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Employer firms in Cass County

Employer firms in Cass County was 4,610 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.8% from 2022. That is the 1st highest of 53 counties in 2023.

2023, count4,610
Change on 2022+0.8%
Rank1st of 53Counties in North Dakota ranked
Series high4,6102023
Series low2,1491978

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Employer firms in Cass County, 1978 to 2023

2,0002,5003,0003,5004,0004,5005,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 2,149 count1979: 2,243 count1980: 2,248 count1981: 2,251 count1982: 2,253 count1983: 2,317 count1984: 2,472 count1985: 2,487 count1986: 2,551 count1987: 2,639 count1988: 2,688 count1989: 2,748 count1990: 2,819 count1991: 2,841 count1992: 2,877 count1993: 3,004 count1994: 3,130 count1995: 3,220 count1996: 3,257 count1997: 3,188 count1998: 3,265 count1999: 3,306 count2000: 3,308 count2001: 3,342 count2002: 3,378 count2003: 3,417 count2004: 3,510 count2005: 3,629 count2006: 3,748 count2007: 3,868 count2008: 3,946 count2009: 3,912 count2010: 3,959 count2011: 3,942 count2012: 3,992 count2013: 4,049 count2014: 4,177 count2015: 4,269 count2016: 4,328 count2017: 4,371 count2018: 4,333 count2019: 4,338 count2020: 4,364 count2021: 4,468 count2022: 4,575 count2023: 4,610 count2,0003,0004,0005,00019781994201020231978: 2,149 count1979: 2,243 count1980: 2,248 count1981: 2,251 count1982: 2,253 count1983: 2,317 count1984: 2,472 count1985: 2,487 count1986: 2,551 count1987: 2,639 count1988: 2,688 count1989: 2,748 count1990: 2,819 count1991: 2,841 count1992: 2,877 count1993: 3,004 count1994: 3,130 count1995: 3,220 count1996: 3,257 count1997: 3,188 count1998: 3,265 count1999: 3,306 count2000: 3,308 count2001: 3,342 count2002: 3,378 count2003: 3,417 count2004: 3,510 count2005: 3,629 count2006: 3,748 count2007: 3,868 count2008: 3,946 count2009: 3,912 count2010: 3,959 count2011: 3,942 count2012: 3,992 count2013: 4,049 count2014: 4,177 count2015: 4,269 count2016: 4,328 count2017: 4,371 count2018: 4,333 count2019: 4,338 count2020: 4,364 count2021: 4,468 count2022: 4,575 count2023: 4,610 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
20234,610
20224,575
20214,468
20204,364
20194,338
20184,333
20174,371
20164,328
20154,269
20144,177
20134,049
20123,992
20113,942
20103,959
20093,912
20083,946
20073,868
20063,748
20053,629
20043,510
20033,417
20023,378
20013,342
20003,308
19993,306
19983,265
19973,188
19963,257
19953,220
19943,130
19933,004
19922,877
19912,841
19902,819
19892,748
19882,688
19872,639
19862,551
19852,487
19842,472
19832,317
19822,253
19812,251
19802,248
19792,243
19782,149

Compared with North Dakota and United States

Place2023
Cass County4,610
North Dakota17,941
United States5,593,727

Cass County compared with nearby places

Adams County: 73 countBarnes County: 301 countBenson County: 92 countBillings County: 41 countBottineau County: 212 countBowman County: 118 countBurke County: 69 countBurleigh County: 2,601 countCass County: 4,610 countCavalier County: 119 countDickey County: 157 countDivide County: 70 countDunn County: 146 countEddy County: 60 countEmmons County: 92 countFoster County: 122 countGolden Valley County: 52 countGrand Forks County: 1,518 countGrant County: 69 countGriggs County: 70 countHettinger County: 75 countKidder County: 77 countLaMoure County: 117 countLogan County: 64 countMcHenry County: 113 countMcIntosh County: 101 countMcKenzie County: 474 countMcLean County: 206 countMercer County: 202 countMorton County: 763 countMountrail County: 304 countNelson County: 97 countOliver County: 42 countPembina County: 206 countPierce County: 108 countRamsey County: 341 countRansom County: 160 countRenville County: 88 countRichland County: 438 countRolette County: 181 countSargent County: 96 countSheridan County: 31 countSioux County: 28 countSlope County: 9 countStark County: 1,029 countSteele County: 41 countStutsman County: 532 countTowner County: 56 countTraill County: 235 countWalsh County: 291 countWard County: 1,670 countWells County: 144 countWilliams County: 1,311 count
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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.

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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, 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

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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-north-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, 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-north-dakota.

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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-north-dakota (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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What is the employer firms in Cass County?

Employer firms in Cass County was 4,610 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.8% from 2022. That is the 1st highest of 53 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?

4,610 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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