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Employer firms in Clarke County

Employer firms in Clarke County was 338 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.3% from 2022. That is the 84th highest of 133 counties in 2023.

2023, count338
Change on 2022+0.3%
Rank84th of 133Counties in Virginia ranked
Series high3622006
Series low1891978

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Employer firms in Clarke County, 1978 to 2023

15020025030035040019781985199219992006201320231978: 189 count1979: 197 count1980: 201 count1981: 202 count1982: 202 count1983: 206 count1984: 220 count1985: 225 count1986: 237 count1987: 240 count1988: 257 count1989: 269 count1990: 272 count1991: 264 count1992: 251 count1993: 251 count1994: 258 count1995: 275 count1996: 286 count1997: 294 count1998: 292 count1999: 301 count2000: 311 count2001: 327 count2002: 344 count2003: 331 count2004: 346 count2005: 351 count2006: 362 count2007: 354 count2008: 361 count2009: 344 count2010: 339 count2011: 335 count2012: 321 count2013: 315 count2014: 303 count2015: 314 count2016: 318 count2017: 327 count2018: 324 count2019: 335 count2020: 336 count2021: 323 count2022: 337 count2023: 338 count
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
Periodcount
2023338
2022337
2021323
2020336
2019335
2018324
2017327
2016318
2015314
2014303
2013315
2012321
2011335
2010339
2009344
2008361
2007354
2006362
2005351
2004346
2003331
2002344
2001327
2000311
1999301
1998292
1997294
1996286
1995275
1994258
1993251
1992251
1991264
1990272
1989269
1988257
1987240
1986237
1985225
1984220
1983206
1982202
1981202
1980201
1979197
1978189

Compared with Virginia and United States

Place2023
Clarke County338
Virginia144,508
United States5,593,727

Rankings

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.

How to cite

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, Clarke 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, Clarke 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/clarke-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, Clarke 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/clarke-county-virginia.

Harvard

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

BibTeX
@misc{census_employer_firms_clarke_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Clarke 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/clarke-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 Clarke County?

Employer firms in Clarke County was 338 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.3% from 2022. That is the 84th 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 Clarke County?

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

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