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Employer firms in Marshall County

Employer firms in Marshall County was 1,616 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 4.6% from 2022. That is the 13th highest of 67 counties in 2023.

2023, count1,616
Change on 2022+4.6%
Rank13th of 67Counties in Alabama ranked
Series high1,6162023
Series low1,0481983

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Employer firms in Marshall County, 1978 to 2023

1,0001,2001,4001,6001,80019781985199219992006201320231978: 1,088 count1979: 1,124 count1980: 1,099 count1981: 1,117 count1982: 1,069 count1983: 1,048 count1984: 1,125 count1985: 1,163 count1986: 1,207 count1987: 1,243 count1988: 1,308 count1989: 1,334 count1990: 1,350 count1991: 1,342 count1992: 1,381 count1993: 1,444 count1994: 1,452 count1995: 1,492 count1996: 1,524 count1997: 1,564 count1998: 1,554 count1999: 1,567 count2000: 1,555 count2001: 1,544 count2002: 1,539 count2003: 1,526 count2004: 1,504 count2005: 1,525 count2006: 1,545 count2007: 1,558 count2008: 1,565 count2009: 1,519 count2010: 1,481 count2011: 1,466 count2012: 1,429 count2013: 1,435 count2014: 1,458 count2015: 1,440 count2016: 1,471 count2017: 1,472 count2018: 1,489 count2019: 1,495 count2020: 1,504 count2021: 1,518 count2022: 1,545 count2023: 1,616 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
20231,616
20221,545
20211,518
20201,504
20191,495
20181,489
20171,472
20161,471
20151,440
20141,458
20131,435
20121,429
20111,466
20101,481
20091,519
20081,565
20071,558
20061,545
20051,525
20041,504
20031,526
20021,539
20011,544
20001,555
19991,567
19981,554
19971,564
19961,524
19951,492
19941,452
19931,444
19921,381
19911,342
19901,350
19891,334
19881,308
19871,243
19861,207
19851,163
19841,125
19831,048
19821,069
19811,117
19801,099
19791,124
19781,088

Compared with Alabama and United States

Place2023
Marshall County1,616
Alabama71,429
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, Marshall 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, Marshall 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/marshall-county-alabama. 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, Marshall 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/marshall-county-alabama.

Harvard

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

BibTeX
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  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-11},
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What is the employer firms in Marshall County?

Employer firms in Marshall County was 1,616 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 4.6% from 2022. That is the 13th 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 Marshall County?

1,616 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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