Employer firms in Newton County

Employer firms in Newton County was 1,369 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.3% from 2022. That is the 31st highest of 159 counties in 2023.

2023, count1,369

Change on 2022+2.3%

Rank31st of 159Counties in Georgia ranked

Series high1,3692023

Series low4551982

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 Newton 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	1,369
2022	1,338
2021	1,312
2020	1,232
2019	1,205
2018	1,198
2017	1,216
2016	1,180
2015	1,167
2014	1,152
2013	1,135
2012	1,150
2011	1,140
2010	1,159
2009	1,212
2008	1,301
2007	1,345
2006	1,315
2005	1,270
2004	1,233
2003	1,181
2002	1,130
2001	1,082
2000	1,067
1999	1,039
1998	984
1997	956
1996	931
1995	867
1994	822
1993	785
1992	733
1991	732
1990	716
1989	669
1988	648
1987	637
1986	593
1985	559
1984	525
1983	482
1982	455
1981	473
1980	467
1979	479
1978	475

Compared with Georgia and United States

Place	2023
Newton County	1,369
Georgia	177,543
United States	5,593,727

Newton County compared with nearby places

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100 to 200
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600 to 1,700
1,700 and over

Employer firms, 2023, count. Newton 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 Georgia by employer firms 159 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, Newton 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, Newton 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/newton-county-georgia. 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, Newton 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/newton-county-georgia.

Harvard

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

BibTeX

@misc{census_employer_firms_newton_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Newton 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/newton-county-georgia. 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 Newton County?

Employer firms in Newton County was 1,369 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.3% from 2022. That is the 31st highest of 159 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 Newton County?

1,369 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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