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Employer firms in Powell County

Employer firms in Powell County was 176 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 11.4% from 2022. That is the 80th highest of 120 counties in 2023.

2023, count176
Change on 2022+11.4%
Rank80th of 120Counties in Kentucky ranked
Series high1762023
Series low1061980

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Employer firms in Powell County, 1978 to 2023

10012014016018019781985199219992006201320231978: 107 count1979: 110 count1980: 106 count1981: 107 count1982: 114 count1983: 107 count1984: 115 count1985: 118 count1986: 123 count1987: 120 count1988: 127 count1989: 125 count1990: 127 count1991: 133 count1992: 130 count1993: 132 count1994: 141 count1995: 143 count1996: 144 count1997: 150 count1998: 150 count1999: 144 count2000: 153 count2001: 150 count2002: 144 count2003: 149 count2004: 148 count2005: 145 count2006: 151 count2007: 162 count2008: 152 count2009: 145 count2010: 149 count2011: 145 count2012: 146 count2013: 150 count2014: 152 count2015: 155 count2016: 149 count2017: 147 count2018: 142 count2019: 142 count2020: 148 count2021: 151 count2022: 158 count2023: 176 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
2023176
2022158
2021151
2020148
2019142
2018142
2017147
2016149
2015155
2014152
2013150
2012146
2011145
2010149
2009145
2008152
2007162
2006151
2005145
2004148
2003149
2002144
2001150
2000153
1999144
1998150
1997150
1996144
1995143
1994141
1993132
1992130
1991133
1990127
1989125
1988127
1987120
1986123
1985118
1984115
1983107
1982114
1981107
1980106
1979110
1978107

Compared with Kentucky and United States

Place2023
Powell County176
Kentucky61,917
United States5,593,727

Rankings

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.

How to cite

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, Powell 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, Powell 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/powell-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, Powell 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/powell-county-kentucky.

Harvard

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

Employer firms in Powell County was 176 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 11.4% from 2022. That is the 80th 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 Powell County?

176 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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