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Employer firms in Phelps County

Employer firms in Phelps County was 858 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.2% from 2022. That is the 24th highest of 115 counties in 2023.

2023, count858
Change on 2022-0.2%
Rank24th of 115Counties in Missouri ranked
Series high9942005
Series low6381978

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Employer firms in Phelps County, 1978 to 2023

6007008009001,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 638 count1979: 665 count1980: 687 count1981: 682 count1982: 672 count1983: 687 count1984: 738 count1985: 735 count1986: 747 count1987: 755 count1988: 778 count1989: 798 count1990: 816 count1991: 817 count1992: 808 count1993: 824 count1994: 849 count1995: 889 count1996: 896 count1997: 906 count1998: 906 count1999: 910 count2000: 918 count2001: 891 count2002: 916 count2003: 949 count2004: 992 count2005: 994 count2006: 984 count2007: 980 count2008: 967 count2009: 954 count2010: 953 count2011: 942 count2012: 954 count2013: 942 count2014: 943 count2015: 948 count2016: 938 count2017: 932 count2018: 888 count2019: 906 count2020: 868 count2021: 862 count2022: 860 count2023: 858 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
2023858
2022860
2021862
2020868
2019906
2018888
2017932
2016938
2015948
2014943
2013942
2012954
2011942
2010953
2009954
2008967
2007980
2006984
2005994
2004992
2003949
2002916
2001891
2000918
1999910
1998906
1997906
1996896
1995889
1994849
1993824
1992808
1991817
1990816
1989798
1988778
1987755
1986747
1985735
1984738
1983687
1982672
1981682
1980687
1979665
1978638

Compared with Missouri and United States

Place2023
Phelps County858
Missouri102,345
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, Phelps 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, Phelps 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/phelps-county-missouri. 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, Phelps 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/phelps-county-missouri.

Harvard

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

BibTeX
@misc{census_employer_firms_phelps_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Phelps 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/phelps-county-missouri. 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 Phelps County?

Employer firms in Phelps County was 858 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.2% from 2022. That is the 24th highest of 115 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 Phelps County?

994 in 2005, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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