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Employer firms in York County

Employer firms in York County was 6,509 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.9% from 2022. That is the 10th highest of 67 counties in 2023.

2023, count6,509
Change on 2022+0.9%
Rank10th of 67Counties in Pennsylvania ranked
Series high6,7832007
Series low4,8931978

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Employer firms in York County, 1978 to 2023

4,5005,0005,5006,0006,5007,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 4,893 count1979: 5,107 count1980: 5,072 count1981: 5,036 count1982: 4,963 count1983: 5,019 count1984: 5,298 count1985: 5,416 count1986: 5,621 count1987: 5,793 count1988: 5,997 count1989: 6,114 count1990: 6,237 count1991: 6,189 count1992: 6,159 count1993: 6,182 count1994: 6,189 count1995: 6,292 count1996: 6,270 count1997: 6,312 count1998: 6,349 count1999: 6,399 count2000: 6,373 count2001: 6,453 count2002: 6,511 count2003: 6,506 count2004: 6,588 count2005: 6,620 count2006: 6,702 count2007: 6,783 count2008: 6,716 count2009: 6,617 count2010: 6,500 count2011: 6,486 count2012: 6,515 count2013: 6,502 count2014: 6,484 count2015: 6,485 count2016: 6,463 count2017: 6,416 count2018: 6,384 count2019: 6,390 count2020: 6,404 count2021: 6,341 count2022: 6,451 count2023: 6,509 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
20236,509
20226,451
20216,341
20206,404
20196,390
20186,384
20176,416
20166,463
20156,485
20146,484
20136,502
20126,515
20116,486
20106,500
20096,617
20086,716
20076,783
20066,702
20056,620
20046,588
20036,506
20026,511
20016,453
20006,373
19996,399
19986,349
19976,312
19966,270
19956,292
19946,189
19936,182
19926,159
19916,189
19906,237
19896,114
19885,997
19875,793
19865,621
19855,416
19845,298
19835,019
19824,963
19815,036
19805,072
19795,107
19784,893

Compared with Pennsylvania and United States

Place2023
York County6,509
Pennsylvania211,009
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, York 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, York 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/york-county-pennsylvania. 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, York 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/york-county-pennsylvania.

Harvard

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

BibTeX
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  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-11},
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What is the employer firms in York County?

Employer firms in York County was 6,509 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.9% from 2022. That is the 10th highest of 67 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 York County?

6,783 in 2007, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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