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Employer firms in Clark County

Employer firms in Clark County was 9,797 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.6% from 2022. That is the 5th highest of 39 counties in 2023.

2023, count9,797
Change on 2022+1.6%
Rank5th of 39Counties in Washington ranked
Series high9,7972023
Series low2,8431978

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Employer firms in Clark County, 1978 to 2023

2,0004,0006,0008,00010K19781985199219992006201320231978: 2,843 count1979: 3,056 count1980: 3,110 count1981: 3,131 count1982: 3,012 count1983: 3,168 count1984: 3,437 count1985: 3,541 count1986: 3,667 count1987: 3,831 count1988: 3,986 count1989: 4,169 count1990: 4,418 count1991: 4,591 count1992: 4,788 count1993: 5,047 count1994: 5,404 count1995: 5,654 count1996: 5,880 count1997: 6,002 count1998: 6,195 count1999: 6,307 count2000: 6,434 count2001: 6,525 count2002: 6,575 count2003: 6,744 count2004: 6,985 count2005: 7,331 count2006: 7,715 count2007: 7,871 count2008: 7,872 count2009: 7,499 count2010: 7,450 count2011: 7,423 count2012: 7,531 count2013: 7,664 count2014: 7,850 count2015: 8,045 count2016: 8,366 count2017: 8,675 count2018: 8,880 count2019: 9,044 count2020: 9,047 count2021: 9,308 count2022: 9,638 count2023: 9,797 count2,0004,0006,0008,00010K19781994201020231978: 2,843 count1979: 3,056 count1980: 3,110 count1981: 3,131 count1982: 3,012 count1983: 3,168 count1984: 3,437 count1985: 3,541 count1986: 3,667 count1987: 3,831 count1988: 3,986 count1989: 4,169 count1990: 4,418 count1991: 4,591 count1992: 4,788 count1993: 5,047 count1994: 5,404 count1995: 5,654 count1996: 5,880 count1997: 6,002 count1998: 6,195 count1999: 6,307 count2000: 6,434 count2001: 6,525 count2002: 6,575 count2003: 6,744 count2004: 6,985 count2005: 7,331 count2006: 7,715 count2007: 7,871 count2008: 7,872 count2009: 7,499 count2010: 7,450 count2011: 7,423 count2012: 7,531 count2013: 7,664 count2014: 7,850 count2015: 8,045 count2016: 8,366 count2017: 8,675 count2018: 8,880 count2019: 9,044 count2020: 9,047 count2021: 9,308 count2022: 9,638 count2023: 9,797 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
20239,797
20229,638
20219,308
20209,047
20199,044
20188,880
20178,675
20168,366
20158,045
20147,850
20137,664
20127,531
20117,423
20107,450
20097,499
20087,872
20077,871
20067,715
20057,331
20046,985
20036,744
20026,575
20016,525
20006,434
19996,307
19986,195
19976,002
19965,880
19955,654
19945,404
19935,047
19924,788
19914,591
19904,418
19894,169
19883,986
19873,831
19863,667
19853,541
19843,437
19833,168
19823,012
19813,131
19803,110
19793,056
19782,843

Compared with Washington and United States

Place2023
Clark County9,797
Washington142,661
United States5,593,727

Clark County compared with nearby places

Adams County: 335 countAsotin County: 366 countBenton County: 3,853 countChelan County: 2,301 countClallam County: 1,751 countClark County: 9,797 countColumbia County: 91 countCowlitz County: 1,887 countDouglas County: 704 countFerry County: 125 countFranklin County: 1,590 countGarfield County: 35 countGrant County: 1,686 countGrays Harbor County: 1,310 countIsland County: 1,594 countJefferson County: 825 countKing County: 50,956 countKitsap County: 4,724 countKittitas County: 1,226 countKlickitat County: 486 countLewis County: 1,633 countLincoln County: 205 countMason County: 909 countOkanogan County: 941 countPacific County: 472 countPend Oreille County: 208 countPierce County: 14,925 countSan Juan County: 846 countSkagit County: 2,990 countSkamania County: 186 countSnohomish County: 15,473 countSpokane County: 10,558 countStevens County: 724 countThurston County: 5,288 countWahkiakum County: 82 countWalla Walla County: 1,259 countWhatcom County: 5,690 countWhitman County: 687 countYakima County: 3,953 count
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  • 700 to 1,300
  • 1,300 to 1,800
  • 1,800 to 5,100
  • 5,100 and over
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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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-washington. 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-washington.

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-washington (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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

Employer firms in Clark County was 9,797 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.6% from 2022. That is the 5th highest of 39 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?

9,797 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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