Employer establishments: utilities in Oregon

Employer establishments: utilities in Oregon was 295 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 5.4% from 2022. That is the 28th highest of 51 states in 2023.

2023, count295

Change on 2022-5.4%

Rank28th of 51US states ranked

Series high3122022

Series low2712016

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Employer establishments: utilities in Oregon, 2012 to 2023

count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), utilities (NAICS 22), all legal forms. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-06-26.

All 12 values

Period	count
2023	295
2022	312
2021	303
2020	297
2019	274
2018	279
2017	282
2016	271
2015	274
2014	279
2013	290
2012	290

Compared with United States

Place	2023
Oregon	295
United States	20,379

Oregon compared with nearby places

Under 130
130 to 230
230 to 330
330 to 390
390 to 550
550 and over

Employer establishments: utilities, 2023, count. Oregon is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Rankings

US states by employer establishments: utilities 51 places

Definition

Number of establishments with paid employees in utilities (NAICS 22), from the U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns. Excludes government owned utilities.

County Business Patterns: establishments (single physical locations, not firms) with paid employees during the pay period including 12 March. Excludes the self-employed and businesses without employees (nonemployer_establishments_*), government employers, crop and animal production, rail transportation, the Postal Service and private households. Establishment counts are not perturbed; the noise Census adds since 2017 applies to employment and payroll, which are not served here. Published about 18 months after the reference year.

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U.S. Census Bureau. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), utilities (NAICS 22), all legal forms. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), utilities (NAICS 22), all legal forms (Employer establishments: utilities, Oregon, 2012 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/

MLA 9

County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), utilities (NAICS 22), all legal forms, Employer establishments: utilities, Oregon, 2012 to 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 26 June 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-establishments-utilities/oregon. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), utilities (NAICS 22), all legal forms. Employer establishments: utilities, Oregon, 2012 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-establishments-utilities/oregon.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), utilities (NAICS 22), all legal forms, Employer establishments: utilities, Oregon, 2012 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employer-establishments-utilities/oregon (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), utilities (NAICS 22), all legal forms: Employer establishments: utilities, Oregon, 2012 to 2023}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-establishments-utilities/oregon. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), utilities (NAICS 22), all legal forms. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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What is the employer establishments: utilities in Oregon?

Employer establishments: utilities in Oregon was 295 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 5.4% from 2022. That is the 28th highest of 51 states in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), utilities (NAICS 22), all legal forms. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest employer establishments: utilities in Oregon?

312 in 2022, the highest value since 2012 in this series.

Employer establishments: utilities elsewhere in United States

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