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Employer firms in Clark County

Employer firms in Clark County was 37,579 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2% from 2022. That is the 1st highest of 17 counties in 2023.

2023, count37,579
Change on 2022+2%
Rank1st of 17Counties in Nevada ranked
Series high37,5792023
Series low7,1831978

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Employer firms in Clark County, 1978 to 2023

010K20K30K40K19781985199219992006201320231978: 7,183 count1979: 7,729 count1980: 8,146 count1981: 8,491 count1982: 8,625 count1983: 8,833 count1984: 9,428 count1985: 9,697 count1986: 10,011 count1987: 10,517 count1988: 11,084 count1989: 11,886 count1990: 12,722 count1991: 13,295 count1992: 13,533 count1993: 14,120 count1994: 14,990 count1995: 15,971 count1996: 16,653 count1997: 17,774 count1998: 18,797 count1999: 19,827 count2000: 20,771 count2001: 21,315 count2002: 21,966 count2003: 23,087 count2004: 24,433 count2005: 25,752 count2006: 27,394 count2007: 28,249 count2008: 28,087 count2009: 27,212 count2010: 26,562 count2011: 26,631 count2012: 27,165 count2013: 27,644 count2014: 28,466 count2015: 29,358 count2016: 30,336 count2017: 30,905 count2018: 31,904 count2019: 32,567 count2020: 33,308 count2021: 34,706 count2022: 36,850 count2023: 37,579 count010K20K30K40K19781994201020231978: 7,183 count1979: 7,729 count1980: 8,146 count1981: 8,491 count1982: 8,625 count1983: 8,833 count1984: 9,428 count1985: 9,697 count1986: 10,011 count1987: 10,517 count1988: 11,084 count1989: 11,886 count1990: 12,722 count1991: 13,295 count1992: 13,533 count1993: 14,120 count1994: 14,990 count1995: 15,971 count1996: 16,653 count1997: 17,774 count1998: 18,797 count1999: 19,827 count2000: 20,771 count2001: 21,315 count2002: 21,966 count2003: 23,087 count2004: 24,433 count2005: 25,752 count2006: 27,394 count2007: 28,249 count2008: 28,087 count2009: 27,212 count2010: 26,562 count2011: 26,631 count2012: 27,165 count2013: 27,644 count2014: 28,466 count2015: 29,358 count2016: 30,336 count2017: 30,905 count2018: 31,904 count2019: 32,567 count2020: 33,308 count2021: 34,706 count2022: 36,850 count2023: 37,579 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
202337,579
202236,850
202134,706
202033,308
201932,567
201831,904
201730,905
201630,336
201529,358
201428,466
201327,644
201227,165
201126,631
201026,562
200927,212
200828,087
200728,249
200627,394
200525,752
200424,433
200323,087
200221,966
200121,315
200020,771
199919,827
199818,797
199717,774
199616,653
199515,971
199414,990
199314,120
199213,533
199113,295
199012,722
198911,886
198811,084
198710,517
198610,011
19859,697
19849,428
19838,833
19828,625
19818,491
19808,146
19797,729
19787,183

Compared with Nevada and United States

Place2023
Clark County37,579
Nevada53,623
United States5,593,727

Clark County compared with nearby places

Churchill County: 430 countClark County: 37,579 countDouglas County: 1,423 countElko County: 984 countEsmeralda County: 17 countEureka County: 37 countHumboldt County: 356 countLander County: 88 countLincoln County: 69 countLyon County: 727 countMineral County: 53 countNye County: 893 countPershing County: 63 countStorey County: 150 countWashoe County: 10,816 countWhite Pine County: 167 countCarson City: 1,541 count
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Employer firms, 2023, count. Clark 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, Clark 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, Clark 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/clark-county-nevada. 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, Clark 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/clark-county-nevada.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Clark 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/clark-county-nevada (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, Clark 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/clark-county-nevada. 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 Clark County?

Employer firms in Clark County was 37,579 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2% from 2022. That is the 1st highest of 17 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 Clark County?

37,579 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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