Employer firms in Marion County

Employer firms in Marion County was 16,451 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.4% from 2022. That is the 1st highest of 92 counties in 2023.

2023, count16,451

Change on 2022+1.4%

Rank1st of 92Counties in Indiana ranked

Series high16,6791998

Series low12,7981978

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 Marion 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	16,451
2022	16,219
2021	15,920
2020	15,667
2019	15,668
2018	15,563
2017	15,589
2016	15,497
2015	15,331
2014	15,269
2013	15,316
2012	15,288
2011	15,328
2010	15,405
2009	15,702
2008	16,183
2007	16,428
2006	16,400
2005	16,210
2004	16,334
2003	16,195
2002	16,161
2001	16,172
2000	16,445
1999	16,507
1998	16,679
1997	16,464
1996	16,368
1995	16,331
1994	16,134
1993	15,775
1992	15,597
1991	15,465
1990	15,425
1989	15,100
1988	14,781
1987	14,365
1986	14,050
1985	13,735
1984	13,748
1983	13,373
1982	13,050
1981	13,186
1980	13,209
1979	13,152
1978	12,798

Compared with Indiana and United States

Place	2023
Marion County	16,451
Indiana	102,872
United States	5,593,727

Marion County compared with nearby places

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300 to 400
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800 to 1,800
1,800 and over

Employer firms, 2023, count. Marion 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 Indiana by employer firms 92 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, Marion 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, Marion 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/marion-county-indiana. 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, Marion 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/marion-county-indiana.

Harvard

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

BibTeX

@misc{census_employer_firms_marion_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Marion 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/marion-county-indiana. 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 Marion County?

Employer firms in Marion County was 16,451 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.4% from 2022. That is the 1st highest of 92 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 Marion County?

16,679 in 1998, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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