Employer firms in Cass County

Employer firms in Cass County was 188 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.5% from 2022. That is the 84th highest of 102 counties in 2023.

2023, count188

Change on 2022+0.5%

Rank84th of 102Counties in Illinois ranked

Series high3091978

Series low1872022

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Employer firms in Cass 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	188
2022	187
2021	190
2020	188
2019	202
2018	200
2017	199
2016	208
2015	200
2014	202
2013	219
2012	217
2011	227
2010	233
2009	233
2008	245
2007	258
2006	252
2005	258
2004	254
2003	257
2002	255
2001	253
2000	253
1999	256
1998	253
1997	255
1996	253
1995	264
1994	254
1993	245
1992	253
1991	251
1990	255
1989	264
1988	265
1987	242
1986	255
1985	266
1984	290
1983	278
1982	279
1981	290
1980	293
1979	306
1978	309

Compared with Illinois and United States

Place	2023
Cass County	188
Illinois	222,365
United States	5,593,727

Cass County compared with nearby places

Under 200
200 to 300
300 to 500
500 to 700
700 to 1,800
1,800 and over

Employer firms, 2023, count. Cass 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 Illinois by employer firms 102 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, Cass 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, Cass 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/cass-county-illinois. 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, Cass 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/cass-county-illinois.

Harvard

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

BibTeX

@misc{census_employer_firms_cass_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Cass 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/cass-county-illinois. 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 Cass County?

Employer firms in Cass County was 188 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.5% from 2022. That is the 84th highest of 102 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 Cass County?

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

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