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Employer firms in Platte County

Employer firms in Platte County was 2,122 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.9% from 2022. That is the 11th highest of 115 counties in 2023.

2023, count2,122
Change on 2022+2.9%
Rank11th of 115Counties in Missouri ranked
Series high2,1222023
Series low6541978

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Employer firms in Platte County, 1978 to 2023

5001,0001,5002,0002,50019781985199219992006201320231978: 654 count1979: 708 count1980: 728 count1981: 739 count1982: 730 count1983: 755 count1984: 823 count1985: 833 count1986: 884 count1987: 947 count1988: 995 count1989: 1,069 count1990: 1,136 count1991: 1,213 count1992: 1,215 count1993: 1,259 count1994: 1,309 count1995: 1,354 count1996: 1,410 count1997: 1,451 count1998: 1,507 count1999: 1,532 count2000: 1,600 count2001: 1,608 count2002: 1,630 count2003: 1,677 count2004: 1,749 count2005: 1,817 count2006: 1,868 count2007: 1,884 count2008: 1,878 count2009: 1,848 count2010: 1,804 count2011: 1,795 count2012: 1,814 count2013: 1,842 count2014: 1,842 count2015: 1,907 count2016: 1,943 count2017: 1,942 count2018: 1,950 count2019: 1,946 count2020: 1,946 count2021: 1,980 count2022: 2,063 count2023: 2,122 count5001,0001,5002,0002,50019781994201020231978: 654 count1979: 708 count1980: 728 count1981: 739 count1982: 730 count1983: 755 count1984: 823 count1985: 833 count1986: 884 count1987: 947 count1988: 995 count1989: 1,069 count1990: 1,136 count1991: 1,213 count1992: 1,215 count1993: 1,259 count1994: 1,309 count1995: 1,354 count1996: 1,410 count1997: 1,451 count1998: 1,507 count1999: 1,532 count2000: 1,600 count2001: 1,608 count2002: 1,630 count2003: 1,677 count2004: 1,749 count2005: 1,817 count2006: 1,868 count2007: 1,884 count2008: 1,878 count2009: 1,848 count2010: 1,804 count2011: 1,795 count2012: 1,814 count2013: 1,842 count2014: 1,842 count2015: 1,907 count2016: 1,943 count2017: 1,942 count2018: 1,950 count2019: 1,946 count2020: 1,946 count2021: 1,980 count2022: 2,063 count2023: 2,122 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
20232,122
20222,063
20211,980
20201,946
20191,946
20181,950
20171,942
20161,943
20151,907
20141,842
20131,842
20121,814
20111,795
20101,804
20091,848
20081,878
20071,884
20061,868
20051,817
20041,749
20031,677
20021,630
20011,608
20001,600
19991,532
19981,507
19971,451
19961,410
19951,354
19941,309
19931,259
19921,215
19911,213
19901,136
19891,069
1988995
1987947
1986884
1985833
1984823
1983755
1982730
1981739
1980728
1979708
1978654

Compared with Missouri and United States

Place2023
Platte County2,122
Missouri102,345
United States5,593,727

Platte County compared with nearby places

Adair County: 482 countAndrew County: 240 countAtchison County: 137 countAudrain County: 399 countBarry County: 649 countBarton County: 205 countBates County: 286 countBenton County: 322 countBollinger County: 153 countBoone County: 3,759 countBuchanan County: 1,599 countButler County: 869 countCaldwell County: 126 countCallaway County: 626 countCamden County: 1,319 countCape Girardeau County: 1,913 countCarroll County: 166 countCarter County: 123 countCass County: 1,749 countCedar County: 261 countChariton County: 174 countChristian County: 1,678 countClark County: 117 countClay County: 4,468 countClinton County: 307 countCole County: 1,805 countCooper County: 325 countCrawford County: 413 countDade County: 127 countDallas County: 233 countDaviess County: 135 countDeKalb County: 191 countDent County: 262 countDouglas County: 187 countDunklin County: 483 countFranklin County: 2,156 countGasconade County: 364 countGentry County: 150 countGreene County: 6,540 countGrundy County: 197 countHarrison County: 144 countHenry County: 492 countHickory County: 120 countHolt County: 122 countHoward County: 151 countHowell County: 877 countIron County: 165 countJackson County: 13,097 countJasper County: 2,170 countJefferson County: 3,118 countJohnson County: 797 countKnox County: 81 countLaclede County: 615 countLafayette County: 591 countLawrence County: 579 countLewis County: 149 countLincoln County: 873 countLinn County: 254 countLivingston County: 350 countMcDonald County: 243 countMacon County: 287 countMadison County: 200 countMaries County: 119 countMarion County: 640 countMercer County: 68 countMiller County: 584 countMississippi County: 180 countMoniteau County: 277 countMonroe County: 141 countMontgomery County: 205 countMorgan County: 454 countNew Madrid County: 294 countNewton County: 1,106 countNodaway County: 419 countOregon County: 151 countOsage County: 234 countOzark County: 135 countPemiscot County: 225 countPerry County: 465 countPettis County: 837 countPhelps County: 858 countPike County: 323 countPlatte County: 2,122 countPolk County: 520 countPulaski County: 550 countPutnam County: 82 countRalls County: 190 countRandolph County: 468 countRay County: 311 countReynolds County: 103 countRipley County: 222 countSt. Charles County: 6,588 countSt. Clair County: 127 countSte. Genevieve County: 369 countSt. Francois County: 1,140 countSt. Louis County: 20,664 countSaline County: 381 countSchuyler County: 69 countScotland County: 127 countScott County: 807 countShannon County: 119 countShelby County: 145 countStoddard County: 545 countStone County: 637 countSullivan County: 87 countTaney County: 1,510 countTexas County: 375 countVernon County: 387 countWarren County: 545 countWashington County: 319 countWayne County: 175 countWebster County: 627 countWorth County: 43 countWright County: 364 countSt. Louis city: 6,228 count
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Employer firms, 2023, count. Platte County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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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. 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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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties (Employer firms, Platte 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

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Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Platte 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/platte-county-missouri. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Employer firms, Platte 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/platte-county-missouri.

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

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What is the employer firms in Platte County?

Employer firms in Platte County was 2,122 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.9% from 2022. That is the 11th highest of 115 counties in 2023.

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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 Platte County?

2,122 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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