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Employer firm births in Monongalia County

Employer firm births in Monongalia County was 138 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.2% from 2022. That is the 2nd highest of 51 counties in 2023.

2023, count138
Change on 2022+2.2%
Rank2nd of 51Counties in West Virginia ranked
Series high1631985
Series low931982
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Employer firm births in Monongalia County, 1978 to 2023

8010012014016018019781985199219992006201320231978: 140 count1979: 135 count1980: 112 count1981: 104 count1982: 93 count1983: 111 count1984: 144 count1985: 163 count1986: 124 count1987: 137 count1988: 145 count1989: 143 count1990: 126 count1991: 115 count1992: 116 count1993: 119 count1994: 142 count1995: 133 count1996: 114 count1997: 128 count1998: 112 count1999: 121 count2000: 119 count2001: 96 count2002: 93 count2003: 111 count2004: 127 count2005: 129 count2006: 141 count2007: 102 count2008: 110 count2009: 107 count2010: 95 count2011: 113 count2012: 107 count2013: 111 count2014: 106 count2015: 124 count2016: 123 count2017: 108 count2018: 125 count2019: 103 count2020: 106 count2021: 128 count2022: 135 count2023: 138 count8010012014016018019781994201020231978: 140 count1979: 135 count1980: 112 count1981: 104 count1982: 93 count1983: 111 count1984: 144 count1985: 163 count1986: 124 count1987: 137 count1988: 145 count1989: 143 count1990: 126 count1991: 115 count1992: 116 count1993: 119 count1994: 142 count1995: 133 count1996: 114 count1997: 128 count1998: 112 count1999: 121 count2000: 119 count2001: 96 count2002: 93 count2003: 111 count2004: 127 count2005: 129 count2006: 141 count2007: 102 count2008: 110 count2009: 107 count2010: 95 count2011: 113 count2012: 107 count2013: 111 count2014: 106 count2015: 124 count2016: 123 count2017: 108 count2018: 125 count2019: 103 count2020: 106 count2021: 128 count2022: 135 count2023: 138 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
2023138
2022135
2021128
2020106
2019103
2018125
2017108
2016123
2015124
2014106
2013111
2012107
2011113
201095
2009107
2008110
2007102
2006141
2005129
2004127
2003111
200293
200196
2000119
1999121
1998112
1997128
1996114
1995133
1994142
1993119
1992116
1991115
1990126
1989143
1988145
1987137
1986124
1985163
1984144
1983111
198293
1981104
1980112
1979135
1978140

Compared with West Virginia and United States

Place2023
Monongalia County138
West Virginia1,532
United States508,777

Monongalia 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. Monongalia 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, Monongalia 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, Monongalia 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/monongalia-county-west-virginia. Accessed 22 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

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, Monongalia 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/monongalia-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, Monongalia 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/monongalia-county-west-virginia (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  urldate = {2026-10-22},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firm-births/monongalia-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 Monongalia County?

Employer firm births in Monongalia County was 138 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.2% from 2022. That is the 2nd 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 Monongalia County?

163 in 1985, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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