# Employer firms in Washington County

Employer firms in Washington County was 2,473 in 2023. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

- Indicator id: `employer_firms`
- Place id: `us-county-47179`
- Unit: count
- 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.
- Note: Excludes nonemployer businesses. Differs from active_companies, the INE DIRCE count, which includes businesses without employees.
- Source: 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)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-11
- License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/washington-county-tennessee
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=employer_firms&place=us-county-47179

| Period | count |
|---|---:|
| 2023 | 2,473 |
| 2022 | 2,424 |
| 2021 | 2,366 |
| 2020 | 2,366 |
| 2019 | 2,342 |
| 2018 | 2,322 |
| 2017 | 2,292 |
| 2016 | 2,289 |
| 2015 | 2,280 |
| 2014 | 2,267 |
| 2013 | 2,266 |
| 2012 | 2,289 |
| 2011 | 2,294 |
| 2010 | 2,313 |
| 2009 | 2,337 |
| 2008 | 2,377 |
| 2007 | 2,379 |
| 2006 | 2,344 |
| 2005 | 2,325 |
| 2004 | 2,299 |
| 2003 | 2,241 |
| 2002 | 2,250 |
| 2001 | 2,226 |
| 2000 | 2,222 |
| 1999 | 2,225 |
| 1998 | 2,224 |
| 1997 | 2,188 |
| 1996 | 2,175 |
| 1995 | 2,135 |
| 1994 | 2,094 |
| 1993 | 2,050 |
| 1992 | 1,989 |
| 1991 | 1,972 |
| 1990 | 1,972 |
| 1989 | 1,954 |
| 1988 | 1,949 |
| 1987 | 1,878 |
| 1986 | 1,802 |
| 1985 | 1,784 |
| 1984 | 1,746 |
| 1983 | 1,606 |
| 1982 | 1,613 |
| 1981 | 1,670 |
| 1980 | 1,694 |
| 1979 | 1,625 |
| 1978 | 1,563 |