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Employer firms in Sanders County

Employer firms in Sanders County was 318 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.9% from 2022. That is the 18th highest of 56 counties in 2023.

2023, count318
Change on 2022-0.9%
Rank18th of 56Counties in Montana ranked
Series high3442007
Series low1571982

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Employer firms in Sanders County, 1978 to 2023

15020025030035019781985199219992006201320231978: 181 count1979: 172 count1980: 168 count1981: 166 count1982: 157 count1983: 157 count1984: 178 count1985: 166 count1986: 171 count1987: 175 count1988: 194 count1989: 190 count1990: 194 count1991: 195 count1992: 201 count1993: 201 count1994: 220 count1995: 226 count1996: 254 count1997: 253 count1998: 270 count1999: 278 count2000: 281 count2001: 283 count2002: 277 count2003: 295 count2004: 311 count2005: 305 count2006: 321 count2007: 344 count2008: 328 count2009: 301 count2010: 297 count2011: 291 count2012: 293 count2013: 301 count2014: 283 count2015: 284 count2016: 288 count2017: 286 count2018: 292 count2019: 296 count2020: 305 count2021: 307 count2022: 321 count2023: 318 count15020025030035019781994201020231978: 181 count1979: 172 count1980: 168 count1981: 166 count1982: 157 count1983: 157 count1984: 178 count1985: 166 count1986: 171 count1987: 175 count1988: 194 count1989: 190 count1990: 194 count1991: 195 count1992: 201 count1993: 201 count1994: 220 count1995: 226 count1996: 254 count1997: 253 count1998: 270 count1999: 278 count2000: 281 count2001: 283 count2002: 277 count2003: 295 count2004: 311 count2005: 305 count2006: 321 count2007: 344 count2008: 328 count2009: 301 count2010: 297 count2011: 291 count2012: 293 count2013: 301 count2014: 283 count2015: 284 count2016: 288 count2017: 286 count2018: 292 count2019: 296 count2020: 305 count2021: 307 count2022: 321 count2023: 318 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
2023318
2022321
2021307
2020305
2019296
2018292
2017286
2016288
2015284
2014283
2013301
2012293
2011291
2010297
2009301
2008328
2007344
2006321
2005305
2004311
2003295
2002277
2001283
2000281
1999278
1998270
1997253
1996254
1995226
1994220
1993201
1992201
1991195
1990194
1989190
1988194
1987175
1986171
1985166
1984178
1983157
1982157
1981166
1980168
1979172
1978181

Compared with Montana and United States

Place2023
Sanders County318
Montana30,773
United States5,593,727

Sanders County compared with nearby places

Beaverhead County: 329 countBig Horn County: 149 countBlaine County: 109 countBroadwater County: 165 countCarbon County: 368 countCarter County: 22 countCascade County: 1,960 countChouteau County: 119 countCuster County: 375 countDaniels County: 63 countDawson County: 252 countDeer Lodge County: 208 countFallon County: 107 countFergus County: 377 countFlathead County: 3,895 countGallatin County: 5,293 countGarfield County: 23 countGlacier County: 169 countGolden Valley County: 7 countGranite County: 92 countHill County: 403 countJefferson County: 279 countJudith Basin County: 47 countLake County: 799 countLewis and Clark County: 2,148 countLiberty County: 56 countLincoln County: 550 countMcCone County: 48 countMadison County: 302 countMeagher County: 61 countMineral County: 108 countMissoula County: 3,917 countMusselshell County: 101 countPark County: 688 countPetroleum County: 8 countPhillips County: 107 countPondera County: 151 countPowder River County: 59 countPowell County: 146 countPrairie County: 23 countRavalli County: 1,391 countRichland County: 424 countRoosevelt County: 165 countRosebud County: 146 countSanders County: 318 countSheridan County: 135 countSilver Bow County: 974 countStillwater County: 213 countSweet Grass County: 148 countTeton County: 176 countToole County: 138 countTreasure County: 16 countValley County: 230 countWheatland County: 52 countWibaux County: 24 countYellowstone County: 4,684 count
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  • 50 to 110
  • 110 to 160
  • 160 to 290
  • 290 to 670
  • 670 and over
Employer firms, 2023, count. Sanders 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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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties (Employer firms, Sanders 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, Sanders 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/sanders-county-montana. 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, Sanders 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/sanders-county-montana.

Harvard

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

BibTeX
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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Sanders 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/sanders-county-montana. 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 Sanders County?

Employer firms in Sanders County was 318 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.9% from 2022. That is the 18th highest of 56 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 Sanders County?

344 in 2007, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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