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Employer firms in Hamlin County

Employer firms in Hamlin County was 173 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 4.8% from 2022. That is the 26th highest of 66 counties in 2023.

2023, count173
Change on 2022+4.8%
Rank26th of 66Counties in South Dakota ranked
Series high1732023
Series low991978

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Employer firms in Hamlin County, 1978 to 2023

8010012014016018019781985199219992006201320231978: 99 count1979: 100 count1980: 104 count1981: 99 count1982: 101 count1983: 105 count1984: 106 count1985: 99 count1986: 101 count1987: 105 count1988: 106 count1989: 114 count1990: 115 count1991: 111 count1992: 118 count1993: 121 count1994: 125 count1995: 120 count1996: 117 count1997: 123 count1998: 130 count1999: 131 count2000: 134 count2001: 132 count2002: 134 count2003: 132 count2004: 139 count2005: 141 count2006: 140 count2007: 144 count2008: 137 count2009: 138 count2010: 139 count2011: 140 count2012: 150 count2013: 150 count2014: 152 count2015: 159 count2016: 155 count2017: 152 count2018: 163 count2019: 160 count2020: 153 count2021: 159 count2022: 165 count2023: 173 count8010012014016018019781994201020231978: 99 count1979: 100 count1980: 104 count1981: 99 count1982: 101 count1983: 105 count1984: 106 count1985: 99 count1986: 101 count1987: 105 count1988: 106 count1989: 114 count1990: 115 count1991: 111 count1992: 118 count1993: 121 count1994: 125 count1995: 120 count1996: 117 count1997: 123 count1998: 130 count1999: 131 count2000: 134 count2001: 132 count2002: 134 count2003: 132 count2004: 139 count2005: 141 count2006: 140 count2007: 144 count2008: 137 count2009: 138 count2010: 139 count2011: 140 count2012: 150 count2013: 150 count2014: 152 count2015: 159 count2016: 155 count2017: 152 count2018: 163 count2019: 160 count2020: 153 count2021: 159 count2022: 165 count2023: 173 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
2023173
2022165
2021159
2020153
2019160
2018163
2017152
2016155
2015159
2014152
2013150
2012150
2011140
2010139
2009138
2008137
2007144
2006140
2005141
2004139
2003132
2002134
2001132
2000134
1999131
1998130
1997123
1996117
1995120
1994125
1993121
1992118
1991111
1990115
1989114
1988106
1987105
1986101
198599
1984106
1983105
1982101
198199
1980104
1979100
197899

Compared with South Dakota and United States

Place2023
Hamlin County173
South Dakota21,106
United States5,593,727

Hamlin 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. Hamlin 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, Hamlin 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, Hamlin 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/hamlin-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, Hamlin 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/hamlin-county-south-dakota.

Harvard

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

Employer firms in Hamlin County was 173 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 4.8% from 2022. That is the 26th 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 Hamlin County?

173 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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