Employer firms in Pike County

Employer firms in Pike County was 860 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.5% from 2022. That is the 21st highest of 120 counties in 2023.

2023, count860

Change on 2022+0.5%

Rank21st of 120Counties in Kentucky ranked

Series high1,2971994

Series low8512021

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 Pike 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	860
2022	856
2021	851
2020	888
2019	898
2018	911
2017	954
2016	990
2015	1,037
2014	1,042
2013	1,057
2012	1,104
2011	1,078
2010	1,110
2009	1,125
2008	1,138
2007	1,177
2006	1,211
2005	1,190
2004	1,151
2003	1,147
2002	1,213
2001	1,214
2000	1,210
1999	1,235
1998	1,236
1997	1,254
1996	1,262
1995	1,293
1994	1,297
1993	1,288
1992	1,267
1991	1,274
1990	1,261
1989	1,193
1988	1,158
1987	1,162
1986	1,146
1985	1,130
1984	1,123
1983	1,088
1982	1,140
1981	1,098
1980	1,083
1979	1,092
1978	1,013

Compared with Kentucky and United States

Place	2023
Pike County	860
Kentucky	61,917
United States	5,593,727

Pike County compared with nearby places

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Employer firms, 2023, count. Pike 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 Kentucky by employer firms 120 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, Pike 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, Pike 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/pike-county-kentucky. 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, Pike 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/pike-county-kentucky.

Harvard

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

BibTeX

@misc{census_employer_firms_pike_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Pike 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/pike-county-kentucky. 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 Pike County?

Employer firms in Pike County was 860 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.5% from 2022. That is the 21st highest of 120 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 Pike County?

1,297 in 1994, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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