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Employer firms in Washtenaw County

Employer firms in Washtenaw County was 6,602 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.6% from 2022. That is the 5th highest of 83 counties in 2023.

2023, count6,602
Change on 2022+0.6%
Rank5th of 83Counties in Michigan ranked
Series high6,6022023
Series low3,9821978

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Employer firms in Washtenaw County, 1978 to 2023

3,0004,0005,0006,0007,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 3,982 count1979: 4,118 count1980: 4,144 count1981: 4,187 count1982: 4,137 count1983: 4,279 count1984: 4,506 count1985: 4,663 count1986: 4,849 count1987: 5,084 count1988: 5,261 count1989: 5,424 count1990: 5,560 count1991: 5,585 count1992: 5,635 count1993: 5,757 count1994: 5,853 count1995: 6,034 count1996: 6,149 count1997: 6,234 count1998: 6,286 count1999: 6,340 count2000: 6,411 count2001: 6,426 count2002: 6,362 count2003: 6,400 count2004: 6,396 count2005: 6,438 count2006: 6,457 count2007: 6,406 count2008: 6,397 count2009: 6,247 count2010: 6,164 count2011: 6,161 count2012: 6,223 count2013: 6,240 count2014: 6,305 count2015: 6,342 count2016: 6,436 count2017: 6,394 count2018: 6,455 count2019: 6,512 count2020: 6,488 count2021: 6,421 count2022: 6,561 count2023: 6,602 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
20236,602
20226,561
20216,421
20206,488
20196,512
20186,455
20176,394
20166,436
20156,342
20146,305
20136,240
20126,223
20116,161
20106,164
20096,247
20086,397
20076,406
20066,457
20056,438
20046,396
20036,400
20026,362
20016,426
20006,411
19996,340
19986,286
19976,234
19966,149
19956,034
19945,853
19935,757
19925,635
19915,585
19905,560
19895,424
19885,261
19875,084
19864,849
19854,663
19844,506
19834,279
19824,137
19814,187
19804,144
19794,118
19783,982

Compared with Michigan and United States

Place2023
Washtenaw County6,602
Michigan155,861
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, Washtenaw 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, Washtenaw 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/washtenaw-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, Washtenaw 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/washtenaw-county-michigan.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Washtenaw 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/washtenaw-county-michigan (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  urldate = {2026-10-11},
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What is the employer firms in Washtenaw County?

Employer firms in Washtenaw County was 6,602 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.6% from 2022. That is the 5th highest of 83 counties in 2023.

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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 Washtenaw County?

6,602 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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