Employer firms in Deer Lodge County

Employer firms in Deer Lodge County was 208 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.5% from 2022. That is the 24th highest of 56 counties in 2023.

2023, count208

Change on 2022+0.5%

Rank24th of 56Counties in Montana ranked

Series high2171990

Series low1832015

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 Deer Lodge 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	208
2022	207
2021	197
2020	195
2019	203
2018	198
2017	196
2016	192
2015	183
2014	195
2013	206
2012	200
2011	205
2010	202
2009	188
2008	194
2007	207
2006	203
2005	194
2004	194
2003	200
2002	198
2001	196
2000	198
1999	205
1998	203
1997	203
1996	198
1995	203
1994	203
1993	196
1992	216
1991	217
1990	217
1989	212
1988	186
1987	193
1986	203
1985	207
1984	215
1983	211
1982	206
1981	203
1980	210
1979	215
1978	216

Compared with Montana and United States

Place	2023
Deer Lodge County	208
Montana	30,773
United States	5,593,727

Deer Lodge County compared with nearby places

Under 50
50 to 110
110 to 160
160 to 290
290 to 670
670 and over

Employer firms, 2023, count. Deer Lodge 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 Montana by employer firms 56 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, Deer Lodge 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, Deer Lodge 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/deer-lodge-county-montana. 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, Deer Lodge 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/deer-lodge-county-montana.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Deer Lodge 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/deer-lodge-county-montana (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Deer Lodge 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/deer-lodge-county-montana. 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 Deer Lodge County?

Employer firms in Deer Lodge County was 208 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.5% from 2022. That is the 24th highest of 56 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 Deer Lodge County?

217 in 1990, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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