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Employer firms in Mecklenburg County

Employer firms in Mecklenburg County was 25,664 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.9% from 2022. That is the 1st highest of 100 counties in 2023.

2023, count25,664
Change on 2022+1.9%
Rank1st of 100Counties in North Carolina ranked
Series high25,6642023
Series low8,8781978

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Employer firms in Mecklenburg County, 1978 to 2023

5,00010K15K20K25K30K19781985199219992006201320231978: 8,878 count1979: 9,317 count1980: 9,543 count1981: 9,744 count1982: 9,808 count1983: 10,167 count1984: 10,663 count1985: 11,098 count1986: 11,542 count1987: 11,962 count1988: 12,554 count1989: 13,039 count1990: 13,548 count1991: 13,471 count1992: 13,454 count1993: 13,743 count1994: 14,308 count1995: 14,815 count1996: 15,223 count1997: 15,652 count1998: 16,206 count1999: 16,636 count2000: 16,754 count2001: 16,932 count2002: 16,978 count2003: 17,221 count2004: 17,632 count2005: 18,181 count2006: 18,929 count2007: 19,506 count2008: 19,645 count2009: 19,067 count2010: 18,970 count2011: 19,008 count2012: 19,341 count2013: 19,714 count2014: 20,081 count2015: 20,642 count2016: 21,388 count2017: 21,934 count2018: 22,419 count2019: 22,883 count2020: 23,305 count2021: 24,261 count2022: 25,177 count2023: 25,664 count5,00010K15K20K25K30K19781994201020231978: 8,878 count1979: 9,317 count1980: 9,543 count1981: 9,744 count1982: 9,808 count1983: 10,167 count1984: 10,663 count1985: 11,098 count1986: 11,542 count1987: 11,962 count1988: 12,554 count1989: 13,039 count1990: 13,548 count1991: 13,471 count1992: 13,454 count1993: 13,743 count1994: 14,308 count1995: 14,815 count1996: 15,223 count1997: 15,652 count1998: 16,206 count1999: 16,636 count2000: 16,754 count2001: 16,932 count2002: 16,978 count2003: 17,221 count2004: 17,632 count2005: 18,181 count2006: 18,929 count2007: 19,506 count2008: 19,645 count2009: 19,067 count2010: 18,970 count2011: 19,008 count2012: 19,341 count2013: 19,714 count2014: 20,081 count2015: 20,642 count2016: 21,388 count2017: 21,934 count2018: 22,419 count2019: 22,883 count2020: 23,305 count2021: 24,261 count2022: 25,177 count2023: 25,664 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
202325,664
202225,177
202124,261
202023,305
201922,883
201822,419
201721,934
201621,388
201520,642
201420,081
201319,714
201219,341
201119,008
201018,970
200919,067
200819,645
200719,506
200618,929
200518,181
200417,632
200317,221
200216,978
200116,932
200016,754
199916,636
199816,206
199715,652
199615,223
199514,815
199414,308
199313,743
199213,454
199113,471
199013,548
198913,039
198812,554
198711,962
198611,542
198511,098
198410,663
198310,167
19829,808
19819,744
19809,543
19799,317
19788,878

Compared with North Carolina and United States

Place2023
Mecklenburg County25,664
North Carolina175,992
United States5,593,727

Mecklenburg 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. Mecklenburg 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, Mecklenburg 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, Mecklenburg 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/mecklenburg-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, Mecklenburg 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/mecklenburg-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, Mecklenburg 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/mecklenburg-county-north-carolina (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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What is the employer firms in Mecklenburg County?

Employer firms in Mecklenburg County was 25,664 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.9% from 2022. That is the 1st 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 Mecklenburg County?

25,664 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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