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Employer firms in Fayette County

Employer firms in Fayette County was 573 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.6% from 2022. That is the 14th highest of 55 counties in 2023.

2023, count573
Change on 2022+1.6%
Rank14th of 55Counties in West Virginia ranked
Series high8031999
Series low5542021

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Employer firms in Fayette County, 1978 to 2023

55060065070075080085019781985199219992006201320231978: 739 count1979: 768 count1980: 749 count1981: 761 count1982: 752 count1983: 727 count1984: 750 count1985: 725 count1986: 749 count1987: 742 count1988: 733 count1989: 749 count1990: 753 count1991: 740 count1992: 755 count1993: 761 count1994: 770 count1995: 788 count1996: 782 count1997: 777 count1998: 794 count1999: 803 count2000: 796 count2001: 773 count2002: 752 count2003: 738 count2004: 757 count2005: 736 count2006: 740 count2007: 759 count2008: 730 count2009: 718 count2010: 684 count2011: 685 count2012: 674 count2013: 654 count2014: 629 count2015: 621 count2016: 613 count2017: 594 count2018: 583 count2019: 595 count2020: 574 count2021: 554 count2022: 564 count2023: 573 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
2023573
2022564
2021554
2020574
2019595
2018583
2017594
2016613
2015621
2014629
2013654
2012674
2011685
2010684
2009718
2008730
2007759
2006740
2005736
2004757
2003738
2002752
2001773
2000796
1999803
1998794
1997777
1996782
1995788
1994770
1993761
1992755
1991740
1990753
1989749
1988733
1987742
1986749
1985725
1984750
1983727
1982752
1981761
1980749
1979768
1978739

Compared with West Virginia and United States

Place2023
Fayette County573
West Virginia23,492
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, Fayette 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, Fayette 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/fayette-county-west-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, Fayette 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/fayette-county-west-virginia.

Harvard

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

BibTeX
@misc{census_employer_firms_fayette_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Fayette 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/fayette-county-west-virginia. 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 Fayette County?

Employer firms in Fayette County was 573 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.6% from 2022. That is the 14th highest of 55 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 Fayette County?

803 in 1999, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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