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Employer firms in Bear Lake County

Employer firms in Bear Lake County was 131 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 4.8% from 2022. That is the 37th highest of 44 counties in 2023.

2023, count131
Change on 2022+4.8%
Rank37th of 44Counties in Idaho ranked
Series high1312023
Series low971990

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Employer firms in Bear Lake County, 1978 to 2023

9010011012013014019781985199219992006201320231978: 118 count1979: 119 count1980: 112 count1981: 111 count1982: 113 count1983: 106 count1984: 111 count1985: 105 count1986: 101 count1987: 98 count1988: 98 count1989: 102 count1990: 97 count1991: 97 count1992: 100 count1993: 99 count1994: 99 count1995: 100 count1996: 97 count1997: 98 count1998: 100 count1999: 100 count2000: 109 count2001: 107 count2002: 104 count2003: 103 count2004: 109 count2005: 107 count2006: 104 count2007: 114 count2008: 110 count2009: 106 count2010: 103 count2011: 104 count2012: 103 count2013: 103 count2014: 100 count2015: 101 count2016: 101 count2017: 111 count2018: 116 count2019: 113 count2020: 113 count2021: 116 count2022: 125 count2023: 131 count9010011012013014019781994201020231978: 118 count1979: 119 count1980: 112 count1981: 111 count1982: 113 count1983: 106 count1984: 111 count1985: 105 count1986: 101 count1987: 98 count1988: 98 count1989: 102 count1990: 97 count1991: 97 count1992: 100 count1993: 99 count1994: 99 count1995: 100 count1996: 97 count1997: 98 count1998: 100 count1999: 100 count2000: 109 count2001: 107 count2002: 104 count2003: 103 count2004: 109 count2005: 107 count2006: 104 count2007: 114 count2008: 110 count2009: 106 count2010: 103 count2011: 104 count2012: 103 count2013: 103 count2014: 100 count2015: 101 count2016: 101 count2017: 111 count2018: 116 count2019: 113 count2020: 113 count2021: 116 count2022: 125 count2023: 131 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
2023131
2022125
2021116
2020113
2019113
2018116
2017111
2016101
2015101
2014100
2013103
2012103
2011104
2010103
2009106
2008110
2007114
2006104
2005107
2004109
2003103
2002104
2001107
2000109
1999100
1998100
199798
199697
1995100
199499
199399
1992100
199197
199097
1989102
198898
198798
1986101
1985105
1984111
1983106
1982113
1981111
1980112
1979119
1978118

Compared with Idaho and United States

Place2023
Bear Lake County131
Idaho41,589
United States5,593,727

Bear Lake 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. Bear Lake 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, Bear Lake 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, Bear Lake 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/bear-lake-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, Bear Lake 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/bear-lake-county-idaho.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Bear Lake 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/bear-lake-county-idaho (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Bear Lake County, 1978 to 2023}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-11},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/bear-lake-county-idaho. 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 Bear Lake County?

Employer firms in Bear Lake County was 131 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 4.8% from 2022. That is the 37th 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 Bear Lake County?

131 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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