Employer firms in Marshall County

Employer firms in Marshall County was 591 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1% from 2022. That is the 29th highest of 120 counties in 2023.

2023, count591
Change on 2022+1%
Series high5952019
Series low3861983

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Employer firms in Marshall County, 1978 to 2023

35040045050055060019781985199219992006201320231978: 408 count1979: 416 count1980: 405 count1981: 414 count1982: 387 count1983: 386 count1984: 424 count1985: 431 count1986: 439 count1987: 456 count1988: 475 count1989: 477 count1990: 485 count1991: 488 count1992: 501 count1993: 523 count1994: 541 count1995: 568 count1996: 574 count1997: 584 count1998: 556 count1999: 564 count2000: 576 count2001: 569 count2002: 564 count2003: 559 count2004: 558 count2005: 568 count2006: 568 count2007: 575 count2008: 583 count2009: 568 count2010: 568 count2011: 564 count2012: 563 count2013: 572 count2014: 586 count2015: 566 count2016: 565 count2017: 583 count2018: 581 count2019: 595 count2020: 585 count2021: 577 count2022: 585 count2023: 591 count30040050060019781994201020231978: 408 count1979: 416 count1980: 405 count1981: 414 count1982: 387 count1983: 386 count1984: 424 count1985: 431 count1986: 439 count1987: 456 count1988: 475 count1989: 477 count1990: 485 count1991: 488 count1992: 501 count1993: 523 count1994: 541 count1995: 568 count1996: 574 count1997: 584 count1998: 556 count1999: 564 count2000: 576 count2001: 569 count2002: 564 count2003: 559 count2004: 558 count2005: 568 count2006: 568 count2007: 575 count2008: 583 count2009: 568 count2010: 568 count2011: 564 count2012: 563 count2013: 572 count2014: 586 count2015: 566 count2016: 565 count2017: 583 count2018: 581 count2019: 595 count2020: 585 count2021: 577 count2022: 585 count2023: 591 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
2023591
2022585
2021577
2020585
2019595
2018581
2017583
2016565
2015566
2014586
2013572
2012563
2011564
2010568
2009568
2008583
2007575
2006568
2005568
2004558
2003559
2002564
2001569
2000576
1999564
1998556
1997584
1996574
1995568
1994541
1993523
1992501
1991488
1990485
1989477
1988475
1987456
1986439
1985431
1984424
1983386
1982387
1981414
1980405
1979416
1978408

Compared with Kentucky and United States

Place2023
Marshall County591
Kentucky61,917
United States5,593,727

Marshall County compared with nearby places

Adair County: 272 countAllen County: 208 countAnderson County: 304 countBallard County: 128 countBarren County: 712 countBath County: 117 countBell County: 360 countBoone County: 2,487 countBourbon County: 333 countBoyd County: 931 countBoyle County: 634 countBracken County: 88 countBreathitt County: 125 countBreckinridge County: 243 countBullitt County: 1,033 countButler County: 168 countCaldwell County: 237 countCalloway County: 763 countCampbell County: 1,406 countCarlisle County: 74 countCarroll County: 203 countCarter County: 316 countCasey County: 182 countChristian County: 1,035 countClark County: 653 countClay County: 186 countClinton County: 150 countCrittenden County: 133 countCumberland County: 91 countDaviess County: 1,838 countEdmonson County: 110 countElliott County: 32 countEstill County: 152 countFayette County: 7,016 countFleming County: 214 countFloyd County: 541 countFranklin County: 1,020 countFulton County: 98 countGallatin County: 81 countGarrard County: 208 countGrant County: 313 countGraves County: 559 countGrayson County: 364 countGreen County: 145 countGreenup County: 359 countHancock County: 102 countHardin County: 1,736 countHarlan County: 287 countHarrison County: 251 countHart County: 224 countHenderson County: 793 countHenry County: 181 countHickman County: 56 countHopkins County: 716 countJackson County: 90 countJefferson County: 13,907 countJessamine County: 1,112 countJohnson County: 301 countKenton County: 2,440 countKnott County: 129 countKnox County: 411 countLarue County: 193 countLaurel County: 1,005 countLawrence County: 179 countLee County: 80 countLeslie County: 74 countLetcher County: 204 countLewis County: 96 countLincoln County: 265 countLivingston County: 113 countLogan County: 425 countLyon County: 147 countMcCracken County: 1,675 countMcCreary County: 127 countMcLean County: 141 countMadison County: 1,444 countMagoffin County: 139 countMarion County: 291 countMarshall County: 591 countMartin County: 110 countMason County: 346 countMeade County: 311 countMenifee County: 49 countMercer County: 316 countMetcalfe County: 94 countMonroe County: 185 countMontgomery County: 472 countMorgan County: 130 countMuhlenberg County: 445 countNelson County: 823 countNicholas County: 70 countOhio County: 304 countOldham County: 1,111 countOwen County: 115 countOwsley County: 34 countPendleton County: 154 countPerry County: 415 countPike County: 860 countPowell County: 176 countPulaski County: 1,183 countRobertson County: 24 countRockcastle County: 169 countRowan County: 428 countRussell County: 298 countScott County: 901 countShelby County: 942 countSimpson County: 365 countSpencer County: 218 countTaylor County: 496 countTodd County: 179 countTrigg County: 199 countTrimble County: 73 countUnion County: 211 countWarren County: 2,368 countWashington County: 205 countWayne County: 249 countWebster County: 170 countWhitley County: 498 countWolfe County: 71 countWoodford County: 527 count
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Employer firms, 2023, count. Marshall County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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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, 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-kentucky. 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-kentucky.

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-kentucky (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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What is the employer firms in Marshall County?

Employer firms in Marshall County was 591 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1% from 2022. That is the 29th highest of 120 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?

595 in 2019, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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