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Business establishments (QCEW) in Benton County

Business establishments (QCEW) in Benton County was 5,506 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.7% from 2024. That is the 10th highest of 39 counties in 2025.

2025, count5,506
Change on 2024+1.7%
Rank10th of 39Counties in Washington ranked
Series high6,5872020
Series low4,5582005

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

4,5005,0005,5006,0006,5007,00020012005200920132017202120252001: 4,592 count2002: 4,775 count2003: 4,940 count2004: 4,664 count2005: 4,558 count2006: 4,650 count2007: 4,886 count2008: 5,042 count2009: 5,293 count2010: 5,569 count2011: 5,537 count2012: 5,773 count2013: 6,018 count2014: 5,844 count2015: 5,688 count2016: 5,774 count2017: 5,801 count2018: 5,879 count2019: 6,124 count2020: 6,587 count2021: 6,565 count2022: 5,947 count2023: 5,195 count2024: 5,416 count2025: 5,506 count4,0005,0006,0007,0002001201020252001: 4,592 count2002: 4,775 count2003: 4,940 count2004: 4,664 count2005: 4,558 count2006: 4,650 count2007: 4,886 count2008: 5,042 count2009: 5,293 count2010: 5,569 count2011: 5,537 count2012: 5,773 count2013: 6,018 count2014: 5,844 count2015: 5,688 count2016: 5,774 count2017: 5,801 count2018: 5,879 count2019: 6,124 count2020: 6,587 count2021: 6,565 count2022: 5,947 count2023: 5,195 count2024: 5,416 count2025: 5,506 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 25 values
Periodcount
20255,506
20245,416
20235,195
20225,947
20216,565
20206,587
20196,124
20185,879
20175,801
20165,774
20155,688
20145,844
20136,018
20125,773
20115,537
20105,569
20095,293
20085,042
20074,886
20064,650
20054,558
20044,664
20034,940
20024,775
20014,592

Compared with Washington and United States

Place2025
Benton County5,506
Washington242,344
United States12,112,924

Benton County compared with nearby places

Adams County: 702 countAsotin County: 540 countBenton County: 5,506 countChelan County: 3,253 countClallam County: 2,305 countClark County: 15,846 countColumbia County: 180 countCowlitz County: 2,738 countDouglas County: 1,132 countFerry County: 278 countFranklin County: 2,428 countGarfield County: 71 countGrant County: 2,738 countGrays Harbor County: 1,860 countIsland County: 2,176 countJefferson County: 1,077 countKing County: 83,224 countKitsap County: 6,893 countKittitas County: 1,444 countKlickitat County: 842 countLewis County: 2,280 countLincoln County: 442 countMason County: 1,271 countOkanogan County: 1,640 countPacific County: 701 countPend Oreille County: 348 countPierce County: 21,367 countSan Juan County: 1,052 countSkagit County: 3,884 countSkamania County: 282 countSnohomish County: 21,038 countSpokane County: 16,031 countStevens County: 1,042 countThurston County: 8,600 countWahkiakum County: 131 countWalla Walla County: 1,826 countWhatcom County: 7,470 countWhitman County: 1,242 countYakima County: 6,433 count
  • Under 500
  • 500 to 1,100
  • 1,100 to 1,800
  • 1,800 to 2,700
  • 2,700 to 7,300
  • 7,300 and over
Business establishments (QCEW), 2025, count. Benton 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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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), Benton 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), Benton 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/benton-county-washington. 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), Benton 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/benton-county-washington.

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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), Benton 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/benton-county-washington (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the business establishments (QCEW) in Benton County?

Business establishments (QCEW) in Benton County was 5,506 in 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That is up 1.7% from 2024. That is the 10th highest of 39 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 Benton County?

6,587 in 2020, the highest value since 2001 in this series.

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