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Employer firms in North Dakota

Employer firms in North Dakota was 17,941 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.3% from 2022. That is the 47th highest of 51 states in 2023.

2023, count17,941
Change on 2022+1.3%
Rank47th of 51US states ranked
Series high17,9412023
Series low13,2531978

Employer firms in North Dakota, 1978 to 2023

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13K14K15K16K17K18K19781985199219992006201320231978: 13,253 count1979: 13,905 count1980: 14,029 count1981: 14,141 count1982: 14,048 count1983: 14,252 count1984: 14,790 count1985: 14,533 count1986: 14,419 count1987: 14,435 count1988: 14,633 count1989: 14,707 count1990: 14,735 count1991: 14,619 count1992: 14,602 count1993: 14,870 count1994: 15,133 count1995: 15,377 count1996: 15,441 count1997: 15,304 count1998: 15,439 count1999: 15,371 count2000: 15,253 count2001: 15,173 count2002: 15,035 count2003: 15,100 count2004: 15,370 count2005: 15,536 count2006: 15,637 count2007: 15,776 count2008: 15,842 count2009: 15,846 count2010: 16,046 count2011: 16,318 count2012: 16,983 count2013: 17,345 count2014: 17,707 count2015: 17,934 count2016: 17,724 count2017: 17,504 count2018: 17,411 count2019: 17,526 count2020: 17,505 count2021: 17,594 count2022: 17,717 count2023: 17,941 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10, published 2025-09-25.
All 46 values
Periodcount
202317,941
202217,717
202117,594
202017,505
201917,526
201817,411
201717,504
201617,724
201517,934
201417,707
201317,345
201216,983
201116,318
201016,046
200915,846
200815,842
200715,776
200615,637
200515,536
200415,370
200315,100
200215,035
200115,173
200015,253
199915,371
199815,439
199715,304
199615,441
199515,377
199415,133
199314,870
199214,602
199114,619
199014,735
198914,707
198814,633
198714,435
198614,419
198514,533
198414,790
198314,252
198214,048
198114,141
198014,029
197913,905
197813,253

Compared with United States

Place2023
North Dakota17,941
United States5,593,727

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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 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 North Dakota?

Employer firms in North Dakota was 17,941 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.3% from 2022. That is the 47th 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 North Dakota?

17,941 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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