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Employer firms in Billings County

Employer firms in Billings County was 41 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 12.8% from 2022. That is the 49th highest of 53 counties in 2023.

2023, count41
Change on 2022-12.8%
Rank49th of 53Counties in North Dakota ranked
Series high522014
Series low101978

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Employer firms in Billings County, 1978 to 2023

10203040506019781985199219992006201320231978: 10 count1979: 11 count1980: 13 count1981: 15 count1982: 18 count1983: 17 count1984: 17 count1985: 16 count1986: 14 count1987: 15 count1988: 16 count1989: 18 count1990: 17 count1991: 19 count1992: 21 count1993: 21 count1994: 19 count1995: 21 count1996: 21 count1997: 26 count1998: 24 count1999: 24 count2000: 27 count2001: 29 count2002: 22 count2003: 21 count2004: 20 count2005: 24 count2006: 24 count2007: 25 count2008: 28 count2009: 30 count2010: 35 count2011: 39 count2012: 45 count2013: 49 count2014: 52 count2015: 50 count2016: 50 count2017: 49 count2018: 44 count2019: 46 count2020: 42 count2021: 48 count2022: 47 count2023: 41 count020406019781994201020231978: 10 count1979: 11 count1980: 13 count1981: 15 count1982: 18 count1983: 17 count1984: 17 count1985: 16 count1986: 14 count1987: 15 count1988: 16 count1989: 18 count1990: 17 count1991: 19 count1992: 21 count1993: 21 count1994: 19 count1995: 21 count1996: 21 count1997: 26 count1998: 24 count1999: 24 count2000: 27 count2001: 29 count2002: 22 count2003: 21 count2004: 20 count2005: 24 count2006: 24 count2007: 25 count2008: 28 count2009: 30 count2010: 35 count2011: 39 count2012: 45 count2013: 49 count2014: 52 count2015: 50 count2016: 50 count2017: 49 count2018: 44 count2019: 46 count2020: 42 count2021: 48 count2022: 47 count2023: 41 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
202341
202247
202148
202042
201946
201844
201749
201650
201550
201452
201349
201245
201139
201035
200930
200828
200725
200624
200524
200420
200321
200222
200129
200027
199924
199824
199726
199621
199521
199419
199321
199221
199119
199017
198918
198816
198715
198614
198516
198417
198317
198218
198115
198013
197911
197810

Compared with North Dakota and United States

Place2023
Billings County41
North Dakota17,941
United States5,593,727

Billings County compared with nearby places

Adams County: 73 countBarnes County: 301 countBenson County: 92 countBillings County: 41 countBottineau County: 212 countBowman County: 118 countBurke County: 69 countBurleigh County: 2,601 countCass County: 4,610 countCavalier County: 119 countDickey County: 157 countDivide County: 70 countDunn County: 146 countEddy County: 60 countEmmons County: 92 countFoster County: 122 countGolden Valley County: 52 countGrand Forks County: 1,518 countGrant County: 69 countGriggs County: 70 countHettinger County: 75 countKidder County: 77 countLaMoure County: 117 countLogan County: 64 countMcHenry County: 113 countMcIntosh County: 101 countMcKenzie County: 474 countMcLean County: 206 countMercer County: 202 countMorton County: 763 countMountrail County: 304 countNelson County: 97 countOliver County: 42 countPembina County: 206 countPierce County: 108 countRamsey County: 341 countRansom County: 160 countRenville County: 88 countRichland County: 438 countRolette County: 181 countSargent County: 96 countSheridan County: 31 countSioux County: 28 countSlope County: 9 countStark County: 1,029 countSteele County: 41 countStutsman County: 532 countTowner County: 56 countTraill County: 235 countWalsh County: 291 countWard County: 1,670 countWells County: 144 countWilliams County: 1,311 count
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  • 200 to 450
  • 450 and over
Employer firms, 2023, count. Billings 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, Billings 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, Billings 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/billings-county-north-dakota. 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, Billings 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/billings-county-north-dakota.

Harvard

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

BibTeX
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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Billings County, 1978 to 2023}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-11},
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What is the employer firms in Billings County?

Employer firms in Billings County was 41 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 12.8% from 2022. That is the 49th highest of 53 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 Billings County?

52 in 2014, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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