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Employer firms in Frederick County

Employer firms in Frederick County was 1,414 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.2% from 2022. That is the 29th highest of 133 counties in 2023.

2023, count1,414
Change on 2022+2.2%
Rank29th of 133Counties in Virginia ranked
Series high1,4142023
Series low3551978

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Employer firms in Frederick County, 1978 to 2023

2505007501,0001,2501,50019781985199219992006201320231978: 355 count1979: 378 count1980: 378 count1981: 381 count1982: 383 count1983: 410 count1984: 466 count1985: 496 count1986: 532 count1987: 592 count1988: 649 count1989: 721 count1990: 766 count1991: 772 count1992: 803 count1993: 830 count1994: 886 count1995: 908 count1996: 933 count1997: 978 count1998: 994 count1999: 1,008 count2000: 1,031 count2001: 1,056 count2002: 1,088 count2003: 1,095 count2004: 1,144 count2005: 1,188 count2006: 1,211 count2007: 1,234 count2008: 1,250 count2009: 1,204 count2010: 1,170 count2011: 1,196 count2012: 1,207 count2013: 1,197 count2014: 1,215 count2015: 1,246 count2016: 1,234 count2017: 1,257 count2018: 1,273 count2019: 1,283 count2020: 1,309 count2021: 1,320 count2022: 1,384 count2023: 1,414 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
20231,414
20221,384
20211,320
20201,309
20191,283
20181,273
20171,257
20161,234
20151,246
20141,215
20131,197
20121,207
20111,196
20101,170
20091,204
20081,250
20071,234
20061,211
20051,188
20041,144
20031,095
20021,088
20011,056
20001,031
19991,008
1998994
1997978
1996933
1995908
1994886
1993830
1992803
1991772
1990766
1989721
1988649
1987592
1986532
1985496
1984466
1983410
1982383
1981381
1980378
1979378
1978355

Compared with Virginia and United States

Place2023
Frederick County1,414
Virginia144,508
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, Frederick 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, Frederick 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/frederick-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, Frederick 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/frederick-county-virginia.

Harvard

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

Employer firms in Frederick County was 1,414 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.2% from 2022. That is the 29th 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 Frederick County?

1,414 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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