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Employer firm births in Cabell County

Employer firm births in Cabell County was 72 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.9% from 2022. That is the 4th highest of 51 counties in 2023.

2023, count72
Change on 2022+2.9%
Rank4th of 51Counties in West Virginia ranked
Series high2361979
Series low542018
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Employer firm births in Cabell County, 1978 to 2023

5010015020025019781985199219992006201320231978: 208 count1979: 236 count1980: 190 count1981: 170 count1982: 176 count1983: 182 count1984: 227 count1985: 210 count1986: 187 count1987: 209 count1988: 185 count1989: 169 count1990: 173 count1991: 166 count1992: 132 count1993: 163 count1994: 133 count1995: 148 count1996: 145 count1997: 166 count1998: 106 count1999: 105 count2000: 108 count2001: 109 count2002: 106 count2003: 103 count2004: 111 count2005: 115 count2006: 113 count2007: 115 count2008: 97 count2009: 74 count2010: 61 count2011: 77 count2012: 71 count2013: 78 count2014: 66 count2015: 64 count2016: 72 count2017: 74 count2018: 54 count2019: 73 count2020: 73 count2021: 74 count2022: 70 count2023: 72 count5010015020025019781994201020231978: 208 count1979: 236 count1980: 190 count1981: 170 count1982: 176 count1983: 182 count1984: 227 count1985: 210 count1986: 187 count1987: 209 count1988: 185 count1989: 169 count1990: 173 count1991: 166 count1992: 132 count1993: 163 count1994: 133 count1995: 148 count1996: 145 count1997: 166 count1998: 106 count1999: 105 count2000: 108 count2001: 109 count2002: 106 count2003: 103 count2004: 111 count2005: 115 count2006: 113 count2007: 115 count2008: 97 count2009: 74 count2010: 61 count2011: 77 count2012: 71 count2013: 78 count2014: 66 count2015: 64 count2016: 72 count2017: 74 count2018: 54 count2019: 73 count2020: 73 count2021: 74 count2022: 70 count2023: 72 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. Retrieved 2026-10-22, published 2025-09-25.
All 46 values
Periodcount
202372
202270
202174
202073
201973
201854
201774
201672
201564
201466
201378
201271
201177
201061
200974
200897
2007115
2006113
2005115
2004111
2003103
2002106
2001109
2000108
1999105
1998106
1997166
1996145
1995148
1994133
1993163
1992132
1991166
1990173
1989169
1988185
1987209
1986187
1985210
1984227
1983182
1982176
1981170
1980190
1979236
1978208

Compared with West Virginia and United States

Place2023
Cabell County72
West Virginia1,532
United States508,777

Cabell County compared with nearby places

Barbour County: 16 countBerkeley County: 100 countBoone County: 10 countBraxton County: 8 countBrooke County: 15 countCabell County: 72 countCalhoun County: 7 countClay County: 6 countFayette County: 31 countGrant County: 15 countGreenbrier County: 42 countHampshire County: 10 countHancock County: 15 countHardy County: 17 countHarrison County: 60 countJackson County: 20 countJefferson County: 52 countKanawha County: 165 countLewis County: 21 countLincoln County: 10 countLogan County: 21 countMcDowell County: 11 countMarion County: 52 countMarshall County: 11 countMason County: 8 countMercer County: 49 countMineral County: 17 countMingo County: 21 countMonongalia County: 138 countMonroe County: 8 countMorgan County: 13 countNicholas County: 19 countOhio County: 55 countPendleton County: 10 countPocahontas County: 16 countPreston County: 30 countPutnam County: 63 countRaleigh County: 62 countRandolph County: 32 countRitchie County: 5 countRoane County: 14 countSummers County: 4 countTaylor County: 15 countTucker County: 12 countTyler County: 4 countUpshur County: 23 countWayne County: 29 countWebster County: 3 countWetzel County: 13 countWood County: 65 countWyoming County: 16 count
  • Under 9
  • 9 to 13
  • 13 to 16
  • 16 to 25
  • 25 to 54
  • 54 and over
  • No data
Employer firm births, 2023, count. Cabell 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

New employer firms: firms of age zero in March of the year, meaning that every establishment of the firm had its first employees during the previous twelve months. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics, which calls these firms startups.

A firm counts only when it has employees, so a business without staff is not a birth, and a new branch, merger or change of ownership of an existing firm is not a birth either. Not the same as business_applications (requests for an employer number) or enterprise_births (European business demography). The year is the twelve months to March: 2023 compares March 2022 with March 2023.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978 (Employer firm births, Cabell County, 1978 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 22, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv

MLA 9

Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978, Employer firm births, Cabell 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_fac.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firm-births/cabell-county-west-virginia. Accessed 22 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. Employer firm births, Cabell County, 1978 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 22, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firm-births/cabell-county-west-virginia.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978, Employer firm births, Cabell County, 1978 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firm-births/cabell-county-west-virginia (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978: Employer firm births, Cabell County, 1978 to 2023}},
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  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-22},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firm-births/cabell-county-west-virginia. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023\_st\_cty\_fac.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-22.},
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What is the employer firm births in Cabell County?

Employer firm births in Cabell County was 72 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.9% from 2022. That is the 4th highest of 51 counties in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-22.

What was the highest employer firm births in Cabell County?

236 in 1979, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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