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Employer firms in Rock Island County

Employer firms in Rock Island County was 2,262 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.3% from 2022. That is the 14th highest of 102 counties in 2023.

2023, count2,262
Change on 2022+0.3%
Rank14th of 102Counties in Illinois ranked
Series high2,9301998
Series low2,2542021

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Employer firms in Rock Island County, 1978 to 2023

2,2002,4002,6002,8003,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 2,793 count1979: 2,821 count1980: 2,828 count1981: 2,852 count1982: 2,831 count1983: 2,801 count1984: 2,856 count1985: 2,818 count1986: 2,768 count1987: 2,716 count1988: 2,752 count1989: 2,790 count1990: 2,833 count1991: 2,827 count1992: 2,830 count1993: 2,841 count1994: 2,887 count1995: 2,884 count1996: 2,893 count1997: 2,897 count1998: 2,930 count1999: 2,880 count2000: 2,867 count2001: 2,819 count2002: 2,793 count2003: 2,761 count2004: 2,765 count2005: 2,773 count2006: 2,737 count2007: 2,730 count2008: 2,699 count2009: 2,647 count2010: 2,640 count2011: 2,607 count2012: 2,575 count2013: 2,537 count2014: 2,507 count2015: 2,476 count2016: 2,421 count2017: 2,368 count2018: 2,327 count2019: 2,301 count2020: 2,283 count2021: 2,254 count2022: 2,255 count2023: 2,262 count2,2002,4002,6002,8003,00019781994201020231978: 2,793 count1979: 2,821 count1980: 2,828 count1981: 2,852 count1982: 2,831 count1983: 2,801 count1984: 2,856 count1985: 2,818 count1986: 2,768 count1987: 2,716 count1988: 2,752 count1989: 2,790 count1990: 2,833 count1991: 2,827 count1992: 2,830 count1993: 2,841 count1994: 2,887 count1995: 2,884 count1996: 2,893 count1997: 2,897 count1998: 2,930 count1999: 2,880 count2000: 2,867 count2001: 2,819 count2002: 2,793 count2003: 2,761 count2004: 2,765 count2005: 2,773 count2006: 2,737 count2007: 2,730 count2008: 2,699 count2009: 2,647 count2010: 2,640 count2011: 2,607 count2012: 2,575 count2013: 2,537 count2014: 2,507 count2015: 2,476 count2016: 2,421 count2017: 2,368 count2018: 2,327 count2019: 2,301 count2020: 2,283 count2021: 2,254 count2022: 2,255 count2023: 2,262 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
20232,262
20222,255
20212,254
20202,283
20192,301
20182,327
20172,368
20162,421
20152,476
20142,507
20132,537
20122,575
20112,607
20102,640
20092,647
20082,699
20072,730
20062,737
20052,773
20042,765
20032,761
20022,793
20012,819
20002,867
19992,880
19982,930
19972,897
19962,893
19952,884
19942,887
19932,841
19922,830
19912,827
19902,833
19892,790
19882,752
19872,716
19862,768
19852,818
19842,856
19832,801
19822,831
19812,852
19802,828
19792,821
19782,793

Compared with Illinois and United States

Place2023
Rock Island County2,262
Illinois222,365
United States5,593,727

Rock Island County compared with nearby places

Adams County: 1,481 countAlexander County: 65 countBond County: 261 countBoone County: 725 countBrown County: 96 countBureau County: 583 countCalhoun County: 70 countCarroll County: 298 countCass County: 188 countChampaign County: 3,344 countChristian County: 585 countClark County: 279 countClay County: 254 countClinton County: 736 countColes County: 845 countCook County: 96,987 countCrawford County: 339 countCumberland County: 133 countDeKalb County: 1,632 countDe Witt County: 291 countDouglas County: 482 countDuPage County: 25,630 countEdgar County: 274 countEdwards County: 117 countEffingham County: 1,047 countFayette County: 410 countFord County: 266 countFranklin County: 566 countFulton County: 512 countGallatin County: 70 countGreene County: 175 countGrundy County: 937 countHamilton County: 152 countHancock County: 294 countHardin County: 42 countHenderson County: 90 countHenry County: 858 countIroquois County: 478 countJackson County: 952 countJasper County: 199 countJefferson County: 741 countJersey County: 342 countJo Daviess County: 559 countJohnson County: 141 countKane County: 10,176 countKankakee County: 1,771 countKendall County: 2,036 countKnox County: 774 countLake County: 14,600 countLaSalle County: 1,966 countLawrence County: 212 countLee County: 583 countLivingston County: 690 countLogan County: 435 countMcDonough County: 508 countMcHenry County: 6,275 countMcLean County: 2,728 countMacon County: 1,651 countMacoupin County: 660 countMadison County: 4,263 countMarion County: 705 countMarshall County: 198 countMason County: 213 countMassac County: 189 countMenard County: 171 countMercer County: 217 countMonroe County: 716 countMontgomery County: 548 countMorgan County: 637 countMoultrie County: 309 countOgle County: 847 countPeoria County: 3,225 countPerry County: 319 countPiatt County: 277 countPike County: 292 countPope County: 45 countPulaski County: 66 countPutnam County: 116 countRandolph County: 493 countRichland County: 360 countRock Island County: 2,262 countSt. Clair County: 3,786 countSaline County: 418 countSangamon County: 3,754 countSchuyler County: 137 countScott County: 73 countShelby County: 349 countStark County: 96 countStephenson County: 810 countTazewell County: 2,135 countUnion County: 285 countVermilion County: 1,001 countWabash County: 225 countWarren County: 306 countWashington County: 309 countWayne County: 327 countWhite County: 293 countWhiteside County: 927 countWill County: 12,409 countWilliamson County: 1,260 countWinnebago County: 4,808 countWoodford County: 672 count
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Employer firms, 2023, count. Rock Island County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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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. 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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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties (Employer firms, Rock Island 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

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Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Rock Island 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/rock-island-county-illinois. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Employer firms, Rock Island 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/rock-island-county-illinois.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Rock Island 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/rock-island-county-illinois (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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What is the employer firms in Rock Island County?

Employer firms in Rock Island County was 2,262 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.3% from 2022. That is the 14th highest of 102 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 Rock Island County?

2,930 in 1998, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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