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Employer firms in Tennessee

Employer firms in Tennessee was 97,956 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.6% from 2022. That is the 22nd highest of 51 states in 2023.

2023, count97,956
Change on 2022+1.6%
Rank22nd of 51US states ranked
Series high97,9562023
Series low67,8221978

Employer firms in Tennessee, 1978 to 2023

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60K70K80K90K100K19781985199219992006201320231978: 67,822 count1979: 69,909 count1980: 70,173 count1981: 69,769 count1982: 68,749 count1983: 69,488 count1984: 74,065 count1985: 75,126 count1986: 76,766 count1987: 78,612 count1988: 80,427 count1989: 82,200 count1990: 83,202 count1991: 82,628 count1992: 83,207 count1993: 85,593 count1994: 87,626 count1995: 90,019 count1996: 91,203 count1997: 91,932 count1998: 92,681 count1999: 92,334 count2000: 91,652 count2001: 90,581 count2002: 90,214 count2003: 90,549 count2004: 92,164 count2005: 92,944 count2006: 94,163 count2007: 94,974 count2008: 94,253 count2009: 91,606 count2010: 89,900 count2011: 88,889 count2012: 88,587 count2013: 88,671 count2014: 88,666 count2015: 88,986 count2016: 89,915 count2017: 90,668 count2018: 91,351 count2019: 92,103 count2020: 92,487 count2021: 94,549 count2022: 96,419 count2023: 97,956 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10, published 2025-09-25.
All 46 values
Periodcount
202397,956
202296,419
202194,549
202092,487
201992,103
201891,351
201790,668
201689,915
201588,986
201488,666
201388,671
201288,587
201188,889
201089,900
200991,606
200894,253
200794,974
200694,163
200592,944
200492,164
200390,549
200290,214
200190,581
200091,652
199992,334
199892,681
199791,932
199691,203
199590,019
199487,626
199385,593
199283,207
199182,628
199083,202
198982,200
198880,427
198778,612
198676,766
198575,126
198474,065
198369,488
198268,749
198169,769
198070,173
197969,909
197867,822

Compared with United States

Place2023
Tennessee97,956
United States5,593,727

Rankings

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 and other activities outside the BDS scope. A firm operating in several states or counties is counted in each area, so geographic counts cannot be added to reproduce the national total. This differs from the INE DIRCE active-company count, which includes businesses without employees. Past values can be revised.

How to cite

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.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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What is the employer firms in Tennessee?

Employer firms in Tennessee was 97,956 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.6% from 2022. That is the 22nd highest of 51 states 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 2026-10-10.

What was the highest employer firms in Tennessee?

97,956 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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