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Employer firms in Orange County

Employer firms in Orange County was 8,307 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.4% from 2022. That is the 13th highest of 62 counties in 2023.

2023, count8,307
Change on 2022+2.4%
Rank13th of 62Counties in New York ranked
Series high8,3072023
Series low4,3551978

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Employer firms in Orange County, 1978 to 2023

4,0005,0006,0007,0008,0009,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 4,355 count1979: 4,441 count1980: 4,498 count1981: 4,560 count1982: 4,536 count1983: 4,691 count1984: 4,914 count1985: 5,173 count1986: 5,379 count1987: 5,685 count1988: 5,908 count1989: 6,107 count1990: 6,138 count1991: 6,063 count1992: 6,008 count1993: 6,049 count1994: 6,033 count1995: 6,163 count1996: 6,231 count1997: 6,315 count1998: 6,430 count1999: 6,511 count2000: 6,600 count2001: 6,734 count2002: 6,872 count2003: 7,000 count2004: 7,132 count2005: 7,294 count2006: 7,452 count2007: 7,541 count2008: 7,499 count2009: 7,370 count2010: 7,323 count2011: 7,253 count2012: 7,286 count2013: 7,188 count2014: 7,282 count2015: 7,394 count2016: 7,568 count2017: 7,625 count2018: 7,739 count2019: 7,809 count2020: 7,828 count2021: 7,795 count2022: 8,114 count2023: 8,307 count4,0005,0006,0007,0008,0009,00019781994201020231978: 4,355 count1979: 4,441 count1980: 4,498 count1981: 4,560 count1982: 4,536 count1983: 4,691 count1984: 4,914 count1985: 5,173 count1986: 5,379 count1987: 5,685 count1988: 5,908 count1989: 6,107 count1990: 6,138 count1991: 6,063 count1992: 6,008 count1993: 6,049 count1994: 6,033 count1995: 6,163 count1996: 6,231 count1997: 6,315 count1998: 6,430 count1999: 6,511 count2000: 6,600 count2001: 6,734 count2002: 6,872 count2003: 7,000 count2004: 7,132 count2005: 7,294 count2006: 7,452 count2007: 7,541 count2008: 7,499 count2009: 7,370 count2010: 7,323 count2011: 7,253 count2012: 7,286 count2013: 7,188 count2014: 7,282 count2015: 7,394 count2016: 7,568 count2017: 7,625 count2018: 7,739 count2019: 7,809 count2020: 7,828 count2021: 7,795 count2022: 8,114 count2023: 8,307 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
20238,307
20228,114
20217,795
20207,828
20197,809
20187,739
20177,625
20167,568
20157,394
20147,282
20137,188
20127,286
20117,253
20107,323
20097,370
20087,499
20077,541
20067,452
20057,294
20047,132
20037,000
20026,872
20016,734
20006,600
19996,511
19986,430
19976,315
19966,231
19956,163
19946,033
19936,049
19926,008
19916,063
19906,138
19896,107
19885,908
19875,685
19865,379
19855,173
19844,914
19834,691
19824,536
19814,560
19804,498
19794,441
19784,355

Compared with New York and United States

Place2023
Orange County8,307
New York402,077
United States5,593,727

Orange County compared with nearby places

Albany County: 7,081 countAllegany County: 582 countBronx County: 14,638 countBroome County: 3,006 countCattaraugus County: 1,194 countCayuga County: 1,215 countChautauqua County: 2,109 countChemung County: 1,296 countChenango County: 664 countClinton County: 1,334 countColumbia County: 1,511 countCortland County: 775 countDelaware County: 807 countDutchess County: 6,083 countErie County: 16,323 countEssex County: 893 countFranklin County: 690 countFulton County: 915 countGenesee County: 1,058 countGreene County: 980 countHamilton County: 149 countHerkimer County: 882 countJefferson County: 1,758 countKings County: 51,251 countLewis County: 417 countLivingston County: 998 countMadison County: 1,035 countMonroe County: 13,006 countMontgomery County: 711 countNassau County: 38,310 countNew York County: 69,993 countNiagara County: 3,484 countOneida County: 3,580 countOnondaga County: 8,370 countOntario County: 2,319 countOrange County: 8,307 countOrleans County: 555 countOswego County: 1,605 countOtsego County: 1,009 countPutnam County: 2,308 countQueens County: 41,606 countRensselaer County: 2,328 countRichmond County: 9,136 countRockland County: 8,995 countSt. Lawrence County: 1,325 countSaratoga County: 4,239 countSchenectady County: 2,210 countSchoharie County: 448 countSchuyler County: 313 countSeneca County: 571 countSteuben County: 1,345 countSuffolk County: 39,147 countSullivan County: 1,535 countTioga County: 579 countTompkins County: 1,842 countUlster County: 4,052 countWarren County: 1,640 countWashington County: 837 countWayne County: 1,307 countWestchester County: 24,350 countWyoming County: 624 countYates County: 468 count
  • 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. Orange 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, Orange 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, Orange 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/orange-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, Orange 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/orange-county-new-york.

Harvard

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

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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Orange County, 1978 to 2023}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-11},
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What is the employer firms in Orange County?

Employer firms in Orange County was 8,307 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.4% from 2022. That is the 13th 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 Orange County?

8,307 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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