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Employer firms in Skagit County

Employer firms in Skagit County was 2,990 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.1% from 2022. That is the 11th highest of 39 counties in 2023.

2023, count2,990
Change on 2022+1.1%
Rank11th of 39Counties in Washington ranked
Series high3,0772008
Series low1,4871978

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Employer firms in Skagit County, 1978 to 2023

1,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,50019781985199219992006201320231978: 1,487 count1979: 1,599 count1980: 1,620 count1981: 1,610 count1982: 1,607 count1983: 1,643 count1984: 1,729 count1985: 1,757 count1986: 1,815 count1987: 1,863 count1988: 1,905 count1989: 2,009 count1990: 2,144 count1991: 2,220 count1992: 2,339 count1993: 2,429 count1994: 2,508 count1995: 2,575 count1996: 2,609 count1997: 2,649 count1998: 2,700 count1999: 2,707 count2000: 2,728 count2001: 2,778 count2002: 2,791 count2003: 2,834 count2004: 2,883 count2005: 2,965 count2006: 3,040 count2007: 3,076 count2008: 3,077 count2009: 2,948 count2010: 2,868 count2011: 2,787 count2012: 2,761 count2013: 2,768 count2014: 2,804 count2015: 2,852 count2016: 2,900 count2017: 2,921 count2018: 2,968 count2019: 2,991 count2020: 2,944 count2021: 2,953 count2022: 2,958 count2023: 2,990 count1,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,50019781994201020231978: 1,487 count1979: 1,599 count1980: 1,620 count1981: 1,610 count1982: 1,607 count1983: 1,643 count1984: 1,729 count1985: 1,757 count1986: 1,815 count1987: 1,863 count1988: 1,905 count1989: 2,009 count1990: 2,144 count1991: 2,220 count1992: 2,339 count1993: 2,429 count1994: 2,508 count1995: 2,575 count1996: 2,609 count1997: 2,649 count1998: 2,700 count1999: 2,707 count2000: 2,728 count2001: 2,778 count2002: 2,791 count2003: 2,834 count2004: 2,883 count2005: 2,965 count2006: 3,040 count2007: 3,076 count2008: 3,077 count2009: 2,948 count2010: 2,868 count2011: 2,787 count2012: 2,761 count2013: 2,768 count2014: 2,804 count2015: 2,852 count2016: 2,900 count2017: 2,921 count2018: 2,968 count2019: 2,991 count2020: 2,944 count2021: 2,953 count2022: 2,958 count2023: 2,990 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
20232,990
20222,958
20212,953
20202,944
20192,991
20182,968
20172,921
20162,900
20152,852
20142,804
20132,768
20122,761
20112,787
20102,868
20092,948
20083,077
20073,076
20063,040
20052,965
20042,883
20032,834
20022,791
20012,778
20002,728
19992,707
19982,700
19972,649
19962,609
19952,575
19942,508
19932,429
19922,339
19912,220
19902,144
19892,009
19881,905
19871,863
19861,815
19851,757
19841,729
19831,643
19821,607
19811,610
19801,620
19791,599
19781,487

Compared with Washington and United States

Place2023
Skagit County2,990
Washington142,661
United States5,593,727

Skagit County compared with nearby places

Adams County: 335 countAsotin County: 366 countBenton County: 3,853 countChelan County: 2,301 countClallam County: 1,751 countClark County: 9,797 countColumbia County: 91 countCowlitz County: 1,887 countDouglas County: 704 countFerry County: 125 countFranklin County: 1,590 countGarfield County: 35 countGrant County: 1,686 countGrays Harbor County: 1,310 countIsland County: 1,594 countJefferson County: 825 countKing County: 50,956 countKitsap County: 4,724 countKittitas County: 1,226 countKlickitat County: 486 countLewis County: 1,633 countLincoln County: 205 countMason County: 909 countOkanogan County: 941 countPacific County: 472 countPend Oreille County: 208 countPierce County: 14,925 countSan Juan County: 846 countSkagit County: 2,990 countSkamania County: 186 countSnohomish County: 15,473 countSpokane County: 10,558 countStevens County: 724 countThurston County: 5,288 countWahkiakum County: 82 countWalla Walla County: 1,259 countWhatcom County: 5,690 countWhitman County: 687 countYakima County: 3,953 count
  • Under 300
  • 300 to 700
  • 700 to 1,300
  • 1,300 to 1,800
  • 1,800 to 5,100
  • 5,100 and over
Employer firms, 2023, count. Skagit 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, Skagit 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, Skagit 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/skagit-county-washington. 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, Skagit 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/skagit-county-washington.

Harvard

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

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What is the employer firms in Skagit County?

Employer firms in Skagit County was 2,990 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.1% from 2022. That is the 11th highest of 39 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 Skagit County?

3,077 in 2008, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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