Employer firms in Orleans County

Employer firms in Orleans County was 555 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.2% from 2022. That is the 57th highest of 62 counties in 2023.

2023, count555

Change on 2022+0.2%

Rank57th of 62Counties in New York ranked

Series high5881993

Series low4501982

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 Orleans 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	555
2022	554
2021	541
2020	538
2019	552
2018	552
2017	555
2016	549
2015	555
2014	542
2013	538
2012	550
2011	561
2010	549
2009	562
2008	560
2007	561
2006	560
2005	541
2004	560
2003	547
2002	551
2001	564
2000	552
1999	568
1998	576
1997	587
1996	587
1995	583
1994	579
1993	588
1992	571
1991	563
1990	565
1989	549
1988	534
1987	503
1986	500
1985	511
1984	497
1983	469
1982	450
1981	456
1980	468
1979	471
1978	479

Compared with New York and United States

Place	2023
Orleans County	555
New York	402,077
United States	5,593,727

Orleans County compared with nearby places

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. Orleans 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 New York by employer firms 62 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, Orleans 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, Orleans 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/orleans-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, Orleans 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/orleans-county-new-york.

Harvard

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

BibTeX

@misc{census_employer_firms_orleans_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Orleans 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/orleans-county-new-york. 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 Orleans County?

Employer firms in Orleans County was 555 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.2% from 2022. That is the 57th 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 Orleans County?

588 in 1993, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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