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Employer firms in Mahaska County

Employer firms in Mahaska County was 459 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 1.3% from 2022. That is the 33rd highest of 99 counties in 2023.

2023, count459
Change on 2022-1.3%
Rank33rd of 99Counties in Iowa ranked
Series high5291980
Series low4592023

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Employer firms in Mahaska County, 1978 to 2023

44046048050052054019781985199219992006201320231978: 525 count1979: 527 count1980: 529 count1981: 512 count1982: 493 count1983: 482 count1984: 489 count1985: 485 count1986: 485 count1987: 489 count1988: 489 count1989: 491 count1990: 490 count1991: 501 count1992: 502 count1993: 498 count1994: 506 count1995: 492 count1996: 499 count1997: 514 count1998: 510 count1999: 514 count2000: 518 count2001: 508 count2002: 510 count2003: 501 count2004: 520 count2005: 508 count2006: 507 count2007: 510 count2008: 500 count2009: 491 count2010: 494 count2011: 484 count2012: 482 count2013: 488 count2014: 487 count2015: 486 count2016: 477 count2017: 470 count2018: 469 count2019: 476 count2020: 460 count2021: 473 count2022: 465 count2023: 459 count44046048050052054019781994201020231978: 525 count1979: 527 count1980: 529 count1981: 512 count1982: 493 count1983: 482 count1984: 489 count1985: 485 count1986: 485 count1987: 489 count1988: 489 count1989: 491 count1990: 490 count1991: 501 count1992: 502 count1993: 498 count1994: 506 count1995: 492 count1996: 499 count1997: 514 count1998: 510 count1999: 514 count2000: 518 count2001: 508 count2002: 510 count2003: 501 count2004: 520 count2005: 508 count2006: 507 count2007: 510 count2008: 500 count2009: 491 count2010: 494 count2011: 484 count2012: 482 count2013: 488 count2014: 487 count2015: 486 count2016: 477 count2017: 470 count2018: 469 count2019: 476 count2020: 460 count2021: 473 count2022: 465 count2023: 459 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
2023459
2022465
2021473
2020460
2019476
2018469
2017470
2016477
2015486
2014487
2013488
2012482
2011484
2010494
2009491
2008500
2007510
2006507
2005508
2004520
2003501
2002510
2001508
2000518
1999514
1998510
1997514
1996499
1995492
1994506
1993498
1992502
1991501
1990490
1989491
1988489
1987489
1986485
1985485
1984489
1983482
1982493
1981512
1980529
1979527
1978525

Compared with Iowa and United States

Place2023
Mahaska County459
Iowa56,436
United States5,593,727

Mahaska County compared with nearby places

Adair County: 194 countAdams County: 94 countAllamakee County: 296 countAppanoose County: 264 countAudubon County: 166 countBenton County: 440 countBlack Hawk County: 2,374 countBoone County: 507 countBremer County: 464 countBuchanan County: 411 countBuena Vista County: 410 countButler County: 253 countCalhoun County: 221 countCarroll County: 681 countCass County: 369 countCedar County: 397 countCerro Gordo County: 1,098 countCherokee County: 294 countChickasaw County: 295 countClarke County: 165 countClay County: 496 countClayton County: 414 countClinton County: 880 countCrawford County: 345 countDallas County: 1,955 countDavis County: 159 countDecatur County: 137 countDelaware County: 442 countDes Moines County: 844 countDickinson County: 642 countDubuque County: 2,190 countEmmet County: 238 countFayette County: 421 countFloyd County: 315 countFranklin County: 248 countFremont County: 140 countGreene County: 210 countGrundy County: 242 countGuthrie County: 241 countHamilton County: 313 countHancock County: 243 countHardin County: 402 countHarrison County: 290 countHenry County: 398 countHoward County: 220 countHumboldt County: 259 countIda County: 210 countIowa County: 391 countJackson County: 431 countJasper County: 623 countJefferson County: 489 countJohnson County: 2,763 countJones County: 411 countKeokuk County: 175 countKossuth County: 426 countLee County: 635 countLinn County: 4,262 countLouisa County: 168 countLucas County: 169 countLyon County: 322 countMadison County: 354 countMahaska County: 459 countMarion County: 710 countMarshall County: 647 countMills County: 285 countMitchell County: 266 countMonona County: 182 countMonroe County: 156 countMontgomery County: 243 countMuscatine County: 766 countO'Brien County: 426 countOsceola County: 158 countPage County: 353 countPalo Alto County: 233 countPlymouth County: 571 countPocahontas County: 162 countPolk County: 9,809 countPottawattamie County: 1,551 countPoweshiek County: 464 countRinggold County: 105 countSac County: 259 countScott County: 3,418 countShelby County: 331 countSioux County: 1,099 countStory County: 1,765 countTama County: 229 countTaylor County: 117 countUnion County: 262 countVan Buren County: 121 countWapello County: 575 countWarren County: 814 countWashington County: 576 countWayne County: 123 countWebster County: 811 countWinnebago County: 268 countWinneshiek County: 514 countWoodbury County: 2,043 countWorth County: 138 countWright County: 292 count
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  • 750 and over
Employer firms, 2023, count. Mahaska 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, Mahaska 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, Mahaska 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/mahaska-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, Mahaska 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/mahaska-county-iowa.

Harvard

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

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  urldate = {2026-10-11},
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What is the employer firms in Mahaska County?

Employer firms in Mahaska County was 459 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 1.3% from 2022. That is the 33rd 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 Mahaska County?

529 in 1980, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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