Employer firms in Cleveland County

Employer firms in Cleveland County was 1,633 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 1.8% from 2022. That is the 30th highest of 100 counties in 2023.

2023, count1,633

Change on 2022-1.8%

Rank30th of 100Counties in North Carolina ranked

Series high1,8041998

Series low1,3701982

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 Cleveland 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	1,633
2022	1,663
2021	1,629
2020	1,603
2019	1,600
2018	1,571
2017	1,601
2016	1,595
2015	1,590
2014	1,585
2013	1,610
2012	1,635
2011	1,624
2010	1,634
2009	1,671
2008	1,731
2007	1,765
2006	1,763
2005	1,774
2004	1,776
2003	1,769
2002	1,781
2001	1,803
2000	1,788
1999	1,804
1998	1,804
1997	1,776
1996	1,749
1995	1,742
1994	1,712
1993	1,716
1992	1,697
1991	1,705
1990	1,706
1989	1,663
1988	1,584
1987	1,554
1986	1,547
1985	1,515
1984	1,504
1983	1,412
1982	1,370
1981	1,406
1980	1,413
1979	1,408
1978	1,371

Compared with North Carolina and United States

Place	2023
Cleveland County	1,633
North Carolina	175,992
United States	5,593,727

Cleveland County compared with nearby places

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300 to 600
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900 to 1,500
1,500 to 2,700
2,700 and over

Employer firms, 2023, count. Cleveland 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, Cleveland 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, Cleveland 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/cleveland-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, Cleveland 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/cleveland-county-north-carolina.

Harvard

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

Employer firms in Cleveland County was 1,633 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 1.8% from 2022. That is the 30th 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 Cleveland County?

1,804 in 1998, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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