Employer firms in Elk County

Employer firms in Elk County was 48 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 4% from 2022. That is the 102nd highest of 105 counties in 2023.

2023, count48

Change on 2022-4%

Rank102nd of 105Counties in Kansas ranked

Series high891979

Series low482023

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 Elk 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	48
2022	50
2021	55
2020	54
2019	55
2018	60
2017	56
2016	58
2015	59
2014	61
2013	58
2012	59
2011	62
2010	63
2009	62
2008	63
2007	61
2006	61
2005	62
2004	64
2003	63
2002	54
2001	59
2000	56
1999	53
1998	53
1997	57
1996	57
1995	57
1994	56
1993	57
1992	60
1991	60
1990	60
1989	66
1988	68
1987	65
1986	70
1985	80
1984	83
1983	82
1982	80
1981	83
1980	85
1979	89
1978	86

Compared with Kansas and United States

Place	2023
Elk County	48
Kansas	52,865
United States	5,593,727

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.

How to cite

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, Elk 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, Elk 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/elk-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, Elk 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/elk-county-kansas.

Harvard

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

BibTeX

@misc{census_employer_firms_elk_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Elk 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/elk-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.},
}

RIS

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What is the employer firms in Elk County?

Employer firms in Elk County was 48 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 4% from 2022. That is the 102nd 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 Elk County?

89 in 1979, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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