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Employer firms in Winnebago County

Employer firms in Winnebago County was 2,834 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.1% from 2022. That is the 7th highest of 72 counties in 2023.

2023, count2,834
Change on 2022+1.1%
Rank7th of 72Counties in Wisconsin ranked
Series high2,9481997
Series low2,4171978

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Employer firms in Winnebago County, 1978 to 2023

2,4002,6002,8003,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 2,417 count1979: 2,479 count1980: 2,488 count1981: 2,531 count1982: 2,478 count1983: 2,516 count1984: 2,554 count1985: 2,559 count1986: 2,533 count1987: 2,583 count1988: 2,626 count1989: 2,700 count1990: 2,754 count1991: 2,744 count1992: 2,759 count1993: 2,840 count1994: 2,878 count1995: 2,927 count1996: 2,945 count1997: 2,948 count1998: 2,946 count1999: 2,940 count2000: 2,927 count2001: 2,908 count2002: 2,926 count2003: 2,919 count2004: 2,927 count2005: 2,924 count2006: 2,932 count2007: 2,934 count2008: 2,890 count2009: 2,839 count2010: 2,780 count2011: 2,781 count2012: 2,747 count2013: 2,707 count2014: 2,710 count2015: 2,687 count2016: 2,729 count2017: 2,700 count2018: 2,732 count2019: 2,795 count2020: 2,774 count2021: 2,766 count2022: 2,804 count2023: 2,834 count2,4002,6002,8003,00019781994201020231978: 2,417 count1979: 2,479 count1980: 2,488 count1981: 2,531 count1982: 2,478 count1983: 2,516 count1984: 2,554 count1985: 2,559 count1986: 2,533 count1987: 2,583 count1988: 2,626 count1989: 2,700 count1990: 2,754 count1991: 2,744 count1992: 2,759 count1993: 2,840 count1994: 2,878 count1995: 2,927 count1996: 2,945 count1997: 2,948 count1998: 2,946 count1999: 2,940 count2000: 2,927 count2001: 2,908 count2002: 2,926 count2003: 2,919 count2004: 2,927 count2005: 2,924 count2006: 2,932 count2007: 2,934 count2008: 2,890 count2009: 2,839 count2010: 2,780 count2011: 2,781 count2012: 2,747 count2013: 2,707 count2014: 2,710 count2015: 2,687 count2016: 2,729 count2017: 2,700 count2018: 2,732 count2019: 2,795 count2020: 2,774 count2021: 2,766 count2022: 2,804 count2023: 2,834 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
20232,834
20222,804
20212,766
20202,774
20192,795
20182,732
20172,700
20162,729
20152,687
20142,710
20132,707
20122,747
20112,781
20102,780
20092,839
20082,890
20072,934
20062,932
20052,924
20042,927
20032,919
20022,926
20012,908
20002,927
19992,940
19982,946
19972,948
19962,945
19952,927
19942,878
19932,840
19922,759
19912,744
19902,754
19892,700
19882,626
19872,583
19862,533
19852,559
19842,554
19832,516
19822,478
19812,531
19802,488
19792,479
19782,417

Compared with Wisconsin and United States

Place2023
Winnebago County2,834
Wisconsin98,413
United States5,593,727

Winnebago County compared with nearby places

Adams County: 331 countAshland County: 416 countBarron County: 1,106 countBayfield County: 380 countBrown County: 5,001 countBuffalo County: 259 countBurnett County: 338 countCalumet County: 807 countChippewa County: 1,314 countClark County: 668 countColumbia County: 1,121 countCrawford County: 311 countDane County: 10,900 countDodge County: 1,410 countDoor County: 1,020 countDouglas County: 823 countDunn County: 759 countEau Claire County: 2,195 countFlorence County: 95 countFond du Lac County: 1,767 countForest County: 185 countGrant County: 948 countGreen County: 846 countGreen Lake County: 384 countIowa County: 493 countIron County: 161 countJackson County: 331 countJefferson County: 1,682 countJuneau County: 444 countKenosha County: 2,682 countKewaunee County: 388 countLa Crosse County: 2,421 countLafayette County: 296 countLanglade County: 482 countLincoln County: 564 countManitowoc County: 1,414 countMarathon County: 2,636 countMarinette County: 820 countMarquette County: 233 countMenominee County: 23 countMilwaukee County: 14,184 countMonroe County: 804 countOconto County: 616 countOneida County: 1,103 countOutagamie County: 4,101 countOzaukee County: 2,288 countPepin County: 175 countPierce County: 636 countPolk County: 952 countPortage County: 1,347 countPrice County: 308 countRacine County: 3,210 countRichland County: 333 countRock County: 2,637 countRusk County: 259 countSt. Croix County: 1,977 countSauk County: 1,446 countSawyer County: 505 countShawano County: 757 countSheboygan County: 2,090 countTaylor County: 413 countTrempealeau County: 538 countVernon County: 552 countVilas County: 750 countWalworth County: 2,279 countWashburn County: 392 countWashington County: 2,800 countWaukesha County: 9,769 countWaupaca County: 959 countWaushara County: 418 countWinnebago County: 2,834 countWood County: 1,392 count
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  • 2,300 and over
Employer firms, 2023, count. Winnebago 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, Winnebago 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

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Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Winnebago 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/winnebago-county-wisconsin. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Employer firms, Winnebago 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/winnebago-county-wisconsin.

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

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What is the employer firms in Winnebago County?

Employer firms in Winnebago County was 2,834 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.1% from 2022. That is the 7th highest of 72 counties in 2023.

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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 Winnebago County?

2,948 in 1997, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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