Employer firms in Chatham County

Employer firms in Chatham County was 1,344 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.2% from 2022. That is the 38th highest of 100 counties in 2023.

2023, count1,344

Change on 2022+2.2%

Rank38th of 100Counties in North Carolina ranked

Series high1,3442023

Series low5421979

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 Chatham 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	1,344
2022	1,315
2021	1,265
2020	1,249
2019	1,242
2018	1,207
2017	1,182
2016	1,160
2015	1,146
2014	1,112
2013	1,078
2012	1,078
2011	1,088
2010	1,098
2009	1,129
2008	1,143
2007	1,135
2006	1,115
2005	1,063
2004	1,050
2003	1,018
2002	997
2001	989
2000	992
1999	997
1998	962
1997	921
1996	874
1995	861
1994	809
1993	781
1992	752
1991	733
1990	728
1989	706
1988	685
1987	672
1986	655
1985	620
1984	594
1983	553
1982	543
1981	551
1980	558
1979	542
1978	543

Compared with North Carolina and United States

Place	2023
Chatham County	1,344
North Carolina	175,992
United States	5,593,727

Chatham County compared with nearby places

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Employer firms, 2023, count. Chatham 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, Chatham 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, Chatham 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/chatham-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, Chatham 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/chatham-county-north-carolina.

Harvard

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

BibTeX

@misc{census_employer_firms_chatham_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Chatham 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/chatham-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 Chatham County?

Employer firms in Chatham County was 1,344 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.2% from 2022. That is the 38th 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 Chatham County?

1,344 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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