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Employer firms in Cerro Gordo County

Employer firms in Cerro Gordo County was 1,098 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.1% from 2022. That is the 12th highest of 99 counties in 2023.

2023, count1,098
Change on 2022+0.1%
Rank12th of 99Counties in Iowa ranked
Series high1,3091978
Series low1,0972022

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Employer firms in Cerro Gordo County, 1978 to 2023

1,0501,1001,1501,2001,2501,3001,35019781985199219992006201320231978: 1,309 count1979: 1,280 count1980: 1,281 count1981: 1,289 count1982: 1,235 count1983: 1,228 count1984: 1,248 count1985: 1,228 count1986: 1,224 count1987: 1,212 count1988: 1,188 count1989: 1,201 count1990: 1,203 count1991: 1,189 count1992: 1,195 count1993: 1,185 count1994: 1,191 count1995: 1,240 count1996: 1,232 count1997: 1,193 count1998: 1,184 count1999: 1,202 count2000: 1,203 count2001: 1,186 count2002: 1,163 count2003: 1,162 count2004: 1,167 count2005: 1,172 count2006: 1,180 count2007: 1,195 count2008: 1,189 count2009: 1,171 count2010: 1,159 count2011: 1,130 count2012: 1,151 count2013: 1,138 count2014: 1,111 count2015: 1,114 count2016: 1,144 count2017: 1,121 count2018: 1,137 count2019: 1,133 count2020: 1,108 count2021: 1,111 count2022: 1,097 count2023: 1,098 count1,0001,1001,2001,3001,40019781994201020231978: 1,309 count1979: 1,280 count1980: 1,281 count1981: 1,289 count1982: 1,235 count1983: 1,228 count1984: 1,248 count1985: 1,228 count1986: 1,224 count1987: 1,212 count1988: 1,188 count1989: 1,201 count1990: 1,203 count1991: 1,189 count1992: 1,195 count1993: 1,185 count1994: 1,191 count1995: 1,240 count1996: 1,232 count1997: 1,193 count1998: 1,184 count1999: 1,202 count2000: 1,203 count2001: 1,186 count2002: 1,163 count2003: 1,162 count2004: 1,167 count2005: 1,172 count2006: 1,180 count2007: 1,195 count2008: 1,189 count2009: 1,171 count2010: 1,159 count2011: 1,130 count2012: 1,151 count2013: 1,138 count2014: 1,111 count2015: 1,114 count2016: 1,144 count2017: 1,121 count2018: 1,137 count2019: 1,133 count2020: 1,108 count2021: 1,111 count2022: 1,097 count2023: 1,098 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
20231,098
20221,097
20211,111
20201,108
20191,133
20181,137
20171,121
20161,144
20151,114
20141,111
20131,138
20121,151
20111,130
20101,159
20091,171
20081,189
20071,195
20061,180
20051,172
20041,167
20031,162
20021,163
20011,186
20001,203
19991,202
19981,184
19971,193
19961,232
19951,240
19941,191
19931,185
19921,195
19911,189
19901,203
19891,201
19881,188
19871,212
19861,224
19851,228
19841,248
19831,228
19821,235
19811,289
19801,281
19791,280
19781,309

Compared with Iowa and United States

Place2023
Cerro Gordo County1,098
Iowa56,436
United States5,593,727

Cerro Gordo County compared with nearby places

Adair County: 194 countAdams County: 94 countAllamakee County: 296 countAppanoose County: 264 countAudubon County: 166 countBenton County: 440 countBlack Hawk County: 2,374 countBoone County: 507 countBremer County: 464 countBuchanan County: 411 countBuena Vista County: 410 countButler County: 253 countCalhoun County: 221 countCarroll County: 681 countCass County: 369 countCedar County: 397 countCerro Gordo County: 1,098 countCherokee County: 294 countChickasaw County: 295 countClarke County: 165 countClay County: 496 countClayton County: 414 countClinton County: 880 countCrawford County: 345 countDallas County: 1,955 countDavis County: 159 countDecatur County: 137 countDelaware County: 442 countDes Moines County: 844 countDickinson County: 642 countDubuque County: 2,190 countEmmet County: 238 countFayette County: 421 countFloyd County: 315 countFranklin County: 248 countFremont County: 140 countGreene County: 210 countGrundy County: 242 countGuthrie County: 241 countHamilton County: 313 countHancock County: 243 countHardin County: 402 countHarrison County: 290 countHenry County: 398 countHoward County: 220 countHumboldt County: 259 countIda County: 210 countIowa County: 391 countJackson County: 431 countJasper County: 623 countJefferson County: 489 countJohnson County: 2,763 countJones County: 411 countKeokuk County: 175 countKossuth County: 426 countLee County: 635 countLinn County: 4,262 countLouisa County: 168 countLucas County: 169 countLyon County: 322 countMadison County: 354 countMahaska County: 459 countMarion County: 710 countMarshall County: 647 countMills County: 285 countMitchell County: 266 countMonona County: 182 countMonroe County: 156 countMontgomery County: 243 countMuscatine County: 766 countO'Brien County: 426 countOsceola County: 158 countPage County: 353 countPalo Alto County: 233 countPlymouth County: 571 countPocahontas County: 162 countPolk County: 9,809 countPottawattamie County: 1,551 countPoweshiek County: 464 countRinggold County: 105 countSac County: 259 countScott County: 3,418 countShelby County: 331 countSioux County: 1,099 countStory County: 1,765 countTama County: 229 countTaylor County: 117 countUnion County: 262 countVan Buren County: 121 countWapello County: 575 countWarren County: 814 countWashington County: 576 countWayne County: 123 countWebster County: 811 countWinnebago County: 268 countWinneshiek County: 514 countWoodbury County: 2,043 countWorth County: 138 countWright County: 292 count
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Employer firms, 2023, count. Cerro Gordo 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, Cerro Gordo 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, Cerro Gordo 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/cerro-gordo-county-iowa. 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, Cerro Gordo 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/cerro-gordo-county-iowa.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Cerro Gordo 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/cerro-gordo-county-iowa (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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What is the employer firms in Cerro Gordo County?

Employer firms in Cerro Gordo County was 1,098 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.1% from 2022. That is the 12th highest of 99 counties in 2023.

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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 Cerro Gordo County?

1,309 in 1978, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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