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Employer firms in Dare County

Employer firms in Dare County was 1,589 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.4% from 2022. That is the 31st highest of 100 counties in 2023.

2023, count1,589
Change on 2022+2.4%
Rank31st of 100Counties in North Carolina ranked
Series high1,5972005
Series low4391978

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Employer firms in Dare County, 1978 to 2023

2505007501,0001,2501,5001,75019781985199219992006201320231978: 439 count1979: 480 count1980: 479 count1981: 495 count1982: 525 count1983: 558 count1984: 635 count1985: 702 count1986: 765 count1987: 837 count1988: 917 count1989: 967 count1990: 984 count1991: 984 count1992: 1,004 count1993: 1,030 count1994: 1,086 count1995: 1,138 count1996: 1,190 count1997: 1,230 count1998: 1,269 count1999: 1,295 count2000: 1,317 count2001: 1,358 count2002: 1,374 count2003: 1,421 count2004: 1,523 count2005: 1,597 count2006: 1,588 count2007: 1,579 count2008: 1,514 count2009: 1,410 count2010: 1,378 count2011: 1,372 count2012: 1,364 count2013: 1,375 count2014: 1,347 count2015: 1,375 count2016: 1,398 count2017: 1,403 count2018: 1,431 count2019: 1,462 count2020: 1,464 count2021: 1,498 count2022: 1,552 count2023: 1,589 count05001,0001,5002,00019781994201020231978: 439 count1979: 480 count1980: 479 count1981: 495 count1982: 525 count1983: 558 count1984: 635 count1985: 702 count1986: 765 count1987: 837 count1988: 917 count1989: 967 count1990: 984 count1991: 984 count1992: 1,004 count1993: 1,030 count1994: 1,086 count1995: 1,138 count1996: 1,190 count1997: 1,230 count1998: 1,269 count1999: 1,295 count2000: 1,317 count2001: 1,358 count2002: 1,374 count2003: 1,421 count2004: 1,523 count2005: 1,597 count2006: 1,588 count2007: 1,579 count2008: 1,514 count2009: 1,410 count2010: 1,378 count2011: 1,372 count2012: 1,364 count2013: 1,375 count2014: 1,347 count2015: 1,375 count2016: 1,398 count2017: 1,403 count2018: 1,431 count2019: 1,462 count2020: 1,464 count2021: 1,498 count2022: 1,552 count2023: 1,589 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
20231,589
20221,552
20211,498
20201,464
20191,462
20181,431
20171,403
20161,398
20151,375
20141,347
20131,375
20121,364
20111,372
20101,378
20091,410
20081,514
20071,579
20061,588
20051,597
20041,523
20031,421
20021,374
20011,358
20001,317
19991,295
19981,269
19971,230
19961,190
19951,138
19941,086
19931,030
19921,004
1991984
1990984
1989967
1988917
1987837
1986765
1985702
1984635
1983558
1982525
1981495
1980479
1979480
1978439

Compared with North Carolina and United States

Place2023
Dare County1,589
North Carolina175,992
United States5,593,727

Dare 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. Dare 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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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties (Employer firms, Dare 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

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Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Dare 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/dare-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, Dare 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/dare-county-north-carolina.

Harvard

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

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What is the employer firms in Dare County?

Employer firms in Dare County was 1,589 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.4% from 2022. That is the 31st 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 Dare County?

1,597 in 2005, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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