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Employer firms in Pottawattamie County

Employer firms in Pottawattamie County was 1,551 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.8% from 2022. That is the 10th highest of 99 counties in 2023.

2023, count1,551
Change on 2022-0.8%
Rank10th of 99Counties in Iowa ranked
Series high1,6382006
Series low1,3871982

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Employer firms in Pottawattamie County, 1978 to 2023

1,3001,4001,5001,6001,70019781985199219992006201320231978: 1,412 count1979: 1,461 count1980: 1,456 count1981: 1,474 count1982: 1,387 count1983: 1,423 count1984: 1,476 count1985: 1,460 count1986: 1,469 count1987: 1,481 count1988: 1,500 count1989: 1,506 count1990: 1,535 count1991: 1,541 count1992: 1,563 count1993: 1,552 count1994: 1,541 count1995: 1,555 count1996: 1,590 count1997: 1,582 count1998: 1,601 count1999: 1,578 count2000: 1,586 count2001: 1,592 count2002: 1,594 count2003: 1,597 count2004: 1,601 count2005: 1,623 count2006: 1,638 count2007: 1,616 count2008: 1,601 count2009: 1,588 count2010: 1,564 count2011: 1,603 count2012: 1,598 count2013: 1,582 count2014: 1,568 count2015: 1,559 count2016: 1,549 count2017: 1,558 count2018: 1,541 count2019: 1,550 count2020: 1,566 count2021: 1,554 count2022: 1,564 count2023: 1,551 count1,3001,4001,5001,6001,70019781994201020231978: 1,412 count1979: 1,461 count1980: 1,456 count1981: 1,474 count1982: 1,387 count1983: 1,423 count1984: 1,476 count1985: 1,460 count1986: 1,469 count1987: 1,481 count1988: 1,500 count1989: 1,506 count1990: 1,535 count1991: 1,541 count1992: 1,563 count1993: 1,552 count1994: 1,541 count1995: 1,555 count1996: 1,590 count1997: 1,582 count1998: 1,601 count1999: 1,578 count2000: 1,586 count2001: 1,592 count2002: 1,594 count2003: 1,597 count2004: 1,601 count2005: 1,623 count2006: 1,638 count2007: 1,616 count2008: 1,601 count2009: 1,588 count2010: 1,564 count2011: 1,603 count2012: 1,598 count2013: 1,582 count2014: 1,568 count2015: 1,559 count2016: 1,549 count2017: 1,558 count2018: 1,541 count2019: 1,550 count2020: 1,566 count2021: 1,554 count2022: 1,564 count2023: 1,551 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
20231,551
20221,564
20211,554
20201,566
20191,550
20181,541
20171,558
20161,549
20151,559
20141,568
20131,582
20121,598
20111,603
20101,564
20091,588
20081,601
20071,616
20061,638
20051,623
20041,601
20031,597
20021,594
20011,592
20001,586
19991,578
19981,601
19971,582
19961,590
19951,555
19941,541
19931,552
19921,563
19911,541
19901,535
19891,506
19881,500
19871,481
19861,469
19851,460
19841,476
19831,423
19821,387
19811,474
19801,456
19791,461
19781,412

Compared with Iowa and United States

Place2023
Pottawattamie County1,551
Iowa56,436
United States5,593,727

Pottawattamie County compared with nearby places

Adair County: 194 countAdams County: 94 countAllamakee County: 296 countAppanoose County: 264 countAudubon County: 166 countBenton County: 440 countBlack Hawk County: 2,374 countBoone County: 507 countBremer County: 464 countBuchanan County: 411 countBuena Vista County: 410 countButler County: 253 countCalhoun County: 221 countCarroll County: 681 countCass County: 369 countCedar County: 397 countCerro Gordo County: 1,098 countCherokee County: 294 countChickasaw County: 295 countClarke County: 165 countClay County: 496 countClayton County: 414 countClinton County: 880 countCrawford County: 345 countDallas County: 1,955 countDavis County: 159 countDecatur County: 137 countDelaware County: 442 countDes Moines County: 844 countDickinson County: 642 countDubuque County: 2,190 countEmmet County: 238 countFayette County: 421 countFloyd County: 315 countFranklin County: 248 countFremont County: 140 countGreene County: 210 countGrundy County: 242 countGuthrie County: 241 countHamilton County: 313 countHancock County: 243 countHardin County: 402 countHarrison County: 290 countHenry County: 398 countHoward County: 220 countHumboldt County: 259 countIda County: 210 countIowa County: 391 countJackson County: 431 countJasper County: 623 countJefferson County: 489 countJohnson County: 2,763 countJones County: 411 countKeokuk County: 175 countKossuth County: 426 countLee County: 635 countLinn County: 4,262 countLouisa County: 168 countLucas County: 169 countLyon County: 322 countMadison County: 354 countMahaska County: 459 countMarion County: 710 countMarshall County: 647 countMills County: 285 countMitchell County: 266 countMonona County: 182 countMonroe County: 156 countMontgomery County: 243 countMuscatine County: 766 countO'Brien County: 426 countOsceola County: 158 countPage County: 353 countPalo Alto County: 233 countPlymouth County: 571 countPocahontas County: 162 countPolk County: 9,809 countPottawattamie County: 1,551 countPoweshiek County: 464 countRinggold County: 105 countSac County: 259 countScott County: 3,418 countShelby County: 331 countSioux County: 1,099 countStory County: 1,765 countTama County: 229 countTaylor County: 117 countUnion County: 262 countVan Buren County: 121 countWapello County: 575 countWarren County: 814 countWashington County: 576 countWayne County: 123 countWebster County: 811 countWinnebago County: 268 countWinneshiek County: 514 countWoodbury County: 2,043 countWorth County: 138 countWright County: 292 count
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Employer firms, 2023, count. Pottawattamie 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, Pottawattamie 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, Pottawattamie 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/pottawattamie-county-iowa. 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, Pottawattamie 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/pottawattamie-county-iowa.

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

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What is the employer firms in Pottawattamie County?

Employer firms in Pottawattamie County was 1,551 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.8% from 2022. That is the 10th highest of 99 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 Pottawattamie County?

1,638 in 2006, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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