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Employer firms in Hampshire County

Employer firms in Hampshire County was 249 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 2.4% from 2022. That is the 30th highest of 55 counties in 2023.

2023, count249
Change on 2022-2.4%
Rank30th of 55Counties in West Virginia ranked
Series high3252007
Series low1951978

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Employer firms in Hampshire County, 1978 to 2023

15020025030035019781985199219992006201320231978: 195 count1979: 203 count1980: 202 count1981: 204 count1982: 204 count1983: 210 count1984: 225 count1985: 229 count1986: 233 count1987: 239 count1988: 246 count1989: 256 count1990: 249 count1991: 255 count1992: 264 count1993: 267 count1994: 279 count1995: 289 count1996: 293 count1997: 306 count1998: 309 count1999: 312 count2000: 311 count2001: 315 count2002: 314 count2003: 321 count2004: 312 count2005: 321 count2006: 320 count2007: 325 count2008: 315 count2009: 303 count2010: 292 count2011: 273 count2012: 285 count2013: 278 count2014: 268 count2015: 272 count2016: 266 count2017: 261 count2018: 269 count2019: 265 count2020: 263 count2021: 253 count2022: 255 count2023: 249 count15020025030035019781994201020231978: 195 count1979: 203 count1980: 202 count1981: 204 count1982: 204 count1983: 210 count1984: 225 count1985: 229 count1986: 233 count1987: 239 count1988: 246 count1989: 256 count1990: 249 count1991: 255 count1992: 264 count1993: 267 count1994: 279 count1995: 289 count1996: 293 count1997: 306 count1998: 309 count1999: 312 count2000: 311 count2001: 315 count2002: 314 count2003: 321 count2004: 312 count2005: 321 count2006: 320 count2007: 325 count2008: 315 count2009: 303 count2010: 292 count2011: 273 count2012: 285 count2013: 278 count2014: 268 count2015: 272 count2016: 266 count2017: 261 count2018: 269 count2019: 265 count2020: 263 count2021: 253 count2022: 255 count2023: 249 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
2023249
2022255
2021253
2020263
2019265
2018269
2017261
2016266
2015272
2014268
2013278
2012285
2011273
2010292
2009303
2008315
2007325
2006320
2005321
2004312
2003321
2002314
2001315
2000311
1999312
1998309
1997306
1996293
1995289
1994279
1993267
1992264
1991255
1990249
1989256
1988246
1987239
1986233
1985229
1984225
1983210
1982204
1981204
1980202
1979203
1978195

Compared with West Virginia and United States

Place2023
Hampshire County249
West Virginia23,492
United States5,593,727

Hampshire 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. Hampshire 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, Hampshire 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, Hampshire 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/hampshire-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, Hampshire 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/hampshire-county-west-virginia.

Harvard

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

Employer firms in Hampshire County was 249 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 2.4% from 2022. That is the 30th 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 Hampshire County?

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

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