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Employer firms in Cole County

Employer firms in Cole County was 1,805 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.6% from 2022. That is the 13th highest of 115 counties in 2023.

2023, count1,805
Change on 2022+0.6%
Rank13th of 115Counties in Missouri ranked
Series high1,9122007
Series low1,2861978

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Employer firms in Cole County, 1978 to 2023

1,2001,4001,6001,8002,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 1,286 count1979: 1,313 count1980: 1,324 count1981: 1,324 count1982: 1,335 count1983: 1,384 count1984: 1,451 count1985: 1,489 count1986: 1,513 count1987: 1,539 count1988: 1,553 count1989: 1,580 count1990: 1,553 count1991: 1,568 count1992: 1,596 count1993: 1,652 count1994: 1,661 count1995: 1,719 count1996: 1,757 count1997: 1,714 count1998: 1,755 count1999: 1,776 count2000: 1,818 count2001: 1,771 count2002: 1,796 count2003: 1,843 count2004: 1,911 count2005: 1,907 count2006: 1,884 count2007: 1,912 count2008: 1,881 count2009: 1,856 count2010: 1,835 count2011: 1,820 count2012: 1,832 count2013: 1,849 count2014: 1,846 count2015: 1,848 count2016: 1,851 count2017: 1,825 count2018: 1,796 count2019: 1,804 count2020: 1,817 count2021: 1,792 count2022: 1,794 count2023: 1,805 count1,2001,4001,6001,8002,00019781994201020231978: 1,286 count1979: 1,313 count1980: 1,324 count1981: 1,324 count1982: 1,335 count1983: 1,384 count1984: 1,451 count1985: 1,489 count1986: 1,513 count1987: 1,539 count1988: 1,553 count1989: 1,580 count1990: 1,553 count1991: 1,568 count1992: 1,596 count1993: 1,652 count1994: 1,661 count1995: 1,719 count1996: 1,757 count1997: 1,714 count1998: 1,755 count1999: 1,776 count2000: 1,818 count2001: 1,771 count2002: 1,796 count2003: 1,843 count2004: 1,911 count2005: 1,907 count2006: 1,884 count2007: 1,912 count2008: 1,881 count2009: 1,856 count2010: 1,835 count2011: 1,820 count2012: 1,832 count2013: 1,849 count2014: 1,846 count2015: 1,848 count2016: 1,851 count2017: 1,825 count2018: 1,796 count2019: 1,804 count2020: 1,817 count2021: 1,792 count2022: 1,794 count2023: 1,805 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
20231,805
20221,794
20211,792
20201,817
20191,804
20181,796
20171,825
20161,851
20151,848
20141,846
20131,849
20121,832
20111,820
20101,835
20091,856
20081,881
20071,912
20061,884
20051,907
20041,911
20031,843
20021,796
20011,771
20001,818
19991,776
19981,755
19971,714
19961,757
19951,719
19941,661
19931,652
19921,596
19911,568
19901,553
19891,580
19881,553
19871,539
19861,513
19851,489
19841,451
19831,384
19821,335
19811,324
19801,324
19791,313
19781,286

Compared with Missouri and United States

Place2023
Cole County1,805
Missouri102,345
United States5,593,727

Cole County compared with nearby places

Adair County: 482 countAndrew County: 240 countAtchison County: 137 countAudrain County: 399 countBarry County: 649 countBarton County: 205 countBates County: 286 countBenton County: 322 countBollinger County: 153 countBoone County: 3,759 countBuchanan County: 1,599 countButler County: 869 countCaldwell County: 126 countCallaway County: 626 countCamden County: 1,319 countCape Girardeau County: 1,913 countCarroll County: 166 countCarter County: 123 countCass County: 1,749 countCedar County: 261 countChariton County: 174 countChristian County: 1,678 countClark County: 117 countClay County: 4,468 countClinton County: 307 countCole County: 1,805 countCooper County: 325 countCrawford County: 413 countDade County: 127 countDallas County: 233 countDaviess County: 135 countDeKalb County: 191 countDent County: 262 countDouglas County: 187 countDunklin County: 483 countFranklin County: 2,156 countGasconade County: 364 countGentry County: 150 countGreene County: 6,540 countGrundy County: 197 countHarrison County: 144 countHenry County: 492 countHickory County: 120 countHolt County: 122 countHoward County: 151 countHowell County: 877 countIron County: 165 countJackson County: 13,097 countJasper County: 2,170 countJefferson County: 3,118 countJohnson County: 797 countKnox County: 81 countLaclede County: 615 countLafayette County: 591 countLawrence County: 579 countLewis County: 149 countLincoln County: 873 countLinn County: 254 countLivingston County: 350 countMcDonald County: 243 countMacon County: 287 countMadison County: 200 countMaries County: 119 countMarion County: 640 countMercer County: 68 countMiller County: 584 countMississippi County: 180 countMoniteau County: 277 countMonroe County: 141 countMontgomery County: 205 countMorgan County: 454 countNew Madrid County: 294 countNewton County: 1,106 countNodaway County: 419 countOregon County: 151 countOsage County: 234 countOzark County: 135 countPemiscot County: 225 countPerry County: 465 countPettis County: 837 countPhelps County: 858 countPike County: 323 countPlatte County: 2,122 countPolk County: 520 countPulaski County: 550 countPutnam County: 82 countRalls County: 190 countRandolph County: 468 countRay County: 311 countReynolds County: 103 countRipley County: 222 countSt. Charles County: 6,588 countSt. Clair County: 127 countSte. Genevieve County: 369 countSt. Francois County: 1,140 countSt. Louis County: 20,664 countSaline County: 381 countSchuyler County: 69 countScotland County: 127 countScott County: 807 countShannon County: 119 countShelby County: 145 countStoddard County: 545 countStone County: 637 countSullivan County: 87 countTaney County: 1,510 countTexas County: 375 countVernon County: 387 countWarren County: 545 countWashington County: 319 countWayne County: 175 countWebster County: 627 countWorth County: 43 countWright County: 364 countSt. Louis city: 6,228 count
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Employer firms, 2023, count. Cole 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, Cole 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, Cole 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/cole-county-missouri. 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, Cole 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/cole-county-missouri.

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

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What is the employer firms in Cole County?

Employer firms in Cole County was 1,805 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.6% from 2022. That is the 13th highest of 115 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 Cole County?

1,912 in 2007, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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