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Employer firms in Atchison County

Employer firms in Atchison County was 321 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.6% from 2022. That is the 32nd highest of 105 counties in 2023.

2023, count321
Change on 2022+1.6%
Rank32nd of 105Counties in Kansas ranked
Series high3662005
Series low3141986

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Employer firms in Atchison County, 1978 to 2023

30032034036038019781985199219992006201320231978: 352 count1979: 355 count1980: 351 count1981: 347 count1982: 344 count1983: 331 count1984: 341 count1985: 332 count1986: 314 count1987: 317 count1988: 333 count1989: 334 count1990: 324 count1991: 334 count1992: 330 count1993: 334 count1994: 339 count1995: 342 count1996: 344 count1997: 346 count1998: 351 count1999: 349 count2000: 360 count2001: 348 count2002: 349 count2003: 359 count2004: 364 count2005: 366 count2006: 364 count2007: 351 count2008: 343 count2009: 344 count2010: 333 count2011: 323 count2012: 320 count2013: 327 count2014: 325 count2015: 316 count2016: 314 count2017: 317 count2018: 320 count2019: 319 count2020: 326 count2021: 317 count2022: 316 count2023: 321 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
2023321
2022316
2021317
2020326
2019319
2018320
2017317
2016314
2015316
2014325
2013327
2012320
2011323
2010333
2009344
2008343
2007351
2006364
2005366
2004364
2003359
2002349
2001348
2000360
1999349
1998351
1997346
1996344
1995342
1994339
1993334
1992330
1991334
1990324
1989334
1988333
1987317
1986314
1985332
1984341
1983331
1982344
1981347
1980351
1979355
1978352

Compared with Kansas and United States

Place2023
Atchison County321
Kansas52,865
United States5,593,727

Rankings

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.

How to cite

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, Atchison 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, Atchison 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/atchison-county-kansas. 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, Atchison 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/atchison-county-kansas.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Atchison 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/atchison-county-kansas (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, Atchison 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},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/atchison-county-kansas. Publisher attribution: 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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What is the employer firms in Atchison County?

Employer firms in Atchison County was 321 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.6% from 2022. That is the 32nd highest of 105 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 Atchison County?

366 in 2005, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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