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Employer firms in South Dakota

Employer firms in South Dakota was 21,106 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.2% from 2022. That is the 45th highest of 51 states in 2023.

2023, count21,106
Change on 2022+1.2%
Rank45th of 51US states ranked
Series high21,1062023
Series low14,2701978

Employer firms in South Dakota, 1978 to 2023

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14K16K18K20K22K19781985199219992006201320231978: 14,270 count1979: 14,852 count1980: 14,908 count1981: 14,685 count1982: 14,429 count1983: 14,536 count1984: 15,083 count1985: 15,050 count1986: 15,037 count1987: 15,140 count1988: 15,326 count1989: 15,538 count1990: 15,945 count1991: 16,103 count1992: 16,233 count1993: 16,600 count1994: 17,090 count1995: 17,433 count1996: 17,580 count1997: 17,665 count1998: 17,920 count1999: 17,972 count2000: 18,059 count2001: 18,073 count2002: 18,303 count2003: 18,455 count2004: 18,806 count2005: 19,105 count2006: 19,312 count2007: 19,441 count2008: 19,341 count2009: 19,220 count2010: 19,228 count2011: 19,118 count2012: 19,255 count2013: 19,315 count2014: 19,366 count2015: 19,596 count2016: 19,770 count2017: 19,803 count2018: 19,883 count2019: 19,949 count2020: 20,029 count2021: 20,411 count2022: 20,851 count2023: 21,106 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10, published 2025-09-25.
All 46 values
Periodcount
202321,106
202220,851
202120,411
202020,029
201919,949
201819,883
201719,803
201619,770
201519,596
201419,366
201319,315
201219,255
201119,118
201019,228
200919,220
200819,341
200719,441
200619,312
200519,105
200418,806
200318,455
200218,303
200118,073
200018,059
199917,972
199817,920
199717,665
199617,580
199517,433
199417,090
199316,600
199216,233
199116,103
199015,945
198915,538
198815,326
198715,140
198615,037
198515,050
198415,083
198314,536
198214,429
198114,685
198014,908
197914,852
197814,270

Compared with United States

Place2023
South Dakota21,106
United States5,593,727

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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 and other activities outside the BDS scope. A firm operating in several states or counties is counted in each area, so geographic counts cannot be added to reproduce the national total. This differs from the INE DIRCE active-company count, which includes businesses without employees. Past values can be revised.

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.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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What is the employer firms in South Dakota?

Employer firms in South Dakota was 21,106 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.2% from 2022. That is the 45th highest of 51 states 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 2026-10-10.

What was the highest employer firms in South Dakota?

21,106 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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