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Employer firms in Lee County

Employer firms in Lee County was 1,214 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.6% from 2022. That is the 41st highest of 100 counties in 2023.

2023, count1,214
Change on 2022+0.6%
Rank41st of 100Counties in North Carolina ranked
Series high1,2142023
Series low8581978

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Employer firms in Lee County, 1978 to 2023

8009001,0001,1001,2001,30019781985199219992006201320231978: 858 count1979: 903 count1980: 940 count1981: 906 count1982: 883 count1983: 917 count1984: 959 count1985: 986 count1986: 1,022 count1987: 1,046 count1988: 1,055 count1989: 1,070 count1990: 1,099 count1991: 1,082 count1992: 1,096 count1993: 1,095 count1994: 1,116 count1995: 1,143 count1996: 1,148 count1997: 1,159 count1998: 1,192 count1999: 1,195 count2000: 1,175 count2001: 1,178 count2002: 1,189 count2003: 1,173 count2004: 1,172 count2005: 1,196 count2006: 1,213 count2007: 1,207 count2008: 1,182 count2009: 1,150 count2010: 1,125 count2011: 1,102 count2012: 1,085 count2013: 1,102 count2014: 1,101 count2015: 1,119 count2016: 1,117 count2017: 1,113 count2018: 1,135 count2019: 1,138 count2020: 1,136 count2021: 1,171 count2022: 1,207 count2023: 1,214 count8009001,0001,1001,2001,30019781994201020231978: 858 count1979: 903 count1980: 940 count1981: 906 count1982: 883 count1983: 917 count1984: 959 count1985: 986 count1986: 1,022 count1987: 1,046 count1988: 1,055 count1989: 1,070 count1990: 1,099 count1991: 1,082 count1992: 1,096 count1993: 1,095 count1994: 1,116 count1995: 1,143 count1996: 1,148 count1997: 1,159 count1998: 1,192 count1999: 1,195 count2000: 1,175 count2001: 1,178 count2002: 1,189 count2003: 1,173 count2004: 1,172 count2005: 1,196 count2006: 1,213 count2007: 1,207 count2008: 1,182 count2009: 1,150 count2010: 1,125 count2011: 1,102 count2012: 1,085 count2013: 1,102 count2014: 1,101 count2015: 1,119 count2016: 1,117 count2017: 1,113 count2018: 1,135 count2019: 1,138 count2020: 1,136 count2021: 1,171 count2022: 1,207 count2023: 1,214 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
20231,214
20221,207
20211,171
20201,136
20191,138
20181,135
20171,113
20161,117
20151,119
20141,101
20131,102
20121,085
20111,102
20101,125
20091,150
20081,182
20071,207
20061,213
20051,196
20041,172
20031,173
20021,189
20011,178
20001,175
19991,195
19981,192
19971,159
19961,148
19951,143
19941,116
19931,095
19921,096
19911,082
19901,099
19891,070
19881,055
19871,046
19861,022
1985986
1984959
1983917
1982883
1981906
1980940
1979903
1978858

Compared with North Carolina and United States

Place2023
Lee County1,214
North Carolina175,992
United States5,593,727

Lee 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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  • 900 to 1,500
  • 1,500 to 2,700
  • 2,700 and over
Employer firms, 2023, count. Lee 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, Lee 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, Lee 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/lee-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, Lee 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/lee-county-north-carolina.

Harvard

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

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What is the employer firms in Lee County?

Employer firms in Lee County was 1,214 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.6% from 2022. That is the 41st 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 Lee County?

1,214 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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