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Employer firms in Lincoln County

Employer firms in Lincoln County was 69 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 2.8% from 2022. That is the 13th highest of 17 counties in 2023.

2023, count69
Change on 2022-2.8%
Rank13th of 17Counties in Nevada ranked
Series high872008
Series low551984

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Employer firms in Lincoln County, 1978 to 2023

506070809019781985199219992006201320231978: 63 count1979: 64 count1980: 68 count1981: 63 count1982: 56 count1983: 59 count1984: 55 count1985: 58 count1986: 60 count1987: 62 count1988: 63 count1989: 66 count1990: 58 count1991: 55 count1992: 57 count1993: 59 count1994: 58 count1995: 58 count1996: 66 count1997: 67 count1998: 69 count1999: 75 count2000: 74 count2001: 76 count2002: 76 count2003: 82 count2004: 81 count2005: 81 count2006: 82 count2007: 79 count2008: 87 count2009: 85 count2010: 81 count2011: 77 count2012: 80 count2013: 79 count2014: 82 count2015: 76 count2016: 74 count2017: 72 count2018: 72 count2019: 70 count2020: 67 count2021: 68 count2022: 71 count2023: 69 count506070809019781994201020231978: 63 count1979: 64 count1980: 68 count1981: 63 count1982: 56 count1983: 59 count1984: 55 count1985: 58 count1986: 60 count1987: 62 count1988: 63 count1989: 66 count1990: 58 count1991: 55 count1992: 57 count1993: 59 count1994: 58 count1995: 58 count1996: 66 count1997: 67 count1998: 69 count1999: 75 count2000: 74 count2001: 76 count2002: 76 count2003: 82 count2004: 81 count2005: 81 count2006: 82 count2007: 79 count2008: 87 count2009: 85 count2010: 81 count2011: 77 count2012: 80 count2013: 79 count2014: 82 count2015: 76 count2016: 74 count2017: 72 count2018: 72 count2019: 70 count2020: 67 count2021: 68 count2022: 71 count2023: 69 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
202369
202271
202168
202067
201970
201872
201772
201674
201576
201482
201379
201280
201177
201081
200985
200887
200779
200682
200581
200481
200382
200276
200176
200074
199975
199869
199767
199666
199558
199458
199359
199257
199155
199058
198966
198863
198762
198660
198558
198455
198359
198256
198163
198068
197964
197863

Compared with Nevada and United States

Place2023
Lincoln County69
Nevada53,623
United States5,593,727

Lincoln County compared with nearby places

Churchill County: 430 countClark County: 37,579 countDouglas County: 1,423 countElko County: 984 countEsmeralda County: 17 countEureka County: 37 countHumboldt County: 356 countLander County: 88 countLincoln County: 69 countLyon County: 727 countMineral County: 53 countNye County: 893 countPershing County: 63 countStorey County: 150 countWashoe County: 10,816 countWhite Pine County: 167 countCarson City: 1,541 count
  • Under 100
  • 100 to 200
  • 200 to 600
  • 600 to 1,300
  • 1,300 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-nevada. 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-nevada.

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-nevada (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-nevada. 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 69 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 2.8% from 2022. That is the 13th highest of 17 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?

87 in 2008, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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