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Employer firm births in Raleigh County

Employer firm births in Raleigh County was 62 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 12.7% from 2022. That is the 7th highest of 51 counties in 2023.

2023, count62
Change on 2022-12.7%
Rank7th of 51Counties in West Virginia ranked
Series high1881984
Series low532021
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Employer firm births in Raleigh County, 1978 to 2023

5010015020019781985199219992006201320231978: 158 count1979: 143 count1980: 130 count1981: 163 count1982: 135 count1983: 107 count1984: 188 count1985: 162 count1986: 141 count1987: 127 count1988: 143 count1989: 138 count1990: 150 count1991: 128 count1992: 148 count1993: 134 count1994: 143 count1995: 149 count1996: 141 count1997: 146 count1998: 144 count1999: 137 count2000: 110 count2001: 124 count2002: 106 count2003: 96 count2004: 115 count2005: 117 count2006: 123 count2007: 101 count2008: 84 count2009: 69 count2010: 79 count2011: 67 count2012: 65 count2013: 71 count2014: 63 count2015: 85 count2016: 72 count2017: 72 count2018: 55 count2019: 65 count2020: 58 count2021: 53 count2022: 71 count2023: 62 count5010015020019781994201020231978: 158 count1979: 143 count1980: 130 count1981: 163 count1982: 135 count1983: 107 count1984: 188 count1985: 162 count1986: 141 count1987: 127 count1988: 143 count1989: 138 count1990: 150 count1991: 128 count1992: 148 count1993: 134 count1994: 143 count1995: 149 count1996: 141 count1997: 146 count1998: 144 count1999: 137 count2000: 110 count2001: 124 count2002: 106 count2003: 96 count2004: 115 count2005: 117 count2006: 123 count2007: 101 count2008: 84 count2009: 69 count2010: 79 count2011: 67 count2012: 65 count2013: 71 count2014: 63 count2015: 85 count2016: 72 count2017: 72 count2018: 55 count2019: 65 count2020: 58 count2021: 53 count2022: 71 count2023: 62 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
202362
202271
202153
202058
201965
201855
201772
201672
201585
201463
201371
201265
201167
201079
200969
200884
2007101
2006123
2005117
2004115
200396
2002106
2001124
2000110
1999137
1998144
1997146
1996141
1995149
1994143
1993134
1992148
1991128
1990150
1989138
1988143
1987127
1986141
1985162
1984188
1983107
1982135
1981163
1980130
1979143
1978158

Compared with West Virginia and United States

Place2023
Raleigh County62
West Virginia1,532
United States508,777

Raleigh 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
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Employer firm births, 2023, count. Raleigh 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, Raleigh 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, Raleigh 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/raleigh-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, Raleigh 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/raleigh-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, Raleigh 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/raleigh-county-west-virginia (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

BibTeX
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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, Raleigh 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/raleigh-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 Raleigh County?

Employer firm births in Raleigh County was 62 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 12.7% from 2022. That is the 7th 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 Raleigh County?

188 in 1984, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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