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Employer firms in Greenbrier County

Employer firms in Greenbrier County was 690 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.3% from 2022. That is the 13th highest of 55 counties in 2023.

2023, count690
Change on 2022+0.3%
Rank13th of 55Counties in West Virginia ranked
Series high8872007
Series low6201983

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Employer firms in Greenbrier County, 1978 to 2023

60070080090019781985199219992006201320231978: 681 count1979: 722 count1980: 706 count1981: 670 count1982: 647 count1983: 620 count1984: 666 count1985: 641 count1986: 658 count1987: 687 count1988: 716 count1989: 718 count1990: 742 count1991: 767 count1992: 774 count1993: 801 count1994: 827 count1995: 831 count1996: 860 count1997: 858 count1998: 851 count1999: 852 count2000: 856 count2001: 838 count2002: 833 count2003: 833 count2004: 838 count2005: 852 count2006: 862 count2007: 887 count2008: 854 count2009: 827 count2010: 795 count2011: 777 count2012: 768 count2013: 775 count2014: 746 count2015: 721 count2016: 728 count2017: 722 count2018: 718 count2019: 709 count2020: 705 count2021: 684 count2022: 688 count2023: 690 count60070080090019781994201020231978: 681 count1979: 722 count1980: 706 count1981: 670 count1982: 647 count1983: 620 count1984: 666 count1985: 641 count1986: 658 count1987: 687 count1988: 716 count1989: 718 count1990: 742 count1991: 767 count1992: 774 count1993: 801 count1994: 827 count1995: 831 count1996: 860 count1997: 858 count1998: 851 count1999: 852 count2000: 856 count2001: 838 count2002: 833 count2003: 833 count2004: 838 count2005: 852 count2006: 862 count2007: 887 count2008: 854 count2009: 827 count2010: 795 count2011: 777 count2012: 768 count2013: 775 count2014: 746 count2015: 721 count2016: 728 count2017: 722 count2018: 718 count2019: 709 count2020: 705 count2021: 684 count2022: 688 count2023: 690 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
2023690
2022688
2021684
2020705
2019709
2018718
2017722
2016728
2015721
2014746
2013775
2012768
2011777
2010795
2009827
2008854
2007887
2006862
2005852
2004838
2003833
2002833
2001838
2000856
1999852
1998851
1997858
1996860
1995831
1994827
1993801
1992774
1991767
1990742
1989718
1988716
1987687
1986658
1985641
1984666
1983620
1982647
1981670
1980706
1979722
1978681

Compared with West Virginia and United States

Place2023
Greenbrier County690
West Virginia23,492
United States5,593,727

Greenbrier County compared with nearby places

Barbour County: 188 countBerkeley County: 1,432 countBoone County: 191 countBraxton County: 193 countBrooke County: 333 countCabell County: 1,624 countCalhoun County: 71 countClay County: 66 countDoddridge County: 64 countFayette County: 573 countGilmer County: 90 countGrant County: 220 countGreenbrier County: 690 countHampshire County: 249 countHancock County: 402 countHardy County: 242 countHarrison County: 1,383 countJackson County: 385 countJefferson County: 788 countKanawha County: 3,265 countLewis County: 302 countLincoln County: 134 countLogan County: 453 countMcDowell County: 172 countMarion County: 896 countMarshall County: 360 countMason County: 262 countMercer County: 892 countMineral County: 366 countMingo County: 279 countMonongalia County: 1,921 countMonroe County: 142 countMorgan County: 205 countNicholas County: 444 countOhio County: 1,029 countPendleton County: 119 countPleasants County: 101 countPocahontas County: 194 countPreston County: 410 countPutnam County: 967 countRaleigh County: 1,283 countRandolph County: 533 countRitchie County: 156 countRoane County: 180 countSummers County: 141 countTaylor County: 184 countTucker County: 142 countTyler County: 97 countUpshur County: 422 countWayne County: 479 countWebster County: 98 countWetzel County: 266 countWirt County: 49 countWood County: 1,470 countWyoming County: 227 count
  • Under 130
  • 130 to 190
  • 190 to 270
  • 270 to 420
  • 420 to 900
  • 900 and over
Employer firms, 2023, count. Greenbrier 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, Greenbrier 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, Greenbrier 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/greenbrier-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, Greenbrier 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/greenbrier-county-west-virginia.

Harvard

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

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

Employer firms in Greenbrier County was 690 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.3% from 2022. That is the 13th 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 Greenbrier County?

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

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