Employer firms in Noble County

Employer firms in Noble County was 755 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.6% from 2022. That is the 37th highest of 92 counties in 2023.

2023, count755
Change on 2022+2.6%
Series high8342006
Series low5601978

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Employer firms in Noble County, 1978 to 2023

50060070080090019781985199219992006201320231978: 560 count1979: 603 count1980: 583 count1981: 580 count1982: 576 count1983: 585 count1984: 602 count1985: 632 count1986: 653 count1987: 660 count1988: 654 count1989: 674 count1990: 712 count1991: 722 count1992: 728 count1993: 727 count1994: 759 count1995: 773 count1996: 790 count1997: 797 count1998: 811 count1999: 808 count2000: 799 count2001: 799 count2002: 805 count2003: 821 count2004: 819 count2005: 816 count2006: 834 count2007: 825 count2008: 815 count2009: 792 count2010: 775 count2011: 772 count2012: 756 count2013: 750 count2014: 736 count2015: 738 count2016: 722 count2017: 720 count2018: 728 count2019: 729 count2020: 725 count2021: 742 count2022: 736 count2023: 755 count50060070080090019781994201020231978: 560 count1979: 603 count1980: 583 count1981: 580 count1982: 576 count1983: 585 count1984: 602 count1985: 632 count1986: 653 count1987: 660 count1988: 654 count1989: 674 count1990: 712 count1991: 722 count1992: 728 count1993: 727 count1994: 759 count1995: 773 count1996: 790 count1997: 797 count1998: 811 count1999: 808 count2000: 799 count2001: 799 count2002: 805 count2003: 821 count2004: 819 count2005: 816 count2006: 834 count2007: 825 count2008: 815 count2009: 792 count2010: 775 count2011: 772 count2012: 756 count2013: 750 count2014: 736 count2015: 738 count2016: 722 count2017: 720 count2018: 728 count2019: 729 count2020: 725 count2021: 742 count2022: 736 count2023: 755 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
2023755
2022736
2021742
2020725
2019729
2018728
2017720
2016722
2015738
2014736
2013750
2012756
2011772
2010775
2009792
2008815
2007825
2006834
2005816
2004819
2003821
2002805
2001799
2000799
1999808
1998811
1997797
1996790
1995773
1994759
1993727
1992728
1991722
1990712
1989674
1988654
1987660
1986653
1985632
1984602
1983585
1982576
1981580
1980583
1979603
1978560

Compared with Indiana and United States

Place2023
Noble County755
Indiana102,872
United States5,593,727

Noble County compared with nearby places

Adams County: 659 countAllen County: 7,185 countBartholomew County: 1,512 countBenton County: 141 countBlackford County: 199 countBoone County: 1,528 countBrown County: 306 countCarroll County: 344 countCass County: 575 countClark County: 2,137 countClay County: 402 countClinton County: 499 countCrawford County: 116 countDaviess County: 836 countDearborn County: 848 countDecatur County: 554 countDeKalb County: 843 countDelaware County: 1,768 countDubois County: 1,074 countElkhart County: 4,001 countFayette County: 346 countFloyd County: 1,542 countFountain County: 274 countFranklin County: 407 countFulton County: 394 countGibson County: 582 countGrant County: 973 countGreene County: 490 countHamilton County: 7,762 countHancock County: 1,350 countHarrison County: 570 countHendricks County: 2,939 countHenry County: 687 countHoward County: 1,403 countHuntington County: 732 countJackson County: 808 countJasper County: 645 countJay County: 336 countJefferson County: 560 countJennings County: 377 countJohnson County: 3,010 countKnox County: 723 countKosciusko County: 1,676 countLaGrange County: 845 countLake County: 7,960 countLaPorte County: 1,848 countLawrence County: 734 countMadison County: 1,773 countMarion County: 16,451 countMarshall County: 954 countMartin County: 185 countMiami County: 486 countMonroe County: 2,400 countMontgomery County: 725 countMorgan County: 1,019 countNewton County: 206 countNoble County: 755 countOhio County: 80 countOrange County: 328 countOwen County: 297 countParke County: 254 countPerry County: 300 countPike County: 180 countPorter County: 2,989 countPosey County: 430 countPulaski County: 282 countPutnam County: 614 countRandolph County: 405 countRipley County: 530 countRush County: 342 countSt. Joseph County: 4,424 countScott County: 341 countShelby County: 797 countSpencer County: 347 countStarke County: 272 countSteuben County: 818 countSullivan County: 279 countSwitzerland County: 120 countTippecanoe County: 2,912 countTipton County: 285 countUnion County: 113 countVanderburgh County: 3,800 countVermillion County: 223 countVigo County: 1,896 countWabash County: 611 countWarren County: 135 countWarrick County: 995 countWashington County: 377 countWayne County: 1,119 countWells County: 559 countWhite County: 496 countWhitley County: 602 count
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Employer firms, 2023, count. Noble 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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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties (Employer firms, Noble 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, Noble 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/noble-county-indiana. 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, Noble 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/noble-county-indiana.

Harvard

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

BibTeX
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What is the employer firms in Noble County?

Employer firms in Noble County was 755 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.6% from 2022. That is the 37th highest of 92 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 Noble County?

834 in 2006, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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