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Employer firms in Garfield County

Employer firms in Garfield County was 35 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 7.9% from 2022. That is the 39th highest of 39 counties in 2023.

2023, count35
Change on 2022-7.9%
Rank39th of 39Counties in Washington ranked
Series high571984
Series low352023

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Employer firms in Garfield County, 1978 to 2023

35404550556019781985199219992006201320231978: 53 count1979: 55 count1980: 55 count1981: 55 count1982: 56 count1983: 55 count1984: 57 count1985: 54 count1986: 53 count1987: 53 count1988: 55 count1989: 56 count1990: 52 count1991: 50 count1992: 53 count1993: 52 count1994: 54 count1995: 53 count1996: 50 count1997: 50 count1998: 50 count1999: 49 count2000: 48 count2001: 48 count2002: 46 count2003: 42 count2004: 43 count2005: 40 count2006: 41 count2007: 45 count2008: 40 count2009: 38 count2010: 39 count2011: 41 count2012: 41 count2013: 39 count2014: 39 count2015: 39 count2016: 41 count2017: 41 count2018: 42 count2019: 41 count2020: 37 count2021: 39 count2022: 38 count2023: 35 count3040506019781994201020231978: 53 count1979: 55 count1980: 55 count1981: 55 count1982: 56 count1983: 55 count1984: 57 count1985: 54 count1986: 53 count1987: 53 count1988: 55 count1989: 56 count1990: 52 count1991: 50 count1992: 53 count1993: 52 count1994: 54 count1995: 53 count1996: 50 count1997: 50 count1998: 50 count1999: 49 count2000: 48 count2001: 48 count2002: 46 count2003: 42 count2004: 43 count2005: 40 count2006: 41 count2007: 45 count2008: 40 count2009: 38 count2010: 39 count2011: 41 count2012: 41 count2013: 39 count2014: 39 count2015: 39 count2016: 41 count2017: 41 count2018: 42 count2019: 41 count2020: 37 count2021: 39 count2022: 38 count2023: 35 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
202335
202238
202139
202037
201941
201842
201741
201641
201539
201439
201339
201241
201141
201039
200938
200840
200745
200641
200540
200443
200342
200246
200148
200048
199949
199850
199750
199650
199553
199454
199352
199253
199150
199052
198956
198855
198753
198653
198554
198457
198355
198256
198155
198055
197955
197853

Compared with Washington and United States

Place2023
Garfield County35
Washington142,661
United States5,593,727

Garfield County compared with nearby places

Adams County: 335 countAsotin County: 366 countBenton County: 3,853 countChelan County: 2,301 countClallam County: 1,751 countClark County: 9,797 countColumbia County: 91 countCowlitz County: 1,887 countDouglas County: 704 countFerry County: 125 countFranklin County: 1,590 countGarfield County: 35 countGrant County: 1,686 countGrays Harbor County: 1,310 countIsland County: 1,594 countJefferson County: 825 countKing County: 50,956 countKitsap County: 4,724 countKittitas County: 1,226 countKlickitat County: 486 countLewis County: 1,633 countLincoln County: 205 countMason County: 909 countOkanogan County: 941 countPacific County: 472 countPend Oreille County: 208 countPierce County: 14,925 countSan Juan County: 846 countSkagit County: 2,990 countSkamania County: 186 countSnohomish County: 15,473 countSpokane County: 10,558 countStevens County: 724 countThurston County: 5,288 countWahkiakum County: 82 countWalla Walla County: 1,259 countWhatcom County: 5,690 countWhitman County: 687 countYakima County: 3,953 count
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  • 300 to 700
  • 700 to 1,300
  • 1,300 to 1,800
  • 1,800 to 5,100
  • 5,100 and over
Employer firms, 2023, count. Garfield 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, Garfield 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, Garfield 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/garfield-county-washington. 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, Garfield 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/garfield-county-washington.

Harvard

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

BibTeX
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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Garfield County, 1978 to 2023}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-11},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/garfield-county-washington. 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 Garfield County?

Employer firms in Garfield County was 35 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 7.9% from 2022. That is the 39th highest of 39 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 Garfield County?

57 in 1984, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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