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Employer firms in Lincoln County

Employer firms in Lincoln County was 134 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 4.7% from 2022. That is the 46th highest of 55 counties in 2023.

2023, count134
Change on 2022+4.7%
Rank46th of 55Counties in West Virginia ranked
Series high2162007
Series low1202021

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Employer firms in Lincoln County, 1978 to 2023

12014016018020022019781985199219992006201320231978: 172 count1979: 172 count1980: 163 count1981: 157 count1982: 150 count1983: 142 count1984: 159 count1985: 160 count1986: 164 count1987: 162 count1988: 165 count1989: 165 count1990: 163 count1991: 170 count1992: 175 count1993: 184 count1994: 191 count1995: 210 count1996: 209 count1997: 213 count1998: 209 count1999: 198 count2000: 206 count2001: 202 count2002: 206 count2003: 201 count2004: 213 count2005: 210 count2006: 215 count2007: 216 count2008: 214 count2009: 197 count2010: 177 count2011: 173 count2012: 176 count2013: 169 count2014: 167 count2015: 164 count2016: 155 count2017: 141 count2018: 136 count2019: 133 count2020: 128 count2021: 120 count2022: 128 count2023: 134 count10012515017520022519781994201020231978: 172 count1979: 172 count1980: 163 count1981: 157 count1982: 150 count1983: 142 count1984: 159 count1985: 160 count1986: 164 count1987: 162 count1988: 165 count1989: 165 count1990: 163 count1991: 170 count1992: 175 count1993: 184 count1994: 191 count1995: 210 count1996: 209 count1997: 213 count1998: 209 count1999: 198 count2000: 206 count2001: 202 count2002: 206 count2003: 201 count2004: 213 count2005: 210 count2006: 215 count2007: 216 count2008: 214 count2009: 197 count2010: 177 count2011: 173 count2012: 176 count2013: 169 count2014: 167 count2015: 164 count2016: 155 count2017: 141 count2018: 136 count2019: 133 count2020: 128 count2021: 120 count2022: 128 count2023: 134 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
2023134
2022128
2021120
2020128
2019133
2018136
2017141
2016155
2015164
2014167
2013169
2012176
2011173
2010177
2009197
2008214
2007216
2006215
2005210
2004213
2003201
2002206
2001202
2000206
1999198
1998209
1997213
1996209
1995210
1994191
1993184
1992175
1991170
1990163
1989165
1988165
1987162
1986164
1985160
1984159
1983142
1982150
1981157
1980163
1979172
1978172

Compared with West Virginia and United States

Place2023
Lincoln County134
West Virginia23,492
United States5,593,727

Lincoln County compared with nearby places

Barbour County: 188 countBerkeley County: 1,432 countBoone County: 191 countBraxton County: 193 countBrooke County: 333 countCabell County: 1,624 countCalhoun County: 71 countClay County: 66 countDoddridge County: 64 countFayette County: 573 countGilmer County: 90 countGrant County: 220 countGreenbrier County: 690 countHampshire County: 249 countHancock County: 402 countHardy County: 242 countHarrison County: 1,383 countJackson County: 385 countJefferson County: 788 countKanawha County: 3,265 countLewis County: 302 countLincoln County: 134 countLogan County: 453 countMcDowell County: 172 countMarion County: 896 countMarshall County: 360 countMason County: 262 countMercer County: 892 countMineral County: 366 countMingo County: 279 countMonongalia County: 1,921 countMonroe County: 142 countMorgan County: 205 countNicholas County: 444 countOhio County: 1,029 countPendleton County: 119 countPleasants County: 101 countPocahontas County: 194 countPreston County: 410 countPutnam County: 967 countRaleigh County: 1,283 countRandolph County: 533 countRitchie County: 156 countRoane County: 180 countSummers County: 141 countTaylor County: 184 countTucker County: 142 countTyler County: 97 countUpshur County: 422 countWayne County: 479 countWebster County: 98 countWetzel County: 266 countWirt County: 49 countWood County: 1,470 countWyoming County: 227 count
  • Under 130
  • 130 to 190
  • 190 to 270
  • 270 to 420
  • 420 to 900
  • 900 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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APA 7

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

MLA 9

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-west-virginia. 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-west-virginia.

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-west-virginia (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Lincoln County, 1978 to 2023}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-11},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/lincoln-county-west-virginia. 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 Lincoln County?

Employer firms in Lincoln County was 134 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 4.7% from 2022. That is the 46th highest of 55 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 Lincoln County?

216 in 2007, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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