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Employer firms in Clinton County

Employer firms in Clinton County was 880 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 3% from 2022. That is the 13th highest of 99 counties in 2023.

2023, count880
Change on 2022-3%
Rank13th of 99Counties in Iowa ranked
Series high1,0861998
Series low8742020

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Employer firms in Clinton County, 1978 to 2023

8509009501,0001,0501,10019781985199219992006201320231978: 1,083 count1979: 1,066 count1980: 1,062 count1981: 1,066 count1982: 1,041 count1983: 1,026 count1984: 1,057 count1985: 1,026 count1986: 1,018 count1987: 1,005 count1988: 1,028 count1989: 1,020 count1990: 1,032 count1991: 1,030 count1992: 1,043 count1993: 1,033 count1994: 1,051 count1995: 1,046 count1996: 1,051 count1997: 1,062 count1998: 1,086 count1999: 1,046 count2000: 1,051 count2001: 1,058 count2002: 1,056 count2003: 1,061 count2004: 1,051 count2005: 1,071 count2006: 1,054 count2007: 1,061 count2008: 1,024 count2009: 999 count2010: 1,000 count2011: 980 count2012: 970 count2013: 943 count2014: 943 count2015: 920 count2016: 922 count2017: 927 count2018: 917 count2019: 903 count2020: 874 count2021: 903 count2022: 907 count2023: 880 count8009001,0001,10019781994201020231978: 1,083 count1979: 1,066 count1980: 1,062 count1981: 1,066 count1982: 1,041 count1983: 1,026 count1984: 1,057 count1985: 1,026 count1986: 1,018 count1987: 1,005 count1988: 1,028 count1989: 1,020 count1990: 1,032 count1991: 1,030 count1992: 1,043 count1993: 1,033 count1994: 1,051 count1995: 1,046 count1996: 1,051 count1997: 1,062 count1998: 1,086 count1999: 1,046 count2000: 1,051 count2001: 1,058 count2002: 1,056 count2003: 1,061 count2004: 1,051 count2005: 1,071 count2006: 1,054 count2007: 1,061 count2008: 1,024 count2009: 999 count2010: 1,000 count2011: 980 count2012: 970 count2013: 943 count2014: 943 count2015: 920 count2016: 922 count2017: 927 count2018: 917 count2019: 903 count2020: 874 count2021: 903 count2022: 907 count2023: 880 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
2023880
2022907
2021903
2020874
2019903
2018917
2017927
2016922
2015920
2014943
2013943
2012970
2011980
20101,000
2009999
20081,024
20071,061
20061,054
20051,071
20041,051
20031,061
20021,056
20011,058
20001,051
19991,046
19981,086
19971,062
19961,051
19951,046
19941,051
19931,033
19921,043
19911,030
19901,032
19891,020
19881,028
19871,005
19861,018
19851,026
19841,057
19831,026
19821,041
19811,066
19801,062
19791,066
19781,083

Compared with Iowa and United States

Place2023
Clinton County880
Iowa56,436
United States5,593,727

Clinton 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. Clinton 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, Clinton 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, Clinton 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/clinton-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, Clinton 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/clinton-county-iowa.

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

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  urldate = {2026-10-11},
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What is the employer firms in Clinton County?

Employer firms in Clinton County was 880 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 3% from 2022. That is the 13th highest of 99 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 Clinton County?

1,086 in 1998, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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