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Employer firms in Douglas County

Employer firms in Douglas County was 81 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is unchanged from 2022. That is the 43rd highest of 66 counties in 2023.

2023, count81
Change on 20220%
Rank43rd of 66Counties in South Dakota ranked
Series high1031998
Series low811983

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Employer firms in Douglas County, 1978 to 2023

8085909510010519781985199219992006201320231978: 86 count1979: 89 count1980: 91 count1981: 89 count1982: 88 count1983: 81 count1984: 87 count1985: 84 count1986: 87 count1987: 88 count1988: 90 count1989: 97 count1990: 93 count1991: 98 count1992: 94 count1993: 99 count1994: 99 count1995: 101 count1996: 101 count1997: 97 count1998: 103 count1999: 99 count2000: 99 count2001: 100 count2002: 100 count2003: 98 count2004: 97 count2005: 98 count2006: 88 count2007: 88 count2008: 87 count2009: 91 count2010: 88 count2011: 85 count2012: 86 count2013: 85 count2014: 90 count2015: 87 count2016: 83 count2017: 85 count2018: 84 count2019: 88 count2020: 85 count2021: 83 count2022: 81 count2023: 81 count809010011019781994201020231978: 86 count1979: 89 count1980: 91 count1981: 89 count1982: 88 count1983: 81 count1984: 87 count1985: 84 count1986: 87 count1987: 88 count1988: 90 count1989: 97 count1990: 93 count1991: 98 count1992: 94 count1993: 99 count1994: 99 count1995: 101 count1996: 101 count1997: 97 count1998: 103 count1999: 99 count2000: 99 count2001: 100 count2002: 100 count2003: 98 count2004: 97 count2005: 98 count2006: 88 count2007: 88 count2008: 87 count2009: 91 count2010: 88 count2011: 85 count2012: 86 count2013: 85 count2014: 90 count2015: 87 count2016: 83 count2017: 85 count2018: 84 count2019: 88 count2020: 85 count2021: 83 count2022: 81 count2023: 81 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
202381
202281
202183
202085
201988
201884
201785
201683
201587
201490
201385
201286
201185
201088
200991
200887
200788
200688
200598
200497
200398
2002100
2001100
200099
199999
1998103
199797
1996101
1995101
199499
199399
199294
199198
199093
198997
198890
198788
198687
198584
198487
198381
198288
198189
198091
197989
197886

Compared with South Dakota and United States

Place2023
Douglas County81
South Dakota21,106
United States5,593,727

Douglas 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
  • Under 50
  • 50 to 80
  • 80 to 150
  • 150 to 190
  • 190 to 490
  • 490 and over
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.

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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, 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-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, 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-south-dakota.

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-south-dakota (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, 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-south-dakota. 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 81 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is unchanged from 2022. That is the 43rd 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 Douglas County?

103 in 1998, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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