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Employer firms in Lincoln County

Employer firms in Lincoln County was 550 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.7% from 2022. That is the 11th highest of 56 counties in 2023.

2023, count550
Change on 2022+1.7%
Rank11th of 56Counties in Montana ranked
Series high5692007
Series low3461982

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Employer firms in Lincoln County, 1978 to 2023

30035040045050055060019781985199219992006201320231978: 364 count1979: 370 count1980: 390 count1981: 363 count1982: 346 count1983: 377 count1984: 398 count1985: 379 count1986: 378 count1987: 409 count1988: 425 count1989: 424 count1990: 435 count1991: 426 count1992: 434 count1993: 437 count1994: 447 count1995: 458 count1996: 480 count1997: 481 count1998: 515 count1999: 516 count2000: 493 count2001: 482 count2002: 485 count2003: 497 count2004: 505 count2005: 523 count2006: 537 count2007: 569 count2008: 569 count2009: 528 count2010: 522 count2011: 514 count2012: 505 count2013: 494 count2014: 515 count2015: 515 count2016: 501 count2017: 492 count2018: 507 count2019: 510 count2020: 513 count2021: 530 count2022: 541 count2023: 550 count30040050060019781994201020231978: 364 count1979: 370 count1980: 390 count1981: 363 count1982: 346 count1983: 377 count1984: 398 count1985: 379 count1986: 378 count1987: 409 count1988: 425 count1989: 424 count1990: 435 count1991: 426 count1992: 434 count1993: 437 count1994: 447 count1995: 458 count1996: 480 count1997: 481 count1998: 515 count1999: 516 count2000: 493 count2001: 482 count2002: 485 count2003: 497 count2004: 505 count2005: 523 count2006: 537 count2007: 569 count2008: 569 count2009: 528 count2010: 522 count2011: 514 count2012: 505 count2013: 494 count2014: 515 count2015: 515 count2016: 501 count2017: 492 count2018: 507 count2019: 510 count2020: 513 count2021: 530 count2022: 541 count2023: 550 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
2023550
2022541
2021530
2020513
2019510
2018507
2017492
2016501
2015515
2014515
2013494
2012505
2011514
2010522
2009528
2008569
2007569
2006537
2005523
2004505
2003497
2002485
2001482
2000493
1999516
1998515
1997481
1996480
1995458
1994447
1993437
1992434
1991426
1990435
1989424
1988425
1987409
1986378
1985379
1984398
1983377
1982346
1981363
1980390
1979370
1978364

Compared with Montana and United States

Place2023
Lincoln County550
Montana30,773
United States5,593,727

Lincoln County compared with nearby places

Beaverhead County: 329 countBig Horn County: 149 countBlaine County: 109 countBroadwater County: 165 countCarbon County: 368 countCarter County: 22 countCascade County: 1,960 countChouteau County: 119 countCuster County: 375 countDaniels County: 63 countDawson County: 252 countDeer Lodge County: 208 countFallon County: 107 countFergus County: 377 countFlathead County: 3,895 countGallatin County: 5,293 countGarfield County: 23 countGlacier County: 169 countGolden Valley County: 7 countGranite County: 92 countHill County: 403 countJefferson County: 279 countJudith Basin County: 47 countLake County: 799 countLewis and Clark County: 2,148 countLiberty County: 56 countLincoln County: 550 countMcCone County: 48 countMadison County: 302 countMeagher County: 61 countMineral County: 108 countMissoula County: 3,917 countMusselshell County: 101 countPark County: 688 countPetroleum County: 8 countPhillips County: 107 countPondera County: 151 countPowder River County: 59 countPowell County: 146 countPrairie County: 23 countRavalli County: 1,391 countRichland County: 424 countRoosevelt County: 165 countRosebud County: 146 countSanders County: 318 countSheridan County: 135 countSilver Bow County: 974 countStillwater County: 213 countSweet Grass County: 148 countTeton County: 176 countToole County: 138 countTreasure County: 16 countValley County: 230 countWheatland County: 52 countWibaux County: 24 countYellowstone County: 4,684 count
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  • 160 to 290
  • 290 to 670
  • 670 and over
Employer firms, 2023, count. Lincoln 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, Lincoln 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, Lincoln 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/lincoln-county-montana. 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, Lincoln 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/lincoln-county-montana.

Harvard

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

BibTeX
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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Lincoln County, 1978 to 2023}},
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  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-11},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/lincoln-county-montana. 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 Lincoln County?

Employer firms in Lincoln County was 550 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.7% from 2022. That is the 11th highest of 56 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 Lincoln County?

569 in 2007, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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