Employer firms in Manatee County

Employer firms in Manatee County was 8,603 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 3.2% from 2022. That is the 16th highest of 67 counties in 2023.

2023, count8,603

Change on 2022+3.2%

Rank16th of 67Counties in Florida ranked

Series high8,6032023

Series low2,4121978

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 Manatee 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	8,603
2022	8,339
2021	7,961
2020	7,598
2019	7,416
2018	7,255
2017	7,009
2016	6,851
2015	6,662
2014	6,437
2013	6,228
2012	6,113
2011	5,974
2010	5,844
2009	5,833
2008	6,072
2007	6,261
2006	6,232
2005	5,889
2004	5,576
2003	5,113
2002	4,923
2001	4,776
2000	4,649
1999	4,640
1998	4,529
1997	4,502
1996	4,434
1995	4,356
1994	4,230
1993	4,030
1992	3,956
1991	3,893
1990	3,957
1989	3,906
1988	3,818
1987	3,770
1986	3,637
1985	3,477
1984	3,345
1983	3,070
1982	2,941
1981	2,889
1980	2,777
1979	2,591
1978	2,412

Compared with Florida and United States

Place	2023
Manatee County	8,603
Florida	455,648
United States	5,593,727

Manatee County compared with nearby places

Under 300
300 to 600
600 to 2,500
2,500 to 5,700
5,700 to 11K
11K and over

Employer firms, 2023, count. Manatee 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 Florida by employer firms 67 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, Manatee 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, Manatee 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/manatee-county-florida. 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, Manatee 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/manatee-county-florida.

Harvard

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

BibTeX

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Manatee 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/manatee-county-florida. 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 Manatee County?

Employer firms in Manatee County was 8,603 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 3.2% from 2022. That is the 16th 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 Manatee County?

8,603 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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