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Employer firms in Boone County

Employer firms in Boone County was 3,759 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.5% from 2022. That is the 7th highest of 115 counties in 2023.

2023, count3,759
Change on 2022+1.5%
Rank7th of 115Counties in Missouri ranked
Series high3,7592023
Series low1,7761978

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Employer firms in Boone County, 1978 to 2023

1,5002,0002,5003,0003,5004,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 1,776 count1979: 1,872 count1980: 1,849 count1981: 1,898 count1982: 1,855 count1983: 1,945 count1984: 2,038 count1985: 2,116 count1986: 2,219 count1987: 2,312 count1988: 2,325 count1989: 2,400 count1990: 2,465 count1991: 2,466 count1992: 2,550 count1993: 2,639 count1994: 2,721 count1995: 2,839 count1996: 2,902 count1997: 2,932 count1998: 2,993 count1999: 3,033 count2000: 3,067 count2001: 3,066 count2002: 3,069 count2003: 3,130 count2004: 3,281 count2005: 3,380 count2006: 3,448 count2007: 3,524 count2008: 3,511 count2009: 3,447 count2010: 3,435 count2011: 3,420 count2012: 3,433 count2013: 3,525 count2014: 3,588 count2015: 3,666 count2016: 3,712 count2017: 3,751 count2018: 3,694 count2019: 3,726 count2020: 3,696 count2021: 3,698 count2022: 3,702 count2023: 3,759 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
20233,759
20223,702
20213,698
20203,696
20193,726
20183,694
20173,751
20163,712
20153,666
20143,588
20133,525
20123,433
20113,420
20103,435
20093,447
20083,511
20073,524
20063,448
20053,380
20043,281
20033,130
20023,069
20013,066
20003,067
19993,033
19982,993
19972,932
19962,902
19952,839
19942,721
19932,639
19922,550
19912,466
19902,465
19892,400
19882,325
19872,312
19862,219
19852,116
19842,038
19831,945
19821,855
19811,898
19801,849
19791,872
19781,776

Compared with Missouri and United States

Place2023
Boone County3,759
Missouri102,345
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, Boone 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, Boone 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/boone-county-missouri. 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, Boone 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/boone-county-missouri.

Harvard

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

BibTeX
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  urldate = {2026-10-11},
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What is the employer firms in Boone County?

Employer firms in Boone County was 3,759 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.5% from 2022. That is the 7th highest of 115 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 Boone County?

3,759 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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