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Employer firms in Putnam County

Employer firms in Putnam County was 82 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 5.1% from 2022. That is the 111th highest of 115 counties in 2023.

2023, count82
Change on 2022+5.1%
Rank111th of 115Counties in Missouri ranked
Series high1191988
Series low742021

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Employer firms in Putnam County, 1978 to 2023

70809010011012019781985199219992006201320231978: 108 count1979: 107 count1980: 109 count1981: 114 count1982: 116 count1983: 112 count1984: 115 count1985: 108 count1986: 111 count1987: 110 count1988: 119 count1989: 115 count1990: 112 count1991: 113 count1992: 117 count1993: 111 count1994: 106 count1995: 105 count1996: 95 count1997: 87 count1998: 86 count1999: 85 count2000: 84 count2001: 83 count2002: 86 count2003: 92 count2004: 92 count2005: 96 count2006: 83 count2007: 88 count2008: 92 count2009: 90 count2010: 86 count2011: 84 count2012: 82 count2013: 79 count2014: 76 count2015: 78 count2016: 84 count2017: 90 count2018: 83 count2019: 79 count2020: 80 count2021: 74 count2022: 78 count2023: 82 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
202382
202278
202174
202080
201979
201883
201790
201684
201578
201476
201379
201282
201184
201086
200990
200892
200788
200683
200596
200492
200392
200286
200183
200084
199985
199886
199787
199695
1995105
1994106
1993111
1992117
1991113
1990112
1989115
1988119
1987110
1986111
1985108
1984115
1983112
1982116
1981114
1980109
1979107
1978108

Compared with Missouri and United States

Place2023
Putnam County82
Missouri102,345
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, Putnam 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, Putnam 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/putnam-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, Putnam 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/putnam-county-missouri.

Harvard

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

BibTeX
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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Putnam 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/putnam-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 Putnam County?

Employer firms in Putnam County was 82 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 5.1% from 2022. That is the 111th 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 Putnam County?

119 in 1988, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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