Employer firms in Westchester County

Employer firms in Westchester County was 24,350 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.1% from 2022. That is the 6th highest of 62 counties in 2023.

2023, count24,350

Change on 2022+0.1%

Rank6th of 62Counties in New York ranked

Series high25,5062006

Series low19,6161978

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 Westchester 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	24,350
2022	24,322
2021	23,614
2020	24,062
2019	24,563
2018	24,573
2017	24,652
2016	24,846
2015	24,536
2014	24,663
2013	24,668
2012	24,666
2011	24,469
2010	24,513
2009	24,824
2008	25,372
2007	25,499
2006	25,506
2005	25,227
2004	24,852
2003	24,587
2002	24,360
2001	24,313
2000	24,294
1999	24,081
1998	23,865
1997	23,396
1996	23,220
1995	23,121
1994	22,740
1993	22,612
1992	22,569
1991	22,823
1990	23,285
1989	23,258
1988	23,151
1987	22,703
1986	22,461
1985	21,959
1984	21,472
1983	20,997
1982	20,422
1981	20,371
1980	20,144
1979	20,052
1978	19,616

Compared with New York and United States

Place	2023
Westchester County	24,350
New York	402,077
United States	5,593,727

Westchester County compared with nearby places

Under 700
700 to 1,000
1,000 to 1,400
1,400 to 2,300
2,300 to 8,900
8,900 and over

Employer firms, 2023, count. Westchester 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 New York by employer firms 62 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, Westchester 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, Westchester 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/westchester-county-new-york. 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, Westchester 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/westchester-county-new-york.

Harvard

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

BibTeX

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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Westchester 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/westchester-county-new-york. 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 Westchester County?

Employer firms in Westchester County was 24,350 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.1% from 2022. That is the 6th highest of 62 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 Westchester County?

25,506 in 2006, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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