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Employer firms in Beaufort County

Employer firms in Beaufort County was 934 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 4% from 2022. That is the 51st highest of 100 counties in 2023.

2023, count934
Change on 2022+4%
Rank51st of 100Counties in North Carolina ranked
Series high1,0122007
Series low7611982

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Employer firms in Beaufort County, 1978 to 2023

7008009001,0001,10019781985199219992006201320231978: 768 count1979: 779 count1980: 781 count1981: 772 count1982: 761 count1983: 789 count1984: 788 count1985: 795 count1986: 796 count1987: 805 count1988: 841 count1989: 850 count1990: 872 count1991: 891 count1992: 886 count1993: 880 count1994: 901 count1995: 920 count1996: 927 count1997: 940 count1998: 962 count1999: 970 count2000: 981 count2001: 971 count2002: 956 count2003: 970 count2004: 964 count2005: 982 count2006: 993 count2007: 1,012 count2008: 1,010 count2009: 990 count2010: 980 count2011: 969 count2012: 932 count2013: 911 count2014: 891 count2015: 897 count2016: 909 count2017: 906 count2018: 892 count2019: 884 count2020: 882 count2021: 888 count2022: 898 count2023: 934 count7008009001,0001,10019781994201020231978: 768 count1979: 779 count1980: 781 count1981: 772 count1982: 761 count1983: 789 count1984: 788 count1985: 795 count1986: 796 count1987: 805 count1988: 841 count1989: 850 count1990: 872 count1991: 891 count1992: 886 count1993: 880 count1994: 901 count1995: 920 count1996: 927 count1997: 940 count1998: 962 count1999: 970 count2000: 981 count2001: 971 count2002: 956 count2003: 970 count2004: 964 count2005: 982 count2006: 993 count2007: 1,012 count2008: 1,010 count2009: 990 count2010: 980 count2011: 969 count2012: 932 count2013: 911 count2014: 891 count2015: 897 count2016: 909 count2017: 906 count2018: 892 count2019: 884 count2020: 882 count2021: 888 count2022: 898 count2023: 934 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
2023934
2022898
2021888
2020882
2019884
2018892
2017906
2016909
2015897
2014891
2013911
2012932
2011969
2010980
2009990
20081,010
20071,012
2006993
2005982
2004964
2003970
2002956
2001971
2000981
1999970
1998962
1997940
1996927
1995920
1994901
1993880
1992886
1991891
1990872
1989850
1988841
1987805
1986796
1985795
1984788
1983789
1982761
1981772
1980781
1979779
1978768

Compared with North Carolina and United States

Place2023
Beaufort County934
North Carolina175,992
United States5,593,727

Beaufort County compared with nearby places

Alamance County: 2,880 countAlexander County: 509 countAlleghany County: 222 countAnson County: 332 countAshe County: 479 countAvery County: 432 countBeaufort County: 934 countBertie County: 243 countBladen County: 456 countBrunswick County: 2,393 countBuncombe County: 7,580 countBurke County: 1,284 countCabarrus County: 4,081 countCaldwell County: 1,180 countCamden County: 106 countCarteret County: 1,820 countCaswell County: 211 countCatawba County: 3,535 countChatham County: 1,344 countCherokee County: 561 countChowan County: 301 countClay County: 220 countCleveland County: 1,633 countColumbus County: 789 countCraven County: 1,780 countCumberland County: 4,361 countCurrituck County: 594 countDare County: 1,589 countDavidson County: 2,431 countDavie County: 756 countDuplin County: 698 countDurham County: 6,287 countEdgecombe County: 572 countForsyth County: 6,886 countFranklin County: 1,009 countGaston County: 3,555 countGates County: 106 countGraham County: 140 countGranville County: 792 countGreene County: 242 countGuilford County: 10,846 countHalifax County: 711 countHarnett County: 1,559 countHaywood County: 1,239 countHenderson County: 2,510 countHertford County: 346 countHoke County: 423 countHyde County: 128 countIredell County: 4,279 countJackson County: 940 countJohnston County: 3,321 countJones County: 110 countLee County: 1,214 countLenoir County: 1,001 countLincoln County: 1,686 countMcDowell County: 704 countMacon County: 1,062 countMadison County: 342 countMartin County: 373 countMecklenburg County: 25,664 countMitchell County: 299 countMontgomery County: 421 countMoore County: 2,042 countNash County: 1,708 countNew Hanover County: 6,818 countNorthampton County: 201 countOnslow County: 2,371 countOrange County: 2,887 countPamlico County: 220 countPasquotank County: 769 countPender County: 1,188 countPerquimans County: 157 countPerson County: 607 countPitt County: 3,044 countPolk County: 444 countRandolph County: 2,228 countRichmond County: 687 countRobeson County: 1,360 countRockingham County: 1,346 countRowan County: 2,373 countRutherford County: 1,077 countSampson County: 832 countScotland County: 492 countStanly County: 1,189 countStokes County: 558 countSurry County: 1,348 countSwain County: 317 countTransylvania County: 852 countTyrrell County: 67 countUnion County: 4,645 countVance County: 743 countWake County: 24,400 countWarren County: 265 countWashington County: 203 countWatauga County: 1,469 countWayne County: 1,761 countWilkes County: 959 countWilson County: 1,455 countYadkin County: 547 countYancey County: 319 count
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Employer firms, 2023, count. Beaufort 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

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.

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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, Beaufort 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, Beaufort 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/beaufort-county-north-carolina. 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, Beaufort 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/beaufort-county-north-carolina.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Beaufort 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/beaufort-county-north-carolina (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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What is the employer firms in Beaufort County?

Employer firms in Beaufort County was 934 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 4% from 2022. That is the 51st highest of 100 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 Beaufort County?

1,012 in 2007, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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