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Employer firms in Meriwether County

Employer firms in Meriwether County was 283 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.4% from 2022. That is the 92nd highest of 159 counties in 2023.

2023, count283
Change on 2022-0.4%
Rank92nd of 159Counties in Georgia ranked
Series high3292000
Series low2491986

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Employer firms in Meriwether County, 1978 to 2023

24026028030032034019781985199219992006201320231978: 253 count1979: 265 count1980: 256 count1981: 253 count1982: 253 count1983: 262 count1984: 258 count1985: 263 count1986: 249 count1987: 260 count1988: 270 count1989: 277 count1990: 279 count1991: 275 count1992: 282 count1993: 272 count1994: 276 count1995: 290 count1996: 296 count1997: 311 count1998: 325 count1999: 324 count2000: 329 count2001: 324 count2002: 312 count2003: 306 count2004: 307 count2005: 307 count2006: 301 count2007: 308 count2008: 299 count2009: 294 count2010: 284 count2011: 285 count2012: 279 count2013: 264 count2014: 262 count2015: 280 count2016: 278 count2017: 270 count2018: 266 count2019: 257 count2020: 252 count2021: 288 count2022: 284 count2023: 283 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
2023283
2022284
2021288
2020252
2019257
2018266
2017270
2016278
2015280
2014262
2013264
2012279
2011285
2010284
2009294
2008299
2007308
2006301
2005307
2004307
2003306
2002312
2001324
2000329
1999324
1998325
1997311
1996296
1995290
1994276
1993272
1992282
1991275
1990279
1989277
1988270
1987260
1986249
1985263
1984258
1983262
1982253
1981253
1980256
1979265
1978253

Compared with Georgia and United States

Place2023
Meriwether County283
Georgia177,543
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, Meriwether 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, Meriwether 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/meriwether-county-georgia. 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, Meriwether 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/meriwether-county-georgia.

Harvard

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

BibTeX
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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Meriwether 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/meriwether-county-georgia. 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 Meriwether County?

Employer firms in Meriwether County was 283 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.4% from 2022. That is the 92nd highest of 159 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 Meriwether County?

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

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