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Employer firm births in Pennington County

Employer firm births in Pennington County was 238 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 14.1% from 2022. That is the 2nd highest of 57 counties in 2023.

2023, count238
Change on 2022-14.1%
Rank2nd of 57Counties in South Dakota ranked
Series high2772022
Series low1551989
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Employer firm births in Pennington County, 1978 to 2023

15017520022525027530019781985199219992006201320231978: 251 count1979: 223 count1980: 194 count1981: 167 count1982: 164 count1983: 181 count1984: 204 count1985: 181 count1986: 177 count1987: 180 count1988: 171 count1989: 155 count1990: 197 count1991: 181 count1992: 176 count1993: 194 count1994: 184 count1995: 204 count1996: 193 count1997: 233 count1998: 185 count1999: 171 count2000: 191 count2001: 187 count2002: 233 count2003: 208 count2004: 223 count2005: 217 count2006: 260 count2007: 230 count2008: 211 count2009: 205 count2010: 158 count2011: 167 count2012: 182 count2013: 197 count2014: 175 count2015: 191 count2016: 199 count2017: 176 count2018: 217 count2019: 189 count2020: 222 count2021: 226 count2022: 277 count2023: 238 count15020025030019781994201020231978: 251 count1979: 223 count1980: 194 count1981: 167 count1982: 164 count1983: 181 count1984: 204 count1985: 181 count1986: 177 count1987: 180 count1988: 171 count1989: 155 count1990: 197 count1991: 181 count1992: 176 count1993: 194 count1994: 184 count1995: 204 count1996: 193 count1997: 233 count1998: 185 count1999: 171 count2000: 191 count2001: 187 count2002: 233 count2003: 208 count2004: 223 count2005: 217 count2006: 260 count2007: 230 count2008: 211 count2009: 205 count2010: 158 count2011: 167 count2012: 182 count2013: 197 count2014: 175 count2015: 191 count2016: 199 count2017: 176 count2018: 217 count2019: 189 count2020: 222 count2021: 226 count2022: 277 count2023: 238 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. Retrieved 2026-10-22, published 2025-09-25.
All 46 values
Periodcount
2023238
2022277
2021226
2020222
2019189
2018217
2017176
2016199
2015191
2014175
2013197
2012182
2011167
2010158
2009205
2008211
2007230
2006260
2005217
2004223
2003208
2002233
2001187
2000191
1999171
1998185
1997233
1996193
1995204
1994184
1993194
1992176
1991181
1990197
1989155
1988171
1987180
1986177
1985181
1984204
1983181
1982164
1981167
1980194
1979223
1978251

Compared with South Dakota and United States

Place2023
Pennington County238
South Dakota1,605
United States508,777

Pennington County compared with nearby places

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  • 14 to 35
  • 35 and over
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Employer firm births, 2023, count. Pennington County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

New employer firms: firms of age zero in March of the year, meaning that every establishment of the firm had its first employees during the previous twelve months. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics, which calls these firms startups.

A firm counts only when it has employees, so a business without staff is not a birth, and a new branch, merger or change of ownership of an existing firm is not a birth either. Not the same as business_applications (requests for an employer number) or enterprise_births (European business demography). The year is the twelve months to March: 2023 compares March 2022 with March 2023.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978 (Employer firm births, Pennington County, 1978 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 22, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv

MLA 9

Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978, Employer firm births, Pennington County, 1978 to 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firm-births/pennington-county-south-dakota. Accessed 22 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. Employer firm births, Pennington County, 1978 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 22, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firm-births/pennington-county-south-dakota.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978, Employer firm births, Pennington County, 1978 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firm-births/pennington-county-south-dakota (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

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What is the employer firm births in Pennington County?

Employer firm births in Pennington County was 238 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 14.1% from 2022. That is the 2nd highest of 57 counties in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-22.

What was the highest employer firm births in Pennington County?

277 in 2022, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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