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Employer firms in Calhoun County

Employer firms in Calhoun County was 71 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.9% from 2022. That is the 52nd highest of 55 counties in 2023.

2023, count71
Change on 2022+2.9%
Rank52nd of 55Counties in West Virginia ranked
Series high1181989
Series low672021

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Employer firms in Calhoun County, 1978 to 2023

608010012019781985199219992006201320231978: 92 count1979: 105 count1980: 107 count1981: 107 count1982: 106 count1983: 107 count1984: 104 count1985: 99 count1986: 101 count1987: 95 count1988: 106 count1989: 118 count1990: 114 count1991: 108 count1992: 103 count1993: 104 count1994: 107 count1995: 105 count1996: 100 count1997: 102 count1998: 108 count1999: 108 count2000: 106 count2001: 105 count2002: 108 count2003: 109 count2004: 109 count2005: 108 count2006: 105 count2007: 112 count2008: 103 count2009: 103 count2010: 100 count2011: 95 count2012: 94 count2013: 88 count2014: 88 count2015: 82 count2016: 77 count2017: 78 count2018: 75 count2019: 76 count2020: 78 count2021: 67 count2022: 69 count2023: 71 count608010012019781994201020231978: 92 count1979: 105 count1980: 107 count1981: 107 count1982: 106 count1983: 107 count1984: 104 count1985: 99 count1986: 101 count1987: 95 count1988: 106 count1989: 118 count1990: 114 count1991: 108 count1992: 103 count1993: 104 count1994: 107 count1995: 105 count1996: 100 count1997: 102 count1998: 108 count1999: 108 count2000: 106 count2001: 105 count2002: 108 count2003: 109 count2004: 109 count2005: 108 count2006: 105 count2007: 112 count2008: 103 count2009: 103 count2010: 100 count2011: 95 count2012: 94 count2013: 88 count2014: 88 count2015: 82 count2016: 77 count2017: 78 count2018: 75 count2019: 76 count2020: 78 count2021: 67 count2022: 69 count2023: 71 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
202371
202269
202167
202078
201976
201875
201778
201677
201582
201488
201388
201294
201195
2010100
2009103
2008103
2007112
2006105
2005108
2004109
2003109
2002108
2001105
2000106
1999108
1998108
1997102
1996100
1995105
1994107
1993104
1992103
1991108
1990114
1989118
1988106
198795
1986101
198599
1984104
1983107
1982106
1981107
1980107
1979105
197892

Compared with West Virginia and United States

Place2023
Calhoun County71
West Virginia23,492
United States5,593,727

Calhoun 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
  • Under 130
  • 130 to 190
  • 190 to 270
  • 270 to 420
  • 420 to 900
  • 900 and over
Employer firms, 2023, count. Calhoun 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, Calhoun 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, Calhoun 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/calhoun-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, Calhoun 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/calhoun-county-west-virginia.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Calhoun 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/calhoun-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, Calhoun County, 1978 to 2023}},
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  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-11},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/calhoun-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 Calhoun County?

Employer firms in Calhoun County was 71 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.9% from 2022. That is the 52nd 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 Calhoun County?

118 in 1989, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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