Employer firms in New Castle County

Employer firms in New Castle County was 12,898 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2% from 2022.

2023, count12,898

Change on 2022+2%

Series high12,8982023

Series low6,5961978

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 New Castle 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	12,898
2022	12,651
2021	12,289
2020	11,995
2019	11,524
2018	11,406
2017	11,351
2016	11,359
2015	11,133
2014	11,055
2013	10,941
2012	10,957
2011	11,095
2010	11,136
2009	11,311
2008	11,620
2007	11,809
2006	12,063
2005	12,238
2004	12,233
2003	12,044
2002	11,942
2001	12,149
2000	11,930
1999	11,525
1998	11,246
1997	10,893
1996	10,593
1995	10,416
1994	10,075
1993	9,824
1992	9,507
1991	9,521
1990	9,405
1989	8,994
1988	8,637
1987	8,264
1986	8,042
1985	7,621
1984	7,411
1983	7,221
1982	6,959
1981	6,951
1980	6,899
1979	6,854
1978	6,596

Compared with Delaware and United States

Place	2023
New Castle County	12,898
Delaware	20,713
United States	5,593,727

New Castle County compared with nearby places

Under 4,300
4,300 to 7,400
7,400 and over

Employer firms, 2023, count. New Castle 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

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, New Castle 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, New Castle 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/new-castle-county-delaware. 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, New Castle 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/new-castle-county-delaware.

Harvard

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

BibTeX

@misc{census_employer_firms_new_castle_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, New Castle 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/new-castle-county-delaware. 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 New Castle County?

Employer firms in New Castle County was 12,898 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2% from 2022.

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 New Castle County?

12,898 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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