Employer firms in Vanderburgh County

Employer firms in Vanderburgh County was 3,800 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.8% from 2022. That is the 7th highest of 92 counties in 2023.

2023, count3,800

Change on 2022+0.8%

Rank7th of 92Counties in Indiana ranked

Series high4,1841998

Series low3,4581978

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 Vanderburgh 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	3,800
2022	3,771
2021	3,756
2020	3,787
2019	3,812
2018	3,785
2017	3,763
2016	3,774
2015	3,786
2014	3,808
2013	3,871
2012	3,831
2011	3,823
2010	3,833
2009	3,898
2008	3,935
2007	3,999
2006	4,009
2005	3,968
2004	4,009
2003	4,002
2002	4,020
2001	4,020
2000	4,080
1999	4,113
1998	4,184
1997	4,124
1996	4,149
1995	4,114
1994	4,013
1993	3,970
1992	3,921
1991	3,960
1990	3,963
1989	3,952
1988	3,950
1987	3,911
1986	3,855
1985	3,769
1984	3,736
1983	3,630
1982	3,583
1981	3,531
1980	3,564
1979	3,573
1978	3,458

Compared with Indiana and United States

Place	2023
Vanderburgh County	3,800
Indiana	102,872
United States	5,593,727

Vanderburgh County compared with nearby places

Under 300
300 to 400
400 to 600
600 to 800
800 to 1,800
1,800 and over

Employer firms, 2023, count. Vanderburgh 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 Indiana by employer firms 92 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, Vanderburgh 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, Vanderburgh 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/vanderburgh-county-indiana. 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, Vanderburgh 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/vanderburgh-county-indiana.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Vanderburgh 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/vanderburgh-county-indiana (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, Vanderburgh 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/vanderburgh-county-indiana. 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 Vanderburgh County?

Employer firms in Vanderburgh County was 3,800 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.8% from 2022. That is the 7th highest of 92 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 Vanderburgh County?

4,184 in 1998, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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