Employer firms in Somerset County

Employer firms in Somerset County was 939 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.6% from 2022. That is the 11th highest of 16 counties in 2023.

2023, count939

Change on 2022+2.6%

Rank11th of 16Counties in Maine ranked

Series high1,0042000

Series low7261982

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 Somerset 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	939
2022	915
2021	909
2020	887
2019	911
2018	901
2017	902
2016	907
2015	883
2014	897
2013	909
2012	901
2011	904
2010	904
2009	920
2008	952
2007	993
2006	966
2005	974
2004	965
2003	965
2002	966
2001	992
2000	1,004
1999	990
1998	973
1997	954
1996	945
1995	948
1994	917
1993	917
1992	884
1991	886
1990	918
1989	911
1988	910
1987	873
1986	834
1985	827
1984	798
1983	740
1982	726
1981	758
1980	778
1979	784
1978	759

Compared with Maine and United States

Place	2023
Somerset County	939
Maine	30,735
United States	5,593,727

Somerset County compared with nearby places

Under 810
810 to 1,000
1,000 to 1,400
1,400 to 2,600
2,600 and over

Employer firms, 2023, count. Somerset 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 Maine by employer firms 16 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, Somerset 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, Somerset 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/somerset-county-maine. 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, Somerset 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/somerset-county-maine.

Harvard

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

BibTeX

@misc{census_employer_firms_somerset_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Somerset 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/somerset-county-maine. 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 Somerset County?

Employer firms in Somerset County was 939 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.6% from 2022. That is the 11th highest of 16 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 Somerset County?

1,004 in 2000, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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