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Employer firms in Sioux County

Employer firms in Sioux County was 1,099 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.5% from 2022. That is the 11th highest of 99 counties in 2023.

2023, count1,099
Change on 2022+0.5%
Rank11th of 99Counties in Iowa ranked
Series high1,0992023
Series low7031986

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Employer firms in Sioux County, 1978 to 2023

7008009001,0001,10019781985199219992006201320231978: 751 count1979: 776 count1980: 764 count1981: 784 count1982: 757 count1983: 764 count1984: 771 count1985: 722 count1986: 703 count1987: 710 count1988: 719 count1989: 750 count1990: 773 count1991: 797 count1992: 808 count1993: 830 count1994: 855 count1995: 887 count1996: 896 count1997: 903 count1998: 915 count1999: 917 count2000: 913 count2001: 909 count2002: 918 count2003: 917 count2004: 935 count2005: 954 count2006: 960 count2007: 979 count2008: 979 count2009: 979 count2010: 991 count2011: 999 count2012: 1,006 count2013: 1,012 count2014: 1,027 count2015: 1,041 count2016: 1,051 count2017: 1,070 count2018: 1,084 count2019: 1,090 count2020: 1,082 count2021: 1,093 count2022: 1,094 count2023: 1,099 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
20231,099
20221,094
20211,093
20201,082
20191,090
20181,084
20171,070
20161,051
20151,041
20141,027
20131,012
20121,006
2011999
2010991
2009979
2008979
2007979
2006960
2005954
2004935
2003917
2002918
2001909
2000913
1999917
1998915
1997903
1996896
1995887
1994855
1993830
1992808
1991797
1990773
1989750
1988719
1987710
1986703
1985722
1984771
1983764
1982757
1981784
1980764
1979776
1978751

Compared with Iowa and United States

Place2023
Sioux County1,099
Iowa56,436
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, Sioux 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, Sioux 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/sioux-county-iowa. 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, Sioux 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/sioux-county-iowa.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Sioux 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/sioux-county-iowa (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, Sioux 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/sioux-county-iowa. 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 Sioux County?

Employer firms in Sioux County was 1,099 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.5% from 2022. That is the 11th highest of 99 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 Sioux County?

1,099 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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