Employer firms in Madison County

Employer firms in Madison County was 1,065 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.5% from 2022. That is the 6th highest of 93 counties in 2023.

2023, count1,065

Change on 2022+1.5%

Rank6th of 93Counties in Nebraska ranked

Series high1,1432015

Series low8801982

Next release: Sunday, 26 September 2027, estimated by Invokely from past publication dates (low confidence), not announced by the publisher. Release calendar

Employer firms in Madison County, 1978 to 2023

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

Period	count
2023	1,065
2022	1,049
2021	1,065
2020	1,080
2019	1,094
2018	1,104
2017	1,128
2016	1,141
2015	1,143
2014	1,136
2013	1,132
2012	1,122
2011	1,102
2010	1,096
2009	1,102
2008	1,107
2007	1,126
2006	1,134
2005	1,132
2004	1,142
2003	1,113
2002	1,100
2001	1,092
2000	1,086
1999	1,079
1998	1,090
1997	1,055
1996	1,023
1995	1,009
1994	998
1993	998
1992	956
1991	977
1990	975
1989	960
1988	942
1987	919
1986	902
1985	922
1984	913
1983	898
1982	880
1981	907
1980	914
1979	915
1978	888

Compared with Nebraska and United States

Place	2023
Madison County	1,065
Nebraska	40,134
United States	5,593,727

Madison County compared with nearby places

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Employer firms, 2023, count. Madison County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Rankings

US states by employer firms 51 places
Counties in Nebraska by employer firms 93 places

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.

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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-nebraska. 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-nebraska.

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-nebraska (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{census_employer_firms_madison_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Madison 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/madison-county-nebraska. 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 Madison County?

Employer firms in Madison County was 1,065 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.5% from 2022. That is the 6th highest of 93 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?

1,143 in 2015, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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