Employer firms in Madison County

Employer firms in Madison County was 342 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.4% from 2022. That is the 79th highest of 100 counties in 2023.

2023, count342
Change on 2022+2.4%
Series high3422023
Series low1301982

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Employer firms in Madison County, 1978 to 2023

10015020025030035019781985199219992006201320231978: 132 count1979: 145 count1980: 142 count1981: 141 count1982: 130 count1983: 142 count1984: 155 count1985: 154 count1986: 160 count1987: 168 count1988: 173 count1989: 185 count1990: 198 count1991: 204 count1992: 195 count1993: 207 count1994: 227 count1995: 220 count1996: 239 count1997: 241 count1998: 255 count1999: 262 count2000: 259 count2001: 262 count2002: 266 count2003: 270 count2004: 277 count2005: 280 count2006: 292 count2007: 302 count2008: 300 count2009: 289 count2010: 268 count2011: 265 count2012: 273 count2013: 263 count2014: 258 count2015: 258 count2016: 284 count2017: 291 count2018: 304 count2019: 305 count2020: 305 count2021: 316 count2022: 334 count2023: 342 count10020030040019781994201020231978: 132 count1979: 145 count1980: 142 count1981: 141 count1982: 130 count1983: 142 count1984: 155 count1985: 154 count1986: 160 count1987: 168 count1988: 173 count1989: 185 count1990: 198 count1991: 204 count1992: 195 count1993: 207 count1994: 227 count1995: 220 count1996: 239 count1997: 241 count1998: 255 count1999: 262 count2000: 259 count2001: 262 count2002: 266 count2003: 270 count2004: 277 count2005: 280 count2006: 292 count2007: 302 count2008: 300 count2009: 289 count2010: 268 count2011: 265 count2012: 273 count2013: 263 count2014: 258 count2015: 258 count2016: 284 count2017: 291 count2018: 304 count2019: 305 count2020: 305 count2021: 316 count2022: 334 count2023: 342 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
2023342
2022334
2021316
2020305
2019305
2018304
2017291
2016284
2015258
2014258
2013263
2012273
2011265
2010268
2009289
2008300
2007302
2006292
2005280
2004277
2003270
2002266
2001262
2000259
1999262
1998255
1997241
1996239
1995220
1994227
1993207
1992195
1991204
1990198
1989185
1988173
1987168
1986160
1985154
1984155
1983142
1982130
1981141
1980142
1979145
1978132

Compared with North Carolina and United States

Place2023
Madison County342
North Carolina175,992
United States5,593,727

Madison 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. Madison 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, Madison 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, Madison 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/madison-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, Madison 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/madison-county-north-carolina.

Harvard

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

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What is the employer firms in Madison County?

Employer firms in Madison County was 342 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.4% from 2022. That is the 79th 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 Madison County?

342 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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