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Employer firms in Cascade County

Employer firms in Cascade County was 1,960 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.1% from 2022. That is the 6th highest of 56 counties in 2023.

2023, count1,960
Change on 2022-0.1%
Rank6th of 56Counties in Montana ranked
Series high2,1262007
Series low1,7741982

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Employer firms in Cascade County, 1978 to 2023

1,7001,8001,9002,0002,1002,20019781985199219992006201320231978: 1,812 count1979: 1,848 count1980: 1,841 count1981: 1,788 count1982: 1,774 count1983: 1,819 count1984: 1,878 count1985: 1,888 count1986: 1,867 count1987: 1,844 count1988: 1,864 count1989: 1,917 count1990: 1,940 count1991: 1,927 count1992: 1,917 count1993: 1,896 count1994: 1,947 count1995: 2,002 count1996: 1,997 count1997: 2,056 count1998: 2,074 count1999: 2,072 count2000: 2,065 count2001: 2,035 count2002: 1,993 count2003: 2,008 count2004: 2,048 count2005: 2,062 count2006: 2,118 count2007: 2,126 count2008: 2,091 count2009: 2,028 count2010: 2,013 count2011: 1,975 count2012: 1,963 count2013: 1,969 count2014: 1,957 count2015: 1,973 count2016: 1,965 count2017: 1,973 count2018: 1,954 count2019: 1,968 count2020: 1,942 count2021: 1,934 count2022: 1,961 count2023: 1,960 count1,7001,8001,9002,0002,1002,20019781994201020231978: 1,812 count1979: 1,848 count1980: 1,841 count1981: 1,788 count1982: 1,774 count1983: 1,819 count1984: 1,878 count1985: 1,888 count1986: 1,867 count1987: 1,844 count1988: 1,864 count1989: 1,917 count1990: 1,940 count1991: 1,927 count1992: 1,917 count1993: 1,896 count1994: 1,947 count1995: 2,002 count1996: 1,997 count1997: 2,056 count1998: 2,074 count1999: 2,072 count2000: 2,065 count2001: 2,035 count2002: 1,993 count2003: 2,008 count2004: 2,048 count2005: 2,062 count2006: 2,118 count2007: 2,126 count2008: 2,091 count2009: 2,028 count2010: 2,013 count2011: 1,975 count2012: 1,963 count2013: 1,969 count2014: 1,957 count2015: 1,973 count2016: 1,965 count2017: 1,973 count2018: 1,954 count2019: 1,968 count2020: 1,942 count2021: 1,934 count2022: 1,961 count2023: 1,960 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
20231,960
20221,961
20211,934
20201,942
20191,968
20181,954
20171,973
20161,965
20151,973
20141,957
20131,969
20121,963
20111,975
20102,013
20092,028
20082,091
20072,126
20062,118
20052,062
20042,048
20032,008
20021,993
20012,035
20002,065
19992,072
19982,074
19972,056
19961,997
19952,002
19941,947
19931,896
19921,917
19911,927
19901,940
19891,917
19881,864
19871,844
19861,867
19851,888
19841,878
19831,819
19821,774
19811,788
19801,841
19791,848
19781,812

Compared with Montana and United States

Place2023
Cascade County1,960
Montana30,773
United States5,593,727

Cascade 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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  • 160 to 290
  • 290 to 670
  • 670 and over
Employer firms, 2023, count. Cascade 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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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties (Employer firms, Cascade 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

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Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Cascade 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/cascade-county-montana. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Employer firms, Cascade 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/cascade-county-montana.

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

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

Employer firms in Cascade County was 1,960 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.1% from 2022. That is the 6th 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 Cascade County?

2,126 in 2007, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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