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Employer firms in Mason County

Employer firms in Mason County was 909 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.4% from 2022. That is the 23rd highest of 39 counties in 2023.

2023, count909
Change on 2022+0.4%
Rank23rd of 39Counties in Washington ranked
Series high9942007
Series low5351982

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Employer firms in Mason County, 1978 to 2023

5006007008009001,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 562 count1979: 591 count1980: 561 count1981: 553 count1982: 535 count1983: 543 count1984: 605 count1985: 591 count1986: 623 count1987: 633 count1988: 652 count1989: 670 count1990: 729 count1991: 762 count1992: 781 count1993: 798 count1994: 826 count1995: 858 count1996: 893 count1997: 904 count1998: 909 count1999: 899 count2000: 907 count2001: 892 count2002: 922 count2003: 890 count2004: 906 count2005: 942 count2006: 965 count2007: 994 count2008: 972 count2009: 928 count2010: 898 count2011: 871 count2012: 858 count2013: 852 count2014: 855 count2015: 875 count2016: 877 count2017: 908 count2018: 925 count2019: 912 count2020: 885 count2021: 887 count2022: 905 count2023: 909 count4006008001,00019781994201020231978: 562 count1979: 591 count1980: 561 count1981: 553 count1982: 535 count1983: 543 count1984: 605 count1985: 591 count1986: 623 count1987: 633 count1988: 652 count1989: 670 count1990: 729 count1991: 762 count1992: 781 count1993: 798 count1994: 826 count1995: 858 count1996: 893 count1997: 904 count1998: 909 count1999: 899 count2000: 907 count2001: 892 count2002: 922 count2003: 890 count2004: 906 count2005: 942 count2006: 965 count2007: 994 count2008: 972 count2009: 928 count2010: 898 count2011: 871 count2012: 858 count2013: 852 count2014: 855 count2015: 875 count2016: 877 count2017: 908 count2018: 925 count2019: 912 count2020: 885 count2021: 887 count2022: 905 count2023: 909 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
2023909
2022905
2021887
2020885
2019912
2018925
2017908
2016877
2015875
2014855
2013852
2012858
2011871
2010898
2009928
2008972
2007994
2006965
2005942
2004906
2003890
2002922
2001892
2000907
1999899
1998909
1997904
1996893
1995858
1994826
1993798
1992781
1991762
1990729
1989670
1988652
1987633
1986623
1985591
1984605
1983543
1982535
1981553
1980561
1979591
1978562

Compared with Washington and United States

Place2023
Mason County909
Washington142,661
United States5,593,727

Mason County compared with nearby places

Adams County: 335 countAsotin County: 366 countBenton County: 3,853 countChelan County: 2,301 countClallam County: 1,751 countClark County: 9,797 countColumbia County: 91 countCowlitz County: 1,887 countDouglas County: 704 countFerry County: 125 countFranklin County: 1,590 countGarfield County: 35 countGrant County: 1,686 countGrays Harbor County: 1,310 countIsland County: 1,594 countJefferson County: 825 countKing County: 50,956 countKitsap County: 4,724 countKittitas County: 1,226 countKlickitat County: 486 countLewis County: 1,633 countLincoln County: 205 countMason County: 909 countOkanogan County: 941 countPacific County: 472 countPend Oreille County: 208 countPierce County: 14,925 countSan Juan County: 846 countSkagit County: 2,990 countSkamania County: 186 countSnohomish County: 15,473 countSpokane County: 10,558 countStevens County: 724 countThurston County: 5,288 countWahkiakum County: 82 countWalla Walla County: 1,259 countWhatcom County: 5,690 countWhitman County: 687 countYakima County: 3,953 count
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Employer firms, 2023, count. Mason 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, Mason 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, Mason 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/mason-county-washington. 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, Mason 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/mason-county-washington.

Harvard

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

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

Employer firms in Mason County was 909 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.4% from 2022. That is the 23rd highest of 39 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 Mason County?

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

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