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Employer firms in Hardy County

Employer firms in Hardy County was 242 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.5% from 2022. That is the 31st highest of 55 counties in 2023.

2023, count242
Change on 2022+2.5%
Rank31st of 55Counties in West Virginia ranked
Series high2472007
Series low1521982

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Employer firms in Hardy County, 1978 to 2023

14016018020022024026019781985199219992006201320231978: 160 count1979: 168 count1980: 165 count1981: 161 count1982: 152 count1983: 156 count1984: 164 count1985: 167 count1986: 169 count1987: 172 count1988: 171 count1989: 178 count1990: 185 count1991: 179 count1992: 188 count1993: 191 count1994: 201 count1995: 205 count1996: 207 count1997: 224 count1998: 228 count1999: 215 count2000: 223 count2001: 234 count2002: 231 count2003: 229 count2004: 232 count2005: 228 count2006: 233 count2007: 247 count2008: 244 count2009: 228 count2010: 224 count2011: 217 count2012: 215 count2013: 213 count2014: 216 count2015: 215 count2016: 224 count2017: 229 count2018: 223 count2019: 226 count2020: 224 count2021: 220 count2022: 236 count2023: 242 count15017520022525019781994201020231978: 160 count1979: 168 count1980: 165 count1981: 161 count1982: 152 count1983: 156 count1984: 164 count1985: 167 count1986: 169 count1987: 172 count1988: 171 count1989: 178 count1990: 185 count1991: 179 count1992: 188 count1993: 191 count1994: 201 count1995: 205 count1996: 207 count1997: 224 count1998: 228 count1999: 215 count2000: 223 count2001: 234 count2002: 231 count2003: 229 count2004: 232 count2005: 228 count2006: 233 count2007: 247 count2008: 244 count2009: 228 count2010: 224 count2011: 217 count2012: 215 count2013: 213 count2014: 216 count2015: 215 count2016: 224 count2017: 229 count2018: 223 count2019: 226 count2020: 224 count2021: 220 count2022: 236 count2023: 242 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
2023242
2022236
2021220
2020224
2019226
2018223
2017229
2016224
2015215
2014216
2013213
2012215
2011217
2010224
2009228
2008244
2007247
2006233
2005228
2004232
2003229
2002231
2001234
2000223
1999215
1998228
1997224
1996207
1995205
1994201
1993191
1992188
1991179
1990185
1989178
1988171
1987172
1986169
1985167
1984164
1983156
1982152
1981161
1980165
1979168
1978160

Compared with West Virginia and United States

Place2023
Hardy County242
West Virginia23,492
United States5,593,727

Hardy 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
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  • 190 to 270
  • 270 to 420
  • 420 to 900
  • 900 and over
Employer firms, 2023, count. Hardy 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, Hardy 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, Hardy 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/hardy-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, Hardy 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/hardy-county-west-virginia.

Harvard

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

Employer firms in Hardy County was 242 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.5% from 2022. That is the 31st 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 Hardy County?

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

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