# Employer firms in Buchanan County

Employer firms in Buchanan County was 294 in 2023. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

- Indicator id: `employer_firms`
- Place id: `us-county-51027`
- Unit: count
- 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.
- Note: Excludes nonemployer businesses. Differs from active_companies, the INE DIRCE count, which includes businesses without employees.
- Source: 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)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-11
- License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/buchanan-county-virginia
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=employer_firms&place=us-county-51027

| Period | count |
|---|---:|
| 2023 | 294 |
| 2022 | 294 |
| 2021 | 301 |
| 2020 | 315 |
| 2019 | 330 |
| 2018 | 334 |
| 2017 | 342 |
| 2016 | 349 |
| 2015 | 359 |
| 2014 | 370 |
| 2013 | 375 |
| 2012 | 390 |
| 2011 | 380 |
| 2010 | 389 |
| 2009 | 406 |
| 2008 | 404 |
| 2007 | 407 |
| 2006 | 404 |
| 2005 | 403 |
| 2004 | 425 |
| 2003 | 424 |
| 2002 | 462 |
| 2001 | 463 |
| 2000 | 476 |
| 1999 | 510 |
| 1998 | 524 |
| 1997 | 533 |
| 1996 | 536 |
| 1995 | 556 |
| 1994 | 565 |
| 1993 | 574 |
| 1992 | 575 |
| 1991 | 581 |
| 1990 | 592 |
| 1989 | 573 |
| 1988 | 584 |
| 1987 | 560 |
| 1986 | 566 |
| 1985 | 564 |
| 1984 | 554 |
| 1983 | 513 |
| 1982 | 584 |
| 1981 | 575 |
| 1980 | 557 |
| 1979 | 565 |
| 1978 | 577 |