# Employer firms in Washington County

Employer firms in Washington County was 4,742 in 2023. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

- Indicator id: `employer_firms`
- Place id: `us-county-27163`
- Unit: count
- 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.
- Note: Excludes nonemployer businesses. Differs from active_companies, the INE DIRCE count, which includes businesses without employees.
- Source: 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)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-11
- License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/washington-county-minnesota
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=employer_firms&place=us-county-27163

| Period | count |
|---|---:|
| 2023 | 4,742 |
| 2022 | 4,706 |
| 2021 | 4,611 |
| 2020 | 4,514 |
| 2019 | 4,456 |
| 2018 | 4,452 |
| 2017 | 4,437 |
| 2016 | 4,451 |
| 2015 | 4,337 |
| 2014 | 4,250 |
| 2013 | 4,190 |
| 2012 | 4,110 |
| 2011 | 4,057 |
| 2010 | 4,061 |
| 2009 | 4,137 |
| 2008 | 4,210 |
| 2007 | 4,271 |
| 2006 | 4,301 |
| 2005 | 4,115 |
| 2004 | 3,969 |
| 2003 | 3,864 |
| 2002 | 3,734 |
| 2001 | 3,674 |
| 2000 | 3,576 |
| 1999 | 3,455 |
| 1998 | 3,316 |
| 1997 | 3,137 |
| 1996 | 2,985 |
| 1995 | 2,826 |
| 1994 | 2,695 |
| 1993 | 2,525 |
| 1992 | 2,401 |
| 1991 | 2,309 |
| 1990 | 2,233 |
| 1989 | 2,108 |
| 1988 | 2,025 |
| 1987 | 1,959 |
| 1986 | 1,898 |
| 1985 | 1,818 |
| 1984 | 1,716 |
| 1983 | 1,640 |
| 1982 | 1,579 |
| 1981 | 1,573 |
| 1980 | 1,511 |
| 1979 | 1,467 |
| 1978 | 1,368 |