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Employer firms in Yellowstone County

Employer firms in Yellowstone County was 4,684 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.4% from 2022. That is the 2nd highest of 56 counties in 2023.

2023, count4,684
Change on 2022+1.4%
Rank2nd of 56Counties in Montana ranked
Series high4,6842023
Series low2,7681978

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Employer firms in Yellowstone County, 1978 to 2023

2,5003,0003,5004,0004,5005,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 2,768 count1979: 2,909 count1980: 2,937 count1981: 3,007 count1982: 3,067 count1983: 3,167 count1984: 3,306 count1985: 3,299 count1986: 3,288 count1987: 3,225 count1988: 3,206 count1989: 3,172 count1990: 3,207 count1991: 3,252 count1992: 3,278 count1993: 3,346 count1994: 3,448 count1995: 3,572 count1996: 3,637 count1997: 3,755 count1998: 3,797 count1999: 3,809 count2000: 3,825 count2001: 3,899 count2002: 3,929 count2003: 4,056 count2004: 4,129 count2005: 4,194 count2006: 4,279 count2007: 4,377 count2008: 4,426 count2009: 4,329 count2010: 4,319 count2011: 4,300 count2012: 4,356 count2013: 4,389 count2014: 4,372 count2015: 4,436 count2016: 4,453 count2017: 4,421 count2018: 4,435 count2019: 4,470 count2020: 4,459 count2021: 4,538 count2022: 4,619 count2023: 4,684 count2,5003,0003,5004,0004,5005,00019781994201020231978: 2,768 count1979: 2,909 count1980: 2,937 count1981: 3,007 count1982: 3,067 count1983: 3,167 count1984: 3,306 count1985: 3,299 count1986: 3,288 count1987: 3,225 count1988: 3,206 count1989: 3,172 count1990: 3,207 count1991: 3,252 count1992: 3,278 count1993: 3,346 count1994: 3,448 count1995: 3,572 count1996: 3,637 count1997: 3,755 count1998: 3,797 count1999: 3,809 count2000: 3,825 count2001: 3,899 count2002: 3,929 count2003: 4,056 count2004: 4,129 count2005: 4,194 count2006: 4,279 count2007: 4,377 count2008: 4,426 count2009: 4,329 count2010: 4,319 count2011: 4,300 count2012: 4,356 count2013: 4,389 count2014: 4,372 count2015: 4,436 count2016: 4,453 count2017: 4,421 count2018: 4,435 count2019: 4,470 count2020: 4,459 count2021: 4,538 count2022: 4,619 count2023: 4,684 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
20234,684
20224,619
20214,538
20204,459
20194,470
20184,435
20174,421
20164,453
20154,436
20144,372
20134,389
20124,356
20114,300
20104,319
20094,329
20084,426
20074,377
20064,279
20054,194
20044,129
20034,056
20023,929
20013,899
20003,825
19993,809
19983,797
19973,755
19963,637
19953,572
19943,448
19933,346
19923,278
19913,252
19903,207
19893,172
19883,206
19873,225
19863,288
19853,299
19843,306
19833,167
19823,067
19813,007
19802,937
19792,909
19782,768

Compared with Montana and United States

Place2023
Yellowstone County4,684
Montana30,773
United States5,593,727

Yellowstone County compared with nearby places

Beaverhead County: 329 countBig Horn County: 149 countBlaine County: 109 countBroadwater County: 165 countCarbon County: 368 countCarter County: 22 countCascade County: 1,960 countChouteau County: 119 countCuster County: 375 countDaniels County: 63 countDawson County: 252 countDeer Lodge County: 208 countFallon County: 107 countFergus County: 377 countFlathead County: 3,895 countGallatin County: 5,293 countGarfield County: 23 countGlacier County: 169 countGolden Valley County: 7 countGranite County: 92 countHill County: 403 countJefferson County: 279 countJudith Basin County: 47 countLake County: 799 countLewis and Clark County: 2,148 countLiberty County: 56 countLincoln County: 550 countMcCone County: 48 countMadison County: 302 countMeagher County: 61 countMineral County: 108 countMissoula County: 3,917 countMusselshell County: 101 countPark County: 688 countPetroleum County: 8 countPhillips County: 107 countPondera County: 151 countPowder River County: 59 countPowell County: 146 countPrairie County: 23 countRavalli County: 1,391 countRichland County: 424 countRoosevelt County: 165 countRosebud County: 146 countSanders County: 318 countSheridan County: 135 countSilver Bow County: 974 countStillwater County: 213 countSweet Grass County: 148 countTeton County: 176 countToole County: 138 countTreasure County: 16 countValley County: 230 countWheatland County: 52 countWibaux County: 24 countYellowstone County: 4,684 count
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  • 160 to 290
  • 290 to 670
  • 670 and over
Employer firms, 2023, count. Yellowstone 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, Yellowstone 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, Yellowstone 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/yellowstone-county-montana. 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, Yellowstone 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/yellowstone-county-montana.

Harvard

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

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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Yellowstone County, 1978 to 2023}},
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  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-11},
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What is the employer firms in Yellowstone County?

Employer firms in Yellowstone County was 4,684 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.4% from 2022. That is the 2nd highest of 56 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 Yellowstone County?

4,684 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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