Employer firms in St. Mary's County

Employer firms in St. Mary's County was 1,665 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.8% from 2022. That is the 13th highest of 24 counties in 2023.

2023, count1,665

Change on 2022+1.8%

Rank13th of 24Counties in Maryland ranked

Series high1,6652023

Series low7901978

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 St. Mary's 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	1,665
2022	1,636
2021	1,579
2020	1,596
2019	1,599
2018	1,596
2017	1,581
2016	1,580
2015	1,539
2014	1,543
2013	1,554
2012	1,578
2011	1,544
2010	1,547
2009	1,555
2008	1,579
2007	1,624
2006	1,595
2005	1,532
2004	1,500
2003	1,473
2002	1,460
2001	1,436
2000	1,439
1999	1,439
1998	1,413
1997	1,364
1996	1,347
1995	1,307
1994	1,278
1993	1,237
1992	1,199
1991	1,198
1990	1,198
1989	1,147
1988	1,100
1987	1,047
1986	972
1985	918
1984	889
1983	826
1982	796
1981	816
1980	814
1979	809
1978	790

Compared with Maryland and United States

Place	2023
St. Mary's County	1,665
Maryland	100,768
United States	5,593,727

St. Mary's County compared with nearby places

Under 1,000
1,000 to 1,500
1,500 to 2,600
2,600 to 8,500
8,500 and over

Employer firms, 2023, count. St. Mary's 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 Maryland by employer firms 24 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, St. Mary's 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, St. Mary's 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/st-marys-county-maryland. 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, St. Mary's 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/st-marys-county-maryland.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, St. Mary's 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/st-marys-county-maryland (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{census_employer_firms_st_mary_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, St. Mary's 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/st-marys-county-maryland. 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 St. Mary's County?

Employer firms in St. Mary's County was 1,665 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.8% from 2022. That is the 13th highest of 24 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 St. Mary's County?

1,665 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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