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Employer firms in Cabarrus County

Employer firms in Cabarrus County was 4,081 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.4% from 2022. That is the 11th highest of 100 counties in 2023.

2023, count4,081
Change on 2022+2.4%
Rank11th of 100Counties in North Carolina ranked
Series high4,0812023
Series low1,3701978

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Employer firms in Cabarrus County, 1978 to 2023

1,0002,0003,0004,0005,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 1,370 count1979: 1,419 count1980: 1,464 count1981: 1,460 count1982: 1,441 count1983: 1,453 count1984: 1,585 count1985: 1,687 count1986: 1,752 count1987: 1,831 count1988: 1,914 count1989: 2,006 count1990: 2,076 count1991: 2,072 count1992: 2,040 count1993: 2,079 count1994: 2,140 count1995: 2,212 count1996: 2,260 count1997: 2,374 count1998: 2,458 count1999: 2,565 count2000: 2,636 count2001: 2,735 count2002: 2,768 count2003: 2,867 count2004: 2,937 count2005: 2,997 count2006: 3,130 count2007: 3,232 count2008: 3,219 count2009: 3,137 count2010: 3,058 count2011: 3,033 count2012: 3,044 count2013: 3,105 count2014: 3,170 count2015: 3,214 count2016: 3,340 count2017: 3,428 count2018: 3,472 count2019: 3,577 count2020: 3,668 count2021: 3,798 count2022: 3,985 count2023: 4,081 count1,0002,0003,0004,0005,00019781994201020231978: 1,370 count1979: 1,419 count1980: 1,464 count1981: 1,460 count1982: 1,441 count1983: 1,453 count1984: 1,585 count1985: 1,687 count1986: 1,752 count1987: 1,831 count1988: 1,914 count1989: 2,006 count1990: 2,076 count1991: 2,072 count1992: 2,040 count1993: 2,079 count1994: 2,140 count1995: 2,212 count1996: 2,260 count1997: 2,374 count1998: 2,458 count1999: 2,565 count2000: 2,636 count2001: 2,735 count2002: 2,768 count2003: 2,867 count2004: 2,937 count2005: 2,997 count2006: 3,130 count2007: 3,232 count2008: 3,219 count2009: 3,137 count2010: 3,058 count2011: 3,033 count2012: 3,044 count2013: 3,105 count2014: 3,170 count2015: 3,214 count2016: 3,340 count2017: 3,428 count2018: 3,472 count2019: 3,577 count2020: 3,668 count2021: 3,798 count2022: 3,985 count2023: 4,081 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
20234,081
20223,985
20213,798
20203,668
20193,577
20183,472
20173,428
20163,340
20153,214
20143,170
20133,105
20123,044
20113,033
20103,058
20093,137
20083,219
20073,232
20063,130
20052,997
20042,937
20032,867
20022,768
20012,735
20002,636
19992,565
19982,458
19972,374
19962,260
19952,212
19942,140
19932,079
19922,040
19912,072
19902,076
19892,006
19881,914
19871,831
19861,752
19851,687
19841,585
19831,453
19821,441
19811,460
19801,464
19791,419
19781,370

Compared with North Carolina and United States

Place2023
Cabarrus County4,081
North Carolina175,992
United States5,593,727

Cabarrus 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. Cabarrus 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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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties (Employer firms, Cabarrus 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

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Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Cabarrus 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/cabarrus-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, Cabarrus 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/cabarrus-county-north-carolina.

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

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What is the employer firms in Cabarrus County?

Employer firms in Cabarrus County was 4,081 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.4% from 2022. That is the 11th 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 Cabarrus County?

4,081 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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