Employer firms in New York County

Employer firms in New York County was 69,993 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.1% from 2022. That is the 1st highest of 62 counties in 2023.

2023, count69,993

Change on 2022+0.1%

Rank1st of 62Counties in New York ranked

Series high78,3242014

Series low68,2882021

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 York 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	69,993
2022	69,941
2021	68,288
2020	72,934
2019	74,649
2018	75,598
2017	76,615
2016	77,732
2015	78,311
2014	78,324
2013	78,003
2012	77,450
2011	76,682
2010	76,119
2009	76,539
2008	77,379
2007	77,177
2006	77,066
2005	76,364
2004	75,555
2003	75,093
2002	74,580
2001	75,827
2000	75,885
1999	75,251
1998	75,051
1997	73,343
1996	72,404
1995	71,735
1994	70,754
1993	70,281
1992	69,742
1991	71,352
1990	73,170
1989	73,693
1988	73,787
1987	73,420
1986	73,987
1985	74,114
1984	74,356
1983	74,264
1982	73,634
1981	74,845
1980	74,426
1979	74,077
1978	73,193

Compared with New York and United States

Place	2023
New York County	69,993
New York	402,077
United States	5,593,727

New York County compared with nearby places

Under 700
700 to 1,000
1,000 to 1,400
1,400 to 2,300
2,300 to 8,900
8,900 and over

Employer firms, 2023, count. New York 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 New York by employer firms 62 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 York 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 York 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-york-county-new-york. 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 York 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-york-county-new-york.

Harvard

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

BibTeX

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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, New York 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-york-county-new-york. 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 York County?

Employer firms in New York County was 69,993 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.1% from 2022. That is the 1st highest of 62 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 New York County?

78,324 in 2014, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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