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Employer firms in Columbus County

Employer firms in Columbus County was 789 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.8% from 2022. That is the 55th highest of 100 counties in 2023.

2023, count789
Change on 2022+0.8%
Rank55th of 100Counties in North Carolina ranked
Series high9862004
Series low7402020

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Employer firms in Columbus County, 1978 to 2023

7007508008509009501,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 807 count1979: 799 count1980: 799 count1981: 783 count1982: 764 count1983: 770 count1984: 819 count1985: 839 count1986: 855 count1987: 873 count1988: 870 count1989: 858 count1990: 872 count1991: 852 count1992: 863 count1993: 882 count1994: 901 count1995: 914 count1996: 922 count1997: 949 count1998: 955 count1999: 972 count2000: 963 count2001: 956 count2002: 971 count2003: 954 count2004: 986 count2005: 966 count2006: 941 count2007: 921 count2008: 921 count2009: 890 count2010: 862 count2011: 848 count2012: 821 count2013: 819 count2014: 810 count2015: 804 count2016: 782 count2017: 778 count2018: 771 count2019: 761 count2020: 740 count2021: 758 count2022: 783 count2023: 789 count7008009001,00019781994201020231978: 807 count1979: 799 count1980: 799 count1981: 783 count1982: 764 count1983: 770 count1984: 819 count1985: 839 count1986: 855 count1987: 873 count1988: 870 count1989: 858 count1990: 872 count1991: 852 count1992: 863 count1993: 882 count1994: 901 count1995: 914 count1996: 922 count1997: 949 count1998: 955 count1999: 972 count2000: 963 count2001: 956 count2002: 971 count2003: 954 count2004: 986 count2005: 966 count2006: 941 count2007: 921 count2008: 921 count2009: 890 count2010: 862 count2011: 848 count2012: 821 count2013: 819 count2014: 810 count2015: 804 count2016: 782 count2017: 778 count2018: 771 count2019: 761 count2020: 740 count2021: 758 count2022: 783 count2023: 789 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
2023789
2022783
2021758
2020740
2019761
2018771
2017778
2016782
2015804
2014810
2013819
2012821
2011848
2010862
2009890
2008921
2007921
2006941
2005966
2004986
2003954
2002971
2001956
2000963
1999972
1998955
1997949
1996922
1995914
1994901
1993882
1992863
1991852
1990872
1989858
1988870
1987873
1986855
1985839
1984819
1983770
1982764
1981783
1980799
1979799
1978807

Compared with North Carolina and United States

Place2023
Columbus County789
North Carolina175,992
United States5,593,727

Columbus County compared with nearby places

Alamance County: 2,880 countAlexander County: 509 countAlleghany County: 222 countAnson County: 332 countAshe County: 479 countAvery County: 432 countBeaufort County: 934 countBertie County: 243 countBladen County: 456 countBrunswick County: 2,393 countBuncombe County: 7,580 countBurke County: 1,284 countCabarrus County: 4,081 countCaldwell County: 1,180 countCamden County: 106 countCarteret County: 1,820 countCaswell County: 211 countCatawba County: 3,535 countChatham County: 1,344 countCherokee County: 561 countChowan County: 301 countClay County: 220 countCleveland County: 1,633 countColumbus County: 789 countCraven County: 1,780 countCumberland County: 4,361 countCurrituck County: 594 countDare County: 1,589 countDavidson County: 2,431 countDavie County: 756 countDuplin County: 698 countDurham County: 6,287 countEdgecombe County: 572 countForsyth County: 6,886 countFranklin County: 1,009 countGaston County: 3,555 countGates County: 106 countGraham County: 140 countGranville County: 792 countGreene County: 242 countGuilford County: 10,846 countHalifax County: 711 countHarnett County: 1,559 countHaywood County: 1,239 countHenderson County: 2,510 countHertford County: 346 countHoke County: 423 countHyde County: 128 countIredell County: 4,279 countJackson County: 940 countJohnston County: 3,321 countJones County: 110 countLee County: 1,214 countLenoir County: 1,001 countLincoln County: 1,686 countMcDowell County: 704 countMacon County: 1,062 countMadison County: 342 countMartin County: 373 countMecklenburg County: 25,664 countMitchell County: 299 countMontgomery County: 421 countMoore County: 2,042 countNash County: 1,708 countNew Hanover County: 6,818 countNorthampton County: 201 countOnslow County: 2,371 countOrange County: 2,887 countPamlico County: 220 countPasquotank County: 769 countPender County: 1,188 countPerquimans County: 157 countPerson County: 607 countPitt County: 3,044 countPolk County: 444 countRandolph County: 2,228 countRichmond County: 687 countRobeson County: 1,360 countRockingham County: 1,346 countRowan County: 2,373 countRutherford County: 1,077 countSampson County: 832 countScotland County: 492 countStanly County: 1,189 countStokes County: 558 countSurry County: 1,348 countSwain County: 317 countTransylvania County: 852 countTyrrell County: 67 countUnion County: 4,645 countVance County: 743 countWake County: 24,400 countWarren County: 265 countWashington County: 203 countWatauga County: 1,469 countWayne County: 1,761 countWilkes County: 959 countWilson County: 1,455 countYadkin County: 547 countYancey County: 319 count
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Employer firms, 2023, count. Columbus County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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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, Columbus 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, Columbus 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/columbus-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, Columbus 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/columbus-county-north-carolina.

Harvard

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

BibTeX
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  urldate = {2026-10-11},
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What is the employer firms in Columbus County?

Employer firms in Columbus County was 789 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.8% from 2022. That is the 55th 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 Columbus County?

986 in 2004, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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