Employer firms in Sauk County

Employer firms in Sauk County was 1,446 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.8% from 2022. That is the 20th highest of 72 counties in 2023.

2023, count1,446

Change on 2022+0.8%

Rank20th of 72Counties in Wisconsin ranked

Series high1,5002007

Series low9421978

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Employer firms in Sauk 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	1,446
2022	1,435
2021	1,418
2020	1,440
2019	1,447
2018	1,438
2017	1,440
2016	1,461
2015	1,421
2014	1,426
2013	1,406
2012	1,403
2011	1,392
2010	1,425
2009	1,459
2008	1,489
2007	1,500
2006	1,462
2005	1,430
2004	1,416
2003	1,408
2002	1,390
2001	1,382
2000	1,362
1999	1,347
1998	1,324
1997	1,307
1996	1,294
1995	1,294
1994	1,259
1993	1,233
1992	1,197
1991	1,164
1990	1,140
1989	1,149
1988	1,129
1987	1,066
1986	1,040
1985	1,029
1984	1,020
1983	994
1982	992
1981	984
1980	981
1979	1,002
1978	942

Compared with Wisconsin and United States

Place	2023
Sauk County	1,446
Wisconsin	98,413
United States	5,593,727

Sauk County compared with nearby places

Under 300
300 to 500
500 to 800
800 to 1,300
1,300 to 2,300
2,300 and over

Employer firms, 2023, count. Sauk 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 Wisconsin by employer firms 72 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, Sauk 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, Sauk 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/sauk-county-wisconsin. 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, Sauk 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/sauk-county-wisconsin.

Harvard

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

BibTeX

@misc{census_employer_firms_sauk_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Sauk 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/sauk-county-wisconsin. 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 Sauk County?

Employer firms in Sauk County was 1,446 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.8% from 2022. That is the 20th highest of 72 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 Sauk County?

1,500 in 2007, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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