Employer firms in Montgomery County

Employer firms in Montgomery County was 2,626 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 3.4% from 2022. That is the 9th highest of 95 counties in 2023.

2023, count2,626
Change on 2022+3.4%
Series high2,6262023
Series low1,1551982

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Employer firms in Montgomery County, 1978 to 2023

1,0001,5002,0002,5003,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 1,175 count1979: 1,219 count1980: 1,215 count1981: 1,196 count1982: 1,155 count1983: 1,205 count1984: 1,276 count1985: 1,301 count1986: 1,342 count1987: 1,394 count1988: 1,438 count1989: 1,462 count1990: 1,506 count1991: 1,480 count1992: 1,517 count1993: 1,587 count1994: 1,655 count1995: 1,723 count1996: 1,807 count1997: 1,845 count1998: 1,861 count1999: 1,856 count2000: 1,799 count2001: 1,808 count2002: 1,813 count2003: 1,829 count2004: 1,896 count2005: 1,955 count2006: 1,998 count2007: 2,042 count2008: 2,070 count2009: 2,071 count2010: 2,092 count2011: 2,086 count2012: 2,110 count2013: 2,131 count2014: 2,157 count2015: 2,197 count2016: 2,212 count2017: 2,223 count2018: 2,316 count2019: 2,318 count2020: 2,358 count2021: 2,417 count2022: 2,539 count2023: 2,626 count1,0001,5002,0002,5003,00019781994201020231978: 1,175 count1979: 1,219 count1980: 1,215 count1981: 1,196 count1982: 1,155 count1983: 1,205 count1984: 1,276 count1985: 1,301 count1986: 1,342 count1987: 1,394 count1988: 1,438 count1989: 1,462 count1990: 1,506 count1991: 1,480 count1992: 1,517 count1993: 1,587 count1994: 1,655 count1995: 1,723 count1996: 1,807 count1997: 1,845 count1998: 1,861 count1999: 1,856 count2000: 1,799 count2001: 1,808 count2002: 1,813 count2003: 1,829 count2004: 1,896 count2005: 1,955 count2006: 1,998 count2007: 2,042 count2008: 2,070 count2009: 2,071 count2010: 2,092 count2011: 2,086 count2012: 2,110 count2013: 2,131 count2014: 2,157 count2015: 2,197 count2016: 2,212 count2017: 2,223 count2018: 2,316 count2019: 2,318 count2020: 2,358 count2021: 2,417 count2022: 2,539 count2023: 2,626 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
20232,626
20222,539
20212,417
20202,358
20192,318
20182,316
20172,223
20162,212
20152,197
20142,157
20132,131
20122,110
20112,086
20102,092
20092,071
20082,070
20072,042
20061,998
20051,955
20041,896
20031,829
20021,813
20011,808
20001,799
19991,856
19981,861
19971,845
19961,807
19951,723
19941,655
19931,587
19921,517
19911,480
19901,506
19891,462
19881,438
19871,394
19861,342
19851,301
19841,276
19831,205
19821,155
19811,196
19801,215
19791,219
19781,175

Compared with Tennessee and United States

Place2023
Montgomery County2,626
Tennessee97,956
United States5,593,727

Montgomery County compared with nearby places

Anderson County: 1,261 countBedford County: 786 countBenton County: 257 countBledsoe County: 108 countBlount County: 2,037 countBradley County: 1,648 countCampbell County: 497 countCannon County: 196 countCarroll County: 373 countCarter County: 625 countCheatham County: 586 countChester County: 223 countClaiborne County: 388 countClay County: 85 countCocke County: 412 countCoffee County: 1,060 countCrockett County: 200 countCumberland County: 972 countDavidson County: 15,722 countDecatur County: 198 countDeKalb County: 283 countDickson County: 933 countDyer County: 682 countFayette County: 582 countFentress County: 239 countFranklin County: 640 countGibson County: 775 countGiles County: 488 countGrainger County: 204 countGreene County: 987 countGrundy County: 129 countHamblen County: 1,119 countHamilton County: 7,336 countHancock County: 51 countHardeman County: 268 countHardin County: 467 countHawkins County: 508 countHaywood County: 263 countHenderson County: 435 countHenry County: 618 countHickman County: 248 countHouston County: 101 countHumphreys County: 290 countJackson County: 110 countJefferson County: 638 countJohnson County: 215 countKnox County: 9,054 countLake County: 53 countLauderdale County: 253 countLawrence County: 637 countLewis County: 213 countLincoln County: 531 countLoudon County: 838 countMcMinn County: 797 countMcNairy County: 388 countMacon County: 294 countMadison County: 2,072 countMarion County: 408 countMarshall County: 476 countMaury County: 1,617 countMeigs County: 86 countMonroe County: 622 countMontgomery County: 2,626 countMoore County: 73 countMorgan County: 143 countObion County: 513 countOverton County: 312 countPerry County: 104 countPickett County: 71 countPolk County: 191 countPutnam County: 1,631 countRhea County: 446 countRoane County: 612 countRobertson County: 1,117 countRutherford County: 4,681 countScott County: 294 countSequatchie County: 185 countSevier County: 2,360 countShelby County: 13,273 countSmith County: 267 countStewart County: 151 countSullivan County: 2,481 countSumner County: 3,003 countTipton County: 647 countTrousdale County: 124 countUnicoi County: 221 countUnion County: 185 countVan Buren County: 35 countWarren County: 659 countWashington County: 2,473 countWayne County: 170 countWeakley County: 495 countWhite County: 366 countWilliamson County: 6,728 countWilson County: 2,659 count
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Employer firms, 2023, count. Montgomery 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, 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

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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-tennessee. 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, 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-tennessee.

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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-tennessee (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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  urldate = {2026-10-11},
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Employer firms in Montgomery County was 2,626 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 3.4% from 2022. That is the 9th highest of 95 counties in 2023.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.

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2,626 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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