Employer firms in Graham County

Employer firms in Graham County was 140 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is unchanged from 2022. That is the 95th highest of 100 counties in 2023.

2023, count140
Change on 20220%
Series high1762007
Series low721978

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Employer firms in Graham County, 1978 to 2023

507510012515017520019781985199219992006201320231978: 72 count1979: 83 count1980: 81 count1981: 79 count1982: 84 count1983: 96 count1984: 97 count1985: 103 count1986: 107 count1987: 105 count1988: 117 count1989: 119 count1990: 116 count1991: 117 count1992: 125 count1993: 115 count1994: 119 count1995: 121 count1996: 128 count1997: 125 count1998: 142 count1999: 143 count2000: 136 count2001: 144 count2002: 139 count2003: 134 count2004: 153 count2005: 167 count2006: 171 count2007: 176 count2008: 169 count2009: 156 count2010: 150 count2011: 134 count2012: 141 count2013: 132 count2014: 141 count2015: 140 count2016: 138 count2017: 148 count2018: 149 count2019: 147 count2020: 144 count2021: 145 count2022: 140 count2023: 140 count5010015020019781994201020231978: 72 count1979: 83 count1980: 81 count1981: 79 count1982: 84 count1983: 96 count1984: 97 count1985: 103 count1986: 107 count1987: 105 count1988: 117 count1989: 119 count1990: 116 count1991: 117 count1992: 125 count1993: 115 count1994: 119 count1995: 121 count1996: 128 count1997: 125 count1998: 142 count1999: 143 count2000: 136 count2001: 144 count2002: 139 count2003: 134 count2004: 153 count2005: 167 count2006: 171 count2007: 176 count2008: 169 count2009: 156 count2010: 150 count2011: 134 count2012: 141 count2013: 132 count2014: 141 count2015: 140 count2016: 138 count2017: 148 count2018: 149 count2019: 147 count2020: 144 count2021: 145 count2022: 140 count2023: 140 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
2023140
2022140
2021145
2020144
2019147
2018149
2017148
2016138
2015140
2014141
2013132
2012141
2011134
2010150
2009156
2008169
2007176
2006171
2005167
2004153
2003134
2002139
2001144
2000136
1999143
1998142
1997125
1996128
1995121
1994119
1993115
1992125
1991117
1990116
1989119
1988117
1987105
1986107
1985103
198497
198396
198284
198179
198081
197983
197872

Compared with North Carolina and United States

Place2023
Graham County140
North Carolina175,992
United States5,593,727

Graham 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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Employer firms, 2023, count. Graham 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, Graham 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, Graham 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/graham-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, Graham 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/graham-county-north-carolina.

Harvard

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

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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Graham County, 1978 to 2023}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-11},
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What is the employer firms in Graham County?

Employer firms in Graham County was 140 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is unchanged from 2022. That is the 95th 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 Graham County?

176 in 2007, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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