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Employer firms in Macon County

Employer firms in Macon County was 1,062 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1% from 2022. That is the 46th highest of 100 counties in 2023.

2023, count1,062
Change on 2022+1%
Rank46th of 100Counties in North Carolina ranked
Series high1,1302007
Series low4111978

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Employer firms in Macon County, 1978 to 2023

4006008001,0001,20019781985199219992006201320231978: 411 count1979: 435 count1980: 444 count1981: 470 count1982: 477 count1983: 518 count1984: 580 count1985: 610 count1986: 626 count1987: 644 count1988: 660 count1989: 683 count1990: 691 count1991: 706 count1992: 720 count1993: 737 count1994: 752 count1995: 813 count1996: 833 count1997: 880 count1998: 874 count1999: 905 count2000: 926 count2001: 932 count2002: 961 count2003: 990 count2004: 1,020 count2005: 1,059 count2006: 1,087 count2007: 1,130 count2008: 1,107 count2009: 1,028 count2010: 955 count2011: 941 count2012: 916 count2013: 893 count2014: 876 count2015: 910 count2016: 927 count2017: 945 count2018: 970 count2019: 971 count2020: 980 count2021: 995 count2022: 1,052 count2023: 1,062 count4006008001,0001,20019781994201020231978: 411 count1979: 435 count1980: 444 count1981: 470 count1982: 477 count1983: 518 count1984: 580 count1985: 610 count1986: 626 count1987: 644 count1988: 660 count1989: 683 count1990: 691 count1991: 706 count1992: 720 count1993: 737 count1994: 752 count1995: 813 count1996: 833 count1997: 880 count1998: 874 count1999: 905 count2000: 926 count2001: 932 count2002: 961 count2003: 990 count2004: 1,020 count2005: 1,059 count2006: 1,087 count2007: 1,130 count2008: 1,107 count2009: 1,028 count2010: 955 count2011: 941 count2012: 916 count2013: 893 count2014: 876 count2015: 910 count2016: 927 count2017: 945 count2018: 970 count2019: 971 count2020: 980 count2021: 995 count2022: 1,052 count2023: 1,062 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
20231,062
20221,052
2021995
2020980
2019971
2018970
2017945
2016927
2015910
2014876
2013893
2012916
2011941
2010955
20091,028
20081,107
20071,130
20061,087
20051,059
20041,020
2003990
2002961
2001932
2000926
1999905
1998874
1997880
1996833
1995813
1994752
1993737
1992720
1991706
1990691
1989683
1988660
1987644
1986626
1985610
1984580
1983518
1982477
1981470
1980444
1979435
1978411

Compared with North Carolina and United States

Place2023
Macon County1,062
North Carolina175,992
United States5,593,727

Macon 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. Macon 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, Macon 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, Macon 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/macon-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, Macon 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/macon-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, Macon 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/macon-county-north-carolina (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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What is the employer firms in Macon County?

Employer firms in Macon County was 1,062 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1% from 2022. That is the 46th 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 Macon County?

1,130 in 2007, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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