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Employer firms in Itasca County

Employer firms in Itasca County was 937 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1% from 2022. That is the 23rd highest of 87 counties in 2023.

2023, count937
Change on 2022+1%
Rank23rd of 87Counties in Minnesota ranked
Series high1,0292004
Series low6751983

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Employer firms in Itasca County, 1978 to 2023

6007008009001,0001,10019781985199219992006201320231978: 697 count1979: 712 count1980: 731 count1981: 723 count1982: 690 count1983: 675 count1984: 736 count1985: 752 count1986: 755 count1987: 741 count1988: 740 count1989: 771 count1990: 782 count1991: 823 count1992: 856 count1993: 871 count1994: 908 count1995: 946 count1996: 951 count1997: 984 count1998: 996 count1999: 1,012 count2000: 1,004 count2001: 985 count2002: 988 count2003: 999 count2004: 1,029 count2005: 1,005 count2006: 1,008 count2007: 996 count2008: 986 count2009: 973 count2010: 968 count2011: 960 count2012: 963 count2013: 933 count2014: 920 count2015: 930 count2016: 943 count2017: 959 count2018: 949 count2019: 941 count2020: 935 count2021: 928 count2022: 928 count2023: 937 count6007008009001,0001,10019781994201020231978: 697 count1979: 712 count1980: 731 count1981: 723 count1982: 690 count1983: 675 count1984: 736 count1985: 752 count1986: 755 count1987: 741 count1988: 740 count1989: 771 count1990: 782 count1991: 823 count1992: 856 count1993: 871 count1994: 908 count1995: 946 count1996: 951 count1997: 984 count1998: 996 count1999: 1,012 count2000: 1,004 count2001: 985 count2002: 988 count2003: 999 count2004: 1,029 count2005: 1,005 count2006: 1,008 count2007: 996 count2008: 986 count2009: 973 count2010: 968 count2011: 960 count2012: 963 count2013: 933 count2014: 920 count2015: 930 count2016: 943 count2017: 959 count2018: 949 count2019: 941 count2020: 935 count2021: 928 count2022: 928 count2023: 937 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
2023937
2022928
2021928
2020935
2019941
2018949
2017959
2016943
2015930
2014920
2013933
2012963
2011960
2010968
2009973
2008986
2007996
20061,008
20051,005
20041,029
2003999
2002988
2001985
20001,004
19991,012
1998996
1997984
1996951
1995946
1994908
1993871
1992856
1991823
1990782
1989771
1988740
1987741
1986755
1985752
1984736
1983675
1982690
1981723
1980731
1979712
1978697

Compared with Minnesota and United States

Place2023
Itasca County937
Minnesota103,804
United States5,593,727

Itasca County compared with nearby places

Aitkin County: 325 countAnoka County: 6,253 countBecker County: 755 countBeltrami County: 981 countBenton County: 779 countBig Stone County: 141 countBlue Earth County: 1,588 countBrown County: 620 countCarlton County: 561 countCarver County: 2,071 countCass County: 675 countChippewa County: 309 countChisago County: 1,031 countClay County: 1,026 countClearwater County: 160 countCook County: 230 countCottonwood County: 268 countCrow Wing County: 1,796 countDakota County: 7,786 countDodge County: 341 countDouglas County: 1,175 countFaribault County: 320 countFillmore County: 452 countFreeborn County: 627 countGoodhue County: 1,022 countGrant County: 175 countHennepin County: 28,121 countHouston County: 324 countHubbard County: 496 countIsanti County: 828 countItasca County: 937 countJackson County: 238 countKanabec County: 250 countKandiyohi County: 1,090 countKittson County: 117 countKoochiching County: 311 countLac qui Parle County: 167 countLake County: 274 countLake of the Woods County: 127 countLe Sueur County: 573 countLincoln County: 162 countLyon County: 640 countMcLeod County: 789 countMahnomen County: 88 countMarshall County: 205 countMartin County: 477 countMeeker County: 483 countMille Lacs County: 581 countMorrison County: 778 countMower County: 645 countMurray County: 230 countNicollet County: 569 countNobles County: 473 countNorman County: 152 countOlmsted County: 2,873 countOtter Tail County: 1,343 countPennington County: 303 countPine County: 487 countPipestone County: 274 countPolk County: 567 countPope County: 275 countRamsey County: 10,015 countRed Lake County: 73 countRedwood County: 422 countRenville County: 388 countRice County: 1,270 countRock County: 236 countRoseau County: 339 countSt. Louis County: 3,926 countScott County: 2,913 countSherburne County: 1,793 countSibley County: 291 countStearns County: 3,569 countSteele County: 816 countStevens County: 268 countSwift County: 261 countTodd County: 463 countTraverse County: 98 countWabasha County: 465 countWadena County: 322 countWaseca County: 364 countWashington County: 4,742 countWatonwan County: 250 countWilkin County: 125 countWinona County: 917 countWright County: 2,829 countYellow Medicine County: 261 count
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Employer firms, 2023, count. Itasca 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, Itasca 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, Itasca 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/itasca-county-minnesota. 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, Itasca 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/itasca-county-minnesota.

Harvard

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

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  urldate = {2026-10-11},
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What is the employer firms in Itasca County?

Employer firms in Itasca County was 937 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1% from 2022. That is the 23rd highest of 87 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 Itasca County?

1,029 in 2004, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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