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Employer firms in Amelia County

Employer firms in Amelia County was 238 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 3.5% from 2022. That is the 101st highest of 133 counties in 2023.

2023, count238
Change on 2022+3.5%
Rank101st of 133Counties in Virginia ranked
Series high2982007
Series low1261982

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Employer firms in Amelia County, 1978 to 2023

10015020025030019781985199219992006201320231978: 131 count1979: 144 count1980: 144 count1981: 148 count1982: 126 count1983: 136 count1984: 139 count1985: 157 count1986: 158 count1987: 164 count1988: 172 count1989: 177 count1990: 184 count1991: 183 count1992: 181 count1993: 183 count1994: 198 count1995: 210 count1996: 214 count1997: 218 count1998: 236 count1999: 238 count2000: 243 count2001: 233 count2002: 250 count2003: 258 count2004: 282 count2005: 287 count2006: 288 count2007: 298 count2008: 295 count2009: 266 count2010: 252 count2011: 247 count2012: 241 count2013: 240 count2014: 245 count2015: 252 count2016: 248 count2017: 251 count2018: 250 count2019: 251 count2020: 236 count2021: 227 count2022: 230 count2023: 238 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-11, published 2025-09-25.
All 46 values
Periodcount
2023238
2022230
2021227
2020236
2019251
2018250
2017251
2016248
2015252
2014245
2013240
2012241
2011247
2010252
2009266
2008295
2007298
2006288
2005287
2004282
2003258
2002250
2001233
2000243
1999238
1998236
1997218
1996214
1995210
1994198
1993183
1992181
1991183
1990184
1989177
1988172
1987164
1986158
1985157
1984139
1983136
1982126
1981148
1980144
1979144
1978131

Compared with Virginia and United States

Place2023
Amelia County238
Virginia144,508
United States5,593,727

Rankings

Definition

Number of firms in the private nonfarm sectors covered by the US Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics. Establishments under common ownership form one firm.

Excludes nonemployer businesses. Differs from active_companies, the INE DIRCE count, which includes businesses without employees.

How to cite

U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties (Employer firms, Amelia County, 1978 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

MLA 9

Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Amelia 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.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/amelia-county-virginia. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Employer firms, Amelia County, 1978 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 11, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/amelia-county-virginia.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Amelia County, 1978 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/amelia-county-virginia (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Amelia County, 1978 to 2023}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv},
  urldate = {2026-10-11},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/amelia-county-virginia. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023\_st\_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-11.},
}
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What is the employer firms in Amelia County?

Employer firms in Amelia County was 238 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 3.5% from 2022. That is the 101st highest of 133 counties in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.

What was the highest employer firms in Amelia County?

298 in 2007, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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