# Counties in Oregon by employer firms, 2023

All 36 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/oregon-counties

| Rank | Place | count |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Multnomah County | 20,707 |
| 2 | Washington County | 12,332 |
| 3 | Clackamas County | 10,144 |
| 4 | Lane County | 7,887 |
| 5 | Marion County | 7,181 |
| 6 | Deschutes County | 6,822 |
| 7 | Jackson County | 5,205 |
| 8 | Linn County | 2,354 |
| 9 | Yamhill County | 2,290 |
| 10 | Douglas County | 2,156 |
| 11 | Benton County | 1,838 |
| 12 | Josephine County | 1,722 |
| 13 | Lincoln County | 1,349 |
| 14 | Clatsop County | 1,330 |
| 15 | Coos County | 1,320 |
| 16 | Umatilla County | 1,298 |
| 17 | Polk County | 1,282 |
| 18 | Klamath County | 1,251 |
| 19 | Hood River County | 867 |
| 20 | Columbia County | 828 |
| 21 | Tillamook County | 650 |
| 22 | Union County | 632 |
| 23 | Wasco County | 628 |
| 24 | Malheur County | 601 |
| 25 | Curry County | 574 |
| 26 | Crook County | 556 |
| 27 | Baker County | 443 |
| 28 | Jefferson County | 390 |
| 29 | Wallowa County | 290 |
| 30 | Harney County | 182 |
| 31 | Grant County | 176 |
| 32 | Lake County | 160 |
| 32 | Morrow County | 160 |
| 34 | Gilliam County | 56 |
| 35 | Sherman County | 44 |
| 36 | Wheeler County | 27 |