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Employer firms in Stevens County

Employer firms in Stevens County was 129 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.4% from 2022. That is the 68th highest of 105 counties in 2023.

2023, count129
Change on 2022+2.4%
Rank68th of 105Counties in Kansas ranked
Series high1561997
Series low1121980

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Employer firms in Stevens County, 1978 to 2023

11012013014015016019781985199219992006201320231978: 119 count1979: 114 count1980: 112 count1981: 124 count1982: 121 count1983: 120 count1984: 121 count1985: 127 count1986: 126 count1987: 115 count1988: 120 count1989: 130 count1990: 129 count1991: 140 count1992: 144 count1993: 141 count1994: 146 count1995: 147 count1996: 148 count1997: 156 count1998: 151 count1999: 146 count2000: 146 count2001: 142 count2002: 137 count2003: 137 count2004: 134 count2005: 143 count2006: 139 count2007: 132 count2008: 126 count2009: 128 count2010: 131 count2011: 127 count2012: 128 count2013: 134 count2014: 135 count2015: 130 count2016: 134 count2017: 134 count2018: 130 count2019: 126 count2020: 126 count2021: 123 count2022: 126 count2023: 129 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
2023129
2022126
2021123
2020126
2019126
2018130
2017134
2016134
2015130
2014135
2013134
2012128
2011127
2010131
2009128
2008126
2007132
2006139
2005143
2004134
2003137
2002137
2001142
2000146
1999146
1998151
1997156
1996148
1995147
1994146
1993141
1992144
1991140
1990129
1989130
1988120
1987115
1986126
1985127
1984121
1983120
1982121
1981124
1980112
1979114
1978119

Compared with Kansas and United States

Place2023
Stevens County129
Kansas52,865
United States5,593,727

Rankings

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.

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_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, Stevens 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, Stevens 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/stevens-county-kansas. 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, Stevens 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/stevens-county-kansas.

Harvard

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

BibTeX
@misc{census_employer_firms_stevens_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Stevens 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/stevens-county-kansas. 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 Stevens County?

Employer firms in Stevens County was 129 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.4% from 2022. That is the 68th highest of 105 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 Stevens County?

156 in 1997, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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