Employer firms in Pine County

Employer firms in Pine County was 487 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 1.6% from 2022. That is the 42nd highest of 87 counties in 2023.

2023, count487

Change on 2022-1.6%

Rank42nd of 87Counties in Minnesota ranked

Series high5322005

Series low2921978

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 Pine 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	487
2022	495
2021	497
2020	488
2019	502
2018	499
2017	503
2016	485
2015	483
2014	487
2013	482
2012	482
2011	471
2010	481
2009	486
2008	499
2007	515
2006	526
2005	532
2004	516
2003	514
2002	507
2001	498
2000	487
1999	465
1998	444
1997	427
1996	422
1995	400
1994	391
1993	388
1992	359
1991	371
1990	370
1989	358
1988	348
1987	333
1986	314
1985	314
1984	319
1983	306
1982	307
1981	312
1980	311
1979	301
1978	292

Compared with Minnesota and United States

Place	2023
Pine County	487
Minnesota	103,804
United States	5,593,727

Pine County compared with nearby places

Under 200
200 to 300
300 to 500
500 to 800
800 to 1,300
1,300 and over

Employer firms, 2023, count. Pine 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 Minnesota by employer firms 87 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, Pine 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, Pine 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/pine-county-minnesota. 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, Pine 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/pine-county-minnesota.

Harvard

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

BibTeX

@misc{census_employer_firms_pine_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Pine 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/pine-county-minnesota. 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 Pine County?

Employer firms in Pine County was 487 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 1.6% from 2022. That is the 42nd highest of 87 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 Pine County?

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

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