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Employer firms in Washington County

Employer firms in Washington County was 5,799 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.6% from 2022. That is the 4th highest of 29 counties in 2023.

2023, count5,799
Change on 2022+2.6%
Rank4th of 29Counties in Utah ranked
Series high5,7992023
Series low5141978

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Employer firms in Washington County, 1978 to 2023

02,0004,0006,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 514 count1979: 541 count1980: 573 count1981: 599 count1982: 594 count1983: 627 count1984: 696 count1985: 775 count1986: 836 count1987: 872 count1988: 893 count1989: 926 count1990: 998 count1991: 1,126 count1992: 1,189 count1993: 1,281 count1994: 1,449 count1995: 1,586 count1996: 1,689 count1997: 1,817 count1998: 1,892 count1999: 1,964 count2000: 2,085 count2001: 2,204 count2002: 2,303 count2003: 2,451 count2004: 2,713 count2005: 2,966 count2006: 3,385 count2007: 3,643 count2008: 3,610 count2009: 3,272 count2010: 3,188 count2011: 3,170 count2012: 3,267 count2013: 3,442 count2014: 3,609 count2015: 3,791 count2016: 3,965 count2017: 4,164 count2018: 4,364 count2019: 4,595 count2020: 4,825 count2021: 5,263 count2022: 5,651 count2023: 5,799 count02,0004,0006,00019781994201020231978: 514 count1979: 541 count1980: 573 count1981: 599 count1982: 594 count1983: 627 count1984: 696 count1985: 775 count1986: 836 count1987: 872 count1988: 893 count1989: 926 count1990: 998 count1991: 1,126 count1992: 1,189 count1993: 1,281 count1994: 1,449 count1995: 1,586 count1996: 1,689 count1997: 1,817 count1998: 1,892 count1999: 1,964 count2000: 2,085 count2001: 2,204 count2002: 2,303 count2003: 2,451 count2004: 2,713 count2005: 2,966 count2006: 3,385 count2007: 3,643 count2008: 3,610 count2009: 3,272 count2010: 3,188 count2011: 3,170 count2012: 3,267 count2013: 3,442 count2014: 3,609 count2015: 3,791 count2016: 3,965 count2017: 4,164 count2018: 4,364 count2019: 4,595 count2020: 4,825 count2021: 5,263 count2022: 5,651 count2023: 5,799 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
20235,799
20225,651
20215,263
20204,825
20194,595
20184,364
20174,164
20163,965
20153,791
20143,609
20133,442
20123,267
20113,170
20103,188
20093,272
20083,610
20073,643
20063,385
20052,966
20042,713
20032,451
20022,303
20012,204
20002,085
19991,964
19981,892
19971,817
19961,689
19951,586
19941,449
19931,281
19921,189
19911,126
1990998
1989926
1988893
1987872
1986836
1985775
1984696
1983627
1982594
1981599
1980573
1979541
1978514

Compared with Utah and United States

Place2023
Washington County5,799
Utah67,722
United States5,593,727

Washington County compared with nearby places

Beaver County: 181 countBox Elder County: 1,037 countCache County: 3,128 countCarbon County: 407 countDaggett County: 19 countDavis County: 6,522 countDuchesne County: 508 countEmery County: 163 countGarfield County: 159 countGrand County: 469 countIron County: 1,551 countJuab County: 231 countKane County: 284 countMillard County: 238 countMorgan County: 301 countPiute County: 32 countRich County: 100 countSalt Lake County: 26,020 countSan Juan County: 223 countSanpete County: 411 countSevier County: 530 countSummit County: 2,188 countTooele County: 947 countUintah County: 1,014 countUtah County: 12,988 countWasatch County: 1,119 countWashington County: 5,799 countWayne County: 94 countWeber County: 4,977 count
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  • 900 to 2,600
  • 2,600 and over
Employer firms, 2023, count. Washington 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, 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-utah. 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-utah.

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-utah (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Washington 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/washington-county-utah. 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 Washington County?

Employer firms in Washington County was 5,799 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.6% from 2022. That is the 4th highest of 29 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?

5,799 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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