Employer firms in Seward County

Employer firms in Seward County was 485 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 3.6% from 2022. That is the 23rd highest of 105 counties in 2023.

2023, count485

Change on 2022+3.6%

Rank23rd of 105Counties in Kansas ranked

Series high6061998

Series low4662021

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Employer firms in Seward 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	485
2022	468
2021	466
2020	476
2019	492
2018	483
2017	491
2016	489
2015	485
2014	484
2013	492
2012	488
2011	506
2010	530
2009	530
2008	545
2007	550
2006	550
2005	547
2004	549
2003	558
2002	557
2001	568
2000	593
1999	589
1998	606
1997	587
1996	575
1995	587
1994	568
1993	546
1992	533
1991	555
1990	565
1989	557
1988	558
1987	557
1986	575
1985	579
1984	575
1983	560
1982	545
1981	531
1980	536
1979	537
1978	532

Compared with Kansas and United States

Place	2023
Seward County	485
Kansas	52,865
United States	5,593,727

Seward County compared with nearby places

Under 100
100 to 200
200 to 300
300 to 700
700 and over

Employer firms, 2023, count. Seward 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 Kansas by employer firms 105 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, Seward 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, Seward 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/seward-county-kansas. 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, Seward 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/seward-county-kansas.

Harvard

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

BibTeX

@misc{census_employer_firms_seward_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Seward 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/seward-county-kansas. 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 Seward County?

Employer firms in Seward County was 485 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 3.6% from 2022. That is the 23rd 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 Seward County?

606 in 1998, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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