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Employer firms in Kitsap County

Employer firms in Kitsap County was 4,724 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.5% from 2022. That is the 8th highest of 39 counties in 2023.

2023, count4,724
Change on 2022-0.5%
Rank8th of 39Counties in Washington ranked
Series high4,8902007
Series low2,0661978

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Employer firms in Kitsap County, 1978 to 2023

2,0003,0004,0005,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 2,066 count1979: 2,208 count1980: 2,211 count1981: 2,266 count1982: 2,298 count1983: 2,332 count1984: 2,501 count1985: 2,628 count1986: 2,713 count1987: 2,762 count1988: 2,885 count1989: 2,993 count1990: 3,175 count1991: 3,323 count1992: 3,462 count1993: 3,616 count1994: 3,723 count1995: 3,769 count1996: 3,808 count1997: 3,848 count1998: 4,001 count1999: 4,083 count2000: 4,186 count2001: 4,238 count2002: 4,301 count2003: 4,363 count2004: 4,460 count2005: 4,605 count2006: 4,762 count2007: 4,890 count2008: 4,818 count2009: 4,538 count2010: 4,457 count2011: 4,349 count2012: 4,322 count2013: 4,337 count2014: 4,348 count2015: 4,438 count2016: 4,496 count2017: 4,497 count2018: 4,578 count2019: 4,614 count2020: 4,575 count2021: 4,613 count2022: 4,747 count2023: 4,724 count2,0003,0004,0005,00019781994201020231978: 2,066 count1979: 2,208 count1980: 2,211 count1981: 2,266 count1982: 2,298 count1983: 2,332 count1984: 2,501 count1985: 2,628 count1986: 2,713 count1987: 2,762 count1988: 2,885 count1989: 2,993 count1990: 3,175 count1991: 3,323 count1992: 3,462 count1993: 3,616 count1994: 3,723 count1995: 3,769 count1996: 3,808 count1997: 3,848 count1998: 4,001 count1999: 4,083 count2000: 4,186 count2001: 4,238 count2002: 4,301 count2003: 4,363 count2004: 4,460 count2005: 4,605 count2006: 4,762 count2007: 4,890 count2008: 4,818 count2009: 4,538 count2010: 4,457 count2011: 4,349 count2012: 4,322 count2013: 4,337 count2014: 4,348 count2015: 4,438 count2016: 4,496 count2017: 4,497 count2018: 4,578 count2019: 4,614 count2020: 4,575 count2021: 4,613 count2022: 4,747 count2023: 4,724 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
20234,724
20224,747
20214,613
20204,575
20194,614
20184,578
20174,497
20164,496
20154,438
20144,348
20134,337
20124,322
20114,349
20104,457
20094,538
20084,818
20074,890
20064,762
20054,605
20044,460
20034,363
20024,301
20014,238
20004,186
19994,083
19984,001
19973,848
19963,808
19953,769
19943,723
19933,616
19923,462
19913,323
19903,175
19892,993
19882,885
19872,762
19862,713
19852,628
19842,501
19832,332
19822,298
19812,266
19802,211
19792,208
19782,066

Compared with Washington and United States

Place2023
Kitsap County4,724
Washington142,661
United States5,593,727

Kitsap County compared with nearby places

Adams County: 335 countAsotin County: 366 countBenton County: 3,853 countChelan County: 2,301 countClallam County: 1,751 countClark County: 9,797 countColumbia County: 91 countCowlitz County: 1,887 countDouglas County: 704 countFerry County: 125 countFranklin County: 1,590 countGarfield County: 35 countGrant County: 1,686 countGrays Harbor County: 1,310 countIsland County: 1,594 countJefferson County: 825 countKing County: 50,956 countKitsap County: 4,724 countKittitas County: 1,226 countKlickitat County: 486 countLewis County: 1,633 countLincoln County: 205 countMason County: 909 countOkanogan County: 941 countPacific County: 472 countPend Oreille County: 208 countPierce County: 14,925 countSan Juan County: 846 countSkagit County: 2,990 countSkamania County: 186 countSnohomish County: 15,473 countSpokane County: 10,558 countStevens County: 724 countThurston County: 5,288 countWahkiakum County: 82 countWalla Walla County: 1,259 countWhatcom County: 5,690 countWhitman County: 687 countYakima County: 3,953 count
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  • 300 to 700
  • 700 to 1,300
  • 1,300 to 1,800
  • 1,800 to 5,100
  • 5,100 and over
Employer firms, 2023, count. Kitsap 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, Kitsap 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, Kitsap 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/kitsap-county-washington. 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, Kitsap 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/kitsap-county-washington.

Harvard

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

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

Employer firms in Kitsap County was 4,724 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.5% from 2022. That is the 8th highest of 39 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 Kitsap County?

4,890 in 2007, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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