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Employer firms in Madison County

Employer firms in Madison County was 354 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2% from 2022. That is the 49th highest of 99 counties in 2023.

2023, count354
Change on 2022+2%
Rank49th of 99Counties in Iowa ranked
Series high3542023
Series low2151982

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Employer firms in Madison County, 1978 to 2023

20025030035040019781985199219992006201320231978: 234 count1979: 236 count1980: 233 count1981: 239 count1982: 215 count1983: 218 count1984: 218 count1985: 217 count1986: 218 count1987: 218 count1988: 223 count1989: 222 count1990: 241 count1991: 242 count1992: 248 count1993: 252 count1994: 266 count1995: 271 count1996: 281 count1997: 288 count1998: 295 count1999: 292 count2000: 311 count2001: 308 count2002: 314 count2003: 307 count2004: 313 count2005: 321 count2006: 315 count2007: 322 count2008: 309 count2009: 304 count2010: 305 count2011: 302 count2012: 305 count2013: 300 count2014: 301 count2015: 300 count2016: 320 count2017: 327 count2018: 342 count2019: 342 count2020: 338 count2021: 335 count2022: 347 count2023: 354 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
2023354
2022347
2021335
2020338
2019342
2018342
2017327
2016320
2015300
2014301
2013300
2012305
2011302
2010305
2009304
2008309
2007322
2006315
2005321
2004313
2003307
2002314
2001308
2000311
1999292
1998295
1997288
1996281
1995271
1994266
1993252
1992248
1991242
1990241
1989222
1988223
1987218
1986218
1985217
1984218
1983218
1982215
1981239
1980233
1979236
1978234

Compared with Iowa and United States

Place2023
Madison County354
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, Madison 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, Madison 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/madison-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, Madison 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/madison-county-iowa.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Madison 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/madison-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, Madison 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/madison-county-iowa. 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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Questions

What is the employer firms in Madison County?

Employer firms in Madison County was 354 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2% from 2022. That is the 49th 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 Madison County?

354 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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