Employer firms in Buffalo County

Employer firms in Buffalo County was 1,486 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1% from 2022. That is the 5th highest of 93 counties in 2023.

2023, count1,486

Change on 2022+1%

Rank5th of 93Counties in Nebraska ranked

Series high1,4862023

Series low8471978

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 Buffalo 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	1,486
2022	1,471
2021	1,443
2020	1,399
2019	1,420
2018	1,397
2017	1,386
2016	1,362
2015	1,339
2014	1,313
2013	1,293
2012	1,288
2011	1,280
2010	1,264
2009	1,255
2008	1,245
2007	1,248
2006	1,232
2005	1,200
2004	1,192
2003	1,162
2002	1,146
2001	1,110
2000	1,104
1999	1,071
1998	1,081
1997	1,060
1996	1,058
1995	1,030
1994	1,004
1993	988
1992	989
1991	989
1990	970
1989	949
1988	956
1987	960
1986	946
1985	976
1984	988
1983	919
1982	883
1981	890
1980	881
1979	872
1978	847

Compared with Nebraska and United States

Place	2023
Buffalo County	1,486
Nebraska	40,134
United States	5,593,727

Buffalo County compared with nearby places

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Employer firms, 2023, count. Buffalo 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 Nebraska by employer firms 93 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, Buffalo 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, Buffalo 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/buffalo-county-nebraska. 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, Buffalo 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/buffalo-county-nebraska.

Harvard

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

BibTeX

@misc{census_employer_firms_buffalo_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Buffalo 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/buffalo-county-nebraska. 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 Buffalo County?

Employer firms in Buffalo County was 1,486 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1% from 2022. That is the 5th highest of 93 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 Buffalo County?

1,486 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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