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Employer firms in Merrimack County

Employer firms in Merrimack County was 3,406 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.3% from 2022. That is the 3rd highest of 10 counties in 2023.

2023, count3,406
Change on 2022-0.3%
Rank3rd of 10Counties in New Hampshire ranked
Series high3,5922006
Series low2,0111978

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Employer firms in Merrimack County, 1978 to 2023

2,0002,5003,0003,5004,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 2,011 count1979: 2,142 count1980: 2,168 count1981: 2,166 count1982: 2,139 count1983: 2,225 count1984: 2,412 count1985: 2,539 count1986: 2,712 count1987: 2,925 count1988: 3,048 count1989: 3,094 count1990: 3,035 count1991: 2,962 count1992: 2,914 count1993: 2,928 count1994: 3,062 count1995: 3,145 count1996: 3,262 count1997: 3,321 count1998: 3,390 count1999: 3,400 count2000: 3,413 count2001: 3,409 count2002: 3,417 count2003: 3,452 count2004: 3,512 count2005: 3,579 count2006: 3,592 count2007: 3,560 count2008: 3,542 count2009: 3,445 count2010: 3,400 count2011: 3,344 count2012: 3,388 count2013: 3,355 count2014: 3,298 count2015: 3,299 count2016: 3,357 count2017: 3,305 count2018: 3,310 count2019: 3,356 count2020: 3,327 count2021: 3,349 count2022: 3,416 count2023: 3,406 count2,0002,5003,0003,5004,00019781994201020231978: 2,011 count1979: 2,142 count1980: 2,168 count1981: 2,166 count1982: 2,139 count1983: 2,225 count1984: 2,412 count1985: 2,539 count1986: 2,712 count1987: 2,925 count1988: 3,048 count1989: 3,094 count1990: 3,035 count1991: 2,962 count1992: 2,914 count1993: 2,928 count1994: 3,062 count1995: 3,145 count1996: 3,262 count1997: 3,321 count1998: 3,390 count1999: 3,400 count2000: 3,413 count2001: 3,409 count2002: 3,417 count2003: 3,452 count2004: 3,512 count2005: 3,579 count2006: 3,592 count2007: 3,560 count2008: 3,542 count2009: 3,445 count2010: 3,400 count2011: 3,344 count2012: 3,388 count2013: 3,355 count2014: 3,298 count2015: 3,299 count2016: 3,357 count2017: 3,305 count2018: 3,310 count2019: 3,356 count2020: 3,327 count2021: 3,349 count2022: 3,416 count2023: 3,406 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
20233,406
20223,416
20213,349
20203,327
20193,356
20183,310
20173,305
20163,357
20153,299
20143,298
20133,355
20123,388
20113,344
20103,400
20093,445
20083,542
20073,560
20063,592
20053,579
20043,512
20033,452
20023,417
20013,409
20003,413
19993,400
19983,390
19973,321
19963,262
19953,145
19943,062
19932,928
19922,914
19912,962
19903,035
19893,094
19883,048
19872,925
19862,712
19852,539
19842,412
19832,225
19822,139
19812,166
19802,168
19792,142
19782,011

Compared with New Hampshire and United States

Place2023
Merrimack County3,406
New Hampshire28,617
United States5,593,727

Merrimack County compared with nearby places

Belknap County: 1,550 countCarroll County: 1,560 countCheshire County: 1,658 countCoos County: 610 countGrafton County: 2,328 countHillsborough County: 8,468 countMerrimack County: 3,406 countRockingham County: 8,040 countStrafford County: 2,160 countSullivan County: 801 count
  • Under 1,400
  • 1,400 to 1,600
  • 1,600 to 2,200
  • 2,200 to 4,300
  • 4,300 and over
Employer firms, 2023, count. Merrimack 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, Merrimack 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, Merrimack 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/merrimack-county-new-hampshire. 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, Merrimack 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/merrimack-county-new-hampshire.

Harvard

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

BibTeX
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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Merrimack County, 1978 to 2023}},
  year = {2025},
  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/merrimack-county-new-hampshire. 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 Merrimack County?

Employer firms in Merrimack County was 3,406 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.3% from 2022. That is the 3rd highest of 10 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 Merrimack County?

3,592 in 2006, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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