Employer firms in Nantucket County

Employer firms in Nantucket County was 999 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 8.8% from 2022. That is the 13th highest of 14 counties in 2023.

2023, count999

Change on 2022+8.8%

Rank13th of 14Counties in Massachusetts ranked

Series high9992023

Series low2291978

Next release: Sunday, 26 September 2027, estimated by Invokely from past publication dates (low confidence), not announced by the publisher. Release calendar

Employer firms in Nantucket County, 1978 to 2023

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

Period	count
2023	999
2022	918
2021	863
2020	823
2019	793
2018	778
2017	763
2016	724
2015	703
2014	680
2013	659
2012	648
2011	620
2010	624
2009	655
2008	714
2007	702
2006	650
2005	604
2004	596
2003	566
2002	558
2001	586
2000	563
1999	554
1998	537
1997	491
1996	473
1995	462
1994	441
1993	429
1992	410
1991	401
1990	430
1989	432
1988	415
1987	379
1986	358
1985	359
1984	335
1983	302
1982	281
1981	269
1980	249
1979	245
1978	229

Compared with Massachusetts and United States

Place	2023
Nantucket County	999
Massachusetts	131,145
United States	5,593,727

Nantucket County compared with nearby places

Under 2,200
2,200 to 6,800
6,800 to 10K
10K to 16K
16K and over

Employer firms, 2023, count. Nantucket County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Rankings

US states by employer firms 51 places
Counties in Massachusetts by employer firms 14 places

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, Nantucket 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, Nantucket 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/nantucket-county-massachusetts. 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, Nantucket 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/nantucket-county-massachusetts.

Harvard

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

BibTeX

@misc{census_employer_firms_nantucket_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Nantucket 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/nantucket-county-massachusetts. 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 Nantucket County?

Employer firms in Nantucket County was 999 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 8.8% from 2022. That is the 13th highest of 14 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 Nantucket County?

999 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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