Employer firms in Carroll County

Employer firms in Carroll County was 371 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.5% from 2022. That is the 77th highest of 133 counties in 2023.

2023, count371

Change on 2022+0.5%

Rank77th of 133Counties in Virginia ranked

Series high4072006

Series low2311978

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Employer firms in Carroll 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	371
2022	369
2021	355
2020	352
2019	357
2018	349
2017	348
2016	344
2015	352
2014	352
2013	352
2012	356
2011	352
2010	360
2009	370
2008	395
2007	407
2006	407
2005	401
2004	396
2003	392
2002	383
2001	386
2000	370
1999	376
1998	365
1997	367
1996	355
1995	343
1994	330
1993	332
1992	324
1991	319
1990	315
1989	309
1988	295
1987	272
1986	265
1985	261
1984	250
1983	238
1982	241
1981	247
1980	243
1979	244
1978	231

Compared with Virginia and United States

Place	2023
Carroll County	371
Virginia	144,508
United States	5,593,727

Carroll County compared with nearby places

Under 200
200 to 300
300 to 500
500 to 800
800 to 1,600
1,600 and over

Employer firms, 2023, count. Carroll 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 Virginia by employer firms 133 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, Carroll 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, Carroll 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/carroll-county-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, Carroll 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/carroll-county-virginia.

Harvard

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

BibTeX

@misc{census_employer_firms_carroll_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Carroll 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/carroll-county-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 Carroll County?

Employer firms in Carroll County was 371 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.5% from 2022. That is the 77th highest of 133 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 Carroll County?

407 in 2006, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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