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Employer firms in Pipestone County

Employer firms in Pipestone County was 274 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.7% from 2022. That is the 63rd highest of 87 counties in 2023.

2023, count274
Change on 2022+0.7%
Rank63rd of 87Counties in Minnesota ranked
Series high3171998
Series low2591987

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Employer firms in Pipestone County, 1978 to 2023

24026028030032019781985199219992006201320231978: 293 count1979: 298 count1980: 306 count1981: 293 count1982: 285 count1983: 279 count1984: 281 count1985: 280 count1986: 264 count1987: 259 count1988: 264 count1989: 268 count1990: 271 count1991: 275 count1992: 277 count1993: 299 count1994: 298 count1995: 296 count1996: 306 count1997: 313 count1998: 317 count1999: 306 count2000: 295 count2001: 308 count2002: 299 count2003: 305 count2004: 297 count2005: 297 count2006: 296 count2007: 288 count2008: 290 count2009: 290 count2010: 287 count2011: 288 count2012: 289 count2013: 279 count2014: 277 count2015: 283 count2016: 286 count2017: 298 count2018: 289 count2019: 291 count2020: 290 count2021: 275 count2022: 272 count2023: 274 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
2023274
2022272
2021275
2020290
2019291
2018289
2017298
2016286
2015283
2014277
2013279
2012289
2011288
2010287
2009290
2008290
2007288
2006296
2005297
2004297
2003305
2002299
2001308
2000295
1999306
1998317
1997313
1996306
1995296
1994298
1993299
1992277
1991275
1990271
1989268
1988264
1987259
1986264
1985280
1984281
1983279
1982285
1981293
1980306
1979298
1978293

Compared with Minnesota and United States

Place2023
Pipestone County274
Minnesota103,804
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, Pipestone 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, Pipestone 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/pipestone-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, Pipestone 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/pipestone-county-minnesota.

Harvard

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

BibTeX
@misc{census_employer_firms_pipestone_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Pipestone 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/pipestone-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 Pipestone County?

Employer firms in Pipestone County was 274 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.7% from 2022. That is the 63rd 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 Pipestone County?

317 in 1998, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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