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Employer firms in Lincoln County

Employer firms in Lincoln County was 1,686 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.5% from 2022. That is the 29th highest of 100 counties in 2023.

2023, count1,686
Change on 2022+1.5%
Rank29th of 100Counties in North Carolina ranked
Series high1,6862023
Series low6481978

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Employer firms in Lincoln County, 1978 to 2023

5007501,0001,2501,5001,75019781985199219992006201320231978: 648 count1979: 694 count1980: 673 count1981: 696 count1982: 699 count1983: 689 count1984: 765 count1985: 797 count1986: 853 count1987: 898 count1988: 921 count1989: 965 count1990: 978 count1991: 985 count1992: 981 count1993: 989 count1994: 1,021 count1995: 1,053 count1996: 1,082 count1997: 1,115 count1998: 1,141 count1999: 1,190 count2000: 1,213 count2001: 1,236 count2002: 1,251 count2003: 1,262 count2004: 1,323 count2005: 1,335 count2006: 1,407 count2007: 1,445 count2008: 1,442 count2009: 1,365 count2010: 1,312 count2011: 1,287 count2012: 1,312 count2013: 1,294 count2014: 1,328 count2015: 1,352 count2016: 1,379 count2017: 1,436 count2018: 1,463 count2019: 1,509 count2020: 1,536 count2021: 1,594 count2022: 1,661 count2023: 1,686 count5001,0001,5002,00019781994201020231978: 648 count1979: 694 count1980: 673 count1981: 696 count1982: 699 count1983: 689 count1984: 765 count1985: 797 count1986: 853 count1987: 898 count1988: 921 count1989: 965 count1990: 978 count1991: 985 count1992: 981 count1993: 989 count1994: 1,021 count1995: 1,053 count1996: 1,082 count1997: 1,115 count1998: 1,141 count1999: 1,190 count2000: 1,213 count2001: 1,236 count2002: 1,251 count2003: 1,262 count2004: 1,323 count2005: 1,335 count2006: 1,407 count2007: 1,445 count2008: 1,442 count2009: 1,365 count2010: 1,312 count2011: 1,287 count2012: 1,312 count2013: 1,294 count2014: 1,328 count2015: 1,352 count2016: 1,379 count2017: 1,436 count2018: 1,463 count2019: 1,509 count2020: 1,536 count2021: 1,594 count2022: 1,661 count2023: 1,686 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
20231,686
20221,661
20211,594
20201,536
20191,509
20181,463
20171,436
20161,379
20151,352
20141,328
20131,294
20121,312
20111,287
20101,312
20091,365
20081,442
20071,445
20061,407
20051,335
20041,323
20031,262
20021,251
20011,236
20001,213
19991,190
19981,141
19971,115
19961,082
19951,053
19941,021
1993989
1992981
1991985
1990978
1989965
1988921
1987898
1986853
1985797
1984765
1983689
1982699
1981696
1980673
1979694
1978648

Compared with North Carolina and United States

Place2023
Lincoln County1,686
North Carolina175,992
United States5,593,727

Lincoln 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. Lincoln 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, Lincoln 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, Lincoln 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/lincoln-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, Lincoln 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/lincoln-county-north-carolina.

Harvard

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

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What is the employer firms in Lincoln County?

Employer firms in Lincoln County was 1,686 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.5% from 2022. That is the 29th 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 Lincoln County?

1,686 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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