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Employer firms in Grand Forks County

Employer firms in Grand Forks County was 1,518 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.7% from 2022. That is the 4th highest of 53 counties in 2023.

2023, count1,518
Change on 2022+0.7%
Rank4th of 53Counties in North Dakota ranked
Series high1,5432016
Series low1,2501978

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Employer firms in Grand Forks County, 1978 to 2023

1,2001,3001,4001,5001,60019781985199219992006201320231978: 1,250 count1979: 1,311 count1980: 1,295 count1981: 1,279 count1982: 1,274 count1983: 1,307 count1984: 1,349 count1985: 1,368 count1986: 1,377 count1987: 1,394 count1988: 1,406 count1989: 1,444 count1990: 1,431 count1991: 1,428 count1992: 1,424 count1993: 1,450 count1994: 1,460 count1995: 1,461 count1996: 1,481 count1997: 1,453 count1998: 1,456 count1999: 1,432 count2000: 1,429 count2001: 1,430 count2002: 1,415 count2003: 1,417 count2004: 1,431 count2005: 1,447 count2006: 1,469 count2007: 1,492 count2008: 1,490 count2009: 1,486 count2010: 1,495 count2011: 1,507 count2012: 1,521 count2013: 1,515 count2014: 1,530 count2015: 1,523 count2016: 1,543 count2017: 1,526 count2018: 1,531 count2019: 1,524 count2020: 1,508 count2021: 1,513 count2022: 1,507 count2023: 1,518 count1,2001,3001,4001,5001,60019781994201020231978: 1,250 count1979: 1,311 count1980: 1,295 count1981: 1,279 count1982: 1,274 count1983: 1,307 count1984: 1,349 count1985: 1,368 count1986: 1,377 count1987: 1,394 count1988: 1,406 count1989: 1,444 count1990: 1,431 count1991: 1,428 count1992: 1,424 count1993: 1,450 count1994: 1,460 count1995: 1,461 count1996: 1,481 count1997: 1,453 count1998: 1,456 count1999: 1,432 count2000: 1,429 count2001: 1,430 count2002: 1,415 count2003: 1,417 count2004: 1,431 count2005: 1,447 count2006: 1,469 count2007: 1,492 count2008: 1,490 count2009: 1,486 count2010: 1,495 count2011: 1,507 count2012: 1,521 count2013: 1,515 count2014: 1,530 count2015: 1,523 count2016: 1,543 count2017: 1,526 count2018: 1,531 count2019: 1,524 count2020: 1,508 count2021: 1,513 count2022: 1,507 count2023: 1,518 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
20231,518
20221,507
20211,513
20201,508
20191,524
20181,531
20171,526
20161,543
20151,523
20141,530
20131,515
20121,521
20111,507
20101,495
20091,486
20081,490
20071,492
20061,469
20051,447
20041,431
20031,417
20021,415
20011,430
20001,429
19991,432
19981,456
19971,453
19961,481
19951,461
19941,460
19931,450
19921,424
19911,428
19901,431
19891,444
19881,406
19871,394
19861,377
19851,368
19841,349
19831,307
19821,274
19811,279
19801,295
19791,311
19781,250

Compared with North Dakota and United States

Place2023
Grand Forks County1,518
North Dakota17,941
United States5,593,727

Grand Forks 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. Grand Forks 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, Grand Forks 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, Grand Forks 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/grand-forks-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, Grand Forks 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/grand-forks-county-north-dakota.

Harvard

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

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What is the employer firms in Grand Forks County?

Employer firms in Grand Forks County was 1,518 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.7% from 2022. That is the 4th 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 Grand Forks County?

1,543 in 2016, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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