Employer firms in Columbia County

Employer firms in Columbia County was 1,121 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.3% from 2022. That is the 26th highest of 72 counties in 2023.

2023, count1,121

Change on 2022-0.3%

Rank26th of 72Counties in Wisconsin ranked

Series high1,1752007

Series low8681982

Next release: Sunday, 26 September 2027, estimated by Invokely from past publication dates (low confidence), not announced by the publisher. Release calendar

Employer firms in Columbia County, 1978 to 2023

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

Period	count
2023	1,121
2022	1,124
2021	1,105
2020	1,088
2019	1,094
2018	1,113
2017	1,106
2016	1,123
2015	1,086
2014	1,093
2013	1,097
2012	1,117
2011	1,117
2010	1,106
2009	1,139
2008	1,146
2007	1,175
2006	1,174
2005	1,160
2004	1,172
2003	1,163
2002	1,145
2001	1,137
2000	1,134
1999	1,124
1998	1,115
1997	1,108
1996	1,086
1995	1,058
1994	1,025
1993	988
1992	966
1991	990
1990	979
1989	955
1988	953
1987	916
1986	902
1985	911
1984	921
1983	909
1982	868
1981	888
1980	888
1979	909
1978	883

Compared with Wisconsin and United States

Place	2023
Columbia County	1,121
Wisconsin	98,413
United States	5,593,727

Columbia County compared with nearby places

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800 to 1,300
1,300 to 2,300
2,300 and over

Employer firms, 2023, count. Columbia County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Rankings

US states by employer firms 51 places
Counties in Wisconsin by employer firms 72 places

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, Columbia 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, Columbia 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/columbia-county-wisconsin. 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, Columbia 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/columbia-county-wisconsin.

Harvard

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

BibTeX

@misc{census_employer_firms_columbia_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Columbia 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/columbia-county-wisconsin. 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 Columbia County?

Employer firms in Columbia County was 1,121 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.3% from 2022. That is the 26th highest of 72 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 Columbia County?

1,175 in 2007, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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