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Employer firms in Multnomah County

Employer firms in Multnomah County was 20,707 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.3% from 2022. That is the 1st highest of 36 counties in 2023.

2023, count20,707
Change on 2022-0.3%
Rank1st of 36Counties in Oregon ranked
Series high20,7772022
Series low13,5431978

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Employer firms in Multnomah County, 1978 to 2023

12K14K16K18K20K22K19781985199219992006201320231978: 13,543 count1979: 13,862 count1980: 14,045 count1981: 14,167 count1982: 13,785 count1983: 13,734 count1984: 14,110 count1985: 14,074 count1986: 14,293 count1987: 14,316 count1988: 14,547 count1989: 14,654 count1990: 14,819 count1991: 14,880 count1992: 14,966 count1993: 15,323 count1994: 15,866 count1995: 16,216 count1996: 16,477 count1997: 16,601 count1998: 16,850 count1999: 16,839 count2000: 16,885 count2001: 16,893 count2002: 16,728 count2003: 16,906 count2004: 17,066 count2005: 17,319 count2006: 17,813 count2007: 18,098 count2008: 18,267 count2009: 17,944 count2010: 17,984 count2011: 18,220 count2012: 18,511 count2013: 18,778 count2014: 19,163 count2015: 19,520 count2016: 20,140 count2017: 20,388 count2018: 20,583 count2019: 20,566 count2020: 20,599 count2021: 20,194 count2022: 20,777 count2023: 20,707 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
202320,707
202220,777
202120,194
202020,599
201920,566
201820,583
201720,388
201620,140
201519,520
201419,163
201318,778
201218,511
201118,220
201017,984
200917,944
200818,267
200718,098
200617,813
200517,319
200417,066
200316,906
200216,728
200116,893
200016,885
199916,839
199816,850
199716,601
199616,477
199516,216
199415,866
199315,323
199214,966
199114,880
199014,819
198914,654
198814,547
198714,316
198614,293
198514,074
198414,110
198313,734
198213,785
198114,167
198014,045
197913,862
197813,543

Compared with Oregon and United States

Place2023
Multnomah County20,707
Oregon88,326
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, Multnomah 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, Multnomah 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/multnomah-county-oregon. 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, Multnomah 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/multnomah-county-oregon.

Harvard

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

BibTeX
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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Multnomah 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/multnomah-county-oregon. 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 Multnomah County?

Employer firms in Multnomah County was 20,707 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.3% from 2022. That is the 1st highest of 36 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 Multnomah County?

20,777 in 2022, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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