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Employer firms in Fairfax County

Employer firms in Fairfax County was 23,706 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.3% from 2022. That is the 1st highest of 133 counties in 2023.

2023, count23,706
Change on 2022+1.3%
Rank1st of 133Counties in Virginia ranked
Series high23,7062023
Series low7,3571978

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Employer firms in Fairfax County, 1978 to 2023

5,00010K15K20K25K19781985199219992006201320231978: 7,357 count1979: 7,857 count1980: 8,357 count1981: 8,795 count1982: 9,200 count1983: 9,745 count1984: 10,624 count1985: 11,300 count1986: 12,046 count1987: 12,658 count1988: 13,514 count1989: 14,126 count1990: 14,647 count1991: 14,417 count1992: 14,663 count1993: 15,219 count1994: 15,825 count1995: 16,382 count1996: 16,734 count1997: 17,226 count1998: 17,721 count1999: 17,995 count2000: 18,350 count2001: 18,512 count2002: 18,692 count2003: 18,953 count2004: 19,480 count2005: 20,059 count2006: 20,778 count2007: 21,124 count2008: 21,065 count2009: 20,880 count2010: 20,849 count2011: 20,996 count2012: 21,181 count2013: 21,467 count2014: 21,690 count2015: 22,026 count2016: 22,435 count2017: 22,495 count2018: 22,671 count2019: 22,880 count2020: 22,871 count2021: 23,145 count2022: 23,407 count2023: 23,706 count5,00010K15K20K25K19781994201020231978: 7,357 count1979: 7,857 count1980: 8,357 count1981: 8,795 count1982: 9,200 count1983: 9,745 count1984: 10,624 count1985: 11,300 count1986: 12,046 count1987: 12,658 count1988: 13,514 count1989: 14,126 count1990: 14,647 count1991: 14,417 count1992: 14,663 count1993: 15,219 count1994: 15,825 count1995: 16,382 count1996: 16,734 count1997: 17,226 count1998: 17,721 count1999: 17,995 count2000: 18,350 count2001: 18,512 count2002: 18,692 count2003: 18,953 count2004: 19,480 count2005: 20,059 count2006: 20,778 count2007: 21,124 count2008: 21,065 count2009: 20,880 count2010: 20,849 count2011: 20,996 count2012: 21,181 count2013: 21,467 count2014: 21,690 count2015: 22,026 count2016: 22,435 count2017: 22,495 count2018: 22,671 count2019: 22,880 count2020: 22,871 count2021: 23,145 count2022: 23,407 count2023: 23,706 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
202323,706
202223,407
202123,145
202022,871
201922,880
201822,671
201722,495
201622,435
201522,026
201421,690
201321,467
201221,181
201120,996
201020,849
200920,880
200821,065
200721,124
200620,778
200520,059
200419,480
200318,953
200218,692
200118,512
200018,350
199917,995
199817,721
199717,226
199616,734
199516,382
199415,825
199315,219
199214,663
199114,417
199014,647
198914,126
198813,514
198712,658
198612,046
198511,300
198410,624
19839,745
19829,200
19818,795
19808,357
19797,857
19787,357

Compared with Virginia and United States

Place2023
Fairfax County23,706
Virginia144,508
United States5,593,727

Fairfax County compared with nearby places

Accomack County: 552 countAlbemarle County: 2,358 countAlleghany County: 219 countAmelia County: 238 countAmherst County: 486 countAppomattox County: 289 countArlington County: 4,636 countAugusta County: 1,197 countBath County: 108 countBedford County: 1,511 countBland County: 63 countBotetourt County: 637 countBrunswick County: 222 countBuchanan County: 294 countBuckingham County: 204 countCampbell County: 1,007 countCaroline County: 348 countCarroll County: 371 countCharles City County: 133 countCharlotte County: 179 countChesterfield County: 6,287 countClarke County: 338 countCraig County: 58 countCulpeper County: 962 countCumberland County: 127 countDickenson County: 160 countDinwiddie County: 323 countEssex County: 271 countFairfax County: 23,706 countFauquier County: 1,748 countFloyd County: 303 countFluvanna County: 350 countFranklin County: 1,046 countFrederick County: 1,414 countGiles County: 252 countGloucester County: 740 countGoochland County: 661 countGrayson County: 145 countGreene County: 342 countGreensville County: 68 countHalifax County: 560 countHanover County: 2,894 countHenrico County: 7,201 countHenry County: 663 countHighland County: 66 countIsle of Wight County: 631 countJames City County: 1,480 countKing and Queen County: 105 countKing George County: 372 countKing William County: 314 countLancaster County: 393 countLee County: 199 countLoudoun County: 9,670 countLouisa County: 563 countLunenburg County: 144 countMadison County: 249 countMathews County: 165 countMecklenburg County: 643 countMiddlesex County: 260 countMontgomery County: 1,619 countNelson County: 312 countNew Kent County: 395 countNorthampton County: 266 countNorthumberland County: 255 countNottoway County: 254 countOrange County: 618 countPage County: 361 countPatrick County: 226 countPittsylvania County: 751 countPowhatan County: 681 countPrince Edward County: 446 countPrince George County: 382 countPrince William County: 7,187 countPulaski County: 551 countRappahannock County: 172 countRichmond County: 168 countRoanoke County: 1,746 countRockbridge County: 396 countRockingham County: 1,368 countRussell County: 342 countScott County: 207 countShenandoah County: 764 countSmyth County: 418 countSouthampton County: 173 countSpotsylvania County: 2,278 countStafford County: 2,103 countSurry County: 73 countSussex County: 142 countTazewell County: 715 countWarren County: 751 countWashington County: 967 countWestmoreland County: 288 countWise County: 447 countWythe County: 580 countYork County: 1,178 countAlexandria city: 3,694 countBristol city: 516 countBuena Vista city: 100 countCharlottesville city: 1,782 countChesapeake city: 4,495 countColonial Heights city: 515 countCovington city: 176 countDanville city: 970 countEmporia city: 202 countFairfax city: 1,521 countFalls Church city: 785 countFranklin city: 227 countFredericksburg city: 1,203 countGalax city: 280 countHampton city: 1,880 countHarrisonburg city: 1,430 countHopewell city: 358 countLexington city: 229 countLynchburg city: 1,795 countManassas city: 1,304 countManassas Park city: 280 countMartinsville city: 420 countNewport News city: 2,891 countNorfolk city: 3,958 countNorton city: 173 countPetersburg city: 595 countPoquoson city: 183 countPortsmouth city: 1,328 countRadford city: 221 countRichmond city: 5,181 countRoanoke city: 2,431 countSalem city: 810 countStaunton city: 685 countSuffolk city: 1,418 countVirginia Beach city: 8,864 countWaynesboro city: 558 countWilliamsburg city: 489 countWinchester city: 1,176 count
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Employer firms, 2023, count. Fairfax 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, Fairfax 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, Fairfax 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/fairfax-county-virginia. 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, Fairfax 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/fairfax-county-virginia.

Harvard

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

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What is the employer firms in Fairfax County?

Employer firms in Fairfax County was 23,706 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.3% from 2022. That is the 1st highest of 133 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 Fairfax County?

23,706 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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