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Employer firms in Pickens County

Employer firms in Pickens County was 198 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is unchanged from 2022. That is the 54th highest of 67 counties in 2023.

2023, count198
Change on 20220%
Rank54th of 67Counties in Alabama ranked
Series high3151988
Series low1982021

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Employer firms in Pickens County, 1978 to 2023

17520022525027530032519781985199219992006201320231978: 299 count1979: 314 count1980: 311 count1981: 301 count1982: 285 count1983: 279 count1984: 292 count1985: 287 count1986: 310 count1987: 307 count1988: 315 count1989: 308 count1990: 314 count1991: 313 count1992: 314 count1993: 311 count1994: 314 count1995: 306 count1996: 291 count1997: 282 count1998: 284 count1999: 285 count2000: 289 count2001: 284 count2002: 281 count2003: 268 count2004: 259 count2005: 259 count2006: 266 count2007: 271 count2008: 260 count2009: 247 count2010: 240 count2011: 227 count2012: 230 count2013: 214 count2014: 219 count2015: 219 count2016: 219 count2017: 215 count2018: 206 count2019: 206 count2020: 204 count2021: 198 count2022: 198 count2023: 198 count15020025030035019781994201020231978: 299 count1979: 314 count1980: 311 count1981: 301 count1982: 285 count1983: 279 count1984: 292 count1985: 287 count1986: 310 count1987: 307 count1988: 315 count1989: 308 count1990: 314 count1991: 313 count1992: 314 count1993: 311 count1994: 314 count1995: 306 count1996: 291 count1997: 282 count1998: 284 count1999: 285 count2000: 289 count2001: 284 count2002: 281 count2003: 268 count2004: 259 count2005: 259 count2006: 266 count2007: 271 count2008: 260 count2009: 247 count2010: 240 count2011: 227 count2012: 230 count2013: 214 count2014: 219 count2015: 219 count2016: 219 count2017: 215 count2018: 206 count2019: 206 count2020: 204 count2021: 198 count2022: 198 count2023: 198 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
2023198
2022198
2021198
2020204
2019206
2018206
2017215
2016219
2015219
2014219
2013214
2012230
2011227
2010240
2009247
2008260
2007271
2006266
2005259
2004259
2003268
2002281
2001284
2000289
1999285
1998284
1997282
1996291
1995306
1994314
1993311
1992314
1991313
1990314
1989308
1988315
1987307
1986310
1985287
1984292
1983279
1982285
1981301
1980311
1979314
1978299

Compared with Alabama and United States

Place2023
Pickens County198
Alabama71,429
United States5,593,727

Pickens County compared with nearby places

Autauga County: 727 countBaldwin County: 5,000 countBarbour County: 351 countBibb County: 269 countBlount County: 660 countBullock County: 102 countButler County: 383 countCalhoun County: 1,747 countChambers County: 517 countCherokee County: 319 countChilton County: 687 countChoctaw County: 215 countClarke County: 483 countClay County: 170 countCleburne County: 168 countCoffee County: 869 countColbert County: 1,060 countConecuh County: 175 countCoosa County: 85 countCovington County: 725 countCrenshaw County: 184 countCullman County: 1,578 countDale County: 598 countDallas County: 573 countDeKalb County: 995 countElmore County: 1,148 countEscambia County: 616 countEtowah County: 1,611 countFayette County: 238 countFranklin County: 450 countGeneva County: 378 countGreene County: 82 countHale County: 145 countHenry County: 263 countHouston County: 2,283 countJackson County: 742 countJefferson County: 12,281 countLamar County: 211 countLauderdale County: 1,677 countLawrence County: 367 countLee County: 2,673 countLimestone County: 1,389 countLowndes County: 96 countMacon County: 218 countMadison County: 6,895 countMarengo County: 380 countMarion County: 437 countMarshall County: 1,616 countMobile County: 6,604 countMonroe County: 340 countMontgomery County: 4,228 countMorgan County: 2,174 countPerry County: 100 countPickens County: 198 countPike County: 544 countRandolph County: 308 countRussell County: 682 countSt. Clair County: 1,249 countShelby County: 4,512 countSumter County: 164 countTalladega County: 992 countTallapoosa County: 680 countTuscaloosa County: 3,403 countWalker County: 1,032 countWashington County: 165 countWilcox County: 135 countWinston County: 349 count
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Employer firms, 2023, count. Pickens 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, Pickens 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, Pickens 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/pickens-county-alabama. 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, Pickens 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/pickens-county-alabama.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Pickens 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/pickens-county-alabama (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, Pickens 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/pickens-county-alabama. 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 Pickens County?

Employer firms in Pickens County was 198 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is unchanged from 2022. That is the 54th highest of 67 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 Pickens County?

315 in 1988, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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