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Employer firms in Oxford County

Employer firms in Oxford County was 1,094 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.8% from 2022. That is the 9th highest of 16 counties in 2023.

2023, count1,094
Change on 2022+0.8%
Rank9th of 16Counties in Maine ranked
Series high1,1672006
Series low8521983

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Employer firms in Oxford County, 1978 to 2023

8009001,0001,1001,20019781985199219992006201320231978: 888 count1979: 914 count1980: 866 count1981: 853 count1982: 860 count1983: 852 count1984: 893 count1985: 893 count1986: 921 count1987: 959 count1988: 1,003 count1989: 1,028 count1990: 987 count1991: 959 count1992: 956 count1993: 966 count1994: 981 count1995: 1,014 count1996: 1,026 count1997: 1,040 count1998: 1,083 count1999: 1,126 count2000: 1,134 count2001: 1,113 count2002: 1,090 count2003: 1,104 count2004: 1,110 count2005: 1,151 count2006: 1,167 count2007: 1,133 count2008: 1,093 count2009: 1,063 count2010: 1,055 count2011: 1,028 count2012: 988 count2013: 998 count2014: 996 count2015: 1,012 count2016: 1,047 count2017: 1,057 count2018: 1,055 count2019: 1,059 count2020: 1,054 count2021: 1,071 count2022: 1,085 count2023: 1,094 count8009001,0001,1001,20019781994201020231978: 888 count1979: 914 count1980: 866 count1981: 853 count1982: 860 count1983: 852 count1984: 893 count1985: 893 count1986: 921 count1987: 959 count1988: 1,003 count1989: 1,028 count1990: 987 count1991: 959 count1992: 956 count1993: 966 count1994: 981 count1995: 1,014 count1996: 1,026 count1997: 1,040 count1998: 1,083 count1999: 1,126 count2000: 1,134 count2001: 1,113 count2002: 1,090 count2003: 1,104 count2004: 1,110 count2005: 1,151 count2006: 1,167 count2007: 1,133 count2008: 1,093 count2009: 1,063 count2010: 1,055 count2011: 1,028 count2012: 988 count2013: 998 count2014: 996 count2015: 1,012 count2016: 1,047 count2017: 1,057 count2018: 1,055 count2019: 1,059 count2020: 1,054 count2021: 1,071 count2022: 1,085 count2023: 1,094 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
20231,094
20221,085
20211,071
20201,054
20191,059
20181,055
20171,057
20161,047
20151,012
2014996
2013998
2012988
20111,028
20101,055
20091,063
20081,093
20071,133
20061,167
20051,151
20041,110
20031,104
20021,090
20011,113
20001,134
19991,126
19981,083
19971,040
19961,026
19951,014
1994981
1993966
1992956
1991959
1990987
19891,028
19881,003
1987959
1986921
1985893
1984893
1983852
1982860
1981853
1980866
1979914
1978888

Compared with Maine and United States

Place2023
Oxford County1,094
Maine30,735
United States5,593,727

Oxford County compared with nearby places

Androscoggin County: 2,265 countAroostook County: 1,434 countCumberland County: 9,297 countFranklin County: 736 countHancock County: 1,806 countKennebec County: 2,570 countKnox County: 1,430 countLincoln County: 1,037 countOxford County: 1,094 countPenobscot County: 3,216 countPiscataquis County: 373 countSagadahoc County: 836 countSomerset County: 939 countWaldo County: 807 countWashington County: 619 countYork County: 4,527 count
  • Under 810
  • 810 to 1,000
  • 1,000 to 1,400
  • 1,400 to 2,600
  • 2,600 and over
Employer firms, 2023, count. Oxford 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, Oxford 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, Oxford 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/oxford-county-maine. 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, Oxford 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/oxford-county-maine.

Harvard

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

BibTeX
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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Oxford 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/oxford-county-maine. 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 Oxford County?

Employer firms in Oxford County was 1,094 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.8% from 2022. That is the 9th highest of 16 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 Oxford County?

1,167 in 2006, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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