Employer firms in Moore County

Employer firms in Moore County was 2,042 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.9% from 2022. That is the 24th highest of 100 counties in 2023.

2023, count2,042
Change on 2022+2.9%
Series high2,0422023
Series low9691978

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Employer firms in Moore County, 1978 to 2023

7501,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,25019781985199219992006201320231978: 969 count1979: 1,042 count1980: 1,056 count1981: 1,048 count1982: 1,039 count1983: 1,070 count1984: 1,133 count1985: 1,205 count1986: 1,259 count1987: 1,281 count1988: 1,330 count1989: 1,390 count1990: 1,410 count1991: 1,425 count1992: 1,424 count1993: 1,443 count1994: 1,528 count1995: 1,597 count1996: 1,638 count1997: 1,700 count1998: 1,721 count1999: 1,760 count2000: 1,793 count2001: 1,814 count2002: 1,811 count2003: 1,793 count2004: 1,816 count2005: 1,871 count2006: 1,908 count2007: 1,959 count2008: 1,915 count2009: 1,848 count2010: 1,820 count2011: 1,801 count2012: 1,808 count2013: 1,827 count2014: 1,832 count2015: 1,846 count2016: 1,859 count2017: 1,870 count2018: 1,883 count2019: 1,932 count2020: 1,950 count2021: 1,975 count2022: 1,985 count2023: 2,042 count5001,0001,5002,0002,50019781994201020231978: 969 count1979: 1,042 count1980: 1,056 count1981: 1,048 count1982: 1,039 count1983: 1,070 count1984: 1,133 count1985: 1,205 count1986: 1,259 count1987: 1,281 count1988: 1,330 count1989: 1,390 count1990: 1,410 count1991: 1,425 count1992: 1,424 count1993: 1,443 count1994: 1,528 count1995: 1,597 count1996: 1,638 count1997: 1,700 count1998: 1,721 count1999: 1,760 count2000: 1,793 count2001: 1,814 count2002: 1,811 count2003: 1,793 count2004: 1,816 count2005: 1,871 count2006: 1,908 count2007: 1,959 count2008: 1,915 count2009: 1,848 count2010: 1,820 count2011: 1,801 count2012: 1,808 count2013: 1,827 count2014: 1,832 count2015: 1,846 count2016: 1,859 count2017: 1,870 count2018: 1,883 count2019: 1,932 count2020: 1,950 count2021: 1,975 count2022: 1,985 count2023: 2,042 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
20232,042
20221,985
20211,975
20201,950
20191,932
20181,883
20171,870
20161,859
20151,846
20141,832
20131,827
20121,808
20111,801
20101,820
20091,848
20081,915
20071,959
20061,908
20051,871
20041,816
20031,793
20021,811
20011,814
20001,793
19991,760
19981,721
19971,700
19961,638
19951,597
19941,528
19931,443
19921,424
19911,425
19901,410
19891,390
19881,330
19871,281
19861,259
19851,205
19841,133
19831,070
19821,039
19811,048
19801,056
19791,042
1978969

Compared with North Carolina and United States

Place2023
Moore County2,042
North Carolina175,992
United States5,593,727

Moore 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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  • 900 to 1,500
  • 1,500 to 2,700
  • 2,700 and over
Employer firms, 2023, count. Moore 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, Moore 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, Moore 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/moore-county-north-carolina. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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

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What is the employer firms in Moore County?

Employer firms in Moore County was 2,042 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.9% from 2022. That is the 24th highest of 100 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 Moore County?

2,042 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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