Employer firms in Simpson County

Employer firms in Simpson County was 365 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.5% from 2022. That is the 41st highest of 120 counties in 2023.

2023, count365

Change on 2022+2.5%

Rank41st of 120Counties in Kentucky ranked

Series high3752017

Series low2641983

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 Simpson 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	365
2022	356
2021	351
2020	345
2019	351
2018	354
2017	375
2016	359
2015	347
2014	334
2013	332
2012	331
2011	335
2010	346
2009	354
2008	354
2007	342
2006	344
2005	343
2004	347
2003	338
2002	326
2001	331
2000	333
1999	336
1998	330
1997	324
1996	316
1995	310
1994	292
1993	294
1992	287
1991	294
1990	286
1989	280
1988	274
1987	270
1986	274
1985	282
1984	279
1983	264
1982	275
1981	283
1980	291
1979	287
1978	279

Compared with Kentucky and United States

Place	2023
Simpson County	365
Kentucky	61,917
United States	5,593,727

Simpson County compared with nearby places

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900 and over

Employer firms, 2023, count. Simpson 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 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.

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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, Simpson 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, Simpson 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/simpson-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, Simpson 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/simpson-county-kentucky.

Harvard

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

BibTeX

@misc{census_employer_firms_simpson_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Simpson 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/simpson-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.},
}

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What is the employer firms in Simpson County?

Employer firms in Simpson County was 365 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.5% from 2022. That is the 41st 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 Simpson County?

375 in 2017, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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