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County Business Patterns Datasets

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County Business Patterns Datasets

County Business Patterns (CBP) datasets are downloadable files in comma-separated value (CSV) format and provide data from 1986 to the current reference year. In addition, record layouts and reference files are available within each year. 

 

  • U.S., state, and county datasets start in 1986

    •       - Legal form of organization (LFO) added in 2008 (U.S.) and 2010 (states)

  • Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) datasets added in 1993 and Micropolitan areas defined in 2003
  • ZIP Code datasets added in 1994 
  • Puerto Rico datasets start in 1998 & Island Areas added in 2008

    •      - LFO added in 2020 (state only)

  • CBP and NES Combined Report datasets added in 2012
  • Congressional District datasets added in 2013
  • Combined Statistical Area (CSA) datasets added in 2017

 

CBP data includes the number of establishments, employment during the week of March 12, first quarter payroll, and annual payroll and are tabulated by geographic area, industry detail, and employment size of the establishment.

Visit the National Archives for CBP data prior to 1986.

 
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County Business Patterns: 2021
April 27, 2023
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County Business Patterns: 2020
April 28, 2022
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County Business Patterns: 2019
April 22, 2021
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County Business Patterns: 2018
June 25, 2020
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County Business Patterns: 2017
November 21, 2019
Combined Statistical Area (CSA) data started with 2017.
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County Business Patterns: 2016
April 19, 2018
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County Business Patterns: 2015
April 20, 2017
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County Business Patterns: 2014
April 24, 2016
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County Business Patterns: 2013
April 23, 2015
Congressional District data started with 2013.
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County Business Patterns: 2012
May 29, 2014
CBP and NES Combined Report started with 2012.
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County Business Patterns: 2011
April 30, 2013
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County Business Patterns: 2010
June 26, 2012
LFO breakout for States started with 2010.
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County Business Patterns: 2009
June 30, 2011
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County Business Patterns: 2008
June 29, 2010
Island Area data and LFO breakout for U.S. started with 2008.
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County Business Patterns: 2007
July 2009
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County Business Patterns: 2006
July 2008
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County Business Patterns: 2005
June 2007
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County Business Patterns: 2004
June 2006
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County Business Patterns: 2003
October 2005
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County Business Patterns: 2002
November 2004
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County Business Patterns: 2001
April 2003
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County Business Patterns: 2000
May 2002
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County Business Patterns: 1999
April 2001
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County Business Patterns: 1998
Puerto Rico data started with 1998.
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County Business Patterns: 1997
October 1999
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County Business Patterns: 1996
November 1998
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County Business Patterns: 1995
October 1997
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County Business Patterns: 1994
September 1996
ZIP Code data started with 1994.
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County Business Patterns: 1993
August 1995
Metro area data started with 1993.
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County Business Patterns: 1992
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County Business Patterns: 1991
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County Business Patterns: 1990
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County Business Patterns: 1989
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County Business Patterns: 1988
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County Business Patterns: 1987
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County Business Patterns: 1986
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