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Employer firms in Haywood County

Employer firms in Haywood County was 1,239 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.1% from 2022. That is the 40th highest of 100 counties in 2023.

2023, count1,239
Change on 2022+2.1%
Rank40th of 100Counties in North Carolina ranked
Series high1,3122007
Series low7871978

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Employer firms in Haywood County, 1978 to 2023

6008001,0001,2001,40019781985199219992006201320231978: 787 count1979: 796 count1980: 807 count1981: 802 count1982: 808 count1983: 840 count1984: 881 count1985: 906 count1986: 919 count1987: 932 count1988: 967 count1989: 978 count1990: 968 count1991: 950 count1992: 978 count1993: 998 count1994: 1,015 count1995: 1,050 count1996: 1,068 count1997: 1,100 count1998: 1,127 count1999: 1,144 count2000: 1,180 count2001: 1,169 count2002: 1,181 count2003: 1,207 count2004: 1,210 count2005: 1,218 count2006: 1,268 count2007: 1,312 count2008: 1,283 count2009: 1,186 count2010: 1,143 count2011: 1,119 count2012: 1,107 count2013: 1,144 count2014: 1,101 count2015: 1,111 count2016: 1,113 count2017: 1,126 count2018: 1,137 count2019: 1,143 count2020: 1,163 count2021: 1,185 count2022: 1,213 count2023: 1,239 count6008001,0001,2001,40019781994201020231978: 787 count1979: 796 count1980: 807 count1981: 802 count1982: 808 count1983: 840 count1984: 881 count1985: 906 count1986: 919 count1987: 932 count1988: 967 count1989: 978 count1990: 968 count1991: 950 count1992: 978 count1993: 998 count1994: 1,015 count1995: 1,050 count1996: 1,068 count1997: 1,100 count1998: 1,127 count1999: 1,144 count2000: 1,180 count2001: 1,169 count2002: 1,181 count2003: 1,207 count2004: 1,210 count2005: 1,218 count2006: 1,268 count2007: 1,312 count2008: 1,283 count2009: 1,186 count2010: 1,143 count2011: 1,119 count2012: 1,107 count2013: 1,144 count2014: 1,101 count2015: 1,111 count2016: 1,113 count2017: 1,126 count2018: 1,137 count2019: 1,143 count2020: 1,163 count2021: 1,185 count2022: 1,213 count2023: 1,239 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
20231,239
20221,213
20211,185
20201,163
20191,143
20181,137
20171,126
20161,113
20151,111
20141,101
20131,144
20121,107
20111,119
20101,143
20091,186
20081,283
20071,312
20061,268
20051,218
20041,210
20031,207
20021,181
20011,169
20001,180
19991,144
19981,127
19971,100
19961,068
19951,050
19941,015
1993998
1992978
1991950
1990968
1989978
1988967
1987932
1986919
1985906
1984881
1983840
1982808
1981802
1980807
1979796
1978787

Compared with North Carolina and United States

Place2023
Haywood County1,239
North Carolina175,992
United States5,593,727

Haywood 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. Haywood 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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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties (Employer firms, Haywood 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, Haywood 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/haywood-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, Haywood 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/haywood-county-north-carolina.

Harvard

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

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What is the employer firms in Haywood County?

Employer firms in Haywood County was 1,239 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.1% from 2022. That is the 40th 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 Haywood County?

1,312 in 2007, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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