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Employer firms in Franklin County

Employer firms in Franklin County was 1,009 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 3.7% from 2022. That is the 47th highest of 100 counties in 2023.

2023, count1,009
Change on 2022+3.7%
Rank47th of 100Counties in North Carolina ranked
Series high1,0092023
Series low3901978

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Employer firms in Franklin County, 1978 to 2023

2004006008001,0001,20019781985199219992006201320231978: 390 count1979: 407 count1980: 405 count1981: 402 count1982: 397 count1983: 401 count1984: 455 count1985: 464 count1986: 484 count1987: 489 count1988: 504 count1989: 492 count1990: 526 count1991: 531 count1992: 536 count1993: 555 count1994: 568 count1995: 596 count1996: 616 count1997: 666 count1998: 679 count1999: 680 count2000: 700 count2001: 716 count2002: 757 count2003: 744 count2004: 760 count2005: 798 count2006: 823 count2007: 849 count2008: 876 count2009: 813 count2010: 807 count2011: 810 count2012: 794 count2013: 802 count2014: 813 count2015: 807 count2016: 852 count2017: 883 count2018: 891 count2019: 918 count2020: 923 count2021: 952 count2022: 973 count2023: 1,009 count2004006008001,0001,20019781994201020231978: 390 count1979: 407 count1980: 405 count1981: 402 count1982: 397 count1983: 401 count1984: 455 count1985: 464 count1986: 484 count1987: 489 count1988: 504 count1989: 492 count1990: 526 count1991: 531 count1992: 536 count1993: 555 count1994: 568 count1995: 596 count1996: 616 count1997: 666 count1998: 679 count1999: 680 count2000: 700 count2001: 716 count2002: 757 count2003: 744 count2004: 760 count2005: 798 count2006: 823 count2007: 849 count2008: 876 count2009: 813 count2010: 807 count2011: 810 count2012: 794 count2013: 802 count2014: 813 count2015: 807 count2016: 852 count2017: 883 count2018: 891 count2019: 918 count2020: 923 count2021: 952 count2022: 973 count2023: 1,009 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
20231,009
2022973
2021952
2020923
2019918
2018891
2017883
2016852
2015807
2014813
2013802
2012794
2011810
2010807
2009813
2008876
2007849
2006823
2005798
2004760
2003744
2002757
2001716
2000700
1999680
1998679
1997666
1996616
1995596
1994568
1993555
1992536
1991531
1990526
1989492
1988504
1987489
1986484
1985464
1984455
1983401
1982397
1981402
1980405
1979407
1978390

Compared with North Carolina and United States

Place2023
Franklin County1,009
North Carolina175,992
United States5,593,727

Franklin 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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  • 900 to 1,500
  • 1,500 to 2,700
  • 2,700 and over
Employer firms, 2023, count. Franklin 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, Franklin 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, Franklin 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/franklin-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, Franklin 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/franklin-county-north-carolina.

Harvard

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

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What is the employer firms in Franklin County?

Employer firms in Franklin County was 1,009 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 3.7% from 2022. That is the 47th 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 Franklin County?

1,009 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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