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Employer firms in Linn County

Employer firms in Linn County was 4,262 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.6% from 2022. That is the 2nd highest of 99 counties in 2023.

2023, count4,262
Change on 2022-0.6%
Rank2nd of 99Counties in Iowa ranked
Series high4,2882022
Series low3,1781978

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Employer firms in Linn County, 1978 to 2023

3,0003,2503,5003,7504,0004,2504,50019781985199219992006201320231978: 3,178 count1979: 3,262 count1980: 3,373 count1981: 3,404 count1982: 3,331 count1983: 3,366 count1984: 3,456 count1985: 3,444 count1986: 3,483 count1987: 3,478 count1988: 3,557 count1989: 3,569 count1990: 3,612 count1991: 3,653 count1992: 3,655 count1993: 3,778 count1994: 3,887 count1995: 3,990 count1996: 4,003 count1997: 3,994 count1998: 4,081 count1999: 4,090 count2000: 4,090 count2001: 4,062 count2002: 4,087 count2003: 4,092 count2004: 4,151 count2005: 4,209 count2006: 4,262 count2007: 4,272 count2008: 4,215 count2009: 4,150 count2010: 4,149 count2011: 4,089 count2012: 4,097 count2013: 4,109 count2014: 4,113 count2015: 4,109 count2016: 4,129 count2017: 4,149 count2018: 4,203 count2019: 4,240 count2020: 4,190 count2021: 4,237 count2022: 4,288 count2023: 4,262 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
20234,262
20224,288
20214,237
20204,190
20194,240
20184,203
20174,149
20164,129
20154,109
20144,113
20134,109
20124,097
20114,089
20104,149
20094,150
20084,215
20074,272
20064,262
20054,209
20044,151
20034,092
20024,087
20014,062
20004,090
19994,090
19984,081
19973,994
19964,003
19953,990
19943,887
19933,778
19923,655
19913,653
19903,612
19893,569
19883,557
19873,478
19863,483
19853,444
19843,456
19833,366
19823,331
19813,404
19803,373
19793,262
19783,178

Compared with Iowa and United States

Place2023
Linn County4,262
Iowa56,436
United States5,593,727

Rankings

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.

How to cite

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, Linn 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, Linn 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/linn-county-iowa. 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, Linn 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/linn-county-iowa.

Harvard

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

BibTeX
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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Linn County, 1978 to 2023}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-11},
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What is the employer firms in Linn County?

Employer firms in Linn County was 4,262 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.6% from 2022. That is the 2nd highest of 99 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 Linn County?

4,288 in 2022, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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