,194
19803,175
19793,196
19783,081

Compared with Alabama and United States

Place2023
Madison County6,895
Alabama71,429
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, Madison 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, Madison 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/madison-county-alabama. 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, Madison 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/madison-county-alabama.

Harvard

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

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

Employer firms in Madison County was 6,895 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.4% from 2022. That is the 2nd 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 Madison County?

6,895 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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