Employer firms in Buncombe County

Employer firms in Buncombe County was 7,580 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.7% from 2022. That is the 4th highest of 100 counties in 2023.

2023, count7,580

Change on 2022+1.7%

Rank4th of 100Counties in North Carolina ranked

Series high7,5802023

Series low2,9701978

Next release: Sunday, 26 September 2027, estimated by Invokely from past publication dates (low confidence), not announced by the publisher. Release calendar

Employer firms in Buncombe County, 1978 to 2023

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

Period	count
2023	7,580
2022	7,453
2021	7,197
2020	7,002
2019	6,887
2018	6,702
2017	6,523
2016	6,338
2015	6,069
2014	5,844
2013	5,751
2012	5,714
2011	5,624
2010	5,641
2009	5,792
2008	5,943
2007	5,942
2006	5,763
2005	5,588
2004	5,493
2003	5,310
2002	5,220
2001	5,124
2000	5,108
1999	5,018
1998	4,949
1997	4,789
1996	4,686
1995	4,579
1994	4,412
1993	4,260
1992	4,134
1991	4,139
1990	4,147
1989	4,005
1988	3,875
1987	3,822
1986	3,709
1985	3,621
1984	3,486
1983	3,278
1982	3,150
1981	3,147
1980	3,109
1979	3,097
1978	2,970

Compared with North Carolina and United States

Place	2023
Buncombe County	7,580
North Carolina	175,992
United States	5,593,727

Buncombe County compared with nearby places

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1,500 to 2,700
2,700 and over

Employer firms, 2023, count. Buncombe County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Rankings

US states by employer firms 51 places
Counties in North Carolina by employer firms 100 places

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, Buncombe 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, Buncombe 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/buncombe-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, Buncombe 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/buncombe-county-north-carolina.

Harvard

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

BibTeX

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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Buncombe 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/buncombe-county-north-carolina. 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 Buncombe County?

Employer firms in Buncombe County was 7,580 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.7% from 2022. That is the 4th highest of 100 counties in 2023.

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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 Buncombe County?

7,580 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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