Employer firms in Ohio County

Employer firms in Ohio County was 304 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.3% from 2022. That is the 51st highest of 120 counties in 2023.

2023, count304

Change on 2022+0.3%

Rank51st of 120Counties in Kentucky ranked

Series high3332005

Series low2791982

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Employer firms in Ohio 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	304
2022	303
2021	316
2020	313
2019	312
2018	309
2017	316
2016	316
2015	307
2014	299
2013	291
2012	295
2011	294
2010	300
2009	301
2008	302
2007	316
2006	318
2005	333
2004	330
2003	324
2002	328
2001	324
2000	314
1999	308
1998	314
1997	320
1996	319
1995	319
1994	314
1993	310
1992	314
1991	319
1990	315
1989	318
1988	310
1987	304
1986	298
1985	296
1984	305
1983	281
1982	279
1981	286
1980	296
1979	297
1978	292

Compared with Kentucky and United States

Place	2023
Ohio County	304
Kentucky	61,917
United States	5,593,727

Ohio County compared with nearby places

Under 100
100 to 200
200 to 400
400 to 900
900 and over

Employer firms, 2023, count. Ohio 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 Kentucky by employer firms 120 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, Ohio 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, Ohio 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/ohio-county-kentucky. 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, Ohio 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/ohio-county-kentucky.

Harvard

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

BibTeX

@misc{census_employer_firms_ohio_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Ohio 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/ohio-county-kentucky. 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 Ohio County?

Employer firms in Ohio County was 304 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.3% from 2022. That is the 51st highest of 120 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 Ohio County?

333 in 2005, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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