Employer firms in Pennington County

Employer firms in Pennington County was 3,201 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.6% from 2022. That is the 2nd highest of 66 counties in 2023.

2023, count3,201

Change on 2022+0.6%

Rank2nd of 66Counties in South Dakota ranked

Series high3,2012023

Series low1,5871978

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 Pennington 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	3,201
2022	3,182
2021	3,088
2020	3,016
2019	2,971
2018	2,989
2017	2,968
2016	2,977
2015	2,945
2014	2,879
2013	2,857
2012	2,836
2011	2,811
2010	2,789
2009	2,794
2008	2,822
2007	2,804
2006	2,773
2005	2,695
2004	2,658
2003	2,590
2002	2,540
2001	2,463
2000	2,448
1999	2,413
1998	2,405
1997	2,360
1996	2,291
1995	2,260
1994	2,209
1993	2,136
1992	2,081
1991	2,003
1990	1,922
1989	1,861
1988	1,849
1987	1,804
1986	1,787
1985	1,792
1984	1,792
1983	1,720
1982	1,668
1981	1,688
1980	1,709
1979	1,700
1978	1,587

Compared with South Dakota and United States

Place	2023
Pennington County	3,201
South Dakota	21,106
United States	5,593,727

Pennington County compared with nearby places

Under 50
50 to 80
80 to 150
150 to 190
190 to 490
490 and over

Employer firms, 2023, count. Pennington 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 South Dakota by employer firms 66 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, Pennington 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, Pennington 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/pennington-county-south-dakota. 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, Pennington 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/pennington-county-south-dakota.

Harvard

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

BibTeX

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  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/pennington-county-south-dakota. 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 Pennington County?

Employer firms in Pennington County was 3,201 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.6% from 2022. That is the 2nd highest of 66 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 Pennington County?

3,201 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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