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Employer firms in McCracken County

Employer firms in McCracken County was 1,675 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.2% from 2022. That is the 8th highest of 120 counties in 2023.

2023, count1,675
Change on 2022+0.2%
Rank8th of 120Counties in Kentucky ranked
Series high1,8202007
Series low1,3931982

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Employer firms in McCracken County, 1978 to 2023

1,3001,4001,5001,6001,7001,8001,90019781985199219992006201320231978: 1,416 count1979: 1,436 count1980: 1,415 count1981: 1,400 count1982: 1,393 count1983: 1,424 count1984: 1,476 count1985: 1,488 count1986: 1,473 count1987: 1,512 count1988: 1,524 count1989: 1,549 count1990: 1,569 count1991: 1,582 count1992: 1,601 count1993: 1,648 count1994: 1,700 count1995: 1,704 count1996: 1,727 count1997: 1,743 count1998: 1,759 count1999: 1,766 count2000: 1,733 count2001: 1,746 count2002: 1,751 count2003: 1,744 count2004: 1,796 count2005: 1,812 count2006: 1,818 count2007: 1,820 count2008: 1,778 count2009: 1,752 count2010: 1,733 count2011: 1,755 count2012: 1,755 count2013: 1,717 count2014: 1,709 count2015: 1,677 count2016: 1,672 count2017: 1,675 count2018: 1,668 count2019: 1,696 count2020: 1,651 count2021: 1,660 count2022: 1,672 count2023: 1,675 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
20231,675
20221,672
20211,660
20201,651
20191,696
20181,668
20171,675
20161,672
20151,677
20141,709
20131,717
20121,755
20111,755
20101,733
20091,752
20081,778
20071,820
20061,818
20051,812
20041,796
20031,744
20021,751
20011,746
20001,733
19991,766
19981,759
19971,743
19961,727
19951,704
19941,700
19931,648
19921,601
19911,582
19901,569
19891,549
19881,524
19871,512
19861,473
19851,488
19841,476
19831,424
19821,393
19811,400
19801,415
19791,436
19781,416

Compared with Kentucky and United States

Place2023
McCracken County1,675
Kentucky61,917
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, McCracken 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, McCracken 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/mccracken-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, McCracken 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/mccracken-county-kentucky.

Harvard

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

BibTeX
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  urldate = {2026-10-11},
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What is the employer firms in McCracken County?

Employer firms in McCracken County was 1,675 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.2% from 2022. That is the 8th 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 McCracken County?

1,820 in 2007, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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