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Employer firms in Brookings County

Employer firms in Brookings County was 813 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.1% from 2022. That is the 7th highest of 66 counties in 2023.

2023, count813
Change on 2022+1.1%
Rank7th of 66Counties in South Dakota ranked
Series high8132023
Series low4621978

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Employer firms in Brookings County, 1978 to 2023

40050060070080090019781985199219992006201320231978: 462 count1979: 491 count1980: 512 count1981: 511 count1982: 483 count1983: 496 count1984: 504 count1985: 504 count1986: 488 count1987: 497 count1988: 514 count1989: 511 count1990: 518 count1991: 518 count1992: 539 count1993: 553 count1994: 562 count1995: 577 count1996: 594 count1997: 608 count1998: 640 count1999: 633 count2000: 626 count2001: 625 count2002: 652 count2003: 655 count2004: 671 count2005: 668 count2006: 676 count2007: 686 count2008: 697 count2009: 715 count2010: 716 count2011: 721 count2012: 734 count2013: 747 count2014: 746 count2015: 758 count2016: 777 count2017: 775 count2018: 761 count2019: 770 count2020: 769 count2021: 788 count2022: 804 count2023: 813 count40050060070080090019781994201020231978: 462 count1979: 491 count1980: 512 count1981: 511 count1982: 483 count1983: 496 count1984: 504 count1985: 504 count1986: 488 count1987: 497 count1988: 514 count1989: 511 count1990: 518 count1991: 518 count1992: 539 count1993: 553 count1994: 562 count1995: 577 count1996: 594 count1997: 608 count1998: 640 count1999: 633 count2000: 626 count2001: 625 count2002: 652 count2003: 655 count2004: 671 count2005: 668 count2006: 676 count2007: 686 count2008: 697 count2009: 715 count2010: 716 count2011: 721 count2012: 734 count2013: 747 count2014: 746 count2015: 758 count2016: 777 count2017: 775 count2018: 761 count2019: 770 count2020: 769 count2021: 788 count2022: 804 count2023: 813 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
2023813
2022804
2021788
2020769
2019770
2018761
2017775
2016777
2015758
2014746
2013747
2012734
2011721
2010716
2009715
2008697
2007686
2006676
2005668
2004671
2003655
2002652
2001625
2000626
1999633
1998640
1997608
1996594
1995577
1994562
1993553
1992539
1991518
1990518
1989511
1988514
1987497
1986488
1985504
1984504
1983496
1982483
1981511
1980512
1979491
1978462

Compared with South Dakota and United States

Place2023
Brookings County813
South Dakota21,106
United States5,593,727

Brookings County compared with nearby places

Aurora County: 64 countBeadle County: 475 countBennett County: 53 countBon Homme County: 147 countBrookings County: 813 countBrown County: 1,052 countBrule County: 191 countBuffalo County: 10 countButte County: 323 countCampbell County: 45 countCharles Mix County: 245 countClark County: 108 countClay County: 261 countCodington County: 997 countCorson County: 35 countCuster County: 249 countDavison County: 610 countDay County: 175 countDeuel County: 115 countDewey County: 97 countDouglas County: 81 countEdmunds County: 103 countFall River County: 178 countFaulk County: 53 countGrant County: 239 countGregory County: 155 countHaakon County: 65 countHamlin County: 173 countHand County: 111 countHanson County: 77 countHarding County: 35 countHughes County: 540 countHutchinson County: 205 countHyde County: 36 countJackson County: 48 countJerauld County: 62 countJones County: 36 countKingsbury County: 149 countLake County: 289 countLawrence County: 1,040 countLincoln County: 1,846 countLyman County: 65 countMcCook County: 161 countMcPherson County: 56 countMarshall County: 120 countMeade County: 694 countMellette County: 22 countMiner County: 62 countMinnehaha County: 4,724 countMoody County: 143 countOglala Lakota County: 67 countPennington County: 3,201 countPerkins County: 94 countPotter County: 81 countRoberts County: 185 countSanborn County: 49 countSpink County: 169 countStanley County: 99 countSully County: 58 countTodd County: 52 countTripp County: 162 countTurner County: 208 countUnion County: 456 countWalworth County: 170 countYankton County: 599 countZiebach County: 15 count
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  • 50 to 80
  • 80 to 150
  • 150 to 190
  • 190 to 490
  • 490 and over
Employer firms, 2023, count. Brookings 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, Brookings 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, Brookings 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/brookings-county-south-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, Brookings 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/brookings-county-south-dakota.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Brookings 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/brookings-county-south-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, Brookings County, 1978 to 2023}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-11},
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What is the employer firms in Brookings County?

Employer firms in Brookings County was 813 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.1% from 2022. That is the 7th highest of 66 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 Brookings County?

813 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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