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Employer firms in Johnston County

Employer firms in Johnston County was 3,321 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 4.7% from 2022. That is the 14th highest of 100 counties in 2023.

2023, count3,321
Change on 2022+4.7%
Rank14th of 100Counties in North Carolina ranked
Series high3,3212023
Series low1,2451978

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Employer firms in Johnston County, 1978 to 2023

1,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,50019781985199219992006201320231978: 1,245 count1979: 1,285 count1980: 1,280 count1981: 1,291 count1982: 1,284 count1983: 1,283 count1984: 1,387 count1985: 1,451 count1986: 1,506 count1987: 1,547 count1988: 1,579 count1989: 1,635 count1990: 1,708 count1991: 1,707 count1992: 1,744 count1993: 1,788 count1994: 1,876 count1995: 1,978 count1996: 2,039 count1997: 2,168 count1998: 2,198 count1999: 2,243 count2000: 2,278 count2001: 2,308 count2002: 2,313 count2003: 2,354 count2004: 2,425 count2005: 2,510 count2006: 2,624 count2007: 2,696 count2008: 2,683 count2009: 2,514 count2010: 2,511 count2011: 2,449 count2012: 2,452 count2013: 2,468 count2014: 2,471 count2015: 2,510 count2016: 2,564 count2017: 2,696 count2018: 2,805 count2019: 2,877 count2020: 2,931 count2021: 3,051 count2022: 3,173 count2023: 3,321 count1,0002,0003,0004,00019781994201020231978: 1,245 count1979: 1,285 count1980: 1,280 count1981: 1,291 count1982: 1,284 count1983: 1,283 count1984: 1,387 count1985: 1,451 count1986: 1,506 count1987: 1,547 count1988: 1,579 count1989: 1,635 count1990: 1,708 count1991: 1,707 count1992: 1,744 count1993: 1,788 count1994: 1,876 count1995: 1,978 count1996: 2,039 count1997: 2,168 count1998: 2,198 count1999: 2,243 count2000: 2,278 count2001: 2,308 count2002: 2,313 count2003: 2,354 count2004: 2,425 count2005: 2,510 count2006: 2,624 count2007: 2,696 count2008: 2,683 count2009: 2,514 count2010: 2,511 count2011: 2,449 count2012: 2,452 count2013: 2,468 count2014: 2,471 count2015: 2,510 count2016: 2,564 count2017: 2,696 count2018: 2,805 count2019: 2,877 count2020: 2,931 count2021: 3,051 count2022: 3,173 count2023: 3,321 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
20233,321
20223,173
20213,051
20202,931
20192,877
20182,805
20172,696
20162,564
20152,510
20142,471
20132,468
20122,452
20112,449
20102,511
20092,514
20082,683
20072,696
20062,624
20052,510
20042,425
20032,354
20022,313
20012,308
20002,278
19992,243
19982,198
19972,168
19962,039
19951,978
19941,876
19931,788
19921,744
19911,707
19901,708
19891,635
19881,579
19871,547
19861,506
19851,451
19841,387
19831,283
19821,284
19811,291
19801,280
19791,285
19781,245

Compared with North Carolina and United States

Place2023
Johnston County3,321
North Carolina175,992
United States5,593,727

Johnston 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. Johnston 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, Johnston 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

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Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Johnston 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/johnston-county-north-carolina. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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

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

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What is the employer firms in Johnston County?

Employer firms in Johnston County was 3,321 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 4.7% from 2022. That is the 14th 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 Johnston County?

3,321 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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