# Counties in North Dakota by employer firms, 2023

All 53 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2023, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `employer_firms`
- Unit: count
- 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.
- Source: 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)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-11
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-firms/north-dakota-counties

| Rank | Place | count |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Cass County | 4,610 |
| 2 | Burleigh County | 2,601 |
| 3 | Ward County | 1,670 |
| 4 | Grand Forks County | 1,518 |
| 5 | Williams County | 1,311 |
| 6 | Stark County | 1,029 |
| 7 | Morton County | 763 |
| 8 | Stutsman County | 532 |
| 9 | McKenzie County | 474 |
| 10 | Richland County | 438 |
| 11 | Ramsey County | 341 |
| 12 | Mountrail County | 304 |
| 13 | Barnes County | 301 |
| 14 | Walsh County | 291 |
| 15 | Traill County | 235 |
| 16 | Bottineau County | 212 |
| 17 | McLean County | 206 |
| 17 | Pembina County | 206 |
| 19 | Mercer County | 202 |
| 20 | Rolette County | 181 |
| 21 | Ransom County | 160 |
| 22 | Dickey County | 157 |
| 23 | Dunn County | 146 |
| 24 | Wells County | 144 |
| 25 | Foster County | 122 |
| 26 | Cavalier County | 119 |
| 27 | Bowman County | 118 |
| 28 | LaMoure County | 117 |
| 29 | McHenry County | 113 |
| 30 | Pierce County | 108 |
| 31 | McIntosh County | 101 |
| 32 | Nelson County | 97 |
| 33 | Sargent County | 96 |
| 34 | Benson County | 92 |
| 34 | Emmons County | 92 |
| 36 | Renville County | 88 |
| 37 | Kidder County | 77 |
| 38 | Hettinger County | 75 |
| 39 | Adams County | 73 |
| 40 | Divide County | 70 |
| 40 | Griggs County | 70 |
| 42 | Burke County | 69 |
| 42 | Grant County | 69 |
| 44 | Logan County | 64 |
| 45 | Eddy County | 60 |
| 46 | Towner County | 56 |
| 47 | Golden Valley County | 52 |
| 48 | Oliver County | 42 |
| 49 | Billings County | 41 |
| 49 | Steele County | 41 |
| 51 | Sheridan County | 31 |
| 52 | Sioux County | 28 |
| 53 | Slope County | 9 |