Employer firms in Blue Earth County

Employer firms in Blue Earth County was 1,588 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.3% from 2022. That is the 14th highest of 87 counties in 2023.

2023, count1,588

Change on 2022+1.3%

Rank14th of 87Counties in Minnesota ranked

Series high1,6172017

Series low1,2631978

Next release: Sunday, 26 September 2027, estimated by Invokely from past publication dates (low confidence), not announced by the publisher. Release calendar

Employer firms in Blue Earth County, 1978 to 2023

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

Period	count
2023	1,588
2022	1,567
2021	1,570
2020	1,587
2019	1,592
2018	1,596
2017	1,617
2016	1,601
2015	1,591
2014	1,572
2013	1,572
2012	1,590
2011	1,563
2010	1,558
2009	1,553
2008	1,574
2007	1,578
2006	1,572
2005	1,602
2004	1,585
2003	1,557
2002	1,540
2001	1,512
2000	1,489
1999	1,463
1998	1,442
1997	1,403
1996	1,420
1995	1,410
1994	1,380
1993	1,368
1992	1,349
1991	1,334
1990	1,317
1989	1,309
1988	1,290
1987	1,293
1986	1,316
1985	1,354
1984	1,375
1983	1,300
1982	1,313
1981	1,316
1980	1,310
1979	1,312
1978	1,263

Compared with Minnesota and United States

Place	2023
Blue Earth County	1,588
Minnesota	103,804
United States	5,593,727

Blue Earth County compared with nearby places

Under 200
200 to 300
300 to 500
500 to 800
800 to 1,300
1,300 and over

Employer firms, 2023, count. Blue Earth County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Rankings

US states by employer firms 51 places
Counties in Minnesota by employer firms 87 places

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, Blue Earth 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, Blue Earth 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/blue-earth-county-minnesota. 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, Blue Earth 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/blue-earth-county-minnesota.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Blue Earth 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/blue-earth-county-minnesota (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{census_employer_firms_blue_earth_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Blue Earth 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/blue-earth-county-minnesota. 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 Blue Earth County?

Employer firms in Blue Earth County was 1,588 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.3% from 2022. That is the 14th highest of 87 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 Blue Earth County?

1,617 in 2017, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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