Employer firms in Cumberland County

Employer firms in Cumberland County was 4,361 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is unchanged from 2022. That is the 9th highest of 100 counties in 2023.

2023, count4,361

Change on 20220%

Rank9th of 100Counties in North Carolina ranked

Series high4,4022007

Series low2,9331978

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 Cumberland 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	4,361
2022	4,361
2021	4,273
2020	4,182
2019	4,212
2018	4,178
2017	4,144
2016	4,148
2015	4,219
2014	4,226
2013	4,253
2012	4,311
2011	4,270
2010	4,328
2009	4,319
2008	4,350
2007	4,402
2006	4,325
2005	4,216
2004	4,124
2003	4,016
2002	4,003
2001	3,984
2000	4,029
1999	4,063
1998	4,059
1997	4,069
1996	4,003
1995	3,915
1994	3,807
1993	3,692
1992	3,570
1991	3,511
1990	3,655
1989	3,616
1988	3,519
1987	3,461
1986	3,386
1985	3,277
1984	3,246
1983	3,090
1982	2,973
1981	3,026
1980	2,965
1979	2,935
1978	2,933

Compared with North Carolina and United States

Place	2023
Cumberland County	4,361
North Carolina	175,992
United States	5,593,727

Cumberland County compared with nearby places

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Employer firms, 2023, count. Cumberland 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, Cumberland 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, Cumberland 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/cumberland-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, Cumberland 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/cumberland-county-north-carolina.

Harvard

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

BibTeX

@misc{census_employer_firms_cumberland_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Cumberland 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/cumberland-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 Cumberland County?

Employer firms in Cumberland County was 4,361 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is unchanged from 2022. That is the 9th 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 Cumberland County?

4,402 in 2007, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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