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Employer firms in Penobscot County

Employer firms in Penobscot County was 3,216 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.8% from 2022. That is the 3rd highest of 16 counties in 2023.

2023, count3,216
Change on 2022+0.8%
Rank3rd of 16Counties in Maine ranked
Series high3,3332007
Series low2,3851982

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Employer firms in Penobscot County, 1978 to 2023

2,2002,4002,6002,8003,0003,2003,40019781985199219992006201320231978: 2,394 count1979: 2,501 count1980: 2,467 count1981: 2,415 count1982: 2,385 count1983: 2,416 count1984: 2,521 count1985: 2,605 count1986: 2,716 count1987: 2,855 count1988: 2,943 count1989: 3,076 count1990: 3,080 count1991: 2,979 count1992: 2,953 count1993: 3,005 count1994: 3,039 count1995: 3,080 count1996: 3,100 count1997: 3,099 count1998: 3,163 count1999: 3,227 count2000: 3,242 count2001: 3,276 count2002: 3,261 count2003: 3,284 count2004: 3,286 count2005: 3,320 count2006: 3,328 count2007: 3,333 count2008: 3,323 count2009: 3,230 count2010: 3,221 count2011: 3,145 count2012: 3,134 count2013: 3,123 count2014: 3,143 count2015: 3,132 count2016: 3,184 count2017: 3,147 count2018: 3,140 count2019: 3,129 count2020: 3,104 count2021: 3,142 count2022: 3,192 count2023: 3,216 count2,2502,5002,7503,0003,2503,50019781994201020231978: 2,394 count1979: 2,501 count1980: 2,467 count1981: 2,415 count1982: 2,385 count1983: 2,416 count1984: 2,521 count1985: 2,605 count1986: 2,716 count1987: 2,855 count1988: 2,943 count1989: 3,076 count1990: 3,080 count1991: 2,979 count1992: 2,953 count1993: 3,005 count1994: 3,039 count1995: 3,080 count1996: 3,100 count1997: 3,099 count1998: 3,163 count1999: 3,227 count2000: 3,242 count2001: 3,276 count2002: 3,261 count2003: 3,284 count2004: 3,286 count2005: 3,320 count2006: 3,328 count2007: 3,333 count2008: 3,323 count2009: 3,230 count2010: 3,221 count2011: 3,145 count2012: 3,134 count2013: 3,123 count2014: 3,143 count2015: 3,132 count2016: 3,184 count2017: 3,147 count2018: 3,140 count2019: 3,129 count2020: 3,104 count2021: 3,142 count2022: 3,192 count2023: 3,216 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
20233,216
20223,192
20213,142
20203,104
20193,129
20183,140
20173,147
20163,184
20153,132
20143,143
20133,123
20123,134
20113,145
20103,221
20093,230
20083,323
20073,333
20063,328
20053,320
20043,286
20033,284
20023,261
20013,276
20003,242
19993,227
19983,163
19973,099
19963,100
19953,080
19943,039
19933,005
19922,953
19912,979
19903,080
19893,076
19882,943
19872,855
19862,716
19852,605
19842,521
19832,416
19822,385
19812,415
19802,467
19792,501
19782,394

Compared with Maine and United States

Place2023
Penobscot County3,216
Maine30,735
United States5,593,727

Penobscot 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. Penobscot 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, Penobscot 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, Penobscot 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/penobscot-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, Penobscot 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/penobscot-county-maine.

Harvard

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

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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Penobscot 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/penobscot-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 Penobscot County?

Employer firms in Penobscot County was 3,216 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.8% from 2022. That is the 3rd 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 Penobscot County?

3,333 in 2007, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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