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Employer firms in Foster County

Employer firms in Foster County was 122 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is unchanged from 2022. That is the 25th highest of 53 counties in 2023.

2023, count122
Change on 20220%
Rank25th of 53Counties in North Dakota ranked
Series high1661980
Series low1212019

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Employer firms in Foster County, 1978 to 2023

12013014015016017019781985199219992006201320231978: 154 count1979: 160 count1980: 166 count1981: 157 count1982: 149 count1983: 154 count1984: 157 count1985: 149 count1986: 145 count1987: 150 count1988: 154 count1989: 153 count1990: 147 count1991: 145 count1992: 134 count1993: 138 count1994: 136 count1995: 135 count1996: 131 count1997: 132 count1998: 132 count1999: 130 count2000: 136 count2001: 137 count2002: 133 count2003: 131 count2004: 129 count2005: 128 count2006: 130 count2007: 131 count2008: 129 count2009: 125 count2010: 128 count2011: 133 count2012: 131 count2013: 127 count2014: 125 count2015: 128 count2016: 134 count2017: 131 count2018: 126 count2019: 121 count2020: 123 count2021: 121 count2022: 122 count2023: 122 count12014016018019781994201020231978: 154 count1979: 160 count1980: 166 count1981: 157 count1982: 149 count1983: 154 count1984: 157 count1985: 149 count1986: 145 count1987: 150 count1988: 154 count1989: 153 count1990: 147 count1991: 145 count1992: 134 count1993: 138 count1994: 136 count1995: 135 count1996: 131 count1997: 132 count1998: 132 count1999: 130 count2000: 136 count2001: 137 count2002: 133 count2003: 131 count2004: 129 count2005: 128 count2006: 130 count2007: 131 count2008: 129 count2009: 125 count2010: 128 count2011: 133 count2012: 131 count2013: 127 count2014: 125 count2015: 128 count2016: 134 count2017: 131 count2018: 126 count2019: 121 count2020: 123 count2021: 121 count2022: 122 count2023: 122 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
2023122
2022122
2021121
2020123
2019121
2018126
2017131
2016134
2015128
2014125
2013127
2012131
2011133
2010128
2009125
2008129
2007131
2006130
2005128
2004129
2003131
2002133
2001137
2000136
1999130
1998132
1997132
1996131
1995135
1994136
1993138
1992134
1991145
1990147
1989153
1988154
1987150
1986145
1985149
1984157
1983154
1982149
1981157
1980166
1979160
1978154

Compared with North Dakota and United States

Place2023
Foster County122
North Dakota17,941
United States5,593,727

Foster County compared with nearby places

Adams County: 73 countBarnes County: 301 countBenson County: 92 countBillings County: 41 countBottineau County: 212 countBowman County: 118 countBurke County: 69 countBurleigh County: 2,601 countCass County: 4,610 countCavalier County: 119 countDickey County: 157 countDivide County: 70 countDunn County: 146 countEddy County: 60 countEmmons County: 92 countFoster County: 122 countGolden Valley County: 52 countGrand Forks County: 1,518 countGrant County: 69 countGriggs County: 70 countHettinger County: 75 countKidder County: 77 countLaMoure County: 117 countLogan County: 64 countMcHenry County: 113 countMcIntosh County: 101 countMcKenzie County: 474 countMcLean County: 206 countMercer County: 202 countMorton County: 763 countMountrail County: 304 countNelson County: 97 countOliver County: 42 countPembina County: 206 countPierce County: 108 countRamsey County: 341 countRansom County: 160 countRenville County: 88 countRichland County: 438 countRolette County: 181 countSargent County: 96 countSheridan County: 31 countSioux County: 28 countSlope County: 9 countStark County: 1,029 countSteele County: 41 countStutsman County: 532 countTowner County: 56 countTraill County: 235 countWalsh County: 291 countWard County: 1,670 countWells County: 144 countWilliams County: 1,311 count
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  • 450 and over
Employer firms, 2023, count. Foster 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, Foster 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, Foster 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/foster-county-north-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, Foster 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/foster-county-north-dakota.

Harvard

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

BibTeX
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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Foster County, 1978 to 2023}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-11},
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What is the employer firms in Foster County?

Employer firms in Foster County was 122 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is unchanged from 2022. That is the 25th highest of 53 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 Foster County?

166 in 1980, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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