Employer firms in Mille Lacs County

Employer firms in Mille Lacs County was 581 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.8% from 2022. That is the 36th highest of 87 counties in 2023.

2023, count581

Change on 2022+2.8%

Rank36th of 87Counties in Minnesota ranked

Series high5812023

Series low3511983

Next release: Sunday, 26 September 2027, estimated by Invokely from past publication dates (low confidence), not announced by the publisher. Release calendar

Employer firms in Mille Lacs County, 1978 to 2023

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

Period	count
2023	581
2022	565
2021	556
2020	557
2019	568
2018	565
2017	560
2016	563
2015	552
2014	535
2013	538
2012	539
2011	535
2010	536
2009	527
2008	557
2007	567
2006	575
2005	540
2004	524
2003	507
2002	503
2001	509
2000	512
1999	507
1998	485
1997	473
1996	435
1995	446
1994	445
1993	434
1992	428
1991	422
1990	409
1989	408
1988	397
1987	377
1986	364
1985	357
1984	353
1983	351
1982	356
1981	357
1980	366
1979	378
1978	364

Compared with Minnesota and United States

Place	2023
Mille Lacs County	581
Minnesota	103,804
United States	5,593,727

Mille Lacs County compared with nearby places

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800 to 1,300
1,300 and over

Employer firms, 2023, count. Mille Lacs County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Rankings

US states by employer firms 51 places
Counties in Minnesota by employer firms 87 places

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, Mille Lacs 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, Mille Lacs 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/mille-lacs-county-minnesota. 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, Mille Lacs 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/mille-lacs-county-minnesota.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Mille Lacs 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/mille-lacs-county-minnesota (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{census_employer_firms_mille_lacs_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Mille Lacs 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/mille-lacs-county-minnesota. 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 Mille Lacs County?

Employer firms in Mille Lacs County was 581 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.8% from 2022. That is the 36th highest of 87 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 Mille Lacs County?

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

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