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Employer firms in Iowa

Employer firms in Iowa was 56,436 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.2% from 2022. That is the 31st highest of 51 states in 2023.

2023, count56,436
Change on 2022-0.2%
Rank31st of 51US states ranked
Series high58,6141998
Series low53,3921987

Employer firms in Iowa, 1978 to 2023

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52K54K56K58K60K19781985199219992006201320231978: 55,872 count1979: 56,781 count1980: 56,682 count1981: 56,389 count1982: 54,670 count1983: 54,838 count1984: 55,930 count1985: 54,532 count1986: 53,648 count1987: 53,392 count1988: 53,840 count1989: 54,334 count1990: 55,074 count1991: 55,168 count1992: 55,492 count1993: 56,198 count1994: 56,939 count1995: 57,687 count1996: 57,883 count1997: 57,943 count1998: 58,614 count1999: 58,464 count2000: 58,330 count2001: 57,527 count2002: 57,291 count2003: 57,588 count2004: 58,003 count2005: 58,321 count2006: 58,239 count2007: 58,239 count2008: 57,569 count2009: 56,781 count2010: 56,362 count2011: 55,907 count2012: 56,139 count2013: 55,596 count2014: 55,497 count2015: 55,742 count2016: 55,944 count2017: 55,862 count2018: 56,278 count2019: 56,154 count2020: 55,939 count2021: 56,287 count2022: 56,530 count2023: 56,436 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10, published 2025-09-25.
All 46 values
Periodcount
202356,436
202256,530
202156,287
202055,939
201956,154
201856,278
201755,862
201655,944
201555,742
201455,497
201355,596
201256,139
201155,907
201056,362
200956,781
200857,569
200758,239
200658,239
200558,321
200458,003
200357,588
200257,291
200157,527
200058,330
199958,464
199858,614
199757,943
199657,883
199557,687
199456,939
199356,198
199255,492
199155,168
199055,074
198954,334
198853,840
198753,392
198653,648
198554,532
198455,930
198354,838
198254,670
198156,389
198056,682
197956,781
197855,872

Compared with United States

Place2023
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 and other activities outside the BDS scope. A firm operating in several states or counties is counted in each area, so geographic counts cannot be added to reproduce the national total. This differs from the INE DIRCE active-company count, which includes businesses without employees. Past values can be revised.

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.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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What is the employer firms in Iowa?

Employer firms in Iowa was 56,436 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.2% from 2022. That is the 31st highest of 51 states 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 2026-10-10.

What was the highest employer firms in Iowa?

58,614 in 1998, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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