Employer firms in St. Louis city

Employer firms in St. Louis city was 6,228 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 9.7% from 2022. That is the 5th highest of 115 counties in 2023.

2023, count6,228

Change on 2022-9.7%

Rank5th of 115Counties in Missouri ranked

Series high9,0822017

Series low6,2282023

Next release: Sunday, 26 September 2027, estimated by Invokely from past publication dates (low confidence), not announced by the publisher. Release calendar

Employer firms in St. Louis city, 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	6,228
2022	6,898
2021	6,948
2020	6,999
2019	7,219
2018	6,944
2017	9,082
2016	8,981
2015	8,448
2014	7,613
2013	6,922
2012	6,412
2011	6,366
2010	6,363
2009	6,349
2008	6,413
2007	6,565
2006	6,613
2005	6,657
2004	6,659
2003	6,554
2002	6,600
2001	6,576
2000	6,744
1999	6,803
1998	6,929
1997	6,927
1996	7,057
1995	7,065
1994	7,122
1993	7,250
1992	7,279
1991	7,353
1990	7,573
1989	7,566
1988	7,606
1987	7,549
1986	7,683
1985	7,718
1984	7,842
1983	8,122
1982	8,017
1981	8,291
1980	8,366
1979	8,490
1978	8,460

Compared with Missouri and United States

Place	2023
St. Louis city	6,228
Missouri	102,345
United States	5,593,727

St. Louis city compared with nearby places

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100 to 200
200 to 300
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500 to 1,100
1,100 and over

Employer firms, 2023, count. St. Louis city 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 Missouri by employer firms 115 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, St. Louis city, 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, St. Louis city, 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/st-louis-city-missouri. 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, St. Louis city, 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/st-louis-city-missouri.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, St. Louis city, 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/st-louis-city-missouri (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, St. Louis city, 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/st-louis-city-missouri. 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 St. Louis city?

Employer firms in St. Louis city was 6,228 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 9.7% from 2022. That is the 5th highest of 115 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 St. Louis city?

9,082 in 2017, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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