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Employer firms in Lenoir County

Employer firms in Lenoir County was 1,001 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.8% from 2022. That is the 48th highest of 100 counties in 2023.

2023, count1,001
Change on 2022+1.8%
Rank48th of 100Counties in North Carolina ranked
Series high1,2241999
Series low9752020

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Employer firms in Lenoir County, 1978 to 2023

9501,0001,0501,1001,1501,2001,25019781985199219992006201320231978: 1,147 count1979: 1,146 count1980: 1,118 count1981: 1,126 count1982: 1,081 count1983: 1,086 count1984: 1,124 count1985: 1,130 count1986: 1,139 count1987: 1,156 count1988: 1,170 count1989: 1,175 count1990: 1,209 count1991: 1,181 count1992: 1,174 count1993: 1,187 count1994: 1,180 count1995: 1,192 count1996: 1,185 count1997: 1,215 count1998: 1,217 count1999: 1,224 count2000: 1,211 count2001: 1,204 count2002: 1,186 count2003: 1,175 count2004: 1,189 count2005: 1,176 count2006: 1,171 count2007: 1,135 count2008: 1,123 count2009: 1,094 count2010: 1,090 count2011: 1,064 count2012: 1,078 count2013: 1,053 count2014: 1,027 count2015: 1,011 count2016: 1,000 count2017: 997 count2018: 987 count2019: 978 count2020: 975 count2021: 981 count2022: 983 count2023: 1,001 count9001,0001,1001,2001,30019781994201020231978: 1,147 count1979: 1,146 count1980: 1,118 count1981: 1,126 count1982: 1,081 count1983: 1,086 count1984: 1,124 count1985: 1,130 count1986: 1,139 count1987: 1,156 count1988: 1,170 count1989: 1,175 count1990: 1,209 count1991: 1,181 count1992: 1,174 count1993: 1,187 count1994: 1,180 count1995: 1,192 count1996: 1,185 count1997: 1,215 count1998: 1,217 count1999: 1,224 count2000: 1,211 count2001: 1,204 count2002: 1,186 count2003: 1,175 count2004: 1,189 count2005: 1,176 count2006: 1,171 count2007: 1,135 count2008: 1,123 count2009: 1,094 count2010: 1,090 count2011: 1,064 count2012: 1,078 count2013: 1,053 count2014: 1,027 count2015: 1,011 count2016: 1,000 count2017: 997 count2018: 987 count2019: 978 count2020: 975 count2021: 981 count2022: 983 count2023: 1,001 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
20231,001
2022983
2021981
2020975
2019978
2018987
2017997
20161,000
20151,011
20141,027
20131,053
20121,078
20111,064
20101,090
20091,094
20081,123
20071,135
20061,171
20051,176
20041,189
20031,175
20021,186
20011,204
20001,211
19991,224
19981,217
19971,215
19961,185
19951,192
19941,180
19931,187
19921,174
19911,181
19901,209
19891,175
19881,170
19871,156
19861,139
19851,130
19841,124
19831,086
19821,081
19811,126
19801,118
19791,146
19781,147

Compared with North Carolina and United States

Place2023
Lenoir County1,001
North Carolina175,992
United States5,593,727

Lenoir 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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  • 2,700 and over
Employer firms, 2023, count. Lenoir 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, Lenoir 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, Lenoir 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/lenoir-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, Lenoir 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/lenoir-county-north-carolina.

Harvard

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

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What is the employer firms in Lenoir County?

Employer firms in Lenoir County was 1,001 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.8% from 2022. That is the 48th 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 Lenoir County?

1,224 in 1999, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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