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Employer firms in Stark County

Employer firms in Stark County was 1,029 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.9% from 2022. That is the 6th highest of 53 counties in 2023.

2023, count1,029
Change on 2022+0.9%
Rank6th of 53Counties in North Dakota ranked
Series high1,0382015
Series low5501978

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Employer firms in Stark County, 1978 to 2023

5006007008009001,0001,10019781985199219992006201320231978: 550 count1979: 617 count1980: 668 count1981: 747 count1982: 779 count1983: 782 count1984: 778 count1985: 756 count1986: 710 count1987: 687 count1988: 695 count1989: 678 count1990: 668 count1991: 672 count1992: 661 count1993: 677 count1994: 676 count1995: 689 count1996: 708 count1997: 712 count1998: 734 count1999: 733 count2000: 725 count2001: 733 count2002: 746 count2003: 751 count2004: 745 count2005: 748 count2006: 747 count2007: 763 count2008: 773 count2009: 794 count2010: 815 count2011: 871 count2012: 943 count2013: 976 count2014: 1,018 count2015: 1,038 count2016: 996 count2017: 968 count2018: 988 count2019: 1,012 count2020: 1,012 count2021: 1,016 count2022: 1,020 count2023: 1,029 count4006008001,0001,20019781994201020231978: 550 count1979: 617 count1980: 668 count1981: 747 count1982: 779 count1983: 782 count1984: 778 count1985: 756 count1986: 710 count1987: 687 count1988: 695 count1989: 678 count1990: 668 count1991: 672 count1992: 661 count1993: 677 count1994: 676 count1995: 689 count1996: 708 count1997: 712 count1998: 734 count1999: 733 count2000: 725 count2001: 733 count2002: 746 count2003: 751 count2004: 745 count2005: 748 count2006: 747 count2007: 763 count2008: 773 count2009: 794 count2010: 815 count2011: 871 count2012: 943 count2013: 976 count2014: 1,018 count2015: 1,038 count2016: 996 count2017: 968 count2018: 988 count2019: 1,012 count2020: 1,012 count2021: 1,016 count2022: 1,020 count2023: 1,029 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
20231,029
20221,020
20211,016
20201,012
20191,012
2018988
2017968
2016996
20151,038
20141,018
2013976
2012943
2011871
2010815
2009794
2008773
2007763
2006747
2005748
2004745
2003751
2002746
2001733
2000725
1999733
1998734
1997712
1996708
1995689
1994676
1993677
1992661
1991672
1990668
1989678
1988695
1987687
1986710
1985756
1984778
1983782
1982779
1981747
1980668
1979617
1978550

Compared with North Dakota and United States

Place2023
Stark County1,029
North Dakota17,941
United States5,593,727

Stark County compared with nearby places

Adams County: 73 countBarnes County: 301 countBenson County: 92 countBillings County: 41 countBottineau County: 212 countBowman County: 118 countBurke County: 69 countBurleigh County: 2,601 countCass County: 4,610 countCavalier County: 119 countDickey County: 157 countDivide County: 70 countDunn County: 146 countEddy County: 60 countEmmons County: 92 countFoster County: 122 countGolden Valley County: 52 countGrand Forks County: 1,518 countGrant County: 69 countGriggs County: 70 countHettinger County: 75 countKidder County: 77 countLaMoure County: 117 countLogan County: 64 countMcHenry County: 113 countMcIntosh County: 101 countMcKenzie County: 474 countMcLean County: 206 countMercer County: 202 countMorton County: 763 countMountrail County: 304 countNelson County: 97 countOliver County: 42 countPembina County: 206 countPierce County: 108 countRamsey County: 341 countRansom County: 160 countRenville County: 88 countRichland County: 438 countRolette County: 181 countSargent County: 96 countSheridan County: 31 countSioux County: 28 countSlope County: 9 countStark County: 1,029 countSteele County: 41 countStutsman County: 532 countTowner County: 56 countTraill County: 235 countWalsh County: 291 countWard County: 1,670 countWells County: 144 countWilliams County: 1,311 count
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Employer firms, 2023, count. Stark 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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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties (Employer firms, Stark 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, Stark 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/stark-county-north-dakota. 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, Stark 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/stark-county-north-dakota.

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

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  urldate = {2026-10-11},
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What is the employer firms in Stark County?

Employer firms in Stark County was 1,029 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.9% from 2022. That is the 6th highest of 53 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 Stark County?

1,038 in 2015, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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