Employer firms in Stearns County

Employer firms in Stearns County was 3,569 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.8% from 2022. That is the 7th highest of 87 counties in 2023.

2023, count3,569

Change on 2022+0.8%

Rank7th of 87Counties in Minnesota ranked

Series high3,6522007

Series low2,0271978

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 Stearns County, 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	3,569
2022	3,539
2021	3,514
2020	3,511
2019	3,517
2018	3,567
2017	3,584
2016	3,604
2015	3,540
2014	3,543
2013	3,530
2012	3,510
2011	3,525
2010	3,531
2009	3,545
2008	3,623
2007	3,652
2006	3,620
2005	3,580
2004	3,492
2003	3,408
2002	3,292
2001	3,260
2000	3,246
1999	3,212
1998	3,144
1997	3,019
1996	3,000
1995	2,942
1994	2,849
1993	2,783
1992	2,722
1991	2,702
1990	2,647
1989	2,612
1988	2,582
1987	2,493
1986	2,455
1985	2,435
1984	2,362
1983	2,274
1982	2,186
1981	2,199
1980	2,161
1979	2,147
1978	2,027

Compared with Minnesota and United States

Place	2023
Stearns County	3,569
Minnesota	103,804
United States	5,593,727

Stearns County compared with nearby places

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200 to 300
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800 to 1,300
1,300 and over

Employer firms, 2023, count. Stearns County 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 Minnesota by employer firms 87 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, Stearns 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, Stearns 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/stearns-county-minnesota. 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, Stearns 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/stearns-county-minnesota.

Harvard

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

BibTeX

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Stearns County, 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/stearns-county-minnesota. 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 Stearns County?

Employer firms in Stearns County was 3,569 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.8% from 2022. That is the 7th highest of 87 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 Stearns County?

3,652 in 2007, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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