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Employer firms in Beaverhead County

Employer firms in Beaverhead County was 329 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.5% from 2022. That is the 17th highest of 56 counties in 2023.

2023, count329
Change on 2022+2.5%
Rank17th of 56Counties in Montana ranked
Series high3312018
Series low2271978

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Employer firms in Beaverhead County, 1978 to 2023

22525027530032535019781985199219992006201320231978: 227 count1979: 237 count1980: 237 count1981: 237 count1982: 238 count1983: 230 count1984: 240 count1985: 237 count1986: 247 count1987: 247 count1988: 250 count1989: 271 count1990: 266 count1991: 262 count1992: 275 count1993: 279 count1994: 294 count1995: 300 count1996: 290 count1997: 291 count1998: 292 count1999: 304 count2000: 312 count2001: 302 count2002: 307 count2003: 305 count2004: 318 count2005: 317 count2006: 321 count2007: 315 count2008: 318 count2009: 306 count2010: 307 count2011: 296 count2012: 289 count2013: 286 count2014: 300 count2015: 313 count2016: 321 count2017: 328 count2018: 331 count2019: 327 count2020: 318 count2021: 316 count2022: 321 count2023: 329 count20025030035019781994201020231978: 227 count1979: 237 count1980: 237 count1981: 237 count1982: 238 count1983: 230 count1984: 240 count1985: 237 count1986: 247 count1987: 247 count1988: 250 count1989: 271 count1990: 266 count1991: 262 count1992: 275 count1993: 279 count1994: 294 count1995: 300 count1996: 290 count1997: 291 count1998: 292 count1999: 304 count2000: 312 count2001: 302 count2002: 307 count2003: 305 count2004: 318 count2005: 317 count2006: 321 count2007: 315 count2008: 318 count2009: 306 count2010: 307 count2011: 296 count2012: 289 count2013: 286 count2014: 300 count2015: 313 count2016: 321 count2017: 328 count2018: 331 count2019: 327 count2020: 318 count2021: 316 count2022: 321 count2023: 329 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
2023329
2022321
2021316
2020318
2019327
2018331
2017328
2016321
2015313
2014300
2013286
2012289
2011296
2010307
2009306
2008318
2007315
2006321
2005317
2004318
2003305
2002307
2001302
2000312
1999304
1998292
1997291
1996290
1995300
1994294
1993279
1992275
1991262
1990266
1989271
1988250
1987247
1986247
1985237
1984240
1983230
1982238
1981237
1980237
1979237
1978227

Compared with Montana and United States

Place2023
Beaverhead County329
Montana30,773
United States5,593,727

Beaverhead County compared with nearby places

Beaverhead County: 329 countBig Horn County: 149 countBlaine County: 109 countBroadwater County: 165 countCarbon County: 368 countCarter County: 22 countCascade County: 1,960 countChouteau County: 119 countCuster County: 375 countDaniels County: 63 countDawson County: 252 countDeer Lodge County: 208 countFallon County: 107 countFergus County: 377 countFlathead County: 3,895 countGallatin County: 5,293 countGarfield County: 23 countGlacier County: 169 countGolden Valley County: 7 countGranite County: 92 countHill County: 403 countJefferson County: 279 countJudith Basin County: 47 countLake County: 799 countLewis and Clark County: 2,148 countLiberty County: 56 countLincoln County: 550 countMcCone County: 48 countMadison County: 302 countMeagher County: 61 countMineral County: 108 countMissoula County: 3,917 countMusselshell County: 101 countPark County: 688 countPetroleum County: 8 countPhillips County: 107 countPondera County: 151 countPowder River County: 59 countPowell County: 146 countPrairie County: 23 countRavalli County: 1,391 countRichland County: 424 countRoosevelt County: 165 countRosebud County: 146 countSanders County: 318 countSheridan County: 135 countSilver Bow County: 974 countStillwater County: 213 countSweet Grass County: 148 countTeton County: 176 countToole County: 138 countTreasure County: 16 countValley County: 230 countWheatland County: 52 countWibaux County: 24 countYellowstone County: 4,684 count
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Employer firms, 2023, count. Beaverhead 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, Beaverhead 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, Beaverhead 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/beaverhead-county-montana. 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, Beaverhead 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/beaverhead-county-montana.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Beaverhead 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/beaverhead-county-montana (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Beaverhead 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/beaverhead-county-montana. 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 Beaverhead County?

Employer firms in Beaverhead County was 329 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.5% from 2022. That is the 17th highest of 56 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 Beaverhead County?

331 in 2018, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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