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Employer firms in Gregory County

Employer firms in Gregory County was 155 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.6% from 2022. That is the 31st highest of 66 counties in 2023.

2023, count155
Change on 2022-0.6%
Rank31st of 66Counties in South Dakota ranked
Series high1672002
Series low1341988

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Employer firms in Gregory County, 1978 to 2023

13014015016017019781985199219992006201320231978: 142 count1979: 144 count1980: 149 count1981: 147 count1982: 143 count1983: 141 count1984: 145 count1985: 144 count1986: 143 count1987: 136 count1988: 134 count1989: 138 count1990: 143 count1991: 136 count1992: 145 count1993: 141 count1994: 143 count1995: 144 count1996: 148 count1997: 154 count1998: 151 count1999: 152 count2000: 157 count2001: 158 count2002: 167 count2003: 167 count2004: 167 count2005: 162 count2006: 155 count2007: 159 count2008: 153 count2009: 151 count2010: 152 count2011: 156 count2012: 154 count2013: 161 count2014: 156 count2015: 158 count2016: 161 count2017: 156 count2018: 160 count2019: 162 count2020: 155 count2021: 151 count2022: 156 count2023: 155 count13014015016017019781994201020231978: 142 count1979: 144 count1980: 149 count1981: 147 count1982: 143 count1983: 141 count1984: 145 count1985: 144 count1986: 143 count1987: 136 count1988: 134 count1989: 138 count1990: 143 count1991: 136 count1992: 145 count1993: 141 count1994: 143 count1995: 144 count1996: 148 count1997: 154 count1998: 151 count1999: 152 count2000: 157 count2001: 158 count2002: 167 count2003: 167 count2004: 167 count2005: 162 count2006: 155 count2007: 159 count2008: 153 count2009: 151 count2010: 152 count2011: 156 count2012: 154 count2013: 161 count2014: 156 count2015: 158 count2016: 161 count2017: 156 count2018: 160 count2019: 162 count2020: 155 count2021: 151 count2022: 156 count2023: 155 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
2023155
2022156
2021151
2020155
2019162
2018160
2017156
2016161
2015158
2014156
2013161
2012154
2011156
2010152
2009151
2008153
2007159
2006155
2005162
2004167
2003167
2002167
2001158
2000157
1999152
1998151
1997154
1996148
1995144
1994143
1993141
1992145
1991136
1990143
1989138
1988134
1987136
1986143
1985144
1984145
1983141
1982143
1981147
1980149
1979144
1978142

Compared with South Dakota and United States

Place2023
Gregory County155
South Dakota21,106
United States5,593,727

Gregory County compared with nearby places

Aurora County: 64 countBeadle County: 475 countBennett County: 53 countBon Homme County: 147 countBrookings County: 813 countBrown County: 1,052 countBrule County: 191 countBuffalo County: 10 countButte County: 323 countCampbell County: 45 countCharles Mix County: 245 countClark County: 108 countClay County: 261 countCodington County: 997 countCorson County: 35 countCuster County: 249 countDavison County: 610 countDay County: 175 countDeuel County: 115 countDewey County: 97 countDouglas County: 81 countEdmunds County: 103 countFall River County: 178 countFaulk County: 53 countGrant County: 239 countGregory County: 155 countHaakon County: 65 countHamlin County: 173 countHand County: 111 countHanson County: 77 countHarding County: 35 countHughes County: 540 countHutchinson County: 205 countHyde County: 36 countJackson County: 48 countJerauld County: 62 countJones County: 36 countKingsbury County: 149 countLake County: 289 countLawrence County: 1,040 countLincoln County: 1,846 countLyman County: 65 countMcCook County: 161 countMcPherson County: 56 countMarshall County: 120 countMeade County: 694 countMellette County: 22 countMiner County: 62 countMinnehaha County: 4,724 countMoody County: 143 countOglala Lakota County: 67 countPennington County: 3,201 countPerkins County: 94 countPotter County: 81 countRoberts County: 185 countSanborn County: 49 countSpink County: 169 countStanley County: 99 countSully County: 58 countTodd County: 52 countTripp County: 162 countTurner County: 208 countUnion County: 456 countWalworth County: 170 countYankton County: 599 countZiebach County: 15 count
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  • 50 to 80
  • 80 to 150
  • 150 to 190
  • 190 to 490
  • 490 and over
Employer firms, 2023, count. Gregory 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, Gregory 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, Gregory 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/gregory-county-south-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, Gregory 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/gregory-county-south-dakota.

Harvard

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

Employer firms in Gregory County was 155 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.6% from 2022. That is the 31st highest of 66 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 Gregory County?

167 in 2002, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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