Employer firms in Catawba County

Employer firms in Catawba County was 3,535 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.4% from 2022. That is the 13th highest of 100 counties in 2023.

2023, count3,535

Change on 2022+0.4%

Rank13th of 100Counties in North Carolina ranked

Series high3,6112007

Series low2,4781978

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Employer firms in Catawba 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	3,535
2022	3,520
2021	3,434
2020	3,433
2019	3,394
2018	3,371
2017	3,351
2016	3,325
2015	3,276
2014	3,275
2013	3,282
2012	3,302
2011	3,297
2010	3,370
2009	3,455
2008	3,573
2007	3,611
2006	3,606
2005	3,588
2004	3,571
2003	3,547
2002	3,538
2001	3,557
2000	3,533
1999	3,490
1998	3,443
1997	3,411
1996	3,331
1995	3,304
1994	3,228
1993	3,142
1992	3,133
1991	3,123
1990	3,167
1989	3,115
1988	3,016
1987	2,926
1986	2,859
1985	2,783
1984	2,724
1983	2,562
1982	2,491
1981	2,553
1980	2,527
1979	2,563
1978	2,478

Compared with North Carolina and United States

Place	2023
Catawba County	3,535
North Carolina	175,992
United States	5,593,727

Catawba County compared with nearby places

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Employer firms, 2023, count. Catawba 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, Catawba 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, Catawba 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/catawba-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, Catawba 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/catawba-county-north-carolina.

Harvard

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

BibTeX

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Catawba 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/catawba-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 Catawba County?

Employer firms in Catawba County was 3,535 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.4% from 2022. That is the 13th highest of 100 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 Catawba County?

3,611 in 2007, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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