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Employer firms in Brown County

Employer firms in Brown County was 1,052 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 1.3% from 2022. That is the 4th highest of 66 counties in 2023.

2023, count1,052
Change on 2022-1.3%
Rank4th of 66Counties in South Dakota ranked
Series high1,1432006
Series low9501978

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Employer firms in Brown County, 1978 to 2023

9501,0001,0501,1001,15019781985199219992006201320231978: 950 count1979: 975 count1980: 974 count1981: 973 count1982: 953 count1983: 965 count1984: 983 count1985: 982 count1986: 954 count1987: 987 count1988: 973 count1989: 1,005 count1990: 1,041 count1991: 1,046 count1992: 1,018 count1993: 1,055 count1994: 1,087 count1995: 1,088 count1996: 1,082 count1997: 1,087 count1998: 1,106 count1999: 1,080 count2000: 1,085 count2001: 1,088 count2002: 1,064 count2003: 1,071 count2004: 1,112 count2005: 1,120 count2006: 1,143 count2007: 1,135 count2008: 1,121 count2009: 1,119 count2010: 1,129 count2011: 1,102 count2012: 1,087 count2013: 1,081 count2014: 1,091 count2015: 1,108 count2016: 1,105 count2017: 1,107 count2018: 1,096 count2019: 1,092 count2020: 1,083 count2021: 1,055 count2022: 1,066 count2023: 1,052 count9501,0001,0501,1001,15019781994201020231978: 950 count1979: 975 count1980: 974 count1981: 973 count1982: 953 count1983: 965 count1984: 983 count1985: 982 count1986: 954 count1987: 987 count1988: 973 count1989: 1,005 count1990: 1,041 count1991: 1,046 count1992: 1,018 count1993: 1,055 count1994: 1,087 count1995: 1,088 count1996: 1,082 count1997: 1,087 count1998: 1,106 count1999: 1,080 count2000: 1,085 count2001: 1,088 count2002: 1,064 count2003: 1,071 count2004: 1,112 count2005: 1,120 count2006: 1,143 count2007: 1,135 count2008: 1,121 count2009: 1,119 count2010: 1,129 count2011: 1,102 count2012: 1,087 count2013: 1,081 count2014: 1,091 count2015: 1,108 count2016: 1,105 count2017: 1,107 count2018: 1,096 count2019: 1,092 count2020: 1,083 count2021: 1,055 count2022: 1,066 count2023: 1,052 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
20231,052
20221,066
20211,055
20201,083
20191,092
20181,096
20171,107
20161,105
20151,108
20141,091
20131,081
20121,087
20111,102
20101,129
20091,119
20081,121
20071,135
20061,143
20051,120
20041,112
20031,071
20021,064
20011,088
20001,085
19991,080
19981,106
19971,087
19961,082
19951,088
19941,087
19931,055
19921,018
19911,046
19901,041
19891,005
1988973
1987987
1986954
1985982
1984983
1983965
1982953
1981973
1980974
1979975
1978950

Compared with South Dakota and United States

Place2023
Brown County1,052
South Dakota21,106
United States5,593,727

Brown 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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  • 80 to 150
  • 150 to 190
  • 190 to 490
  • 490 and over
Employer firms, 2023, count. Brown 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, Brown 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, Brown 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/brown-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, Brown 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/brown-county-south-dakota.

Harvard

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

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

Employer firms in Brown County was 1,052 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 1.3% from 2022. That is the 4th 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 Brown County?

1,143 in 2006, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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