Employer firms in Forsyth County

Employer firms in Forsyth County was 6,886 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.2% from 2022. That is the 5th highest of 100 counties in 2023.

2023, count6,886

Change on 2022+2.2%

Rank5th of 100Counties in North Carolina ranked

Series high6,8862023

Series low4,2121978

Next release: Sunday, 26 September 2027, estimated by Invokely from past publication dates (low confidence), not announced by the publisher. Release calendar

Employer firms in Forsyth County, 1978 to 2023

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

Period	count
2023	6,886
2022	6,740
2021	6,626
2020	6,613
2019	6,511
2018	6,492
2017	6,409
2016	6,371
2015	6,254
2014	6,210
2013	6,242
2012	6,227
2011	6,218
2010	6,250
2009	6,339
2008	6,643
2007	6,706
2006	6,676
2005	6,551
2004	6,435
2003	6,368
2002	6,340
2001	6,261
2000	6,343
1999	6,309
1998	6,255
1997	6,196
1996	6,078
1995	6,035
1994	5,856
1993	5,760
1992	5,677
1991	5,684
1990	5,719
1989	5,558
1988	5,380
1987	5,211
1986	5,136
1985	4,926
1984	4,765
1983	4,544
1982	4,379
1981	4,392
1980	4,382
1979	4,350
1978	4,212

Compared with North Carolina and United States

Place	2023
Forsyth County	6,886
North Carolina	175,992
United States	5,593,727

Forsyth County compared with nearby places

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Employer firms, 2023, count. Forsyth County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Rankings

US states by employer firms 51 places
Counties in North Carolina by employer firms 100 places

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, Forsyth 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, Forsyth 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/forsyth-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, Forsyth 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/forsyth-county-north-carolina.

Harvard

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

BibTeX

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Forsyth 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/forsyth-county-north-carolina. 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 Forsyth County?

Employer firms in Forsyth County was 6,886 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.2% from 2022. That is the 5th 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 Forsyth County?

6,886 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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