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Employer firms in Corson County

Employer firms in Corson County was 35 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 5.4% from 2022. That is the 62nd highest of 66 counties in 2023.

2023, count35
Change on 2022-5.4%
Rank62nd of 66Counties in South Dakota ranked
Series high661979
Series low342019

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Employer firms in Corson County, 1978 to 2023

304050607019781985199219992006201320231978: 64 count1979: 66 count1980: 61 count1981: 58 count1982: 56 count1983: 58 count1984: 60 count1985: 60 count1986: 55 count1987: 53 count1988: 50 count1989: 52 count1990: 52 count1991: 56 count1992: 60 count1993: 62 count1994: 62 count1995: 65 count1996: 57 count1997: 50 count1998: 46 count1999: 46 count2000: 43 count2001: 43 count2002: 45 count2003: 48 count2004: 44 count2005: 44 count2006: 44 count2007: 43 count2008: 38 count2009: 41 count2010: 38 count2011: 38 count2012: 38 count2013: 37 count2014: 39 count2015: 37 count2016: 35 count2017: 36 count2018: 35 count2019: 34 count2020: 35 count2021: 38 count2022: 37 count2023: 35 count304050607019781994201020231978: 64 count1979: 66 count1980: 61 count1981: 58 count1982: 56 count1983: 58 count1984: 60 count1985: 60 count1986: 55 count1987: 53 count1988: 50 count1989: 52 count1990: 52 count1991: 56 count1992: 60 count1993: 62 count1994: 62 count1995: 65 count1996: 57 count1997: 50 count1998: 46 count1999: 46 count2000: 43 count2001: 43 count2002: 45 count2003: 48 count2004: 44 count2005: 44 count2006: 44 count2007: 43 count2008: 38 count2009: 41 count2010: 38 count2011: 38 count2012: 38 count2013: 37 count2014: 39 count2015: 37 count2016: 35 count2017: 36 count2018: 35 count2019: 34 count2020: 35 count2021: 38 count2022: 37 count2023: 35 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
202335
202237
202138
202035
201934
201835
201736
201635
201537
201439
201337
201238
201138
201038
200941
200838
200743
200644
200544
200444
200348
200245
200143
200043
199946
199846
199750
199657
199565
199462
199362
199260
199156
199052
198952
198850
198753
198655
198560
198460
198358
198256
198158
198061
197966
197864

Compared with South Dakota and United States

Place2023
Corson County35
South Dakota21,106
United States5,593,727

Corson County compared with nearby places

Aurora County: 64 countBeadle County: 475 countBennett County: 53 countBon Homme County: 147 countBrookings County: 813 countBrown County: 1,052 countBrule County: 191 countBuffalo County: 10 countButte County: 323 countCampbell County: 45 countCharles Mix County: 245 countClark County: 108 countClay County: 261 countCodington County: 997 countCorson County: 35 countCuster County: 249 countDavison County: 610 countDay County: 175 countDeuel County: 115 countDewey County: 97 countDouglas County: 81 countEdmunds County: 103 countFall River County: 178 countFaulk County: 53 countGrant County: 239 countGregory County: 155 countHaakon County: 65 countHamlin County: 173 countHand County: 111 countHanson County: 77 countHarding County: 35 countHughes County: 540 countHutchinson County: 205 countHyde County: 36 countJackson County: 48 countJerauld County: 62 countJones County: 36 countKingsbury County: 149 countLake County: 289 countLawrence County: 1,040 countLincoln County: 1,846 countLyman County: 65 countMcCook County: 161 countMcPherson County: 56 countMarshall County: 120 countMeade County: 694 countMellette County: 22 countMiner County: 62 countMinnehaha County: 4,724 countMoody County: 143 countOglala Lakota County: 67 countPennington County: 3,201 countPerkins County: 94 countPotter County: 81 countRoberts County: 185 countSanborn County: 49 countSpink County: 169 countStanley County: 99 countSully County: 58 countTodd County: 52 countTripp County: 162 countTurner County: 208 countUnion County: 456 countWalworth County: 170 countYankton County: 599 countZiebach County: 15 count
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  • 50 to 80
  • 80 to 150
  • 150 to 190
  • 190 to 490
  • 490 and over
Employer firms, 2023, count. Corson 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, Corson 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, Corson 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/corson-county-south-dakota. 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, Corson 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/corson-county-south-dakota.

Harvard

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

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

Employer firms in Corson County was 35 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 5.4% from 2022. That is the 62nd highest of 66 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 Corson County?

66 in 1979, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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