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Employer firms in Putnam County

Employer firms in Putnam County was 1,631 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.4% from 2022. That is the 16th highest of 95 counties in 2023.

2023, count1,631
Change on 2022+1.4%
Rank16th of 95Counties in Tennessee ranked
Series high1,6312023
Series low9341978

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Employer firms in Putnam County, 1978 to 2023

8001,0001,2001,4001,6001,80019781985199219992006201320231978: 934 count1979: 968 count1980: 946 count1981: 963 count1982: 938 count1983: 952 count1984: 1,009 count1985: 1,058 count1986: 1,083 count1987: 1,134 count1988: 1,146 count1989: 1,169 count1990: 1,173 count1991: 1,207 count1992: 1,205 count1993: 1,249 count1994: 1,285 count1995: 1,341 count1996: 1,363 count1997: 1,380 count1998: 1,391 count1999: 1,391 count2000: 1,408 count2001: 1,400 count2002: 1,408 count2003: 1,423 count2004: 1,447 count2005: 1,475 count2006: 1,504 count2007: 1,525 count2008: 1,534 count2009: 1,515 count2010: 1,496 count2011: 1,460 count2012: 1,479 count2013: 1,486 count2014: 1,474 count2015: 1,476 count2016: 1,530 count2017: 1,542 count2018: 1,542 count2019: 1,537 count2020: 1,540 count2021: 1,578 count2022: 1,608 count2023: 1,631 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
20231,631
20221,608
20211,578
20201,540
20191,537
20181,542
20171,542
20161,530
20151,476
20141,474
20131,486
20121,479
20111,460
20101,496
20091,515
20081,534
20071,525
20061,504
20051,475
20041,447
20031,423
20021,408
20011,400
20001,408
19991,391
19981,391
19971,380
19961,363
19951,341
19941,285
19931,249
19921,205
19911,207
19901,173
19891,169
19881,146
19871,134
19861,083
19851,058
19841,009
1983952
1982938
1981963
1980946
1979968
1978934

Compared with Tennessee and United States

Place2023
Putnam County1,631
Tennessee97,956
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, Putnam 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, Putnam 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/putnam-county-tennessee. 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, Putnam 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/putnam-county-tennessee.

Harvard

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

BibTeX
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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Putnam 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/putnam-county-tennessee. 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 Putnam County?

Employer firms in Putnam County was 1,631 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.4% from 2022. That is the 16th highest of 95 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 Putnam County?

1,631 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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