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Employer firms in Benton County

Employer firms in Benton County was 1,838 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.1% from 2022. That is the 11th highest of 36 counties in 2023.

2023, count1,838
Change on 2022-0.1%
Rank11th of 36Counties in Oregon ranked
Series high1,8402022
Series low1,2631978

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Employer firms in Benton County, 1978 to 2023

1,2001,4001,6001,8002,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 1,263 count1979: 1,345 count1980: 1,354 count1981: 1,348 count1982: 1,309 count1983: 1,339 count1984: 1,378 count1985: 1,382 count1986: 1,399 count1987: 1,400 count1988: 1,416 count1989: 1,409 count1990: 1,442 count1991: 1,440 count1992: 1,490 count1993: 1,485 count1994: 1,566 count1995: 1,629 count1996: 1,661 count1997: 1,648 count1998: 1,661 count1999: 1,658 count2000: 1,650 count2001: 1,654 count2002: 1,628 count2003: 1,644 count2004: 1,667 count2005: 1,713 count2006: 1,728 count2007: 1,742 count2008: 1,775 count2009: 1,736 count2010: 1,723 count2011: 1,707 count2012: 1,737 count2013: 1,726 count2014: 1,769 count2015: 1,763 count2016: 1,811 count2017: 1,810 count2018: 1,811 count2019: 1,805 count2020: 1,804 count2021: 1,789 count2022: 1,840 count2023: 1,838 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
20231,838
20221,840
20211,789
20201,804
20191,805
20181,811
20171,810
20161,811
20151,763
20141,769
20131,726
20121,737
20111,707
20101,723
20091,736
20081,775
20071,742
20061,728
20051,713
20041,667
20031,644
20021,628
20011,654
20001,650
19991,658
19981,661
19971,648
19961,661
19951,629
19941,566
19931,485
19921,490
19911,440
19901,442
19891,409
19881,416
19871,400
19861,399
19851,382
19841,378
19831,339
19821,309
19811,348
19801,354
19791,345
19781,263

Compared with Oregon and United States

Place2023
Benton County1,838
Oregon88,326
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, Benton 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, Benton 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/benton-county-oregon. 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, Benton 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/benton-county-oregon.

Harvard

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

BibTeX
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  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-11},
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What is the employer firms in Benton County?

Employer firms in Benton County was 1,838 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.1% from 2022. That is the 11th highest of 36 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 Benton County?

1,840 in 2022, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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