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Employer firms in Mercer County

Employer firms in Mercer County was 2,017 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is unchanged from 2022. That is the 29th highest of 67 counties in 2023.

2023, count2,017
Change on 2022-0%
Rank29th of 67Counties in Pennsylvania ranked
Series high2,4322000
Series low1,9751983

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Employer firms in Mercer County, 1978 to 2023

1,9002,0002,1002,2002,3002,4002,50019781985199219992006201320231978: 2,014 count1979: 2,080 count1980: 2,086 count1981: 2,020 count1982: 1,984 count1983: 1,975 count1984: 2,009 count1985: 2,007 count1986: 2,087 count1987: 2,096 count1988: 2,156 count1989: 2,193 count1990: 2,209 count1991: 2,215 count1992: 2,207 count1993: 2,230 count1994: 2,237 count1995: 2,286 count1996: 2,318 count1997: 2,366 count1998: 2,412 count1999: 2,400 count2000: 2,432 count2001: 2,416 count2002: 2,406 count2003: 2,422 count2004: 2,408 count2005: 2,372 count2006: 2,354 count2007: 2,301 count2008: 2,262 count2009: 2,228 count2010: 2,196 count2011: 2,182 count2012: 2,202 count2013: 2,185 count2014: 2,173 count2015: 2,153 count2016: 2,142 count2017: 2,125 count2018: 2,115 count2019: 2,137 count2020: 2,110 count2021: 2,038 count2022: 2,018 count2023: 2,017 count1,8002,0002,2002,4002,60019781994201020231978: 2,014 count1979: 2,080 count1980: 2,086 count1981: 2,020 count1982: 1,984 count1983: 1,975 count1984: 2,009 count1985: 2,007 count1986: 2,087 count1987: 2,096 count1988: 2,156 count1989: 2,193 count1990: 2,209 count1991: 2,215 count1992: 2,207 count1993: 2,230 count1994: 2,237 count1995: 2,286 count1996: 2,318 count1997: 2,366 count1998: 2,412 count1999: 2,400 count2000: 2,432 count2001: 2,416 count2002: 2,406 count2003: 2,422 count2004: 2,408 count2005: 2,372 count2006: 2,354 count2007: 2,301 count2008: 2,262 count2009: 2,228 count2010: 2,196 count2011: 2,182 count2012: 2,202 count2013: 2,185 count2014: 2,173 count2015: 2,153 count2016: 2,142 count2017: 2,125 count2018: 2,115 count2019: 2,137 count2020: 2,110 count2021: 2,038 count2022: 2,018 count2023: 2,017 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
20232,017
20222,018
20212,038
20202,110
20192,137
20182,115
20172,125
20162,142
20152,153
20142,173
20132,185
20122,202
20112,182
20102,196
20092,228
20082,262
20072,301
20062,354
20052,372
20042,408
20032,422
20022,406
20012,416
20002,432
19992,400
19982,412
19972,366
19962,318
19952,286
19942,237
19932,230
19922,207
19912,215
19902,209
19892,193
19882,156
19872,096
19862,087
19852,007
19842,009
19831,975
19821,984
19812,020
19802,086
19792,080
19782,014

Compared with Pennsylvania and United States

Place2023
Mercer County2,017
Pennsylvania211,009
United States5,593,727

Mercer County compared with nearby places

Adams County: 1,631 countAllegheny County: 23,471 countArmstrong County: 1,021 countBeaver County: 2,577 countBedford County: 842 countBerks County: 6,579 countBlair County: 2,497 countBradford County: 1,031 countBucks County: 15,721 countButler County: 3,913 countCambria County: 2,216 countCameron County: 103 countCarbon County: 990 countCentre County: 2,634 countChester County: 11,597 countClarion County: 756 countClearfield County: 1,494 countClinton County: 673 countColumbia County: 1,135 countCrawford County: 1,556 countCumberland County: 4,835 countDauphin County: 5,221 countDelaware County: 10,338 countElk County: 700 countErie County: 4,425 countFayette County: 1,970 countForest County: 74 countFranklin County: 2,502 countFulton County: 226 countGreene County: 558 countHuntingdon County: 671 countIndiana County: 1,422 countJefferson County: 898 countJuniata County: 441 countLackawanna County: 3,975 countLancaster County: 10,918 countLawrence County: 1,479 countLebanon County: 2,267 countLehigh County: 6,515 countLuzerne County: 5,301 countLycoming County: 2,126 countMcKean County: 713 countMercer County: 2,017 countMifflin County: 818 countMonroe County: 2,774 countMontgomery County: 20,028 countMontour County: 305 countNorthampton County: 5,146 countNorthumberland County: 1,288 countPerry County: 678 countPhiladelphia County: 22,359 countPike County: 824 countPotter County: 280 countSchuylkill County: 2,103 countSnyder County: 761 countSomerset County: 1,360 countSullivan County: 136 countSusquehanna County: 705 countTioga County: 657 countUnion County: 785 countVenango County: 881 countWarren County: 602 countWashington County: 4,140 countWayne County: 1,081 countWestmoreland County: 6,415 countWyoming County: 523 countYork County: 6,509 count
  • Under 700
  • 700 to 800
  • 800 to 1,500
  • 1,500 to 2,500
  • 2,500 to 5,300
  • 5,300 and over
Employer firms, 2023, count. Mercer 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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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties (Employer firms, Mercer 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

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Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Mercer 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/mercer-county-pennsylvania. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Employer firms, Mercer 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/mercer-county-pennsylvania.

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

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What is the employer firms in Mercer County?

Employer firms in Mercer County was 2,017 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is unchanged from 2022. That is the 29th 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 Mercer County?

2,432 in 2000, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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