Business establishments (QCEW) in Adams County

Business establishments (QCEW) in Adams County was 146 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.4% from 2024. That is the 99th highest of 99 counties in 2025.

2025, count146
Change on 2024-1.4%
Series high1832003
Series low1432006

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Business establishments (QCEW) in Adams County, 2001 to 2025

14015016017018019020012004200720102016202020252001: 169 count2002: 174 count2003: 183 count2004: 168 count2005: 145 count2006: 143 count2007: 149 count2008: 151 count2009: 150 count2010: 147 count2011: 148 count2014: 146 count2016: 157 count2017: 152 count2019: 157 count2020: 158 count2021: 155 count2022: 159 count2023: 170 count2024: 148 count2025: 146 count14015016017018019020012008201920252001: 169 count2002: 174 count2003: 183 count2004: 168 count2005: 145 count2006: 143 count2007: 149 count2008: 151 count2009: 150 count2010: 147 count2011: 148 count2014: 146 count2016: 157 count2017: 152 count2019: 157 count2020: 158 count2021: 155 count2022: 159 count2023: 170 count2024: 148 count2025: 146 count
count. Source: BLS, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-08-21.
All 21 values
Periodcount
2025146
2024148
2023170
2022159
2021155
2020158
2019157
2017152
2016157
2014146
2011148
2010147
2009150
2008151
2007149
2006143
2005145
2004168
2003183
2002174
2001169

Compared with Iowa and United States

Place2025
Adams County146
Iowa111,274
United States12,112,924

Adams County compared with nearby places

Adair County: 330 countAdams County: 146 countAllamakee County: 473 countAppanoose County: 391 countAudubon County: 234 countBenton County: 710 countBlack Hawk County: 3,966 countBoone County: 741 countBremer County: 760 countBuchanan County: 637 countBuena Vista County: 598 countButler County: 430 countCalhoun County: 322 countCarroll County: 933 countCass County: 526 countCedar County: 591 countCerro Gordo County: 1,689 countCherokee County: 445 countChickasaw County: 414 countClarke County: 245 countClay County: 714 countClayton County: 618 countClinton County: 1,485 countCrawford County: 502 countDallas County: 3,696 countDavis County: 246 countDecatur County: 226 countDelaware County: 597 countDes Moines County: 1,410 countDickinson County: 950 countDubuque County: 3,702 countEmmet County: 332 countFayette County: 678 countFloyd County: 473 countFranklin County: 361 countFremont County: 285 countGreene County: 300 countGrundy County: 387 countGuthrie County: 384 countHamilton County: 482 countHancock County: 370 countHardin County: 629 countHarrison County: 488 countHenry County: 632 countHoward County: 348 countHumboldt County: 358 countIda County: 297 countIowa County: 722 countJackson County: 665 countJasper County: 978 countJefferson County: 764 countJohnson County: 5,131 countJones County: 653 countKeokuk County: 312 countKossuth County: 636 countLee County: 1,034 countLinn County: 7,837 countLouisa County: 284 countLucas County: 244 countLyon County: 551 countMadison County: 562 countMahaska County: 616 countMarion County: 1,074 countMarshall County: 998 countMills County: 475 countMitchell County: 370 countMonona County: 298 countMonroe County: 248 countMontgomery County: 366 countMuscatine County: 1,214 countO'Brien County: 609 countOsceola County: 268 countPage County: 465 countPalo Alto County: 330 countPlymouth County: 870 countPocahontas County: 253 countPolk County: 20,515 countPottawattamie County: 2,728 countPoweshiek County: 694 countRinggold County: 181 countSac County: 382 countScott County: 6,280 countShelby County: 434 countSioux County: 1,560 countStory County: 3,026 countTama County: 435 countTaylor County: 190 countUnion County: 450 countVan Buren County: 224 countWapello County: 872 countWarren County: 1,425 countWashington County: 858 countWayne County: 178 countWebster County: 1,168 countWinnebago County: 382 countWinneshiek County: 764 countWoodbury County: 3,258 countWorth County: 227 countWright County: 460 count
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Business establishments (QCEW), 2025, count. Adams County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Average number of establishments with jobs covered by unemployment insurance during the year, all industries, private and government, from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. An establishment is a single place of business, such as a factory, store or office; a company with several locations has several.

Counts places of business, not firms: for firms use employer_firms. Changes in how large employers report their locations can move the count without any change in activity.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2026). Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties (Business establishments (QCEW), Adams County, 2001 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv

MLA 9

Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Business establishments (QCEW), Adams County, 2001 to 2025. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 21 Aug. 2026, https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/business-establishments/adams-county-iowa. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 2026. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Business establishments (QCEW), Adams County, 2001 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/business-establishments/adams-county-iowa.

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U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2026) Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties, Business establishments (QCEW), Adams County, 2001 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/business-establishments/adams-county-iowa (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the business establishments (QCEW) in Adams County?

Business establishments (QCEW) in Adams County was 146 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is down 1.4% from 2024. That is the 99th highest of 99 counties in 2025.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest business establishments (QCEW) in Adams County?

183 in 2003, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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