Counties in Maine by employer firms

Cumberland County had the highest employer firms of 16 counties in 2016, at 8,559. Piscataquis County had the lowest, at 350. The median was 1,211 and the figure for Maine was 29,104. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest8,559Cumberland County

Lowest350Piscataquis County

Median1,21116 counties

Maine29,104History

Map of counties, 2016

Under 760
760 to 1,000
1,000 to 1,500
1,500 to 2,500
2,500 and over

count, 2016. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2016

count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2016 count	Change on 2015
1	Cumberland County	8,559	+2.7%
2	York County	4,239	+2.2%
3	Penobscot County	3,184	+1.7%
4	Kennebec County	2,545	+2.1%
5	Androscoggin County	2,150	+1.4%
6	Hancock County	1,649	+2.7%
7	Aroostook County	1,515	+1.6%
8	Knox County	1,374	+2.5%
9	Lincoln County	1,047	+3.5%
9	Oxford County	1,047	+3.5%
11	Somerset County	907	+2.7%
12	Sagadahoc County	775	+1.8%
13	Waldo County	762	+4.1%
14	Franklin County	682	+1.3%
15	Washington County	616	+3.2%
16	Piscataquis County	350	-0.8%

Other periods

About this ranking

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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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 (Counties in Maine by employer firms, 2016) [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, Counties in Maine by employer firms, 2016. 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/rankings/employer-firms/maine-counties?period=2016. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Counties in Maine by employer firms, 2016. 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/rankings/employer-firms/maine-counties?period=2016.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Counties in Maine by employer firms, 2016 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-firms/maine-counties?period=2016 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Counties in Maine by employer firms, 2016}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-11},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-firms/maine-counties?period=2016. 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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Which county has the highest employer firms?

Cumberland County, with 8,559 in 2016, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest employer firms?

Piscataquis County, with 350 in 2016.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-11.