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Employer firms in Washington County

Employer firms in Washington County was 4,742 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.8% from 2022. That is the 5th highest of 87 counties in 2023.

2023, count4,742
Change on 2022+0.8%
Rank5th of 87Counties in Minnesota ranked
Series high4,7422023
Series low1,3681978

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Employer firms in Washington County, 1978 to 2023

1,0002,0003,0004,0005,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 1,368 count1979: 1,467 count1980: 1,511 count1981: 1,573 count1982: 1,579 count1983: 1,640 count1984: 1,716 count1985: 1,818 count1986: 1,898 count1987: 1,959 count1988: 2,025 count1989: 2,108 count1990: 2,233 count1991: 2,309 count1992: 2,401 count1993: 2,525 count1994: 2,695 count1995: 2,826 count1996: 2,985 count1997: 3,137 count1998: 3,316 count1999: 3,455 count2000: 3,576 count2001: 3,674 count2002: 3,734 count2003: 3,864 count2004: 3,969 count2005: 4,115 count2006: 4,301 count2007: 4,271 count2008: 4,210 count2009: 4,137 count2010: 4,061 count2011: 4,057 count2012: 4,110 count2013: 4,190 count2014: 4,250 count2015: 4,337 count2016: 4,451 count2017: 4,437 count2018: 4,452 count2019: 4,456 count2020: 4,514 count2021: 4,611 count2022: 4,706 count2023: 4,742 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
20234,742
20224,706
20214,611
20204,514
20194,456
20184,452
20174,437
20164,451
20154,337
20144,250
20134,190
20124,110
20114,057
20104,061
20094,137
20084,210
20074,271
20064,301
20054,115
20043,969
20033,864
20023,734
20013,674
20003,576
19993,455
19983,316
19973,137
19962,985
19952,826
19942,695
19932,525
19922,401
19912,309
19902,233
19892,108
19882,025
19871,959
19861,898
19851,818
19841,716
19831,640
19821,579
19811,573
19801,511
19791,467
19781,368

Compared with Minnesota and United States

Place2023
Washington County4,742
Minnesota103,804
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, Washington 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, Washington 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/washington-county-minnesota. 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, Washington 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/washington-county-minnesota.

Harvard

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

BibTeX
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  urldate = {2026-10-11},
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What is the employer firms in Washington County?

Employer firms in Washington County was 4,742 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.8% from 2022. That is the 5th highest of 87 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 Washington County?

4,742 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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