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Employer firms in Monongalia County

Employer firms in Monongalia County was 1,921 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.1% from 2022. That is the 2nd highest of 55 counties in 2023.

2023, count1,921
Change on 2022+2.1%
Rank2nd of 55Counties in West Virginia ranked
Series high1,9212023
Series low1,1981982

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Employer firms in Monongalia County, 1978 to 2023

1,0001,2001,4001,6001,8002,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 1,210 count1979: 1,252 count1980: 1,224 count1981: 1,225 count1982: 1,198 count1983: 1,203 count1984: 1,243 count1985: 1,305 count1986: 1,317 count1987: 1,358 count1988: 1,400 count1989: 1,439 count1990: 1,477 count1991: 1,499 count1992: 1,507 count1993: 1,536 count1994: 1,591 count1995: 1,610 count1996: 1,611 count1997: 1,608 count1998: 1,611 count1999: 1,624 count2000: 1,645 count2001: 1,627 count2002: 1,637 count2003: 1,646 count2004: 1,706 count2005: 1,711 count2006: 1,767 count2007: 1,741 count2008: 1,736 count2009: 1,752 count2010: 1,742 count2011: 1,784 count2012: 1,801 count2013: 1,802 count2014: 1,827 count2015: 1,846 count2016: 1,871 count2017: 1,870 count2018: 1,837 count2019: 1,831 count2020: 1,817 count2021: 1,828 count2022: 1,882 count2023: 1,921 count1,0001,2001,4001,6001,8002,00019781994201020231978: 1,210 count1979: 1,252 count1980: 1,224 count1981: 1,225 count1982: 1,198 count1983: 1,203 count1984: 1,243 count1985: 1,305 count1986: 1,317 count1987: 1,358 count1988: 1,400 count1989: 1,439 count1990: 1,477 count1991: 1,499 count1992: 1,507 count1993: 1,536 count1994: 1,591 count1995: 1,610 count1996: 1,611 count1997: 1,608 count1998: 1,611 count1999: 1,624 count2000: 1,645 count2001: 1,627 count2002: 1,637 count2003: 1,646 count2004: 1,706 count2005: 1,711 count2006: 1,767 count2007: 1,741 count2008: 1,736 count2009: 1,752 count2010: 1,742 count2011: 1,784 count2012: 1,801 count2013: 1,802 count2014: 1,827 count2015: 1,846 count2016: 1,871 count2017: 1,870 count2018: 1,837 count2019: 1,831 count2020: 1,817 count2021: 1,828 count2022: 1,882 count2023: 1,921 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
20231,921
20221,882
20211,828
20201,817
20191,831
20181,837
20171,870
20161,871
20151,846
20141,827
20131,802
20121,801
20111,784
20101,742
20091,752
20081,736
20071,741
20061,767
20051,711
20041,706
20031,646
20021,637
20011,627
20001,645
19991,624
19981,611
19971,608
19961,611
19951,610
19941,591
19931,536
19921,507
19911,499
19901,477
19891,439
19881,400
19871,358
19861,317
19851,305
19841,243
19831,203
19821,198
19811,225
19801,224
19791,252
19781,210

Compared with West Virginia and United States

Place2023
Monongalia County1,921
West Virginia23,492
United States5,593,727

Monongalia 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
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  • 130 to 190
  • 190 to 270
  • 270 to 420
  • 420 to 900
  • 900 and over
Employer firms, 2023, count. Monongalia 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, Monongalia 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, Monongalia 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/monongalia-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, Monongalia 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/monongalia-county-west-virginia.

Harvard

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

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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Monongalia County, 1978 to 2023}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-11},
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What is the employer firms in Monongalia County?

Employer firms in Monongalia County was 1,921 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.1% from 2022. That is the 2nd highest of 55 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 Monongalia County?

1,921 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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