Employer firms in Iredell County

Employer firms in Iredell County was 4,279 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.6% from 2022. That is the 10th highest of 100 counties in 2023.

2023, count4,279

Change on 2022+1.6%

Rank10th of 100Counties in North Carolina ranked

Series high4,2792023

Series low1,4541978

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 Iredell 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	4,279
2022	4,213
2021	4,116
2020	4,008
2019	3,907
2018	3,813
2017	3,741
2016	3,684
2015	3,629
2014	3,528
2013	3,462
2012	3,396
2011	3,434
2010	3,450
2009	3,482
2008	3,627
2007	3,568
2006	3,405
2005	3,246
2004	3,115
2003	3,020
2002	2,957
2001	2,890
2000	2,846
1999	2,781
1998	2,658
1997	2,555
1996	2,438
1995	2,356
1994	2,262
1993	2,213
1992	2,142
1991	2,117
1990	2,085
1989	2,048
1988	1,995
1987	1,886
1986	1,823
1985	1,764
1984	1,705
1983	1,592
1982	1,541
1981	1,541
1980	1,526
1979	1,517
1978	1,454

Compared with North Carolina and United States

Place	2023
Iredell County	4,279
North Carolina	175,992
United States	5,593,727

Iredell County compared with nearby places

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Employer firms, 2023, count. Iredell 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 North Carolina by employer firms 100 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, Iredell 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, Iredell 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/iredell-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, Iredell 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/iredell-county-north-carolina.

Harvard

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

BibTeX

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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Iredell 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/iredell-county-north-carolina. 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 Iredell County?

Employer firms in Iredell County was 4,279 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.6% from 2022. That is the 10th highest of 100 counties in 2023.

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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 Iredell County?

4,279 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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