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Employer firms in Guthrie County

Employer firms in Guthrie County was 241 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 3% from 2022. That is the 73rd highest of 99 counties in 2023.

2023, count241
Change on 2022+3%
Rank73rd of 99Counties in Iowa ranked
Series high2492001
Series low1761989

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Employer firms in Guthrie County, 1978 to 2023

16018020022024026019781985199219992006201320231978: 214 count1979: 214 count1980: 216 count1981: 205 count1982: 199 count1983: 192 count1984: 206 count1985: 192 count1986: 183 count1987: 180 count1988: 178 count1989: 176 count1990: 187 count1991: 193 count1992: 193 count1993: 201 count1994: 210 count1995: 206 count1996: 218 count1997: 225 count1998: 229 count1999: 236 count2000: 247 count2001: 249 count2002: 246 count2003: 236 count2004: 228 count2005: 238 count2006: 238 count2007: 240 count2008: 236 count2009: 232 count2010: 231 count2011: 243 count2012: 240 count2013: 226 count2014: 229 count2015: 232 count2016: 229 count2017: 238 count2018: 238 count2019: 237 count2020: 238 count2021: 237 count2022: 234 count2023: 241 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
2023241
2022234
2021237
2020238
2019237
2018238
2017238
2016229
2015232
2014229
2013226
2012240
2011243
2010231
2009232
2008236
2007240
2006238
2005238
2004228
2003236
2002246
2001249
2000247
1999236
1998229
1997225
1996218
1995206
1994210
1993201
1992193
1991193
1990187
1989176
1988178
1987180
1986183
1985192
1984206
1983192
1982199
1981205
1980216
1979214
1978214

Compared with Iowa and United States

Place2023
Guthrie County241
Iowa56,436
United States5,593,727

Rankings

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, Guthrie 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, Guthrie 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/guthrie-county-iowa. 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, Guthrie 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/guthrie-county-iowa.

Harvard

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

BibTeX
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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Guthrie 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/guthrie-county-iowa. 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 Guthrie County?

Employer firms in Guthrie County was 241 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 3% from 2022. That is the 73rd highest of 99 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 Guthrie County?

249 in 2001, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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