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Employer firms in Sussex County

Employer firms in Sussex County was 2,620 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.3% from 2022. That is the 17th highest of 21 counties in 2023.

2023, count2,620
Change on 2022+0.3%
Rank17th of 21Counties in New Jersey ranked
Series high3,0842007
Series low1,6481978

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Employer firms in Sussex County, 1978 to 2023

1,5002,0002,5003,0003,50019781985199219992006201320231978: 1,648 count1979: 1,738 count1980: 1,799 count1981: 1,822 count1982: 1,779 count1983: 1,892 count1984: 2,031 count1985: 2,168 count1986: 2,338 count1987: 2,490 count1988: 2,695 count1989: 2,696 count1990: 2,638 count1991: 2,518 count1992: 2,544 count1993: 2,612 count1994: 2,656 count1995: 2,776 count1996: 2,833 count1997: 2,838 count1998: 2,908 count1999: 2,938 count2000: 2,978 count2001: 2,982 count2002: 2,991 count2003: 3,008 count2004: 3,049 count2005: 3,056 count2006: 3,069 count2007: 3,084 count2008: 2,980 count2009: 2,808 count2010: 2,753 count2011: 2,679 count2012: 2,726 count2013: 2,668 count2014: 2,655 count2015: 2,600 count2016: 2,649 count2017: 2,635 count2018: 2,637 count2019: 2,601 count2020: 2,587 count2021: 2,534 count2022: 2,612 count2023: 2,620 count1,5002,0002,5003,0003,50019781994201020231978: 1,648 count1979: 1,738 count1980: 1,799 count1981: 1,822 count1982: 1,779 count1983: 1,892 count1984: 2,031 count1985: 2,168 count1986: 2,338 count1987: 2,490 count1988: 2,695 count1989: 2,696 count1990: 2,638 count1991: 2,518 count1992: 2,544 count1993: 2,612 count1994: 2,656 count1995: 2,776 count1996: 2,833 count1997: 2,838 count1998: 2,908 count1999: 2,938 count2000: 2,978 count2001: 2,982 count2002: 2,991 count2003: 3,008 count2004: 3,049 count2005: 3,056 count2006: 3,069 count2007: 3,084 count2008: 2,980 count2009: 2,808 count2010: 2,753 count2011: 2,679 count2012: 2,726 count2013: 2,668 count2014: 2,655 count2015: 2,600 count2016: 2,649 count2017: 2,635 count2018: 2,637 count2019: 2,601 count2020: 2,587 count2021: 2,534 count2022: 2,612 count2023: 2,620 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
20232,620
20222,612
20212,534
20202,587
20192,601
20182,637
20172,635
20162,649
20152,600
20142,655
20132,668
20122,726
20112,679
20102,753
20092,808
20082,980
20073,084
20063,069
20053,056
20043,049
20033,008
20022,991
20012,982
20002,978
19992,938
19982,908
19972,838
19962,833
19952,776
19942,656
19932,612
19922,544
19912,518
19902,638
19892,696
19882,695
19872,490
19862,338
19852,168
19842,031
19831,892
19821,779
19811,822
19801,799
19791,738
19781,648

Compared with New Jersey and United States

Place2023
Sussex County2,620
New Jersey175,347
United States5,593,727

Sussex County compared with nearby places

Atlantic County: 4,791 countBergen County: 25,527 countBurlington County: 7,974 countCamden County: 8,677 countCape May County: 2,584 countCumberland County: 2,257 countEssex County: 15,506 countGloucester County: 4,860 countHudson County: 11,154 countHunterdon County: 3,083 countMercer County: 7,478 countMiddlesex County: 17,675 countMonmouth County: 15,476 countMorris County: 12,968 countOcean County: 11,525 countPassaic County: 10,068 countSalem County: 911 countSomerset County: 7,685 countSussex County: 2,620 countUnion County: 11,576 countWarren County: 1,856 count
  • Under 2,600
  • 2,600 to 7,500
  • 7,500 to 10K
  • 10K to 13K
  • 13K 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-new-jersey. 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-new-jersey.

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-new-jersey (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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  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-new-jersey. 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 2,620 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.3% from 2022. That is the 17th highest of 21 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 Sussex County?

3,084 in 2007, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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