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Employer firms in Rhode Island

Employer firms in Rhode Island was 22,225 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.4% from 2022. That is the 44th highest of 51 states in 2023.

2023, count22,225
Change on 2022+0.4%
Rank44th of 51US states ranked
Series high23,5282006
Series low18,1141978

Employer firms in Rhode Island, 1978 to 2023

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18K20K22K24K19781985199219992006201320231978: 18,114 count1979: 18,711 count1980: 18,766 count1981: 18,750 count1982: 18,480 count1983: 18,597 count1984: 19,329 count1985: 19,715 count1986: 20,439 count1987: 21,227 count1988: 21,961 count1989: 22,392 count1990: 22,153 count1991: 21,255 count1992: 20,790 count1993: 21,167 count1994: 21,486 count1995: 21,690 count1996: 21,772 count1997: 22,005 count1998: 22,357 count1999: 22,255 count2000: 22,353 count2001: 22,309 count2002: 22,220 count2003: 22,490 count2004: 23,092 count2005: 23,216 count2006: 23,528 count2007: 23,299 count2008: 22,799 count2009: 21,812 count2010: 21,412 count2011: 21,182 count2012: 21,218 count2013: 21,068 count2014: 20,980 count2015: 21,182 count2016: 21,516 count2017: 21,552 count2018: 21,512 count2019: 21,647 count2020: 21,607 count2021: 21,364 count2022: 22,141 count2023: 22,225 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10, published 2025-09-25.
All 46 values
Periodcount
202322,225
202222,141
202121,364
202021,607
201921,647
201821,512
201721,552
201621,516
201521,182
201420,980
201321,068
201221,218
201121,182
201021,412
200921,812
200822,799
200723,299
200623,528
200523,216
200423,092
200322,490
200222,220
200122,309
200022,353
199922,255
199822,357
199722,005
199621,772
199521,690
199421,486
199321,167
199220,790
199121,255
199022,153
198922,392
198821,961
198721,227
198620,439
198519,715
198419,329
198318,597
198218,480
198118,750
198018,766
197918,711
197818,114

Compared with United States

Place2023
Rhode Island22,225
United States5,593,727

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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 and other activities outside the BDS scope. A firm operating in several states or counties is counted in each area, so geographic counts cannot be added to reproduce the national total. This differs from the INE DIRCE active-company count, which includes businesses without employees. Past values can be revised.

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.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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What is the employer firms in Rhode Island?

Employer firms in Rhode Island was 22,225 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.4% from 2022. That is the 44th highest of 51 states 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 2026-10-10.

What was the highest employer firms in Rhode Island?

23,528 in 2006, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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