# Employer firms in Douglas County

Employer firms in Douglas County was 12,378 in 2023. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

- Indicator id: `employer_firms`
- Place id: `us-county-31055`
- Unit: count
- 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.
- Note: Excludes nonemployer businesses. Differs from active_companies, the INE DIRCE count, which includes businesses without employees.
- Source: 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)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-11
- License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/douglas-county-nebraska
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=employer_firms&place=us-county-31055

| Period | count |
|---|---:|
| 2023 | 12,378 |
| 2022 | 12,250 |
| 2021 | 12,028 |
| 2020 | 11,590 |
| 2019 | 11,478 |
| 2018 | 11,372 |
| 2017 | 11,310 |
| 2016 | 11,171 |
| 2015 | 10,989 |
| 2014 | 10,884 |
| 2013 | 10,718 |
| 2012 | 10,644 |
| 2011 | 10,579 |
| 2010 | 10,655 |
| 2009 | 10,688 |
| 2008 | 10,778 |
| 2007 | 10,815 |
| 2006 | 10,716 |
| 2005 | 10,501 |
| 2004 | 10,367 |
| 2003 | 10,222 |
| 2002 | 10,154 |
| 2001 | 10,134 |
| 2000 | 10,129 |
| 1999 | 9,996 |
| 1998 | 9,993 |
| 1997 | 9,933 |
| 1996 | 9,864 |
| 1995 | 9,815 |
| 1994 | 9,661 |
| 1993 | 9,533 |
| 1992 | 9,331 |
| 1991 | 9,248 |
| 1990 | 9,270 |
| 1989 | 9,094 |
| 1988 | 9,036 |
| 1987 | 8,888 |
| 1986 | 8,808 |
| 1985 | 8,735 |
| 1984 | 8,695 |
| 1983 | 8,419 |
| 1982 | 8,178 |
| 1981 | 8,175 |
| 1980 | 8,138 |
| 1979 | 8,161 |
| 1978 | 7,878 |