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Employer firms in Washoe County

Employer firms in Washoe County was 10,816 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.9% from 2022. That is the 2nd highest of 17 counties in 2023.

2023, count10,816
Change on 2022+1.9%
Rank2nd of 17Counties in Nevada ranked
Series high10,8162023
Series low4,8291978

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Employer firms in Washoe County, 1978 to 2023

4,0006,0008,00010K12K19781985199219992006201320231978: 4,829 count1979: 5,192 count1980: 5,292 count1981: 5,377 count1982: 5,411 count1983: 5,540 count1984: 5,844 count1985: 5,983 count1986: 6,145 count1987: 6,404 count1988: 6,514 count1989: 6,708 count1990: 6,849 count1991: 6,917 count1992: 7,059 count1993: 7,188 count1994: 7,543 count1995: 7,834 count1996: 7,958 count1997: 8,123 count1998: 8,371 count1999: 8,548 count2000: 8,603 count2001: 8,732 count2002: 8,773 count2003: 8,912 count2004: 9,142 count2005: 9,245 count2006: 9,607 count2007: 9,764 count2008: 9,673 count2009: 9,330 count2010: 9,075 count2011: 8,940 count2012: 8,908 count2013: 8,947 count2014: 9,105 count2015: 9,277 count2016: 9,461 count2017: 9,600 count2018: 9,776 count2019: 9,916 count2020: 10,032 count2021: 10,349 count2022: 10,615 count2023: 10,816 count4,0006,0008,00010K12K19781994201020231978: 4,829 count1979: 5,192 count1980: 5,292 count1981: 5,377 count1982: 5,411 count1983: 5,540 count1984: 5,844 count1985: 5,983 count1986: 6,145 count1987: 6,404 count1988: 6,514 count1989: 6,708 count1990: 6,849 count1991: 6,917 count1992: 7,059 count1993: 7,188 count1994: 7,543 count1995: 7,834 count1996: 7,958 count1997: 8,123 count1998: 8,371 count1999: 8,548 count2000: 8,603 count2001: 8,732 count2002: 8,773 count2003: 8,912 count2004: 9,142 count2005: 9,245 count2006: 9,607 count2007: 9,764 count2008: 9,673 count2009: 9,330 count2010: 9,075 count2011: 8,940 count2012: 8,908 count2013: 8,947 count2014: 9,105 count2015: 9,277 count2016: 9,461 count2017: 9,600 count2018: 9,776 count2019: 9,916 count2020: 10,032 count2021: 10,349 count2022: 10,615 count2023: 10,816 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
202310,816
202210,615
202110,349
202010,032
20199,916
20189,776
20179,600
20169,461
20159,277
20149,105
20138,947
20128,908
20118,940
20109,075
20099,330
20089,673
20079,764
20069,607
20059,245
20049,142
20038,912
20028,773
20018,732
20008,603
19998,548
19988,371
19978,123
19967,958
19957,834
19947,543
19937,188
19927,059
19916,917
19906,849
19896,708
19886,514
19876,404
19866,145
19855,983
19845,844
19835,540
19825,411
19815,377
19805,292
19795,192
19784,829

Compared with Nevada and United States

Place2023
Washoe County10,816
Nevada53,623
United States5,593,727

Washoe County compared with nearby places

Churchill County: 430 countClark County: 37,579 countDouglas County: 1,423 countElko County: 984 countEsmeralda County: 17 countEureka County: 37 countHumboldt County: 356 countLander County: 88 countLincoln County: 69 countLyon County: 727 countMineral County: 53 countNye County: 893 countPershing County: 63 countStorey County: 150 countWashoe County: 10,816 countWhite Pine County: 167 countCarson City: 1,541 count
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Employer firms, 2023, count. Washoe 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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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties (Employer firms, Washoe 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, Washoe 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/washoe-county-nevada. 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, Washoe 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/washoe-county-nevada.

Harvard

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

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

Employer firms in Washoe County was 10,816 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.9% from 2022. That is the 2nd highest of 17 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 Washoe County?

10,816 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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