Number of Total Business Establishments in Massachusetts By County for All Industries in 2020 Q4 (QCEW)
Updated on September 26, 2022.

In 2020 Q4, the following were the rankings of the top 10 Massachusetts counties based on the number of Total business establishments they had for All Industries:

  1. Middlesex: 58,167
  2. Suffolk: 32,614
  3. Essex: 28,251
  4. Worcester: 27,038
  5. Norfolk: 25,899
  6. Hampden: 19,211
  7. Bristol: 18,047
  8. Plymouth: 16,703
  9. Barnstable: 9,640
  10. Berkshire: 5,337

The following were the rankings of the top 10 Massachusetts counties based on the net number of new Total business establishments they added to All Industries in 2020 Q4:

  1. Middlesex: 1,016
  2. Essex: 633
  3. Hampden: 444
  4. Worcester: 429
  5. Suffolk: 415
  6. Norfolk: 312
  7. Plymouth: 269
  8. Bristol: 175
  9. Berkshire: 143
  10. Barnstable: 81

In the two interactive visualizations and table below we show the number of Total business estabablishments of all sizes, and the net number of new business establishments added to All Industries for each Massachusetts county in the fourth quarter of 2020. We also have similar information for the following sectors: Federal Government, State Government, Local Government, and Private.

You can see this same information for other states, and for the United States by state as well.

See links at the bottom of this page for similar data for other quarters. You can also see the quarterly links for many other years, as well as similar data for many more industries here.

Number of Total Business Establishments in Massachusetts By County for All Industries in 2020 Q4
Net Number of New Total Business Establishments Added By Massachusetts Counties for All Industries in 2020 Q4
Number of Total Business Establishments in Massachusetts By County for All Industries in 2020 Q4
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County Number of Business Establishments Net New Business Esablishments Added
Barnstable 9640 81
Berkshire 5337 143
Bristol 18047 175
Dukes 1368 27
Essex 28251 633
Franklin 2573 34
Hampden 19211 444
Hampshire 4981 72
Middlesex 58167 1016
Nantucket 1216 28
Norfolk 25899 312
Plymouth 16703 269
Suffolk 32614 415
Worcester 27038 429

Number of Total Business Establishments by each Massachusetts county for All Industries for other Quarters and Years.

Use the links below to see the number of Total business establishments for All Industries for other quarters and years. You can also see the quarterly links for many years at this link.
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Massachusetts Number of Total Business Establishments By County for Other Industries in 2020 Q4

Use the links below to see the net number of new Total business establishments for each Massachusetts county in the fourth quarter of 2020 for the following selected industries. You can also see this information for many more industries at this link.