# Counties in Vermont by employer firms, 2023

All 14 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2023, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `employer_firms`
- Unit: count
- 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.
- Source: 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)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-11
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-firms/vermont-counties

| Rank | Place | count |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Chittenden County | 4,529 |
| 2 | Washington County | 1,735 |
| 3 | Rutland County | 1,588 |
| 4 | Windsor County | 1,587 |
| 5 | Windham County | 1,372 |
| 6 | Bennington County | 1,084 |
| 7 | Addison County | 987 |
| 8 | Franklin County | 904 |
| 9 | Lamoille County | 837 |
| 10 | Caledonia County | 724 |
| 11 | Orleans County | 632 |
| 12 | Orange County | 582 |
| 13 | Grand Isle County | 143 |
| 14 | Essex County | 91 |