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Employer firms in Sussex County

Employer firms in Sussex County was 4,663 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.5% from 2022.

2023, count4,663
Change on 2022+0.5%
Series high4,6632023
Series low2,0011978

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Employer firms in Sussex County, 1978 to 2023

2,0003,0004,0005,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 2,001 count1979: 2,082 count1980: 2,088 count1981: 2,048 count1982: 2,080 count1983: 2,167 count1984: 2,307 count1985: 2,382 count1986: 2,509 count1987: 2,633 count1988: 2,715 count1989: 2,855 count1990: 2,928 count1991: 2,955 count1992: 2,954 count1993: 3,021 count1994: 3,089 count1995: 3,184 count1996: 3,184 count1997: 3,237 count1998: 3,337 count1999: 3,417 count2000: 3,480 count2001: 3,575 count2002: 3,688 count2003: 3,788 count2004: 3,938 count2005: 4,069 count2006: 4,223 count2007: 4,229 count2008: 4,169 count2009: 4,058 count2010: 4,021 count2011: 3,945 count2012: 3,921 count2013: 3,966 count2014: 3,960 count2015: 4,007 count2016: 4,085 count2017: 4,094 count2018: 4,167 count2019: 4,227 count2020: 4,433 count2021: 4,557 count2022: 4,639 count2023: 4,663 count2,0003,0004,0005,00019781994201020231978: 2,001 count1979: 2,082 count1980: 2,088 count1981: 2,048 count1982: 2,080 count1983: 2,167 count1984: 2,307 count1985: 2,382 count1986: 2,509 count1987: 2,633 count1988: 2,715 count1989: 2,855 count1990: 2,928 count1991: 2,955 count1992: 2,954 count1993: 3,021 count1994: 3,089 count1995: 3,184 count1996: 3,184 count1997: 3,237 count1998: 3,337 count1999: 3,417 count2000: 3,480 count2001: 3,575 count2002: 3,688 count2003: 3,788 count2004: 3,938 count2005: 4,069 count2006: 4,223 count2007: 4,229 count2008: 4,169 count2009: 4,058 count2010: 4,021 count2011: 3,945 count2012: 3,921 count2013: 3,966 count2014: 3,960 count2015: 4,007 count2016: 4,085 count2017: 4,094 count2018: 4,167 count2019: 4,227 count2020: 4,433 count2021: 4,557 count2022: 4,639 count2023: 4,663 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
20234,663
20224,639
20214,557
20204,433
20194,227
20184,167
20174,094
20164,085
20154,007
20143,960
20133,966
20123,921
20113,945
20104,021
20094,058
20084,169
20074,229
20064,223
20054,069
20043,938
20033,788
20023,688
20013,575
20003,480
19993,417
19983,337
19973,237
19963,184
19953,184
19943,089
19933,021
19922,954
19912,955
19902,928
19892,855
19882,715
19872,633
19862,509
19852,382
19842,307
19832,167
19822,080
19812,048
19802,088
19792,082
19782,001

Compared with Delaware and United States

Place2023
Sussex County4,663
Delaware20,713
United States5,593,727

Sussex County compared with nearby places

Kent County: 3,669 countNew Castle County: 12,898 countSussex County: 4,663 count
  • Under 4,300
  • 4,300 to 7,400
  • 7,400 and over
Employer firms, 2023, count. Sussex 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, Sussex 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, Sussex 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/sussex-county-delaware. 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, Sussex 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/sussex-county-delaware.

Harvard

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

BibTeX
@misc{census_employer_firms_sussex_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Sussex 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/sussex-county-delaware. 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 Sussex County?

Employer firms in Sussex County was 4,663 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.5% from 2022.

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 Sussex County?

4,663 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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