Employer firms in Hanover County

Employer firms in Hanover County was 2,894 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.2% from 2022. That is the 12th highest of 133 counties in 2023.

2023, count2,894

Change on 2022+0.2%

Rank12th of 133Counties in Virginia ranked

Series high2,8942023

Series low9261978

Next release: Sunday, 26 September 2027, estimated by Invokely from past publication dates (low confidence), not announced by the publisher. Release calendar

Employer firms in Hanover County, 1978 to 2023

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

Period	count
2023	2,894
2022	2,889
2021	2,828
2020	2,842
2019	2,820
2018	2,749
2017	2,756
2016	2,716
2015	2,697
2014	2,672
2013	2,674
2012	2,673
2011	2,647
2010	2,660
2009	2,694
2008	2,770
2007	2,807
2006	2,762
2005	2,648
2004	2,593
2003	2,503
2002	2,455
2001	2,411
2000	2,359
1999	2,342
1998	2,260
1997	2,252
1996	2,175
1995	2,111
1994	2,033
1993	1,925
1992	1,850
1991	1,818
1990	1,797
1989	1,687
1988	1,628
1987	1,506
1986	1,415
1985	1,307
1984	1,239
1983	1,122
1982	1,076
1981	1,067
1980	1,012
1979	1,013
1978	926

Compared with Virginia and United States

Place	2023
Hanover County	2,894
Virginia	144,508
United States	5,593,727

Hanover County compared with nearby places

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200 to 300
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500 to 800
800 to 1,600
1,600 and over

Employer firms, 2023, count. Hanover County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Rankings

US states by employer firms 51 places
Counties in Virginia by employer firms 133 places

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, Hanover 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, Hanover 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/hanover-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, Hanover 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/hanover-county-virginia.

Harvard

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

Employer firms in Hanover County was 2,894 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.2% from 2022. That is the 12th 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 Hanover County?

2,894 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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