Employer firms in Lake County

Employer firms in Lake County was 160 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is unchanged from 2022. That is the 32nd highest of 36 counties in 2023.

2023, count160

Change on 20220%

Rank32nd of 36Counties in Oregon ranked

Series high1791996

Series low1451982

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Employer firms in Lake County, 1978 to 2023

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

Period	count
2023	160
2022	160
2021	159
2020	166
2019	171
2018	173
2017	172
2016	159
2015	160
2014	164
2013	160
2012	165
2011	170
2010	176
2009	175
2008	177
2007	179
2006	176
2005	178
2004	174
2003	177
2002	172
2001	177
2000	172
1999	160
1998	163
1997	174
1996	179
1995	177
1994	176
1993	164
1992	152
1991	155
1990	168
1989	171
1988	174
1987	158
1986	148
1985	151
1984	156
1983	146
1982	145
1981	165
1980	171
1979	167
1978	163

Compared with Oregon and United States

Place	2023
Lake County	160
Oregon	88,326
United States	5,593,727

Lake County compared with nearby places

Under 200
200 to 600
600 to 1,100
1,100 to 1,500
1,500 to 5,500
5,500 and over

Employer firms, 2023, count. Lake County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Rankings

US states by employer firms 51 places
Counties in Oregon by employer firms 36 places

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, Lake 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, Lake 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/lake-county-oregon. 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, Lake 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/lake-county-oregon.

Harvard

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

BibTeX

@misc{census_employer_firms_lake_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Lake 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/lake-county-oregon. 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 Lake County?

Employer firms in Lake County was 160 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is unchanged from 2022. That is the 32nd highest of 36 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 Lake County?

179 in 1996, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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