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Employer firms in Riley County

Employer firms in Riley County was 1,292 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.1% from 2022. That is the 7th highest of 105 counties in 2023.

2023, count1,292
Change on 2022+1.1%
Rank7th of 105Counties in Kansas ranked
Series high1,3142016
Series low8451978

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Employer firms in Riley County, 1978 to 2023

8009001,0001,1001,2001,3001,40019781985199219992006201320231978: 845 count1979: 854 count1980: 864 count1981: 855 count1982: 857 count1983: 887 count1984: 930 count1985: 923 count1986: 924 count1987: 926 count1988: 956 count1989: 971 count1990: 991 count1991: 979 count1992: 985 count1993: 1,026 count1994: 1,052 count1995: 1,080 count1996: 1,113 count1997: 1,116 count1998: 1,122 count1999: 1,116 count2000: 1,119 count2001: 1,108 count2002: 1,161 count2003: 1,179 count2004: 1,205 count2005: 1,219 count2006: 1,248 count2007: 1,271 count2008: 1,280 count2009: 1,266 count2010: 1,256 count2011: 1,258 count2012: 1,261 count2013: 1,283 count2014: 1,302 count2015: 1,306 count2016: 1,314 count2017: 1,292 count2018: 1,293 count2019: 1,299 count2020: 1,297 count2021: 1,283 count2022: 1,278 count2023: 1,292 count8001,0001,2001,40019781994201020231978: 845 count1979: 854 count1980: 864 count1981: 855 count1982: 857 count1983: 887 count1984: 930 count1985: 923 count1986: 924 count1987: 926 count1988: 956 count1989: 971 count1990: 991 count1991: 979 count1992: 985 count1993: 1,026 count1994: 1,052 count1995: 1,080 count1996: 1,113 count1997: 1,116 count1998: 1,122 count1999: 1,116 count2000: 1,119 count2001: 1,108 count2002: 1,161 count2003: 1,179 count2004: 1,205 count2005: 1,219 count2006: 1,248 count2007: 1,271 count2008: 1,280 count2009: 1,266 count2010: 1,256 count2011: 1,258 count2012: 1,261 count2013: 1,283 count2014: 1,302 count2015: 1,306 count2016: 1,314 count2017: 1,292 count2018: 1,293 count2019: 1,299 count2020: 1,297 count2021: 1,283 count2022: 1,278 count2023: 1,292 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
20231,292
20221,278
20211,283
20201,297
20191,299
20181,293
20171,292
20161,314
20151,306
20141,302
20131,283
20121,261
20111,258
20101,256
20091,266
20081,280
20071,271
20061,248
20051,219
20041,205
20031,179
20021,161
20011,108
20001,119
19991,116
19981,122
19971,116
19961,113
19951,080
19941,052
19931,026
1992985
1991979
1990991
1989971
1988956
1987926
1986924
1985923
1984930
1983887
1982857
1981855
1980864
1979854
1978845

Compared with Kansas and United States

Place2023
Riley County1,292
Kansas52,865
United States5,593,727

Riley County compared with nearby places

Allen County: 312 countAnderson County: 161 countAtchison County: 321 countBarber County: 152 countBarton County: 720 countBourbon County: 322 countBrown County: 235 countButler County: 1,080 countChase County: 52 countChautauqua County: 59 countCherokee County: 271 countCheyenne County: 83 countClark County: 53 countClay County: 237 countCloud County: 265 countCoffey County: 174 countComanche County: 66 countCowley County: 579 countCrawford County: 744 countDecatur County: 87 countDickinson County: 387 countDoniphan County: 134 countDouglas County: 2,342 countEdwards County: 72 countElk County: 48 countEllis County: 955 countEllsworth County: 135 countFinney County: 885 countFord County: 671 countFranklin County: 455 countGeary County: 454 countGove County: 107 countGraham County: 75 countGrant County: 179 countGray County: 196 countGreeley County: 43 countGreenwood County: 129 countHamilton County: 63 countHarper County: 158 countHarvey County: 662 countHaskell County: 102 countHodgeman County: 40 countJackson County: 238 countJefferson County: 266 countJewell County: 68 countJohnson County: 13,989 countKearny County: 82 countKingman County: 176 countKiowa County: 66 countLabette County: 352 countLane County: 64 countLeavenworth County: 1,097 countLincoln County: 75 countLinn County: 171 countLogan County: 93 countLyon County: 711 countMcPherson County: 748 countMarion County: 229 countMarshall County: 307 countMeade County: 108 countMiami County: 652 countMitchell County: 196 countMontgomery County: 575 countMorris County: 133 countMorton County: 57 countNemaha County: 307 countNeosho County: 350 countNess County: 117 countNorton County: 148 countOsage County: 209 countOsborne County: 114 countOttawa County: 120 countPawnee County: 123 countPhillips County: 182 countPottawatomie County: 591 countPratt County: 323 countRawlins County: 85 countReno County: 1,322 countRepublic County: 151 countRice County: 218 countRiley County: 1,292 countRooks County: 147 countRush County: 82 countRussell County: 223 countSaline County: 1,247 countScott County: 164 countSedgwick County: 9,229 countSeward County: 485 countShawnee County: 3,100 countSheridan County: 93 countSherman County: 204 countSmith County: 113 countStafford County: 109 countStanton County: 48 countStevens County: 129 countSumner County: 376 countThomas County: 279 countTrego County: 109 countWabaunsee County: 135 countWallace County: 52 countWashington County: 163 countWichita County: 83 countWilson County: 181 countWoodson County: 71 countWyandotte County: 2,559 count
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Employer firms, 2023, count. Riley 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, Riley 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, Riley 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/riley-county-kansas. 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, Riley 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/riley-county-kansas.

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

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What is the employer firms in Riley County?

Employer firms in Riley County was 1,292 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.1% from 2022. That is the 7th highest of 105 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 Riley County?

1,314 in 2016, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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