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Employer firms in Bourbon County

Employer firms in Bourbon County was 322 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.6% from 2022. That is the 31st highest of 105 counties in 2023.

2023, count322
Change on 2022+0.6%
Rank31st of 105Counties in Kansas ranked
Series high1,3221985
Series low3062020

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Employer firms in Bourbon County, 1978 to 2023

2505007501,0001,2501,50019781985199219992006201320231978: 914 count1979: 954 count1980: 947 count1981: 899 count1982: 934 count1983: 981 count1984: 1,196 count1985: 1,322 count1986: 1,058 count1987: 923 count1988: 897 count1989: 749 count1990: 539 count1991: 323 count1992: 333 count1993: 345 count1994: 357 count1995: 356 count1996: 364 count1997: 352 count1998: 351 count1999: 335 count2000: 334 count2001: 335 count2002: 335 count2003: 331 count2004: 338 count2005: 333 count2006: 338 count2007: 340 count2008: 338 count2009: 337 count2010: 330 count2011: 332 count2012: 317 count2013: 313 count2014: 309 count2015: 311 count2016: 312 count2017: 313 count2018: 312 count2019: 312 count2020: 306 count2021: 309 count2022: 320 count2023: 322 count05001,0001,50019781994201020231978: 914 count1979: 954 count1980: 947 count1981: 899 count1982: 934 count1983: 981 count1984: 1,196 count1985: 1,322 count1986: 1,058 count1987: 923 count1988: 897 count1989: 749 count1990: 539 count1991: 323 count1992: 333 count1993: 345 count1994: 357 count1995: 356 count1996: 364 count1997: 352 count1998: 351 count1999: 335 count2000: 334 count2001: 335 count2002: 335 count2003: 331 count2004: 338 count2005: 333 count2006: 338 count2007: 340 count2008: 338 count2009: 337 count2010: 330 count2011: 332 count2012: 317 count2013: 313 count2014: 309 count2015: 311 count2016: 312 count2017: 313 count2018: 312 count2019: 312 count2020: 306 count2021: 309 count2022: 320 count2023: 322 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
2023322
2022320
2021309
2020306
2019312
2018312
2017313
2016312
2015311
2014309
2013313
2012317
2011332
2010330
2009337
2008338
2007340
2006338
2005333
2004338
2003331
2002335
2001335
2000334
1999335
1998351
1997352
1996364
1995356
1994357
1993345
1992333
1991323
1990539
1989749
1988897
1987923
19861,058
19851,322
19841,196
1983981
1982934
1981899
1980947
1979954
1978914

Compared with Kansas and United States

Place2023
Bourbon County322
Kansas52,865
United States5,593,727

Bourbon County compared with nearby places

Allen County: 312 countAnderson County: 161 countAtchison County: 321 countBarber County: 152 countBarton County: 720 countBourbon County: 322 countBrown County: 235 countButler County: 1,080 countChase County: 52 countChautauqua County: 59 countCherokee County: 271 countCheyenne County: 83 countClark County: 53 countClay County: 237 countCloud County: 265 countCoffey County: 174 countComanche County: 66 countCowley County: 579 countCrawford County: 744 countDecatur County: 87 countDickinson County: 387 countDoniphan County: 134 countDouglas County: 2,342 countEdwards County: 72 countElk County: 48 countEllis County: 955 countEllsworth County: 135 countFinney County: 885 countFord County: 671 countFranklin County: 455 countGeary County: 454 countGove County: 107 countGraham County: 75 countGrant County: 179 countGray County: 196 countGreeley County: 43 countGreenwood County: 129 countHamilton County: 63 countHarper County: 158 countHarvey County: 662 countHaskell County: 102 countHodgeman County: 40 countJackson County: 238 countJefferson County: 266 countJewell County: 68 countJohnson County: 13,989 countKearny County: 82 countKingman County: 176 countKiowa County: 66 countLabette County: 352 countLane County: 64 countLeavenworth County: 1,097 countLincoln County: 75 countLinn County: 171 countLogan County: 93 countLyon County: 711 countMcPherson County: 748 countMarion County: 229 countMarshall County: 307 countMeade County: 108 countMiami County: 652 countMitchell County: 196 countMontgomery County: 575 countMorris County: 133 countMorton County: 57 countNemaha County: 307 countNeosho County: 350 countNess County: 117 countNorton County: 148 countOsage County: 209 countOsborne County: 114 countOttawa County: 120 countPawnee County: 123 countPhillips County: 182 countPottawatomie County: 591 countPratt County: 323 countRawlins County: 85 countReno County: 1,322 countRepublic County: 151 countRice County: 218 countRiley County: 1,292 countRooks County: 147 countRush County: 82 countRussell County: 223 countSaline County: 1,247 countScott County: 164 countSedgwick County: 9,229 countSeward County: 485 countShawnee County: 3,100 countSheridan County: 93 countSherman County: 204 countSmith County: 113 countStafford County: 109 countStanton County: 48 countStevens County: 129 countSumner County: 376 countThomas County: 279 countTrego County: 109 countWabaunsee County: 135 countWallace County: 52 countWashington County: 163 countWichita County: 83 countWilson County: 181 countWoodson County: 71 countWyandotte County: 2,559 count
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Employer firms, 2023, count. Bourbon 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, Bourbon 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, Bourbon 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/bourbon-county-kansas. 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, Bourbon 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/bourbon-county-kansas.

Harvard

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

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

Employer firms in Bourbon County was 322 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.6% from 2022. That is the 31st highest of 105 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 Bourbon County?

1,322 in 1985, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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