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Employer firm births in Randolph County

Employer firm births in Randolph County was 32 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 33.3% from 2022. That is the 14th highest of 51 counties in 2023.

2023, count32
Change on 2022+33.3%
Rank14th of 51Counties in West Virginia ranked
Series high611989
Series low132020
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Employer firm births in Randolph County, 1978 to 2023

1020304050607019781985199219992006201320231978: 53 count1979: 59 count1980: 56 count1981: 46 count1982: 41 count1983: 30 count1984: 59 count1985: 53 count1986: 45 count1987: 41 count1988: 50 count1989: 61 count1990: 51 count1991: 30 count1992: 44 count1993: 53 count1994: 47 count1995: 38 count1996: 58 count1997: 42 count1998: 44 count1999: 53 count2000: 38 count2001: 30 count2002: 43 count2003: 33 count2004: 53 count2005: 54 count2006: 23 count2007: 29 count2008: 34 count2009: 32 count2010: 19 count2011: 32 count2012: 40 count2013: 23 count2014: 19 count2015: 32 count2016: 23 count2017: 19 count2018: 18 count2019: 26 count2020: 13 count2021: 21 count2022: 24 count2023: 32 count02040608019781994201020231978: 53 count1979: 59 count1980: 56 count1981: 46 count1982: 41 count1983: 30 count1984: 59 count1985: 53 count1986: 45 count1987: 41 count1988: 50 count1989: 61 count1990: 51 count1991: 30 count1992: 44 count1993: 53 count1994: 47 count1995: 38 count1996: 58 count1997: 42 count1998: 44 count1999: 53 count2000: 38 count2001: 30 count2002: 43 count2003: 33 count2004: 53 count2005: 54 count2006: 23 count2007: 29 count2008: 34 count2009: 32 count2010: 19 count2011: 32 count2012: 40 count2013: 23 count2014: 19 count2015: 32 count2016: 23 count2017: 19 count2018: 18 count2019: 26 count2020: 13 count2021: 21 count2022: 24 count2023: 32 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
202332
202224
202121
202013
201926
201818
201719
201623
201532
201419
201323
201240
201132
201019
200932
200834
200729
200623
200554
200453
200333
200243
200130
200038
199953
199844
199742
199658
199538
199447
199353
199244
199130
199051
198961
198850
198741
198645
198553
198459
198330
198241
198146
198056
197959
197853

Compared with West Virginia and United States

Place2023
Randolph County32
West Virginia1,532
United States508,777

Randolph 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. Randolph 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, Randolph 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, Randolph 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/randolph-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, Randolph 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/randolph-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, Randolph 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/randolph-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/randolph-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 Randolph County?

Employer firm births in Randolph County was 32 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 33.3% from 2022. That is the 14th 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 Randolph County?

61 in 1989, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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