Employer firms in Queens County

Employer firms in Queens County was 41,606 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.9% from 2022. That is the 3rd highest of 62 counties in 2023.

2023, count41,606

Change on 2022+1.9%

Rank3rd of 62Counties in New York ranked

Series high41,6062023

Series low24,9791978

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 Queens 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	41,606
2022	40,844
2021	38,490
2020	40,259
2019	41,258
2018	40,730
2017	40,358
2016	39,668
2015	38,802
2014	37,981
2013	37,224
2012	36,087
2011	34,967
2010	34,278
2009	33,817
2008	33,528
2007	33,278
2006	32,925
2005	32,630
2004	31,853
2003	31,292
2002	30,451
2001	29,763
2000	29,301
1999	29,015
1998	28,798
1997	28,084
1996	27,657
1995	27,350
1994	26,857
1993	26,709
1992	26,553
1991	27,018
1990	27,618
1989	27,738
1988	27,364
1987	27,178
1986	26,857
1985	26,348
1984	25,906
1983	25,489
1982	25,111
1981	25,240
1980	25,237
1979	25,220
1978	24,979

Compared with New York and United States

Place	2023
Queens County	41,606
New York	402,077
United States	5,593,727

Queens County compared with nearby places

Under 700
700 to 1,000
1,000 to 1,400
1,400 to 2,300
2,300 to 8,900
8,900 and over

Employer firms, 2023, count. Queens 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 New York by employer firms 62 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, Queens 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, Queens 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/queens-county-new-york. 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, Queens 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/queens-county-new-york.

Harvard

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

BibTeX

@misc{census_employer_firms_queens_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Queens 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/queens-county-new-york. 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 Queens County?

Employer firms in Queens County was 41,606 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.9% from 2022. That is the 3rd highest of 62 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 Queens County?

41,606 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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