Employer firms in Rowan County

Employer firms in Rowan County was 428 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.9% from 2022. That is the 37th highest of 120 counties in 2023.

2023, count428

Change on 2022-0.9%

Rank37th of 120Counties in Kentucky ranked

Series high4322022

Series low2601978

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 Rowan 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	428
2022	432
2021	425
2020	406
2019	408
2018	403
2017	428
2016	422
2015	426
2014	417
2013	390
2012	388
2011	383
2010	381
2009	380
2008	401
2007	407
2006	410
2005	408
2004	406
2003	396
2002	391
2001	396
2000	409
1999	397
1998	400
1997	380
1996	372
1995	360
1994	343
1993	339
1992	331
1991	339
1990	339
1989	326
1988	309
1987	313
1986	300
1985	306
1984	302
1983	282
1982	286
1981	301
1980	295
1979	282
1978	260

Compared with Kentucky and United States

Place	2023
Rowan County	428
Kentucky	61,917
United States	5,593,727

Rankings

US states by employer firms 51 places
Counties in Kentucky by employer firms 120 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.

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, Rowan 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, Rowan 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/rowan-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, Rowan 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/rowan-county-kentucky.

Harvard

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

BibTeX

@misc{census_employer_firms_rowan_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Rowan 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/rowan-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.},
}

RIS

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What is the employer firms in Rowan County?

Employer firms in Rowan County was 428 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.9% from 2022. That is the 37th 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 Rowan County?

432 in 2022, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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