Employer firms in Mahoning County

Employer firms in Mahoning County was 4,224 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1% from 2022. That is the 10th highest of 88 counties in 2023.

2023, count4,224

Change on 2022+1%

Rank10th of 88Counties in Ohio ranked

Series high5,2181998

Series low4,1282021

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 Mahoning 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	4,224
2022	4,182
2021	4,128
2020	4,190
2019	4,242
2018	4,270
2017	4,308
2016	4,343
2015	4,375
2014	4,421
2013	4,466
2012	4,516
2011	4,587
2010	4,679
2009	4,747
2008	4,916
2007	4,966
2006	5,025
2005	5,028
2004	5,051
2003	5,030
2002	5,062
2001	5,085
2000	5,149
1999	5,180
1998	5,218
1997	5,206
1996	5,205
1995	5,169
1994	5,105
1993	5,032
1992	4,975
1991	4,970
1990	5,001
1989	5,004
1988	4,964
1987	4,868
1986	4,830
1985	4,724
1984	4,718
1983	4,642
1982	4,688
1981	4,790
1980	4,821
1979	4,796
1978	4,676

Compared with Ohio and United States

Place	2023
Mahoning County	4,224
Ohio	167,526
United States	5,593,727

Mahoning County compared with nearby places

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900 to 1,500
1,500 to 2,900
2,900 and over

Employer firms, 2023, count. Mahoning 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 Ohio by employer firms 88 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, Mahoning 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, Mahoning 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/mahoning-county-ohio. 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, Mahoning 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/mahoning-county-ohio.

Harvard

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

BibTeX

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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Mahoning 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/mahoning-county-ohio. 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 Mahoning County?

Employer firms in Mahoning County was 4,224 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1% from 2022. That is the 10th highest of 88 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 Mahoning County?

5,218 in 1998, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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