Counties in Oregon by employer firms

Multnomah County had the highest employer firms of 36 counties in 2014, at 19,163. Wheeler County had the lowest, at 26. The median was 962 and the figure for Oregon was 79,364. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest19,163Multnomah County

Lowest26Wheeler County

Median96236 counties

Oregon79,364History

Map of counties, 2014

Under 200
200 to 600
600 to 1,000
1,000 to 1,400
1,400 to 4,800
4,800 and over

count, 2014. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2014

count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2014 count	Change on 2013
1	Multnomah County	19,163	+2.1%
2	Washington County	11,026	+1.9%
3	Clackamas County	8,806	+1.2%
4	Lane County	7,526	+0.3%
5	Marion County	6,020	+0.8%
6	Deschutes County	5,090	+4%
7	Jackson County	4,731	+2.2%
8	Linn County	2,041	+0.9%
9	Douglas County	1,994	0%
10	Yamhill County	1,948	+1.5%
11	Benton County	1,769	+2.5%
12	Josephine County	1,561	0%
13	Lincoln County	1,335	+0.9%
14	Coos County	1,283	-1.5%
15	Umatilla County	1,276	+0.2%
16	Klamath County	1,260	-2.1%
17	Clatsop County	1,218	-0.1%
18	Polk County	1,117	+0.4%
19	Hood River County	806	+2.2%
20	Columbia County	761	+1.6%
21	Union County	624	+0.5%
22	Tillamook County	618	+1.8%
23	Malheur County	605	-0.3%
24	Wasco County	593	-3.3%
25	Curry County	543	-2.9%
26	Baker County	436	-1.6%
27	Crook County	433	-0.9%
28	Jefferson County	326	+1.2%
29	Wallowa County	281	+5.2%
30	Grant County	196	0%
31	Lake County	164	+2.5%
32	Harney County	160	-0.6%
33	Morrow County	152	+4.1%
34	Gilliam County	55	-5.2%
35	Sherman County	47	+20.5%
36	Wheeler County	26	0%

Other periods

About this ranking

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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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_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 (Counties in Oregon by employer firms, 2014) [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, Counties in Oregon by employer firms, 2014. 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/rankings/employer-firms/oregon-counties?period=2014. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Counties in Oregon by employer firms, 2014. 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/rankings/employer-firms/oregon-counties?period=2014.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Counties in Oregon by employer firms, 2014 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-firms/oregon-counties?period=2014 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

BibTeX

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Which county has the highest employer firms?

Multnomah County, with 19,163 in 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest employer firms?

Wheeler County, with 26 in 2014.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-11.