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Employer firms in Montgomery County

Employer firms in Montgomery County was 20,544 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.4% from 2022. That is the 1st highest of 24 counties in 2023.

2023, count20,544
Change on 2022+0.4%
Rank1st of 24Counties in Maryland ranked
Series high20,5442023
Series low10,3371978

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Employer firms in Montgomery County, 1978 to 2023

10K12.5K15K17.5K20K22.5K19781985199219992006201320231978: 10,337 count1979: 10,798 count1980: 11,184 count1981: 11,430 count1982: 11,595 count1983: 12,306 count1984: 12,826 count1985: 13,280 count1986: 14,063 count1987: 14,530 count1988: 15,224 count1989: 15,778 count1990: 16,266 count1991: 15,954 count1992: 16,039 count1993: 16,458 count1994: 16,767 count1995: 17,201 count1996: 17,373 count1997: 17,637 count1998: 17,942 count1999: 18,160 count2000: 18,335 count2001: 18,567 count2002: 18,707 count2003: 18,994 count2004: 19,375 count2005: 19,805 count2006: 20,238 count2007: 20,285 count2008: 20,003 count2009: 19,552 count2010: 19,449 count2011: 19,453 count2012: 19,620 count2013: 19,644 count2014: 19,830 count2015: 19,858 count2016: 20,013 count2017: 19,994 count2018: 20,090 count2019: 20,122 count2020: 20,064 count2021: 20,081 count2022: 20,462 count2023: 20,544 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
202320,544
202220,462
202120,081
202020,064
201920,122
201820,090
201719,994
201620,013
201519,858
201419,830
201319,644
201219,620
201119,453
201019,449
200919,552
200820,003
200720,285
200620,238
200519,805
200419,375
200318,994
200218,707
200118,567
200018,335
199918,160
199817,942
199717,637
199617,373
199517,201
199416,767
199316,458
199216,039
199115,954
199016,266
198915,778
198815,224
198714,530
198614,063
198513,280
198412,826
198312,306
198211,595
198111,430
198011,184
197910,798
197810,337

Compared with Maryland and United States

Place2023
Montgomery County20,544
Maryland100,768
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, Montgomery 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, Montgomery 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/montgomery-county-maryland. 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, Montgomery 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/montgomery-county-maryland.

Harvard

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

BibTeX
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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Montgomery County, 1978 to 2023}},
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  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/montgomery-county-maryland. 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 Montgomery County?

Employer firms in Montgomery County was 20,544 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.4% from 2022. That is the 1st highest of 24 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 Montgomery County?

20,544 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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