Employer firms in Sullivan County

Employer firms in Sullivan County was 2,481 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.3% from 2022. That is the 10th highest of 95 counties in 2023.

2023, count2,481

Change on 2022+1.3%

Rank10th of 95Counties in Tennessee ranked

Series high2,9351996

Series low2,2051978

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 Sullivan 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	2,481
2022	2,450
2021	2,455
2020	2,464
2019	2,491
2018	2,492
2017	2,510
2016	2,518
2015	2,507
2014	2,527
2013	2,539
2012	2,570
2011	2,573
2010	2,596
2009	2,710
2008	2,739
2007	2,765
2006	2,768
2005	2,726
2004	2,773
2003	2,731
2002	2,763
2001	2,828
2000	2,905
1999	2,923
1998	2,920
1997	2,932
1996	2,935
1995	2,856
1994	2,811
1993	2,742
1992	2,709
1991	2,657
1990	2,669
1989	2,660
1988	2,629
1987	2,575
1986	2,526
1985	2,480
1984	2,463
1983	2,298
1982	2,254
1981	2,290
1980	2,299
1979	2,285
1978	2,205

Compared with Tennessee and United States

Place	2023
Sullivan County	2,481
Tennessee	97,956
United States	5,593,727

Sullivan County compared with nearby places

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

Employer firms, 2023, count. Sullivan 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, Sullivan 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, Sullivan 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/sullivan-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, Sullivan 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/sullivan-county-tennessee.

Harvard

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

BibTeX

@misc{census_employer_firms_sullivan_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Sullivan 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/sullivan-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 Sullivan County?

Employer firms in Sullivan County was 2,481 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.3% from 2022. That is the 10th 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 Sullivan County?

2,935 in 1996, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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