Employer firms in Oldham County

Employer firms in Oldham County was 1,111 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 5.8% from 2022. That is the 13th highest of 120 counties in 2023.

2023, count1,111
Change on 2022+5.8%
Series high1,1112023
Series low3471978

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Employer firms in Oldham County, 1978 to 2023

2004006008001,0001,20019781985199219992006201320231978: 347 count1979: 377 count1980: 379 count1981: 373 count1982: 376 count1983: 387 count1984: 425 count1985: 436 count1986: 469 count1987: 510 count1988: 528 count1989: 571 count1990: 612 count1991: 642 count1992: 644 count1993: 684 count1994: 730 count1995: 764 count1996: 778 count1997: 818 count1998: 844 count1999: 896 count2000: 915 count2001: 936 count2002: 956 count2003: 958 count2004: 970 count2005: 972 count2006: 1,018 count2007: 1,013 count2008: 1,016 count2009: 978 count2010: 977 count2011: 973 count2012: 952 count2013: 966 count2014: 971 count2015: 977 count2016: 982 count2017: 967 count2018: 979 count2019: 989 count2020: 1,018 count2021: 1,024 count2022: 1,050 count2023: 1,111 count2004006008001,0001,20019781994201020231978: 347 count1979: 377 count1980: 379 count1981: 373 count1982: 376 count1983: 387 count1984: 425 count1985: 436 count1986: 469 count1987: 510 count1988: 528 count1989: 571 count1990: 612 count1991: 642 count1992: 644 count1993: 684 count1994: 730 count1995: 764 count1996: 778 count1997: 818 count1998: 844 count1999: 896 count2000: 915 count2001: 936 count2002: 956 count2003: 958 count2004: 970 count2005: 972 count2006: 1,018 count2007: 1,013 count2008: 1,016 count2009: 978 count2010: 977 count2011: 973 count2012: 952 count2013: 966 count2014: 971 count2015: 977 count2016: 982 count2017: 967 count2018: 979 count2019: 989 count2020: 1,018 count2021: 1,024 count2022: 1,050 count2023: 1,111 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
20231,111
20221,050
20211,024
20201,018
2019989
2018979
2017967
2016982
2015977
2014971
2013966
2012952
2011973
2010977
2009978
20081,016
20071,013
20061,018
2005972
2004970
2003958
2002956
2001936
2000915
1999896
1998844
1997818
1996778
1995764
1994730
1993684
1992644
1991642
1990612
1989571
1988528
1987510
1986469
1985436
1984425
1983387
1982376
1981373
1980379
1979377
1978347

Compared with Kentucky and United States

Place2023
Oldham County1,111
Kentucky61,917
United States5,593,727

Oldham County compared with nearby places

Adair County: 272 countAllen County: 208 countAnderson County: 304 countBallard County: 128 countBarren County: 712 countBath County: 117 countBell County: 360 countBoone County: 2,487 countBourbon County: 333 countBoyd County: 931 countBoyle County: 634 countBracken County: 88 countBreathitt County: 125 countBreckinridge County: 243 countBullitt County: 1,033 countButler County: 168 countCaldwell County: 237 countCalloway County: 763 countCampbell County: 1,406 countCarlisle County: 74 countCarroll County: 203 countCarter County: 316 countCasey County: 182 countChristian County: 1,035 countClark County: 653 countClay County: 186 countClinton County: 150 countCrittenden County: 133 countCumberland County: 91 countDaviess County: 1,838 countEdmonson County: 110 countElliott County: 32 countEstill County: 152 countFayette County: 7,016 countFleming County: 214 countFloyd County: 541 countFranklin County: 1,020 countFulton County: 98 countGallatin County: 81 countGarrard County: 208 countGrant County: 313 countGraves County: 559 countGrayson County: 364 countGreen County: 145 countGreenup County: 359 countHancock County: 102 countHardin County: 1,736 countHarlan County: 287 countHarrison County: 251 countHart County: 224 countHenderson County: 793 countHenry County: 181 countHickman County: 56 countHopkins County: 716 countJackson County: 90 countJefferson County: 13,907 countJessamine County: 1,112 countJohnson County: 301 countKenton County: 2,440 countKnott County: 129 countKnox County: 411 countLarue County: 193 countLaurel County: 1,005 countLawrence County: 179 countLee County: 80 countLeslie County: 74 countLetcher County: 204 countLewis County: 96 countLincoln County: 265 countLivingston County: 113 countLogan County: 425 countLyon County: 147 countMcCracken County: 1,675 countMcCreary County: 127 countMcLean County: 141 countMadison County: 1,444 countMagoffin County: 139 countMarion County: 291 countMarshall County: 591 countMartin County: 110 countMason County: 346 countMeade County: 311 countMenifee County: 49 countMercer County: 316 countMetcalfe County: 94 countMonroe County: 185 countMontgomery County: 472 countMorgan County: 130 countMuhlenberg County: 445 countNelson County: 823 countNicholas County: 70 countOhio County: 304 countOldham County: 1,111 countOwen County: 115 countOwsley County: 34 countPendleton County: 154 countPerry County: 415 countPike County: 860 countPowell County: 176 countPulaski County: 1,183 countRobertson County: 24 countRockcastle County: 169 countRowan County: 428 countRussell County: 298 countScott County: 901 countShelby County: 942 countSimpson County: 365 countSpencer County: 218 countTaylor County: 496 countTodd County: 179 countTrigg County: 199 countTrimble County: 73 countUnion County: 211 countWarren County: 2,368 countWashington County: 205 countWayne County: 249 countWebster County: 170 countWhitley County: 498 countWolfe County: 71 countWoodford County: 527 count
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Employer firms, 2023, count. Oldham 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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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties (Employer firms, Oldham 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

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Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Oldham 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/oldham-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, Oldham 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/oldham-county-kentucky.

Harvard

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

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What is the employer firms in Oldham County?

Employer firms in Oldham County was 1,111 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 5.8% from 2022. That is the 13th highest of 120 counties in 2023.

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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 Oldham County?

1,111 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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