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Employer firms in Davidson County

Employer firms in Davidson County was 2,431 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.2% from 2022. That is the 19th highest of 100 counties in 2023.

2023, count2,431
Change on 2022+1.2%
Rank19th of 100Counties in North Carolina ranked
Series high2,5452006
Series low1,5921978

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Employer firms in Davidson County, 1978 to 2023

1,4001,6001,8002,0002,2002,4002,60019781985199219992006201320231978: 1,592 count1979: 1,667 count1980: 1,682 count1981: 1,653 count1982: 1,635 count1983: 1,652 count1984: 1,744 count1985: 1,790 count1986: 1,856 count1987: 1,908 count1988: 1,977 count1989: 2,035 count1990: 2,109 count1991: 2,086 count1992: 2,089 count1993: 2,144 count1994: 2,210 count1995: 2,296 count1996: 2,332 count1997: 2,385 count1998: 2,450 count1999: 2,491 count2000: 2,506 count2001: 2,491 count2002: 2,501 count2003: 2,491 count2004: 2,491 count2005: 2,536 count2006: 2,545 count2007: 2,538 count2008: 2,500 count2009: 2,394 count2010: 2,316 count2011: 2,292 count2012: 2,301 count2013: 2,262 count2014: 2,234 count2015: 2,241 count2016: 2,275 count2017: 2,297 count2018: 2,296 count2019: 2,335 count2020: 2,335 count2021: 2,345 count2022: 2,403 count2023: 2,431 count1,5001,7502,0002,2502,5002,75019781994201020231978: 1,592 count1979: 1,667 count1980: 1,682 count1981: 1,653 count1982: 1,635 count1983: 1,652 count1984: 1,744 count1985: 1,790 count1986: 1,856 count1987: 1,908 count1988: 1,977 count1989: 2,035 count1990: 2,109 count1991: 2,086 count1992: 2,089 count1993: 2,144 count1994: 2,210 count1995: 2,296 count1996: 2,332 count1997: 2,385 count1998: 2,450 count1999: 2,491 count2000: 2,506 count2001: 2,491 count2002: 2,501 count2003: 2,491 count2004: 2,491 count2005: 2,536 count2006: 2,545 count2007: 2,538 count2008: 2,500 count2009: 2,394 count2010: 2,316 count2011: 2,292 count2012: 2,301 count2013: 2,262 count2014: 2,234 count2015: 2,241 count2016: 2,275 count2017: 2,297 count2018: 2,296 count2019: 2,335 count2020: 2,335 count2021: 2,345 count2022: 2,403 count2023: 2,431 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
20232,431
20222,403
20212,345
20202,335
20192,335
20182,296
20172,297
20162,275
20152,241
20142,234
20132,262
20122,301
20112,292
20102,316
20092,394
20082,500
20072,538
20062,545
20052,536
20042,491
20032,491
20022,501
20012,491
20002,506
19992,491
19982,450
19972,385
19962,332
19952,296
19942,210
19932,144
19922,089
19912,086
19902,109
19892,035
19881,977
19871,908
19861,856
19851,790
19841,744
19831,652
19821,635
19811,653
19801,682
19791,667
19781,592

Compared with North Carolina and United States

Place2023
Davidson County2,431
North Carolina175,992
United States5,593,727

Davidson 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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  • 2,700 and over
Employer firms, 2023, count. Davidson 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, Davidson 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, Davidson 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/davidson-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, Davidson 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/davidson-county-north-carolina.

Harvard

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

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What is the employer firms in Davidson County?

Employer firms in Davidson County was 2,431 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.2% from 2022. That is the 19th highest of 100 counties in 2023.

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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 Davidson County?

2,545 in 2006, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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