Employer firms in Tazewell County

Employer firms in Tazewell County was 2,135 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is unchanged from 2022. That is the 15th highest of 102 counties in 2023.

2023, count2,135

Change on 20220%

Rank15th of 102Counties in Illinois ranked

Series high2,3092007

Series low1,8841983

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 Tazewell 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	2,135
2022	2,135
2021	2,109
2020	2,135
2019	2,150
2018	2,156
2017	2,197
2016	2,224
2015	2,202
2014	2,193
2013	2,199
2012	2,229
2011	2,226
2010	2,241
2009	2,233
2008	2,286
2007	2,309
2006	2,259
2005	2,264
2004	2,299
2003	2,260
2002	2,265
2001	2,263
2000	2,290
1999	2,264
1998	2,235
1997	2,207
1996	2,164
1995	2,140
1994	2,119
1993	2,100
1992	2,056
1991	2,062
1990	2,025
1989	1,972
1988	1,972
1987	1,935
1986	1,916
1985	1,928
1984	1,922
1983	1,884
1982	1,888
1981	1,910
1980	1,939
1979	1,935
1978	1,933

Compared with Illinois and United States

Place	2023
Tazewell County	2,135
Illinois	222,365
United States	5,593,727

Tazewell County compared with nearby places

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700 to 1,800
1,800 and over

Employer firms, 2023, count. Tazewell 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 Illinois by employer firms 102 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, Tazewell 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, Tazewell 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/tazewell-county-illinois. 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, Tazewell 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/tazewell-county-illinois.

Harvard

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

BibTeX

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Tazewell 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/tazewell-county-illinois. 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 Tazewell County?

Employer firms in Tazewell County was 2,135 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is unchanged from 2022. That is the 15th highest of 102 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 Tazewell County?

2,309 in 2007, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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