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Employer firms in Strafford County

Employer firms in Strafford County was 2,160 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.3% from 2022. That is the 5th highest of 10 counties in 2023.

2023, count2,160
Change on 2022+0.3%
Rank5th of 10Counties in New Hampshire ranked
Series high2,1972006
Series low1,3461978

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Employer firms in Strafford County, 1978 to 2023

1,2001,4001,6001,8002,0002,20019781985199219992006201320231978: 1,346 count1979: 1,412 count1980: 1,401 count1981: 1,411 count1982: 1,402 count1983: 1,431 count1984: 1,539 count1985: 1,596 count1986: 1,740 count1987: 1,900 count1988: 1,978 count1989: 1,985 count1990: 1,883 count1991: 1,807 count1992: 1,757 count1993: 1,742 count1994: 1,802 count1995: 1,865 count1996: 1,909 count1997: 1,944 count1998: 1,974 count1999: 2,001 count2000: 2,023 count2001: 2,053 count2002: 2,081 count2003: 2,099 count2004: 2,143 count2005: 2,190 count2006: 2,197 count2007: 2,187 count2008: 2,145 count2009: 2,077 count2010: 2,059 count2011: 2,003 count2012: 2,017 count2013: 2,040 count2014: 2,042 count2015: 2,074 count2016: 2,094 count2017: 2,082 count2018: 2,059 count2019: 2,098 count2020: 2,101 count2021: 2,107 count2022: 2,154 count2023: 2,160 count1,2501,5001,7502,0002,25019781994201020231978: 1,346 count1979: 1,412 count1980: 1,401 count1981: 1,411 count1982: 1,402 count1983: 1,431 count1984: 1,539 count1985: 1,596 count1986: 1,740 count1987: 1,900 count1988: 1,978 count1989: 1,985 count1990: 1,883 count1991: 1,807 count1992: 1,757 count1993: 1,742 count1994: 1,802 count1995: 1,865 count1996: 1,909 count1997: 1,944 count1998: 1,974 count1999: 2,001 count2000: 2,023 count2001: 2,053 count2002: 2,081 count2003: 2,099 count2004: 2,143 count2005: 2,190 count2006: 2,197 count2007: 2,187 count2008: 2,145 count2009: 2,077 count2010: 2,059 count2011: 2,003 count2012: 2,017 count2013: 2,040 count2014: 2,042 count2015: 2,074 count2016: 2,094 count2017: 2,082 count2018: 2,059 count2019: 2,098 count2020: 2,101 count2021: 2,107 count2022: 2,154 count2023: 2,160 count
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
Periodcount
20232,160
20222,154
20212,107
20202,101
20192,098
20182,059
20172,082
20162,094
20152,074
20142,042
20132,040
20122,017
20112,003
20102,059
20092,077
20082,145
20072,187
20062,197
20052,190
20042,143
20032,099
20022,081
20012,053
20002,023
19992,001
19981,974
19971,944
19961,909
19951,865
19941,802
19931,742
19921,757
19911,807
19901,883
19891,985
19881,978
19871,900
19861,740
19851,596
19841,539
19831,431
19821,402
19811,411
19801,401
19791,412
19781,346

Compared with New Hampshire and United States

Place2023
Strafford County2,160
New Hampshire28,617
United States5,593,727

Strafford County compared with nearby places

Belknap County: 1,550 countCarroll County: 1,560 countCheshire County: 1,658 countCoos County: 610 countGrafton County: 2,328 countHillsborough County: 8,468 countMerrimack County: 3,406 countRockingham County: 8,040 countStrafford County: 2,160 countSullivan County: 801 count
  • Under 1,400
  • 1,400 to 1,600
  • 1,600 to 2,200
  • 2,200 to 4,300
  • 4,300 and over
Employer firms, 2023, count. Strafford County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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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, Strafford 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, Strafford 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/strafford-county-new-hampshire. 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, Strafford 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/strafford-county-new-hampshire.

Harvard

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

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Strafford County, 1978 to 2023}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-11},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/strafford-county-new-hampshire. 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 Strafford County?

Employer firms in Strafford County was 2,160 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.3% from 2022. That is the 5th highest of 10 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 Strafford County?

2,197 in 2006, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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