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Employer firm births in Rutherford County

Employer firm births in Rutherford County was 64 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 5.9% from 2022. That is the 49th highest of 99 counties in 2023.

2023, count64
Change on 2022-5.9%
Rank49th of 99Counties in North Carolina ranked
Series high1401984
Series low462012
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Employer firm births in Rutherford County, 1978 to 2023

40608010012014019781985199219992006201320231978: 99 count1979: 94 count1980: 93 count1981: 69 count1982: 84 count1983: 86 count1984: 140 count1985: 80 count1986: 104 count1987: 87 count1988: 100 count1989: 93 count1990: 87 count1991: 75 count1992: 58 count1993: 72 count1994: 77 count1995: 84 count1996: 100 count1997: 94 count1998: 95 count1999: 84 count2000: 85 count2001: 84 count2002: 74 count2003: 77 count2004: 90 count2005: 99 count2006: 91 count2007: 92 count2008: 106 count2009: 53 count2010: 52 count2011: 77 count2012: 46 count2013: 48 count2014: 56 count2015: 50 count2016: 64 count2017: 47 count2018: 66 count2019: 55 count2020: 58 count2021: 56 count2022: 68 count2023: 64 count25507510012515019781994201020231978: 99 count1979: 94 count1980: 93 count1981: 69 count1982: 84 count1983: 86 count1984: 140 count1985: 80 count1986: 104 count1987: 87 count1988: 100 count1989: 93 count1990: 87 count1991: 75 count1992: 58 count1993: 72 count1994: 77 count1995: 84 count1996: 100 count1997: 94 count1998: 95 count1999: 84 count2000: 85 count2001: 84 count2002: 74 count2003: 77 count2004: 90 count2005: 99 count2006: 91 count2007: 92 count2008: 106 count2009: 53 count2010: 52 count2011: 77 count2012: 46 count2013: 48 count2014: 56 count2015: 50 count2016: 64 count2017: 47 count2018: 66 count2019: 55 count2020: 58 count2021: 56 count2022: 68 count2023: 64 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
202364
202268
202156
202058
201955
201866
201747
201664
201550
201456
201348
201246
201177
201052
200953
2008106
200792
200691
200599
200490
200377
200274
200184
200085
199984
199895
199794
1996100
199584
199477
199372
199258
199175
199087
198993
1988100
198787
1986104
198580
1984140
198386
198284
198169
198093
197994
197899

Compared with North Carolina and United States

Place2023
Rutherford County64
North Carolina16,322
United States508,777

Rutherford County compared with nearby places

Alamance County: 214 countAlexander County: 29 countAlleghany County: 15 countAnson County: 13 countAshe County: 42 countAvery County: 26 countBeaufort County: 70 countBertie County: 12 countBladen County: 24 countBrunswick County: 256 countBuncombe County: 640 countBurke County: 85 countCabarrus County: 390 countCaldwell County: 79 countCamden County: 7 countCarteret County: 128 countCaswell County: 9 countCatawba County: 229 countChatham County: 116 countCherokee County: 43 countChowan County: 20 countClay County: 14 countCleveland County: 89 countColumbus County: 49 countCraven County: 122 countCumberland County: 339 countCurrituck County: 44 countDare County: 114 countDavidson County: 169 countDavie County: 48 countDuplin County: 43 countDurham County: 530 countEdgecombe County: 32 countForsyth County: 554 countFranklin County: 93 countGaston County: 265 countGates County: 3 countGraham County: 13 countGranville County: 57 countGreene County: 20 countGuilford County: 830 countHalifax County: 46 countHarnett County: 122 countHaywood County: 94 countHenderson County: 199 countHertford County: 13 countHoke County: 29 countHyde County: 5 countIredell County: 373 countJackson County: 57 countJohnston County: 326 countJones County: 7 countLee County: 73 countLenoir County: 70 countLincoln County: 141 countMcDowell County: 42 countMacon County: 63 countMadison County: 32 countMartin County: 21 countMecklenburg County: 2,544 countMitchell County: 18 countMontgomery County: 33 countMoore County: 164 countNash County: 124 countNew Hanover County: 582 countNorthampton County: 13 countOnslow County: 210 countOrange County: 236 countPamlico County: 16 countPasquotank County: 54 countPender County: 140 countPerquimans County: 11 countPerson County: 43 countPitt County: 217 countPolk County: 41 countRandolph County: 161 countRichmond County: 40 countRobeson County: 76 countRockingham County: 97 countRowan County: 158 countRutherford County: 64 countSampson County: 55 countScotland County: 24 countStanly County: 88 countStokes County: 35 countSurry County: 87 countSwain County: 19 countTransylvania County: 71 countUnion County: 486 countVance County: 38 countWake County: 2,389 countWarren County: 17 countWashington County: 8 countWatauga County: 93 countWayne County: 113 countWilkes County: 62 countWilson County: 85 countYadkin County: 39 countYancey County: 34 count
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Employer firm births, 2023, count. Rutherford 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, Rutherford 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, Rutherford 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/rutherford-county-north-carolina. 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, Rutherford 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/rutherford-county-north-carolina.

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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, Rutherford 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/rutherford-county-north-carolina (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

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What is the employer firm births in Rutherford County?

Employer firm births in Rutherford County was 64 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 5.9% from 2022. That is the 49th highest of 99 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 Rutherford County?

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

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