Employer firms in Polk County

Employer firms in Polk County was 520 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.2% from 2022. That is the 40th highest of 115 counties in 2023.

2023, count520

Change on 2022-0.2%

Rank40th of 115Counties in Missouri ranked

Series high5582006

Series low2761981

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 Polk 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	520
2022	521
2021	531
2020	510
2019	513
2018	503
2017	511
2016	507
2015	509
2014	506
2013	499
2012	506
2011	503
2010	504
2009	516
2008	542
2007	553
2006	558
2005	534
2004	535
2003	516
2002	514
2001	513
2000	500
1999	487
1998	476
1997	467
1996	454
1995	454
1994	433
1993	406
1992	398
1991	390
1990	394
1989	384
1988	375
1987	367
1986	346
1985	323
1984	305
1983	289
1982	277
1981	276
1980	278
1979	290
1978	280

Compared with Missouri and United States

Place	2023
Polk County	520
Missouri	102,345
United States	5,593,727

Polk County compared with nearby places

Under 100
100 to 200
200 to 300
300 to 500
500 to 1,100
1,100 and over

Employer firms, 2023, count. Polk 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 Missouri by employer firms 115 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, Polk 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, Polk 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/polk-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, Polk 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/polk-county-missouri.

Harvard

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

BibTeX

@misc{census_employer_firms_polk_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Polk 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/polk-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 Polk County?

Employer firms in Polk County was 520 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.2% from 2022. That is the 40th 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 Polk County?

558 in 2006, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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