Employer firms in Chesterfield County

Employer firms in Chesterfield County was 6,287 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.3% from 2022. That is the 6th highest of 133 counties in 2023.

2023, count6,287

Change on 2022+2.3%

Rank6th of 133Counties in Virginia ranked

Series high6,2872023

Series low1,9191978

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 Chesterfield 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	6,287
2022	6,143
2021	5,984
2020	5,797
2019	5,776
2018	5,702
2017	5,609
2016	5,520
2015	5,440
2014	5,375
2013	5,303
2012	5,284
2011	5,188
2010	5,283
2009	5,359
2008	5,534
2007	5,582
2006	5,497
2005	5,317
2004	5,206
2003	5,014
2002	4,958
2001	4,871
2000	4,844
1999	4,819
1998	4,757
1997	4,690
1996	4,569
1995	4,521
1994	4,344
1993	4,234
1992	4,168
1991	4,085
1990	4,064
1989	3,875
1988	3,679
1987	3,446
1986	3,214
1985	3,013
1984	2,799
1983	2,531
1982	2,366
1981	2,284
1980	2,177
1979	2,078
1978	1,919

Compared with Virginia and United States

Place	2023
Chesterfield County	6,287
Virginia	144,508
United States	5,593,727

Chesterfield 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. Chesterfield 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, Chesterfield 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, Chesterfield 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/chesterfield-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, Chesterfield 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/chesterfield-county-virginia.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Chesterfield 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/chesterfield-county-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, Chesterfield 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/chesterfield-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 Chesterfield County?

Employer firms in Chesterfield County was 6,287 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.3% from 2022. That is the 6th 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 Chesterfield County?

6,287 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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