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Employer firms in Carter County

Employer firms in Carter County was 22 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 4.3% from 2022. That is the 53rd highest of 56 counties in 2023.

2023, count22
Change on 2022-4.3%
Rank53rd of 56Counties in Montana ranked
Series high341978
Series low202020

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Employer firms in Carter County, 1978 to 2023

2025303519781985199219992006201320231978: 34 count1979: 28 count1980: 32 count1981: 33 count1982: 31 count1983: 30 count1984: 31 count1985: 32 count1986: 29 count1987: 28 count1988: 27 count1989: 25 count1990: 24 count1991: 25 count1992: 28 count1993: 26 count1994: 26 count1995: 26 count1996: 25 count1997: 27 count1998: 26 count1999: 22 count2000: 27 count2001: 26 count2002: 26 count2003: 23 count2004: 25 count2005: 27 count2006: 23 count2007: 25 count2008: 26 count2009: 24 count2010: 23 count2011: 24 count2012: 28 count2013: 31 count2014: 23 count2015: 24 count2016: 26 count2017: 21 count2018: 24 count2019: 22 count2020: 20 count2021: 23 count2022: 23 count2023: 22 count2025303519781994201020231978: 34 count1979: 28 count1980: 32 count1981: 33 count1982: 31 count1983: 30 count1984: 31 count1985: 32 count1986: 29 count1987: 28 count1988: 27 count1989: 25 count1990: 24 count1991: 25 count1992: 28 count1993: 26 count1994: 26 count1995: 26 count1996: 25 count1997: 27 count1998: 26 count1999: 22 count2000: 27 count2001: 26 count2002: 26 count2003: 23 count2004: 25 count2005: 27 count2006: 23 count2007: 25 count2008: 26 count2009: 24 count2010: 23 count2011: 24 count2012: 28 count2013: 31 count2014: 23 count2015: 24 count2016: 26 count2017: 21 count2018: 24 count2019: 22 count2020: 20 count2021: 23 count2022: 23 count2023: 22 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
202322
202223
202123
202020
201922
201824
201721
201626
201524
201423
201331
201228
201124
201023
200924
200826
200725
200623
200527
200425
200323
200226
200126
200027
199922
199826
199727
199625
199526
199426
199326
199228
199125
199024
198925
198827
198728
198629
198532
198431
198330
198231
198133
198032
197928
197834

Compared with Montana and United States

Place2023
Carter County22
Montana30,773
United States5,593,727

Carter County compared with nearby places

Beaverhead County: 329 countBig Horn County: 149 countBlaine County: 109 countBroadwater County: 165 countCarbon County: 368 countCarter County: 22 countCascade County: 1,960 countChouteau County: 119 countCuster County: 375 countDaniels County: 63 countDawson County: 252 countDeer Lodge County: 208 countFallon County: 107 countFergus County: 377 countFlathead County: 3,895 countGallatin County: 5,293 countGarfield County: 23 countGlacier County: 169 countGolden Valley County: 7 countGranite County: 92 countHill County: 403 countJefferson County: 279 countJudith Basin County: 47 countLake County: 799 countLewis and Clark County: 2,148 countLiberty County: 56 countLincoln County: 550 countMcCone County: 48 countMadison County: 302 countMeagher County: 61 countMineral County: 108 countMissoula County: 3,917 countMusselshell County: 101 countPark County: 688 countPetroleum County: 8 countPhillips County: 107 countPondera County: 151 countPowder River County: 59 countPowell County: 146 countPrairie County: 23 countRavalli County: 1,391 countRichland County: 424 countRoosevelt County: 165 countRosebud County: 146 countSanders County: 318 countSheridan County: 135 countSilver Bow County: 974 countStillwater County: 213 countSweet Grass County: 148 countTeton County: 176 countToole County: 138 countTreasure County: 16 countValley County: 230 countWheatland County: 52 countWibaux County: 24 countYellowstone County: 4,684 count
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  • 110 to 160
  • 160 to 290
  • 290 to 670
  • 670 and over
Employer firms, 2023, count. Carter 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, Carter 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, Carter 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/carter-county-montana. 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, Carter 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/carter-county-montana.

Harvard

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

BibTeX
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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Carter 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/carter-county-montana. 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 Carter County?

Employer firms in Carter County was 22 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 4.3% from 2022. That is the 53rd highest of 56 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 Carter County?

34 in 1978, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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