Employer firms in Whiteside County

Employer firms in Whiteside County was 927 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.2% from 2022. That is the 27th highest of 102 counties in 2023.

2023, count927

Change on 2022-0.2%

Rank27th of 102Counties in Illinois ranked

Series high1,1972000

Series low9202021

Next release: Sunday, 26 September 2027, estimated by Invokely from past publication dates (low confidence), not announced by the publisher. Release calendar

Employer firms in Whiteside 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	927
2022	929
2021	920
2020	941
2019	972
2018	989
2017	999
2016	1,017
2015	1,025
2014	1,009
2013	1,015
2012	1,047
2011	1,059
2010	1,062
2009	1,075
2008	1,107
2007	1,109
2006	1,106
2005	1,148
2004	1,170
2003	1,191
2002	1,170
2001	1,194
2000	1,197
1999	1,195
1998	1,181
1997	1,159
1996	1,167
1995	1,151
1994	1,136
1993	1,130
1992	1,115
1991	1,108
1990	1,118
1989	1,098
1988	1,088
1987	1,076
1986	1,073
1985	1,071
1984	1,087
1983	1,042
1982	1,046
1981	1,052
1980	1,063
1979	1,078
1978	1,066

Compared with Illinois and United States

Place	2023
Whiteside County	927
Illinois	222,365
United States	5,593,727

Whiteside County compared with nearby places

Under 200
200 to 300
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700 to 1,800
1,800 and over

Employer firms, 2023, count. Whiteside 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 Illinois by employer firms 102 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, Whiteside 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, Whiteside 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/whiteside-county-illinois. 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, Whiteside 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/whiteside-county-illinois.

Harvard

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

BibTeX

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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Whiteside 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/whiteside-county-illinois. 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 Whiteside County?

Employer firms in Whiteside County was 927 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.2% from 2022. That is the 27th highest of 102 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 Whiteside County?

1,197 in 2000, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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