Employer firms in Chesapeake city

Employer firms in Chesapeake city was 4,495 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is unchanged from 2022. That is the 9th highest of 133 counties in 2023.

2023, count4,495

Change on 20220%

Rank9th of 133Counties in Virginia ranked

Series high4,4952023

Series low1,4951978

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 Chesapeake city, 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	4,495
2022	4,493
2021	4,439
2020	4,337
2019	4,334
2018	4,248
2017	4,204
2016	4,200
2015	4,145
2014	4,140
2013	4,169
2012	4,158
2011	4,165
2010	4,222
2009	4,252
2008	4,423
2007	4,406
2006	4,338
2005	4,081
2004	4,006
2003	3,847
2002	3,738
2001	3,596
2000	3,593
1999	3,580
1998	3,502
1997	3,400
1996	3,280
1995	3,210
1994	3,066
1993	2,998
1992	2,933
1991	2,882
1990	2,816
1989	2,723
1988	2,612
1987	2,462
1986	2,283
1985	2,084
1984	1,999
1983	1,810
1982	1,691
1981	1,624
1980	1,567
1979	1,540
1978	1,495

Compared with Virginia and United States

Place	2023
Chesapeake city	4,495
Virginia	144,508
United States	5,593,727

Chesapeake city 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. Chesapeake city 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, Chesapeake city, 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, Chesapeake city, 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/chesapeake-city-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, Chesapeake city, 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/chesapeake-city-virginia.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Chesapeake city, 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/chesapeake-city-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, Chesapeake city, 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/chesapeake-city-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 Chesapeake city?

Employer firms in Chesapeake city was 4,495 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is unchanged from 2022. That is the 9th 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 Chesapeake city?

4,495 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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