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Employer firms in Mathews County

Employer firms in Mathews County was 165 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 1.2% from 2022. That is the 119th highest of 133 counties in 2023.

2023, count165
Change on 2022-1.2%
Rank119th of 133Counties in Virginia ranked
Series high2272005
Series low1431983

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Employer firms in Mathews County, 1978 to 2023

14016018020022024019781985199219992006201320231978: 150 count1979: 154 count1980: 159 count1981: 158 count1982: 149 count1983: 143 count1984: 159 count1985: 150 count1986: 155 count1987: 160 count1988: 172 count1989: 178 count1990: 176 count1991: 180 count1992: 183 count1993: 177 count1994: 182 count1995: 184 count1996: 180 count1997: 188 count1998: 200 count1999: 192 count2000: 201 count2001: 199 count2002: 198 count2003: 207 count2004: 213 count2005: 227 count2006: 227 count2007: 220 count2008: 214 count2009: 196 count2010: 176 count2011: 169 count2012: 161 count2013: 159 count2014: 165 count2015: 159 count2016: 165 count2017: 165 count2018: 164 count2019: 167 count2020: 163 count2021: 162 count2022: 167 count2023: 165 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
2023165
2022167
2021162
2020163
2019167
2018164
2017165
2016165
2015159
2014165
2013159
2012161
2011169
2010176
2009196
2008214
2007220
2006227
2005227
2004213
2003207
2002198
2001199
2000201
1999192
1998200
1997188
1996180
1995184
1994182
1993177
1992183
1991180
1990176
1989178
1988172
1987160
1986155
1985150
1984159
1983143
1982149
1981158
1980159
1979154
1978150

Compared with Virginia and United States

Place2023
Mathews County165
Virginia144,508
United States5,593,727

Rankings

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.

How to cite

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, Mathews 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, Mathews 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/mathews-county-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, Mathews 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/mathews-county-virginia.

Harvard

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

BibTeX
@misc{census_employer_firms_mathews_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Mathews 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/mathews-county-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 Mathews County?

Employer firms in Mathews County was 165 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 1.2% from 2022. That is the 119th highest of 133 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 Mathews County?

227 in 2005, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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