Employer firms in Douglas County

Employer firms in Douglas County was 1,175 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.9% from 2022. That is the 17th highest of 87 counties in 2023.

2023, count1,175

Change on 2022+0.9%

Rank17th of 87Counties in Minnesota ranked

Series high1,1852017

Series low6121978

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	1,175
2022	1,164
2021	1,145
2020	1,153
2019	1,159
2018	1,164
2017	1,185
2016	1,156
2015	1,152
2014	1,120
2013	1,146
2012	1,125
2011	1,125
2010	1,129
2009	1,136
2008	1,135
2007	1,144
2006	1,153
2005	1,130
2004	1,093
2003	1,064
2002	1,035
2001	1,030
2000	1,020
1999	1,001
1998	982
1997	930
1996	886
1995	856
1994	833
1993	805
1992	782
1991	773
1990	765
1989	736
1988	732
1987	720
1986	699
1985	721
1984	720
1983	652
1982	644
1981	658
1980	668
1979	641
1978	612

Compared with Minnesota and United States

Place	2023
Douglas County	1,175
Minnesota	103,804
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 Minnesota by employer firms 87 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-minnesota. 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-minnesota.

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-minnesota (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-minnesota. 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 1,175 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.9% from 2022. That is the 17th highest of 87 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?

1,185 in 2017, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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