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Employer firms in Wisconsin

Employer firms in Wisconsin was 98,413 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.4% from 2022. That is the 21st highest of 51 states in 2023.

2023, count98,413
Change on 2022+0.4%
Rank21st of 51US states ranked
Series high104,4022006
Series low79,0451978

Employer firms in Wisconsin, 1978 to 2023

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70K80K90K100K110K19781985199219992006201320231978: 79,045 count1979: 81,741 count1980: 81,920 count1981: 82,168 count1982: 81,244 count1983: 82,717 count1984: 85,521 count1985: 85,673 count1986: 85,858 count1987: 87,955 count1988: 89,468 count1989: 91,006 count1990: 92,829 count1991: 93,014 count1992: 93,599 count1993: 95,770 count1994: 97,358 count1995: 99,122 count1996: 99,767 count1997: 100,719 count1998: 102,118 count1999: 102,462 count2000: 102,647 count2001: 102,370 count2002: 102,092 count2003: 102,120 count2004: 103,208 count2005: 104,208 count2006: 104,402 count2007: 104,148 count2008: 102,441 count2009: 99,911 count2010: 98,315 count2011: 97,019 count2012: 96,784 count2013: 96,130 count2014: 96,169 count2015: 96,669 count2016: 97,694 count2017: 97,441 count2018: 97,541 count2019: 97,506 count2020: 97,028 count2021: 96,988 count2022: 98,004 count2023: 98,413 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10, published 2025-09-25.
All 46 values
Periodcount
202398,413
202298,004
202196,988
202097,028
201997,506
201897,541
201797,441
201697,694
201596,669
201496,169
201396,130
201296,784
201197,019
201098,315
200999,911
2008102,441
2007104,148
2006104,402
2005104,208
2004103,208
2003102,120
2002102,092
2001102,370
2000102,647
1999102,462
1998102,118
1997100,719
199699,767
199599,122
199497,358
199395,770
199293,599
199193,014
199092,829
198991,006
198889,468
198787,955
198685,858
198585,673
198485,521
198382,717
198281,244
198182,168
198081,920
197981,741
197879,045

Compared with United States

Place2023
Wisconsin98,413
United States5,593,727

Rankings

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 and other activities outside the BDS scope. A firm operating in several states or counties is counted in each area, so geographic counts cannot be added to reproduce the national total. This differs from the INE DIRCE active-company count, which includes businesses without employees. Past values can be revised.

How to cite

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.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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What is the employer firms in Wisconsin?

Employer firms in Wisconsin was 98,413 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.4% from 2022. That is the 21st highest of 51 states 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 2026-10-10.

What was the highest employer firms in Wisconsin?

104,402 in 2006, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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