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Employer firms in Van Wert County

Employer firms in Van Wert County was 457 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.2% from 2022. That is the 72nd highest of 88 counties in 2023.

2023, count457
Change on 2022+0.2%
Rank72nd of 88Counties in Ohio ranked
Series high5681999
Series low4562022

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Employer firms in Van Wert County, 1978 to 2023

45047550052555057519781985199219992006201320231978: 503 count1979: 502 count1980: 499 count1981: 504 count1982: 494 count1983: 489 count1984: 483 count1985: 486 count1986: 492 count1987: 505 count1988: 530 count1989: 534 count1990: 523 count1991: 517 count1992: 525 count1993: 526 count1994: 523 count1995: 527 count1996: 541 count1997: 545 count1998: 562 count1999: 568 count2000: 556 count2001: 550 count2002: 543 count2003: 542 count2004: 543 count2005: 535 count2006: 534 count2007: 526 count2008: 524 count2009: 508 count2010: 504 count2011: 494 count2012: 491 count2013: 494 count2014: 488 count2015: 489 count2016: 496 count2017: 491 count2018: 489 count2019: 497 count2020: 479 count2021: 468 count2022: 456 count2023: 457 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
2023457
2022456
2021468
2020479
2019497
2018489
2017491
2016496
2015489
2014488
2013494
2012491
2011494
2010504
2009508
2008524
2007526
2006534
2005535
2004543
2003542
2002543
2001550
2000556
1999568
1998562
1997545
1996541
1995527
1994523
1993526
1992525
1991517
1990523
1989534
1988530
1987505
1986492
1985486
1984483
1983489
1982494
1981504
1980499
1979502
1978503

Compared with Ohio and United States

Place2023
Van Wert County457
Ohio167,526
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. Differs from active_companies, the INE DIRCE count, which includes businesses without employees.

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_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 Wert 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 Wert 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-wert-county-ohio. 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 Wert 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-wert-county-ohio.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Van Wert 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-wert-county-ohio (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 Wert 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-wert-county-ohio. 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 Wert County?

Employer firms in Van Wert County was 457 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.2% from 2022. That is the 72nd highest of 88 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 Wert County?

568 in 1999, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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