Employer firms in Steele County

Employer firms in Steele County was 816 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.6% from 2022. That is the 26th highest of 87 counties in 2023.

2023, count816

Change on 2022+1.6%

Rank26th of 87Counties in Minnesota ranked

Series high8992007

Series low6301978

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 Steele 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	816
2022	803
2021	816
2020	810
2019	814
2018	827
2017	830
2016	839
2015	849
2014	843
2013	845
2012	852
2011	840
2010	836
2009	850
2008	891
2007	899
2006	886
2005	860
2004	852
2003	832
2002	815
2001	800
2000	807
1999	771
1998	749
1997	734
1996	718
1995	695
1994	696
1993	700
1992	677
1991	644
1990	643
1989	643
1988	634
1987	633
1986	631
1985	665
1984	670
1983	652
1982	637
1981	640
1980	658
1979	650
1978	630

Compared with Minnesota and United States

Place	2023
Steele County	816
Minnesota	103,804
United States	5,593,727

Steele County compared with nearby places

Under 200
200 to 300
300 to 500
500 to 800
800 to 1,300
1,300 and over

Employer firms, 2023, count. Steele 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, Steele 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, Steele 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/steele-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, Steele 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/steele-county-minnesota.

Harvard

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

BibTeX

@misc{census_employer_firms_steele_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Steele 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/steele-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 Steele County?

Employer firms in Steele County was 816 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.6% from 2022. That is the 26th 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 Steele County?

899 in 2007, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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