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Employer firms in Snohomish County

Employer firms in Snohomish County was 15,473 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.3% from 2022. That is the 2nd highest of 39 counties in 2023.

2023, count15,473
Change on 2022+0.3%
Rank2nd of 39Counties in Washington ranked
Series high15,4732023
Series low5,5931978

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Employer firms in Snohomish County, 1978 to 2023

4,0006,0008,00010K12K14K16K19781985199219992006201320231978: 5,593 count1979: 6,009 count1980: 6,106 count1981: 6,204 count1982: 6,156 count1983: 6,511 count1984: 7,016 count1985: 7,337 count1986: 7,722 count1987: 8,045 count1988: 8,390 count1989: 8,756 count1990: 9,395 count1991: 9,565 count1992: 9,922 count1993: 10,202 count1994: 10,441 count1995: 10,779 count1996: 11,032 count1997: 11,351 count1998: 11,708 count1999: 11,791 count2000: 12,003 count2001: 12,115 count2002: 12,125 count2003: 12,327 count2004: 12,764 count2005: 13,194 count2006: 13,701 count2007: 14,158 count2008: 14,291 count2009: 13,504 count2010: 13,144 count2011: 12,941 count2012: 12,952 count2013: 13,207 count2014: 13,494 count2015: 13,792 count2016: 14,076 count2017: 14,349 count2018: 14,668 count2019: 14,927 count2020: 14,834 count2021: 15,145 count2022: 15,423 count2023: 15,473 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
202315,473
202215,423
202115,145
202014,834
201914,927
201814,668
201714,349
201614,076
201513,792
201413,494
201313,207
201212,952
201112,941
201013,144
200913,504
200814,291
200714,158
200613,701
200513,194
200412,764
200312,327
200212,125
200112,115
200012,003
199911,791
199811,708
199711,351
199611,032
199510,779
199410,441
199310,202
19929,922
19919,565
19909,395
19898,756
19888,390
19878,045
19867,722
19857,337
19847,016
19836,511
19826,156
19816,204
19806,106
19796,009
19785,593

Compared with Washington and United States

Place2023
Snohomish County15,473
Washington142,661
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, Snohomish 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, Snohomish 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/snohomish-county-washington. 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, Snohomish 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/snohomish-county-washington.

Harvard

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

BibTeX
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  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv},
  urldate = {2026-10-11},
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What is the employer firms in Snohomish County?

Employer firms in Snohomish County was 15,473 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.3% from 2022. That is the 2nd 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 Snohomish County?

15,473 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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