Employer firms in Van Buren County

Employer firms in Van Buren County was 1,056 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.2% from 2022. That is the 29th highest of 83 counties in 2023.

2023, count1,056

Change on 2022+1.2%

Rank29th of 83Counties in Michigan ranked

Series high1,1942002

Series low8321982

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 Van Buren 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	1,056
2022	1,043
2021	996
2020	1,019
2019	1,041
2018	1,034
2017	1,020
2016	1,013
2015	972
2014	982
2013	985
2012	1,023
2011	1,031
2010	1,045
2009	1,082
2008	1,132
2007	1,131
2006	1,162
2005	1,157
2004	1,176
2003	1,184
2002	1,194
2001	1,183
2000	1,169
1999	1,179
1998	1,143
1997	1,154
1996	1,163
1995	1,162
1994	1,149
1993	1,125
1992	1,079
1991	1,100
1990	1,088
1989	1,030
1988	998
1987	974
1986	944
1985	917
1984	893
1983	857
1982	832
1981	871
1980	881
1979	888
1978	885

Compared with Michigan and United States

Place	2023
Van Buren County	1,056
Michigan	155,861
United States	5,593,727

Van Buren County compared with nearby places

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700 to 1,100
1,100 to 2,400
2,400 and over

Employer firms, 2023, count. Van Buren 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 Michigan by employer firms 83 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, Van Buren 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, Van Buren 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/van-buren-county-michigan. 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, Van Buren 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/van-buren-county-michigan.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Van Buren 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/van-buren-county-michigan (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, Van Buren 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/van-buren-county-michigan. 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 Van Buren County?

Employer firms in Van Buren County was 1,056 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.2% from 2022. That is the 29th highest of 83 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 Van Buren County?

1,194 in 2002, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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