Employer firms in Valley County

Employer firms in Valley County was 587 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.2% from 2022. That is the 15th highest of 44 counties in 2023.

2023, count587

Change on 2022+0.2%

Rank15th of 44Counties in Idaho ranked

Series high5872023

Series low1531978

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Employer firms in Valley 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	587
2022	586
2021	556
2020	526
2019	520
2018	499
2017	475
2016	474
2015	457
2014	443
2013	430
2012	432
2011	426
2010	443
2009	446
2008	505
2007	553
2006	514
2005	459
2004	400
2003	381
2002	373
2001	377
2000	367
1999	367
1998	374
1997	352
1996	346
1995	335
1994	323
1993	297
1992	275
1991	262
1990	251
1989	223
1988	212
1987	201
1986	196
1985	201
1984	204
1983	201
1982	192
1981	187
1980	171
1979	167
1978	153

Compared with Idaho and United States

Place	2023
Valley County	587
Idaho	41,589
United States	5,593,727

Valley County compared with nearby places

Under 100
100 to 200
200 to 400
400 to 600
600 to 1,300
1,300 and over

Employer firms, 2023, count. Valley 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 Idaho by employer firms 44 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, Valley 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, Valley 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/valley-county-idaho. 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, Valley 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/valley-county-idaho.

Harvard

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

BibTeX

@misc{census_employer_firms_valley_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Valley 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/valley-county-idaho. 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 Valley County?

Employer firms in Valley County was 587 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.2% from 2022. That is the 15th highest of 44 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 Valley County?

587 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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