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Employer firms in Nevada County

Employer firms in Nevada County was 2,711 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.4% from 2022. That is the 32nd highest of 58 counties in 2023.

2023, count2,711
Change on 2022+0.4%
Rank32nd of 58Counties in California ranked
Series high2,8862007
Series low1,1131978

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Employer firms in Nevada County, 1978 to 2023

1,0001,5002,0002,5003,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 1,113 count1979: 1,242 count1980: 1,348 count1981: 1,419 count1982: 1,362 count1983: 1,381 count1984: 1,539 count1985: 1,629 count1986: 1,763 count1987: 1,880 count1988: 1,958 count1989: 2,033 count1990: 2,201 count1991: 2,247 count1992: 2,236 count1993: 2,200 count1994: 2,196 count1995: 2,220 count1996: 2,279 count1997: 2,298 count1998: 2,323 count1999: 2,424 count2000: 2,503 count2001: 2,612 count2002: 2,607 count2003: 2,626 count2004: 2,636 count2005: 2,701 count2006: 2,792 count2007: 2,886 count2008: 2,744 count2009: 2,591 count2010: 2,459 count2011: 2,408 count2012: 2,448 count2013: 2,448 count2014: 2,431 count2015: 2,472 count2016: 2,493 count2017: 2,500 count2018: 2,515 count2019: 2,564 count2020: 2,604 count2021: 2,612 count2022: 2,700 count2023: 2,711 count1,0001,5002,0002,5003,00019781994201020231978: 1,113 count1979: 1,242 count1980: 1,348 count1981: 1,419 count1982: 1,362 count1983: 1,381 count1984: 1,539 count1985: 1,629 count1986: 1,763 count1987: 1,880 count1988: 1,958 count1989: 2,033 count1990: 2,201 count1991: 2,247 count1992: 2,236 count1993: 2,200 count1994: 2,196 count1995: 2,220 count1996: 2,279 count1997: 2,298 count1998: 2,323 count1999: 2,424 count2000: 2,503 count2001: 2,612 count2002: 2,607 count2003: 2,626 count2004: 2,636 count2005: 2,701 count2006: 2,792 count2007: 2,886 count2008: 2,744 count2009: 2,591 count2010: 2,459 count2011: 2,408 count2012: 2,448 count2013: 2,448 count2014: 2,431 count2015: 2,472 count2016: 2,493 count2017: 2,500 count2018: 2,515 count2019: 2,564 count2020: 2,604 count2021: 2,612 count2022: 2,700 count2023: 2,711 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
20232,711
20222,700
20212,612
20202,604
20192,564
20182,515
20172,500
20162,493
20152,472
20142,431
20132,448
20122,448
20112,408
20102,459
20092,591
20082,744
20072,886
20062,792
20052,701
20042,636
20032,626
20022,607
20012,612
20002,503
19992,424
19982,323
19972,298
19962,279
19952,220
19942,196
19932,200
19922,236
19912,247
19902,201
19892,033
19881,958
19871,880
19861,763
19851,629
19841,539
19831,381
19821,362
19811,419
19801,348
19791,242
19781,113

Compared with California and United States

Place2023
Nevada County2,711
California725,847
United States5,593,727

Nevada County compared with nearby places

Alameda County: 32,199 countAlpine County: 28 countAmador County: 732 countButte County: 3,735 countCalaveras County: 801 countColusa County: 335 countContra Costa County: 19,485 countDel Norte County: 355 countEl Dorado County: 3,974 countFresno County: 14,573 countGlenn County: 432 countHumboldt County: 2,541 countImperial County: 2,089 countInyo County: 425 countKern County: 10,702 countKings County: 1,487 countLake County: 883 countLassen County: 317 countLos Angeles County: 220,105 countMadera County: 1,919 countMarin County: 8,001 countMariposa County: 303 countMendocino County: 1,970 countMerced County: 2,767 countModoc County: 141 countMono County: 484 countMonterey County: 7,222 countNapa County: 3,761 countNevada County: 2,711 countOrange County: 80,628 countPlacer County: 9,504 countPlumas County: 460 countRiverside County: 34,083 countSacramento County: 25,118 countSan Benito County: 1,008 countSan Bernardino County: 31,388 countSan Diego County: 68,886 countSan Francisco County: 25,746 countSan Joaquin County: 10,265 countSan Luis Obispo County: 7,081 countSan Mateo County: 16,766 countSanta Barbara County: 9,787 countSanta Clara County: 36,608 countSanta Cruz County: 5,828 countShasta County: 3,633 countSierra County: 54 countSiskiyou County: 837 countSolano County: 6,011 countSonoma County: 11,530 countStanislaus County: 7,606 countSutter County: 1,864 countTehama County: 801 countTrinity County: 188 countTulare County: 5,454 countTuolumne County: 1,083 countVentura County: 17,396 countYolo County: 3,600 countYuba County: 737 count
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Employer firms, 2023, count. Nevada 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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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties (Employer firms, Nevada 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

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Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Nevada 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/nevada-county-california. 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, Nevada 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/nevada-county-california.

Harvard

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

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Nevada 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/nevada-county-california. 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 Nevada County?

Employer firms in Nevada County was 2,711 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.4% from 2022. That is the 32nd highest of 58 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 Nevada County?

2,886 in 2007, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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