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Employer firms in Marion County

Employer firms in Marion County was 869 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.6% from 2022. That is the 47th highest of 88 counties in 2023.

2023, count869
Change on 2022-0.6%
Rank47th of 88Counties in Ohio ranked
Series high1,1921998
Series low8692023

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Employer firms in Marion County, 1978 to 2023

8009001,0001,1001,20019781985199219992006201320231978: 1,096 count1979: 1,118 count1980: 1,099 count1981: 1,119 count1982: 1,098 count1983: 1,104 count1984: 1,125 count1985: 1,118 count1986: 1,082 count1987: 1,100 count1988: 1,104 count1989: 1,120 count1990: 1,114 count1991: 1,121 count1992: 1,131 count1993: 1,151 count1994: 1,165 count1995: 1,175 count1996: 1,164 count1997: 1,164 count1998: 1,192 count1999: 1,167 count2000: 1,140 count2001: 1,151 count2002: 1,144 count2003: 1,131 count2004: 1,115 count2005: 1,110 count2006: 1,094 count2007: 1,084 count2008: 1,051 count2009: 1,014 count2010: 999 count2011: 981 count2012: 950 count2013: 940 count2014: 933 count2015: 929 count2016: 919 count2017: 902 count2018: 902 count2019: 885 count2020: 876 count2021: 886 count2022: 874 count2023: 869 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
2023869
2022874
2021886
2020876
2019885
2018902
2017902
2016919
2015929
2014933
2013940
2012950
2011981
2010999
20091,014
20081,051
20071,084
20061,094
20051,110
20041,115
20031,131
20021,144
20011,151
20001,140
19991,167
19981,192
19971,164
19961,164
19951,175
19941,165
19931,151
19921,131
19911,121
19901,114
19891,120
19881,104
19871,100
19861,082
19851,118
19841,125
19831,104
19821,098
19811,119
19801,099
19791,118
19781,096

Compared with Ohio and United States

Place2023
Marion County869
Ohio167,526
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, 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-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, 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-ohio.

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-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, Marion County, 1978 to 2023}},
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  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-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 Marion County?

Employer firms in Marion County was 869 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.6% from 2022. That is the 47th 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 Marion County?

1,192 in 1998, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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