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Employer firms in Montana

Employer firms in Montana was 30,773 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.5% from 2022. That is the 39th highest of 51 states in 2023.

2023, count30,773
Change on 2022+1.5%
Rank39th of 51US states ranked
Series high30,7732023
Series low17,3891978

Employer firms in Montana, 1978 to 2023

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15K20K25K30K35K19781985199219992006201320231978: 17,389 count1979: 17,972 count1980: 17,985 count1981: 18,123 count1982: 17,893 count1983: 18,362 count1984: 19,305 count1985: 19,242 count1986: 19,077 count1987: 19,030 count1988: 19,091 count1989: 19,125 count1990: 19,520 count1991: 19,654 count1992: 20,095 count1993: 20,517 count1994: 21,233 count1995: 21,922 count1996: 22,424 count1997: 22,942 count1998: 23,499 count1999: 23,699 count2000: 23,951 count2001: 24,197 count2002: 24,299 count2003: 24,913 count2004: 25,768 count2005: 26,494 count2006: 27,547 count2007: 28,301 count2008: 28,140 count2009: 27,148 count2010: 26,798 count2011: 26,485 count2012: 26,782 count2013: 26,976 count2014: 27,116 count2015: 27,498 count2016: 27,697 count2017: 27,795 count2018: 28,105 count2019: 28,394 count2020: 28,744 count2021: 29,594 count2022: 30,309 count2023: 30,773 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10, published 2025-09-25.
All 46 values
Periodcount
202330,773
202230,309
202129,594
202028,744
201928,394
201828,105
201727,795
201627,697
201527,498
201427,116
201326,976
201226,782
201126,485
201026,798
200927,148
200828,140
200728,301
200627,547
200526,494
200425,768
200324,913
200224,299
200124,197
200023,951
199923,699
199823,499
199722,942
199622,424
199521,922
199421,233
199320,517
199220,095
199119,654
199019,520
198919,125
198819,091
198719,030
198619,077
198519,242
198419,305
198318,362
198217,893
198118,123
198017,985
197917,972
197817,389

Compared with United States

Place2023
Montana30,773
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 and other activities outside the BDS scope. A firm operating in several states or counties is counted in each area, so geographic counts cannot be added to reproduce the national total. This differs from the INE DIRCE active-company count, which includes businesses without employees. Past values can be revised.

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.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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What is the employer firms in Montana?

Employer firms in Montana was 30,773 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.5% from 2022. That is the 39th highest of 51 states 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 2026-10-10.

What was the highest employer firms in Montana?

30,773 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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