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Employer firms in Marshall County

Employer firms in Marshall County was 360 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 3% from 2022. That is the 24th highest of 55 counties in 2023.

2023, count360
Change on 2022-3%
Rank24th of 55Counties in West Virginia ranked
Series high5032000
Series low3602020

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Employer firms in Marshall County, 1978 to 2023

35040045050055019781985199219992006201320231978: 436 count1979: 452 count1980: 451 count1981: 439 count1982: 440 count1983: 439 count1984: 449 count1985: 450 count1986: 441 count1987: 417 count1988: 438 count1989: 444 count1990: 441 count1991: 451 count1992: 447 count1993: 467 count1994: 457 count1995: 466 count1996: 474 count1997: 477 count1998: 496 count1999: 492 count2000: 503 count2001: 473 count2002: 450 count2003: 451 count2004: 450 count2005: 440 count2006: 430 count2007: 425 count2008: 428 count2009: 405 count2010: 416 count2011: 411 count2012: 413 count2013: 415 count2014: 409 count2015: 394 count2016: 378 count2017: 370 count2018: 365 count2019: 370 count2020: 360 count2021: 360 count2022: 371 count2023: 360 count35040045050055019781994201020231978: 436 count1979: 452 count1980: 451 count1981: 439 count1982: 440 count1983: 439 count1984: 449 count1985: 450 count1986: 441 count1987: 417 count1988: 438 count1989: 444 count1990: 441 count1991: 451 count1992: 447 count1993: 467 count1994: 457 count1995: 466 count1996: 474 count1997: 477 count1998: 496 count1999: 492 count2000: 503 count2001: 473 count2002: 450 count2003: 451 count2004: 450 count2005: 440 count2006: 430 count2007: 425 count2008: 428 count2009: 405 count2010: 416 count2011: 411 count2012: 413 count2013: 415 count2014: 409 count2015: 394 count2016: 378 count2017: 370 count2018: 365 count2019: 370 count2020: 360 count2021: 360 count2022: 371 count2023: 360 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
2023360
2022371
2021360
2020360
2019370
2018365
2017370
2016378
2015394
2014409
2013415
2012413
2011411
2010416
2009405
2008428
2007425
2006430
2005440
2004450
2003451
2002450
2001473
2000503
1999492
1998496
1997477
1996474
1995466
1994457
1993467
1992447
1991451
1990441
1989444
1988438
1987417
1986441
1985450
1984449
1983439
1982440
1981439
1980451
1979452
1978436

Compared with West Virginia and United States

Place2023
Marshall County360
West Virginia23,492
United States5,593,727

Marshall 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. Marshall 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, Marshall 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, Marshall 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/marshall-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, Marshall 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/marshall-county-west-virginia.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Marshall 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/marshall-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, Marshall County, 1978 to 2023}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv},
  urldate = {2026-10-11},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/marshall-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 Marshall County?

Employer firms in Marshall County was 360 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 3% from 2022. That is the 24th 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 Marshall County?

503 in 2000, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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