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Employer firms in Stillwater County

Employer firms in Stillwater County was 213 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 3.4% from 2022. That is the 23rd highest of 56 counties in 2023.

2023, count213
Change on 2022+3.4%
Rank23rd of 56Counties in Montana ranked
Series high2322007
Series low1121981

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Employer firms in Stillwater County, 1978 to 2023

10012515017520022525019781985199219992006201320231978: 120 count1979: 121 count1980: 115 count1981: 112 count1982: 117 count1983: 122 count1984: 140 count1985: 127 count1986: 126 count1987: 130 count1988: 135 count1989: 126 count1990: 130 count1991: 134 count1992: 131 count1993: 142 count1994: 154 count1995: 160 count1996: 159 count1997: 165 count1998: 165 count1999: 180 count2000: 184 count2001: 178 count2002: 185 count2003: 185 count2004: 193 count2005: 206 count2006: 212 count2007: 232 count2008: 230 count2009: 224 count2010: 213 count2011: 209 count2012: 219 count2013: 219 count2014: 216 count2015: 219 count2016: 219 count2017: 204 count2018: 203 count2019: 203 count2020: 210 count2021: 209 count2022: 206 count2023: 213 count10015020025019781994201020231978: 120 count1979: 121 count1980: 115 count1981: 112 count1982: 117 count1983: 122 count1984: 140 count1985: 127 count1986: 126 count1987: 130 count1988: 135 count1989: 126 count1990: 130 count1991: 134 count1992: 131 count1993: 142 count1994: 154 count1995: 160 count1996: 159 count1997: 165 count1998: 165 count1999: 180 count2000: 184 count2001: 178 count2002: 185 count2003: 185 count2004: 193 count2005: 206 count2006: 212 count2007: 232 count2008: 230 count2009: 224 count2010: 213 count2011: 209 count2012: 219 count2013: 219 count2014: 216 count2015: 219 count2016: 219 count2017: 204 count2018: 203 count2019: 203 count2020: 210 count2021: 209 count2022: 206 count2023: 213 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
2023213
2022206
2021209
2020210
2019203
2018203
2017204
2016219
2015219
2014216
2013219
2012219
2011209
2010213
2009224
2008230
2007232
2006212
2005206
2004193
2003185
2002185
2001178
2000184
1999180
1998165
1997165
1996159
1995160
1994154
1993142
1992131
1991134
1990130
1989126
1988135
1987130
1986126
1985127
1984140
1983122
1982117
1981112
1980115
1979121
1978120

Compared with Montana and United States

Place2023
Stillwater County213
Montana30,773
United States5,593,727

Stillwater County compared with nearby places

Beaverhead County: 329 countBig Horn County: 149 countBlaine County: 109 countBroadwater County: 165 countCarbon County: 368 countCarter County: 22 countCascade County: 1,960 countChouteau County: 119 countCuster County: 375 countDaniels County: 63 countDawson County: 252 countDeer Lodge County: 208 countFallon County: 107 countFergus County: 377 countFlathead County: 3,895 countGallatin County: 5,293 countGarfield County: 23 countGlacier County: 169 countGolden Valley County: 7 countGranite County: 92 countHill County: 403 countJefferson County: 279 countJudith Basin County: 47 countLake County: 799 countLewis and Clark County: 2,148 countLiberty County: 56 countLincoln County: 550 countMcCone County: 48 countMadison County: 302 countMeagher County: 61 countMineral County: 108 countMissoula County: 3,917 countMusselshell County: 101 countPark County: 688 countPetroleum County: 8 countPhillips County: 107 countPondera County: 151 countPowder River County: 59 countPowell County: 146 countPrairie County: 23 countRavalli County: 1,391 countRichland County: 424 countRoosevelt County: 165 countRosebud County: 146 countSanders County: 318 countSheridan County: 135 countSilver Bow County: 974 countStillwater County: 213 countSweet Grass County: 148 countTeton County: 176 countToole County: 138 countTreasure County: 16 countValley County: 230 countWheatland County: 52 countWibaux County: 24 countYellowstone County: 4,684 count
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  • 160 to 290
  • 290 to 670
  • 670 and over
Employer firms, 2023, count. Stillwater 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, Stillwater 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, Stillwater 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/stillwater-county-montana. 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, Stillwater 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/stillwater-county-montana.

Harvard

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

BibTeX
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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Stillwater County, 1978 to 2023}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-11},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/stillwater-county-montana. 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 Stillwater County?

Employer firms in Stillwater County was 213 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 3.4% from 2022. That is the 23rd highest of 56 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 Stillwater County?

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

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