Employer firms in Lewis County

Employer firms in Lewis County was 91 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.1% from 2022. That is the 39th highest of 44 counties in 2023.

2023, count91

Change on 2022+1.1%

Rank39th of 44Counties in Idaho ranked

Series high1171978

Series low791985

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Employer firms in Lewis 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	91
2022	90
2021	89
2020	89
2019	87
2018	94
2017	95
2016	97
2015	99
2014	95
2013	102
2012	99
2011	105
2010	102
2009	98
2008	100
2007	103
2006	97
2005	99
2004	95
2003	104
2002	100
2001	98
2000	103
1999	112
1998	112
1997	110
1996	107
1995	114
1994	97
1993	102
1992	99
1991	93
1990	93
1989	81
1988	87
1987	81
1986	86
1985	79
1984	86
1983	94
1982	90
1981	100
1980	110
1979	108
1978	117

Compared with Idaho and United States

Place	2023
Lewis County	91
Idaho	41,589
United States	5,593,727

Lewis County compared with nearby places

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100 to 200
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600 to 1,300
1,300 and over

Employer firms, 2023, count. Lewis 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 Idaho by employer firms 44 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, Lewis 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, Lewis 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/lewis-county-idaho. 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, Lewis 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/lewis-county-idaho.

Harvard

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

BibTeX

@misc{census_employer_firms_lewis_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Lewis 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/lewis-county-idaho. 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 Lewis County?

Employer firms in Lewis County was 91 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.1% from 2022. That is the 39th highest of 44 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 Lewis County?

117 in 1978, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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