Employer firms in Monroe County

Employer firms in Monroe County was 142 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 2.1% from 2022. That is the 43rd highest of 55 counties in 2023.

2023, count142
Change on 2022-2.1%
Series high1872009
Series low931978

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Employer firms in Monroe County, 1978 to 2023

8010012014016018020019781985199219992006201320231978: 93 count1979: 101 count1980: 96 count1981: 94 count1982: 97 count1983: 100 count1984: 105 count1985: 107 count1986: 112 count1987: 112 count1988: 129 count1989: 131 count1990: 134 count1991: 129 count1992: 133 count1993: 145 count1994: 154 count1995: 161 count1996: 158 count1997: 156 count1998: 159 count1999: 159 count2000: 166 count2001: 156 count2002: 160 count2003: 160 count2004: 174 count2005: 171 count2006: 182 count2007: 186 count2008: 183 count2009: 187 count2010: 175 count2011: 166 count2012: 160 count2013: 156 count2014: 148 count2015: 152 count2016: 150 count2017: 151 count2018: 142 count2019: 147 count2020: 146 count2021: 138 count2022: 145 count2023: 142 count7510012515017520019781994201020231978: 93 count1979: 101 count1980: 96 count1981: 94 count1982: 97 count1983: 100 count1984: 105 count1985: 107 count1986: 112 count1987: 112 count1988: 129 count1989: 131 count1990: 134 count1991: 129 count1992: 133 count1993: 145 count1994: 154 count1995: 161 count1996: 158 count1997: 156 count1998: 159 count1999: 159 count2000: 166 count2001: 156 count2002: 160 count2003: 160 count2004: 174 count2005: 171 count2006: 182 count2007: 186 count2008: 183 count2009: 187 count2010: 175 count2011: 166 count2012: 160 count2013: 156 count2014: 148 count2015: 152 count2016: 150 count2017: 151 count2018: 142 count2019: 147 count2020: 146 count2021: 138 count2022: 145 count2023: 142 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
2023142
2022145
2021138
2020146
2019147
2018142
2017151
2016150
2015152
2014148
2013156
2012160
2011166
2010175
2009187
2008183
2007186
2006182
2005171
2004174
2003160
2002160
2001156
2000166
1999159
1998159
1997156
1996158
1995161
1994154
1993145
1992133
1991129
1990134
1989131
1988129
1987112
1986112
1985107
1984105
1983100
198297
198194
198096
1979101
197893

Compared with West Virginia and United States

Place2023
Monroe County142
West Virginia23,492
United States5,593,727

Monroe 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. Monroe 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, Monroe 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, Monroe 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/monroe-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, Monroe 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/monroe-county-west-virginia.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Monroe 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/monroe-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, Monroe County, 1978 to 2023}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-11},
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What is the employer firms in Monroe County?

Employer firms in Monroe County was 142 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 2.1% from 2022. That is the 43rd 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 Monroe County?

187 in 2009, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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