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Employer firms in Ada County

Employer firms in Ada County was 12,549 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.9% from 2022. That is the 1st highest of 44 counties in 2023.

2023, count12,549
Change on 2022+0.9%
Rank1st of 44Counties in Idaho ranked
Series high12,5492023
Series low4,0121978

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Employer firms in Ada County, 1978 to 2023

4,0006,0008,00010K12K14K19781985199219992006201320231978: 4,012 count1979: 4,140 count1980: 4,166 count1981: 4,067 count1982: 4,025 count1983: 4,148 count1984: 4,446 count1985: 4,540 count1986: 4,599 count1987: 4,618 count1988: 4,706 count1989: 4,898 count1990: 5,205 count1991: 5,314 count1992: 5,530 count1993: 5,769 count1994: 6,208 count1995: 6,447 count1996: 6,653 count1997: 6,887 count1998: 7,132 count1999: 7,289 count2000: 7,493 count2001: 7,683 count2002: 7,853 count2003: 8,129 count2004: 8,485 count2005: 8,988 count2006: 9,775 count2007: 10,150 count2008: 9,947 count2009: 9,376 count2010: 9,208 count2011: 9,053 count2012: 9,119 count2013: 9,217 count2014: 9,519 count2015: 9,718 count2016: 10,031 count2017: 10,219 count2018: 10,622 count2019: 11,077 count2020: 11,468 count2021: 12,021 count2022: 12,439 count2023: 12,549 count2,5005,0007,50010K12.5K15K19781994201020231978: 4,012 count1979: 4,140 count1980: 4,166 count1981: 4,067 count1982: 4,025 count1983: 4,148 count1984: 4,446 count1985: 4,540 count1986: 4,599 count1987: 4,618 count1988: 4,706 count1989: 4,898 count1990: 5,205 count1991: 5,314 count1992: 5,530 count1993: 5,769 count1994: 6,208 count1995: 6,447 count1996: 6,653 count1997: 6,887 count1998: 7,132 count1999: 7,289 count2000: 7,493 count2001: 7,683 count2002: 7,853 count2003: 8,129 count2004: 8,485 count2005: 8,988 count2006: 9,775 count2007: 10,150 count2008: 9,947 count2009: 9,376 count2010: 9,208 count2011: 9,053 count2012: 9,119 count2013: 9,217 count2014: 9,519 count2015: 9,718 count2016: 10,031 count2017: 10,219 count2018: 10,622 count2019: 11,077 count2020: 11,468 count2021: 12,021 count2022: 12,439 count2023: 12,549 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-11, published 2025-09-25.
All 46 values
Periodcount
202312,549
202212,439
202112,021
202011,468
201911,077
201810,622
201710,219
201610,031
20159,718
20149,519
20139,217
20129,119
20119,053
20109,208
20099,376
20089,947
200710,150
20069,775
20058,988
20048,485
20038,129
20027,853
20017,683
20007,493
19997,289
19987,132
19976,887
19966,653
19956,447
19946,208
19935,769
19925,530
19915,314
19905,205
19894,898
19884,706
19874,618
19864,599
19854,540
19844,446
19834,148
19824,025
19814,067
19804,166
19794,140
19784,012

Compared with Idaho and United States

Place2023
Ada County12,549
Idaho41,589
United States5,593,727

Ada County compared with nearby places

Ada County: 12,549 countAdams County: 120 countBannock County: 1,873 countBear Lake County: 131 countBenewah County: 237 countBingham County: 844 countBlaine County: 1,398 countBoise County: 153 countBonner County: 1,460 countBonneville County: 3,336 countBoundary County: 369 countButte County: 48 countCamas County: 32 countCanyon County: 4,570 countCaribou County: 163 countCassia County: 625 countClark County: 9 countClearwater County: 204 countCuster County: 152 countElmore County: 466 countFranklin County: 302 countFremont County: 296 countGem County: 443 countGooding County: 307 countIdaho County: 442 countJefferson County: 590 countJerome County: 522 countKootenai County: 4,865 countLatah County: 881 countLemhi County: 258 countLewis County: 91 countLincoln County: 90 countMadison County: 916 countMinidoka County: 412 countNez Perce County: 1,019 countOneida County: 80 countOwyhee County: 198 countPayette County: 504 countPower County: 147 countShoshone County: 302 countTeton County: 535 countTwin Falls County: 2,388 countValley County: 587 countWashington County: 190 count
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Employer firms, 2023, count. Ada 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

Number of firms in the private nonfarm sectors covered by the US Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics. Establishments under common ownership form one firm.

Excludes nonemployer businesses. Differs from active_companies, the INE DIRCE count, which includes businesses without employees.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties (Employer firms, Ada County, 1978 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

MLA 9

Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Ada 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.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/ada-county-idaho. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Employer firms, Ada County, 1978 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 11, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/ada-county-idaho.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Ada County, 1978 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/ada-county-idaho (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Ada County, 1978 to 2023}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv},
  urldate = {2026-10-11},
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What is the employer firms in Ada County?

Employer firms in Ada County was 12,549 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.9% from 2022. That is the 1st highest of 44 counties in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.

What was the highest employer firms in Ada County?

12,549 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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