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Employer firms in Durham County

Employer firms in Durham County was 6,287 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.1% from 2022. That is the 7th highest of 100 counties in 2023.

2023, count6,287
Change on 2022+2.1%
Rank7th of 100Counties in North Carolina ranked
Series high6,2872023
Series low2,4851978

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Employer firms in Durham County, 1978 to 2023

2,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 2,485 count1979: 2,567 count1980: 2,577 count1981: 2,609 count1982: 2,633 count1983: 2,742 count1984: 2,893 count1985: 2,989 count1986: 3,201 count1987: 3,278 count1988: 3,431 count1989: 3,515 count1990: 3,628 count1991: 3,641 count1992: 3,681 count1993: 3,747 count1994: 3,805 count1995: 3,978 count1996: 4,072 count1997: 4,189 count1998: 4,305 count1999: 4,346 count2000: 4,419 count2001: 4,455 count2002: 4,492 count2003: 4,537 count2004: 4,619 count2005: 4,726 count2006: 4,890 count2007: 4,944 count2008: 4,939 count2009: 4,953 count2010: 5,005 count2011: 5,022 count2012: 5,071 count2013: 5,110 count2014: 5,182 count2015: 5,300 count2016: 5,472 count2017: 5,549 count2018: 5,694 count2019: 5,745 count2020: 5,815 count2021: 5,915 count2022: 6,158 count2023: 6,287 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
20236,287
20226,158
20215,915
20205,815
20195,745
20185,694
20175,549
20165,472
20155,300
20145,182
20135,110
20125,071
20115,022
20105,005
20094,953
20084,939
20074,944
20064,890
20054,726
20044,619
20034,537
20024,492
20014,455
20004,419
19994,346
19984,305
19974,189
19964,072
19953,978
19943,805
19933,747
19923,681
19913,641
19903,628
19893,515
19883,431
19873,278
19863,201
19852,989
19842,893
19832,742
19822,633
19812,609
19802,577
19792,567
19782,485

Compared with North Carolina and United States

Place2023
Durham County6,287
North Carolina175,992
United States5,593,727

Rankings

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.

How to cite

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, Durham 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, Durham 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/durham-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, Durham 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/durham-county-north-carolina.

Harvard

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

Employer firms in Durham County was 6,287 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.1% from 2022. That is the 7th 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 Durham County?

6,287 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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