Counties in New Hampshire by employer firms

Hillsborough County had the highest employer firms of 10 counties in 2013, at 8,201. Coos County had the lowest, at 675. The median was 1,815 and the figure for New Hampshire was 27,419. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Lowest675Coos County
Median1,81510 counties
New Hampshire27,419History

Map of counties, 2013

Belknap County: 1,443 countCarroll County: 1,523 countCheshire County: 1,590 countCoos County: 675 countGrafton County: 2,301 countHillsborough County: 8,201 countMerrimack County: 3,355 countRockingham County: 7,433 countStrafford County: 2,040 countSullivan County: 814 count
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count, 2013. 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, 2013

Hillsborough County: 8,201 countHillsborough County8,201Rockingham County: 7,433 countRockingham County7,433Merrimack County: 3,355 countMerrimack County3,355Grafton County: 2,301 countGrafton County2,301Strafford County: 2,040 countStrafford County2,040Cheshire County: 1,590 countCheshire County1,590Carroll County: 1,523 countCarroll County1,523Belknap County: 1,443 countBelknap County1,443Sullivan County: 814 countSullivan County814Coos County: 675 countCoos County675Hillsborough County: 8,201 countHillsborough County8,201Rockingham County: 7,433 countRockingham County7,433Merrimack County: 3,355 countMerrimack County3,355Grafton County: 2,301 countGrafton County2,301Strafford County: 2,040 countStrafford County2,040Cheshire County: 1,590 countCheshire County1,590Carroll County: 1,523 countCarroll County1,523Belknap County: 1,443 countBelknap County1,443Sullivan County: 814 countSullivan County814Coos County: 675 countCoos County675
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCounties2013
count
Change on 2012
1Hillsborough County8,201+0.8%
2Rockingham County7,433-0.8%
3Merrimack County3,355-1%
4Grafton County2,301-2%
5Strafford County2,040+1.1%
6Cheshire County1,590-0.1%
7Carroll County1,523+0.3%
8Belknap County1,443+0.6%
9Sullivan County814+0.6%
10Coos County675-3%

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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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties (Counties in New Hampshire by employer firms, 2013) [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 New Hampshire by employer firms, 2013. 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/new-hampshire-counties?period=2013. 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 New Hampshire by employer firms, 2013. 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/new-hampshire-counties?period=2013.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Counties in New Hampshire by employer firms, 2013 [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/new-hampshire-counties?period=2013 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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Which county has the highest employer firms?

Hillsborough County, with 8,201 in 2013, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest employer firms?

Coos County, with 675 in 2013.

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.

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