Employer firms in Le Sueur County

Employer firms in Le Sueur County was 573 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 1% from 2022. That is the 37th highest of 87 counties in 2023.

2023, count573
Change on 2022-1%
Series high5792022
Series low3761981

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Employer firms in Le Sueur County, 1978 to 2023

35040045050055060019781985199219992006201320231978: 380 count1979: 389 count1980: 388 count1981: 376 count1982: 386 count1983: 388 count1984: 403 count1985: 387 count1986: 386 count1987: 387 count1988: 388 count1989: 406 count1990: 413 count1991: 428 count1992: 432 count1993: 446 count1994: 458 count1995: 477 count1996: 496 count1997: 508 count1998: 502 count1999: 511 count2000: 508 count2001: 524 count2002: 524 count2003: 527 count2004: 550 count2005: 555 count2006: 559 count2007: 551 count2008: 551 count2009: 528 count2010: 525 count2011: 521 count2012: 523 count2013: 532 count2014: 529 count2015: 539 count2016: 537 count2017: 553 count2018: 546 count2019: 553 count2020: 550 count2021: 564 count2022: 579 count2023: 573 count30040050060019781994201020231978: 380 count1979: 389 count1980: 388 count1981: 376 count1982: 386 count1983: 388 count1984: 403 count1985: 387 count1986: 386 count1987: 387 count1988: 388 count1989: 406 count1990: 413 count1991: 428 count1992: 432 count1993: 446 count1994: 458 count1995: 477 count1996: 496 count1997: 508 count1998: 502 count1999: 511 count2000: 508 count2001: 524 count2002: 524 count2003: 527 count2004: 550 count2005: 555 count2006: 559 count2007: 551 count2008: 551 count2009: 528 count2010: 525 count2011: 521 count2012: 523 count2013: 532 count2014: 529 count2015: 539 count2016: 537 count2017: 553 count2018: 546 count2019: 553 count2020: 550 count2021: 564 count2022: 579 count2023: 573 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
2023573
2022579
2021564
2020550
2019553
2018546
2017553
2016537
2015539
2014529
2013532
2012523
2011521
2010525
2009528
2008551
2007551
2006559
2005555
2004550
2003527
2002524
2001524
2000508
1999511
1998502
1997508
1996496
1995477
1994458
1993446
1992432
1991428
1990413
1989406
1988388
1987387
1986386
1985387
1984403
1983388
1982386
1981376
1980388
1979389
1978380

Compared with Minnesota and United States

Place2023
Le Sueur County573
Minnesota103,804
United States5,593,727

Le Sueur 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. Le Sueur 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, Le Sueur 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, Le Sueur 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/le-sueur-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, Le Sueur 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/le-sueur-county-minnesota.

Harvard

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

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What is the employer firms in Le Sueur County?

Employer firms in Le Sueur County was 573 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 1% from 2022. That is the 37th 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 Le Sueur County?

579 in 2022, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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