Employer firms in Dubuque County

Employer firms in Dubuque County was 2,190 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.4% from 2022. That is the 6th highest of 99 counties in 2023.

2023, count2,190

Change on 2022+0.4%

Rank6th of 99Counties in Iowa ranked

Series high2,2042006

Series low1,8121978

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 Dubuque 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	2,190
2022	2,182
2021	2,164
2020	2,160
2019	2,162
2018	2,162
2017	2,189
2016	2,172
2015	2,166
2014	2,162
2013	2,172
2012	2,182
2011	2,143
2010	2,177
2009	2,166
2008	2,179
2007	2,202
2006	2,204
2005	2,183
2004	2,172
2003	2,136
2002	2,101
2001	2,112
2000	2,129
1999	2,084
1998	2,075
1997	2,062
1996	2,054
1995	2,012
1994	1,984
1993	1,968
1992	1,966
1991	1,951
1990	1,915
1989	1,866
1988	1,839
1987	1,840
1986	1,832
1985	1,815
1984	1,870
1983	1,828
1982	1,840
1981	1,885
1980	1,857
1979	1,881
1978	1,812

Compared with Iowa and United States

Place	2023
Dubuque County	2,190
Iowa	56,436
United States	5,593,727

Dubuque County compared with nearby places

Under 180
180 to 260
260 to 350
350 to 450
450 to 750
750 and over

Employer firms, 2023, count. Dubuque 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 Iowa by employer firms 99 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, Dubuque 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, Dubuque 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/dubuque-county-iowa. 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, Dubuque 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/dubuque-county-iowa.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Dubuque 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/dubuque-county-iowa (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, Dubuque 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/dubuque-county-iowa. 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 Dubuque County?

Employer firms in Dubuque County was 2,190 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.4% from 2022. That is the 6th highest of 99 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 Dubuque County?

2,204 in 2006, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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