Employer firms in Shelby County

Employer firms in Shelby County was 13,273 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.6% from 2022. That is the 2nd highest of 95 counties in 2023.

2023, count13,273

Change on 2022-0.6%

Rank2nd of 95Counties in Tennessee ranked

Series high14,7931998

Series low12,3151978

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 Shelby 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	13,273
2022	13,348
2021	13,578
2020	13,187
2019	13,163
2018	13,195
2017	13,198
2016	13,213
2015	13,192
2014	13,246
2013	13,331
2012	13,361
2011	13,499
2010	13,603
2009	13,868
2008	14,202
2007	14,465
2006	14,572
2005	14,465
2004	14,407
2003	14,218
2002	14,206
2001	14,349
2000	14,573
1999	14,682
1998	14,793
1997	14,685
1996	14,701
1995	14,689
1994	14,543
1993	14,380
1992	14,114
1991	14,141
1990	14,293
1989	14,164
1988	14,083
1987	13,750
1986	13,704
1985	13,383
1984	13,332
1983	12,714
1982	12,675
1981	12,843
1980	12,888
1979	12,739
1978	12,315

Compared with Tennessee and United States

Place	2023
Shelby County	13,273
Tennessee	97,956
United States	5,593,727

Shelby County compared with nearby places

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200 to 300
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500 to 600
600 to 1,600
1,600 and over

Employer firms, 2023, count. Shelby 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 Tennessee by employer firms 95 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, Shelby 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, Shelby 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/shelby-county-tennessee. 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, Shelby 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/shelby-county-tennessee.

Harvard

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

BibTeX

@misc{census_employer_firms_shelby_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Shelby 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/shelby-county-tennessee. 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 Shelby County?

Employer firms in Shelby County was 13,273 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.6% from 2022. That is the 2nd highest of 95 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 Shelby County?

14,793 in 1998, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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