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Employer firms in Berkeley County

Employer firms in Berkeley County was 1,432 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 3.2% from 2022. That is the 5th highest of 55 counties in 2023.

2023, count1,432
Change on 2022+3.2%
Rank5th of 55Counties in West Virginia ranked
Series high1,4422006
Series low7061978

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Employer firms in Berkeley County, 1978 to 2023

6008001,0001,2001,4001,60019781985199219992006201320231978: 706 count1979: 711 count1980: 732 count1981: 734 count1982: 724 count1983: 730 count1984: 813 count1985: 817 count1986: 846 count1987: 869 count1988: 920 count1989: 940 count1990: 986 count1991: 1,000 count1992: 1,011 count1993: 1,051 count1994: 1,086 count1995: 1,136 count1996: 1,155 count1997: 1,174 count1998: 1,206 count1999: 1,237 count2000: 1,226 count2001: 1,227 count2002: 1,246 count2003: 1,278 count2004: 1,318 count2005: 1,351 count2006: 1,442 count2007: 1,416 count2008: 1,367 count2009: 1,302 count2010: 1,285 count2011: 1,258 count2012: 1,269 count2013: 1,269 count2014: 1,279 count2015: 1,266 count2016: 1,293 count2017: 1,298 count2018: 1,323 count2019: 1,335 count2020: 1,314 count2021: 1,322 count2022: 1,387 count2023: 1,432 count6008001,0001,2001,4001,60019781994201020231978: 706 count1979: 711 count1980: 732 count1981: 734 count1982: 724 count1983: 730 count1984: 813 count1985: 817 count1986: 846 count1987: 869 count1988: 920 count1989: 940 count1990: 986 count1991: 1,000 count1992: 1,011 count1993: 1,051 count1994: 1,086 count1995: 1,136 count1996: 1,155 count1997: 1,174 count1998: 1,206 count1999: 1,237 count2000: 1,226 count2001: 1,227 count2002: 1,246 count2003: 1,278 count2004: 1,318 count2005: 1,351 count2006: 1,442 count2007: 1,416 count2008: 1,367 count2009: 1,302 count2010: 1,285 count2011: 1,258 count2012: 1,269 count2013: 1,269 count2014: 1,279 count2015: 1,266 count2016: 1,293 count2017: 1,298 count2018: 1,323 count2019: 1,335 count2020: 1,314 count2021: 1,322 count2022: 1,387 count2023: 1,432 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
20231,432
20221,387
20211,322
20201,314
20191,335
20181,323
20171,298
20161,293
20151,266
20141,279
20131,269
20121,269
20111,258
20101,285
20091,302
20081,367
20071,416
20061,442
20051,351
20041,318
20031,278
20021,246
20011,227
20001,226
19991,237
19981,206
19971,174
19961,155
19951,136
19941,086
19931,051
19921,011
19911,000
1990986
1989940
1988920
1987869
1986846
1985817
1984813
1983730
1982724
1981734
1980732
1979711
1978706

Compared with West Virginia and United States

Place2023
Berkeley County1,432
West Virginia23,492
United States5,593,727

Berkeley County compared with nearby places

Barbour County: 188 countBerkeley County: 1,432 countBoone County: 191 countBraxton County: 193 countBrooke County: 333 countCabell County: 1,624 countCalhoun County: 71 countClay County: 66 countDoddridge County: 64 countFayette County: 573 countGilmer County: 90 countGrant County: 220 countGreenbrier County: 690 countHampshire County: 249 countHancock County: 402 countHardy County: 242 countHarrison County: 1,383 countJackson County: 385 countJefferson County: 788 countKanawha County: 3,265 countLewis County: 302 countLincoln County: 134 countLogan County: 453 countMcDowell County: 172 countMarion County: 896 countMarshall County: 360 countMason County: 262 countMercer County: 892 countMineral County: 366 countMingo County: 279 countMonongalia County: 1,921 countMonroe County: 142 countMorgan County: 205 countNicholas County: 444 countOhio County: 1,029 countPendleton County: 119 countPleasants County: 101 countPocahontas County: 194 countPreston County: 410 countPutnam County: 967 countRaleigh County: 1,283 countRandolph County: 533 countRitchie County: 156 countRoane County: 180 countSummers County: 141 countTaylor County: 184 countTucker County: 142 countTyler County: 97 countUpshur County: 422 countWayne County: 479 countWebster County: 98 countWetzel County: 266 countWirt County: 49 countWood County: 1,470 countWyoming County: 227 count
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  • 130 to 190
  • 190 to 270
  • 270 to 420
  • 420 to 900
  • 900 and over
Employer firms, 2023, count. Berkeley 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, Berkeley 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, Berkeley 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/berkeley-county-west-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, Berkeley 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/berkeley-county-west-virginia.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Berkeley 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/berkeley-county-west-virginia (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Berkeley County, 1978 to 2023}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-11},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/berkeley-county-west-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 Berkeley County?

Employer firms in Berkeley County was 1,432 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 3.2% from 2022. That is the 5th highest of 55 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 Berkeley County?

1,442 in 2006, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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