Employer firms in Stone County

Employer firms in Stone County was 637 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.1% from 2022. That is the 30th highest of 115 counties in 2023.

2023, count637

Change on 2022+1.1%

Rank30th of 115Counties in Missouri ranked

Series high6602007

Series low2541978

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Employer firms in Stone 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	637
2022	630
2021	595
2020	581
2019	591
2018	578
2017	569
2016	569
2015	561
2014	538
2013	573
2012	576
2011	569
2010	573
2009	592
2008	644
2007	660
2006	648
2005	632
2004	606
2003	594
2002	564
2001	570
2000	578
1999	562
1998	554
1997	550
1996	562
1995	553
1994	530
1993	483
1992	432
1991	413
1990	399
1989	370
1988	367
1987	345
1986	322
1985	324
1984	302
1983	277
1982	268
1981	264
1980	261
1979	274
1978	254

Compared with Missouri and United States

Place	2023
Stone County	637
Missouri	102,345
United States	5,593,727

Rankings

US states by employer firms 51 places
Counties in Missouri by employer firms 115 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.

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, Stone 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, Stone 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/stone-county-missouri. 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, Stone 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/stone-county-missouri.

Harvard

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

BibTeX

@misc{census_employer_firms_stone_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Stone 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/stone-county-missouri. 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.},
}

RIS

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What is the employer firms in Stone County?

Employer firms in Stone County was 637 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.1% from 2022. That is the 30th highest of 115 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 Stone County?

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

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