Employer firms in Santa Rosa County

Employer firms in Santa Rosa County was 2,697 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 3.9% from 2022. That is the 33rd highest of 67 counties in 2023.

2023, count2,697

Change on 2022+3.9%

Rank33rd of 67Counties in Florida ranked

Series high2,6972023

Series low6891978

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 Santa Rosa 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	2,697
2022	2,596
2021	2,502
2020	2,379
2019	2,298
2018	2,211
2017	2,108
2016	2,098
2015	1,998
2014	1,960
2013	1,940
2012	1,943
2011	1,906
2010	1,920
2009	1,930
2008	2,037
2007	2,143
2006	2,112
2005	2,020
2004	1,914
2003	1,740
2002	1,642
2001	1,582
2000	1,588
1999	1,597
1998	1,588
1997	1,549
1996	1,489
1995	1,486
1994	1,432
1993	1,370
1992	1,308
1991	1,247
1990	1,222
1989	1,149
1988	1,104
1987	1,056
1986	1,024
1985	964
1984	887
1983	805
1982	734
1981	736
1980	726
1979	699
1978	689

Compared with Florida and United States

Place	2023
Santa Rosa County	2,697
Florida	455,648
United States	5,593,727

Santa Rosa County compared with nearby places

Under 300
300 to 600
600 to 2,500
2,500 to 5,700
5,700 to 11K
11K and over

Employer firms, 2023, count. Santa Rosa 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 Florida by employer firms 67 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, Santa Rosa 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, Santa Rosa 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/santa-rosa-county-florida. 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, Santa Rosa 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/santa-rosa-county-florida.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Santa Rosa 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/santa-rosa-county-florida (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{census_employer_firms_santa_rosa_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Santa Rosa 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/santa-rosa-county-florida. 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 Santa Rosa County?

Employer firms in Santa Rosa County was 2,697 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 3.9% from 2022. That is the 33rd highest of 67 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 Santa Rosa County?

2,697 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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