Employer firms in Douglas County

Employer firms in Douglas County was 2,342 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.4% from 2022. That is the 5th highest of 105 counties in 2023.

2023, count2,342

Change on 2022-0.4%

Rank5th of 105Counties in Kansas ranked

Series high2,3952006

Series low1,1681978

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 Douglas 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	2,342
2022	2,352
2021	2,309
2020	2,304
2019	2,329
2018	2,334
2017	2,321
2016	2,345
2015	2,297
2014	2,282
2013	2,258
2012	2,266
2011	2,227
2010	2,260
2009	2,294
2008	2,324
2007	2,393
2006	2,395
2005	2,356
2004	2,348
2003	2,263
2002	2,256
2001	2,180
2000	2,190
1999	2,138
1998	2,100
1997	2,049
1996	1,981
1995	1,951
1994	1,875
1993	1,774
1992	1,727
1991	1,670
1990	1,610
1989	1,626
1988	1,526
1987	1,499
1986	1,442
1985	1,374
1984	1,340
1983	1,281
1982	1,260
1981	1,246
1980	1,215
1979	1,223
1978	1,168

Compared with Kansas and United States

Place	2023
Douglas County	2,342
Kansas	52,865
United States	5,593,727

Douglas County compared with nearby places

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Employer firms, 2023, count. Douglas 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 Kansas by employer firms 105 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, Douglas 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, Douglas 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/douglas-county-kansas. 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, Douglas 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/douglas-county-kansas.

Harvard

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

BibTeX

@misc{census_employer_firms_douglas_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Douglas 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/douglas-county-kansas. 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 Douglas County?

Employer firms in Douglas County was 2,342 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.4% from 2022. That is the 5th highest of 105 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 Douglas County?

2,395 in 2006, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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