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Employer firms in Black Hawk County

Employer firms in Black Hawk County was 2,374 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is unchanged from 2022. That is the 5th highest of 99 counties in 2023.

2023, count2,374
Change on 20220%
Rank5th of 99Counties in Iowa ranked
Series high2,5911980
Series low2,3682017

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Employer firms in Black Hawk County, 1978 to 2023

2,3502,4002,4502,5002,5502,60019781985199219992006201320231978: 2,545 count1979: 2,586 count1980: 2,591 count1981: 2,584 count1982: 2,540 count1983: 2,501 count1984: 2,545 count1985: 2,472 count1986: 2,415 count1987: 2,386 count1988: 2,395 count1989: 2,404 count1990: 2,465 count1991: 2,448 count1992: 2,479 count1993: 2,540 count1994: 2,561 count1995: 2,572 count1996: 2,550 count1997: 2,522 count1998: 2,536 count1999: 2,537 count2000: 2,490 count2001: 2,445 count2002: 2,432 count2003: 2,435 count2004: 2,431 count2005: 2,464 count2006: 2,504 count2007: 2,515 count2008: 2,488 count2009: 2,446 count2010: 2,468 count2011: 2,484 count2012: 2,456 count2013: 2,437 count2014: 2,446 count2015: 2,423 count2016: 2,436 count2017: 2,368 count2018: 2,372 count2019: 2,387 count2020: 2,391 count2021: 2,388 count2022: 2,373 count2023: 2,374 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
20232,374
20222,373
20212,388
20202,391
20192,387
20182,372
20172,368
20162,436
20152,423
20142,446
20132,437
20122,456
20112,484
20102,468
20092,446
20082,488
20072,515
20062,504
20052,464
20042,431
20032,435
20022,432
20012,445
20002,490
19992,537
19982,536
19972,522
19962,550
19952,572
19942,561
19932,540
19922,479
19912,448
19902,465
19892,404
19882,395
19872,386
19862,415
19852,472
19842,545
19832,501
19822,540
19812,584
19802,591
19792,586
19782,545

Compared with Iowa and United States

Place2023
Black Hawk County2,374
Iowa56,436
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, Black Hawk 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, Black Hawk 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/black-hawk-county-iowa. 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, Black Hawk 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/black-hawk-county-iowa.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Black Hawk 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/black-hawk-county-iowa (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Black Hawk 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/black-hawk-county-iowa. 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 Black Hawk County?

Employer firms in Black Hawk County was 2,374 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is unchanged from 2022. That is the 5th highest of 99 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 Black Hawk County?

2,591 in 1980, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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