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Employer firms in Story County

Employer firms in Story County was 1,765 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.2% from 2022. That is the 9th highest of 99 counties in 2023.

2023, count1,765
Change on 2022+1.2%
Rank9th of 99Counties in Iowa ranked
Series high1,7652023
Series low1,2681987

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Employer firms in Story County, 1978 to 2023

1,2001,3001,4001,5001,6001,7001,80019781985199219992006201320231978: 1,273 count1979: 1,302 count1980: 1,289 count1981: 1,297 count1982: 1,305 count1983: 1,282 count1984: 1,316 count1985: 1,286 count1986: 1,281 count1987: 1,268 count1988: 1,302 count1989: 1,331 count1990: 1,375 count1991: 1,367 count1992: 1,410 count1993: 1,421 count1994: 1,441 count1995: 1,457 count1996: 1,458 count1997: 1,471 count1998: 1,485 count1999: 1,494 count2000: 1,502 count2001: 1,504 count2002: 1,491 count2003: 1,510 count2004: 1,539 count2005: 1,567 count2006: 1,602 count2007: 1,602 count2008: 1,618 count2009: 1,612 count2010: 1,608 count2011: 1,608 count2012: 1,610 count2013: 1,616 count2014: 1,614 count2015: 1,644 count2016: 1,654 count2017: 1,678 count2018: 1,707 count2019: 1,711 count2020: 1,703 count2021: 1,744 count2022: 1,744 count2023: 1,765 count1,2001,4001,6001,80019781994201020231978: 1,273 count1979: 1,302 count1980: 1,289 count1981: 1,297 count1982: 1,305 count1983: 1,282 count1984: 1,316 count1985: 1,286 count1986: 1,281 count1987: 1,268 count1988: 1,302 count1989: 1,331 count1990: 1,375 count1991: 1,367 count1992: 1,410 count1993: 1,421 count1994: 1,441 count1995: 1,457 count1996: 1,458 count1997: 1,471 count1998: 1,485 count1999: 1,494 count2000: 1,502 count2001: 1,504 count2002: 1,491 count2003: 1,510 count2004: 1,539 count2005: 1,567 count2006: 1,602 count2007: 1,602 count2008: 1,618 count2009: 1,612 count2010: 1,608 count2011: 1,608 count2012: 1,610 count2013: 1,616 count2014: 1,614 count2015: 1,644 count2016: 1,654 count2017: 1,678 count2018: 1,707 count2019: 1,711 count2020: 1,703 count2021: 1,744 count2022: 1,744 count2023: 1,765 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
20231,765
20221,744
20211,744
20201,703
20191,711
20181,707
20171,678
20161,654
20151,644
20141,614
20131,616
20121,610
20111,608
20101,608
20091,612
20081,618
20071,602
20061,602
20051,567
20041,539
20031,510
20021,491
20011,504
20001,502
19991,494
19981,485
19971,471
19961,458
19951,457
19941,441
19931,421
19921,410
19911,367
19901,375
19891,331
19881,302
19871,268
19861,281
19851,286
19841,316
19831,282
19821,305
19811,297
19801,289
19791,302
19781,273

Compared with Iowa and United States

Place2023
Story County1,765
Iowa56,436
United States5,593,727

Story County compared with nearby places

Adair County: 194 countAdams County: 94 countAllamakee County: 296 countAppanoose County: 264 countAudubon County: 166 countBenton County: 440 countBlack Hawk County: 2,374 countBoone County: 507 countBremer County: 464 countBuchanan County: 411 countBuena Vista County: 410 countButler County: 253 countCalhoun County: 221 countCarroll County: 681 countCass County: 369 countCedar County: 397 countCerro Gordo County: 1,098 countCherokee County: 294 countChickasaw County: 295 countClarke County: 165 countClay County: 496 countClayton County: 414 countClinton County: 880 countCrawford County: 345 countDallas County: 1,955 countDavis County: 159 countDecatur County: 137 countDelaware County: 442 countDes Moines County: 844 countDickinson County: 642 countDubuque County: 2,190 countEmmet County: 238 countFayette County: 421 countFloyd County: 315 countFranklin County: 248 countFremont County: 140 countGreene County: 210 countGrundy County: 242 countGuthrie County: 241 countHamilton County: 313 countHancock County: 243 countHardin County: 402 countHarrison County: 290 countHenry County: 398 countHoward County: 220 countHumboldt County: 259 countIda County: 210 countIowa County: 391 countJackson County: 431 countJasper County: 623 countJefferson County: 489 countJohnson County: 2,763 countJones County: 411 countKeokuk County: 175 countKossuth County: 426 countLee County: 635 countLinn County: 4,262 countLouisa County: 168 countLucas County: 169 countLyon County: 322 countMadison County: 354 countMahaska County: 459 countMarion County: 710 countMarshall County: 647 countMills County: 285 countMitchell County: 266 countMonona County: 182 countMonroe County: 156 countMontgomery County: 243 countMuscatine County: 766 countO'Brien County: 426 countOsceola County: 158 countPage County: 353 countPalo Alto County: 233 countPlymouth County: 571 countPocahontas County: 162 countPolk County: 9,809 countPottawattamie County: 1,551 countPoweshiek County: 464 countRinggold County: 105 countSac County: 259 countScott County: 3,418 countShelby County: 331 countSioux County: 1,099 countStory County: 1,765 countTama County: 229 countTaylor County: 117 countUnion County: 262 countVan Buren County: 121 countWapello County: 575 countWarren County: 814 countWashington County: 576 countWayne County: 123 countWebster County: 811 countWinnebago County: 268 countWinneshiek County: 514 countWoodbury County: 2,043 countWorth County: 138 countWright County: 292 count
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Employer firms, 2023, count. Story 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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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties (Employer firms, Story 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

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Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Story 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/story-county-iowa. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Employer firms, Story 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/story-county-iowa.

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

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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Story County, 1978 to 2023}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-11},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/story-county-iowa. 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 Story County?

Employer firms in Story County was 1,765 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.2% from 2022. That is the 9th highest of 99 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 Story County?

1,765 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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