Employer firms in New Hanover County

Employer firms in New Hanover County was 6,818 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.9% from 2022. That is the 6th highest of 100 counties in 2023.

2023, count6,818

Change on 2022+2.9%

Rank6th of 100Counties in North Carolina ranked

Series high6,8182023

Series low2,1831978

Next release: Sunday, 26 September 2027, estimated by Invokely from past publication dates (low confidence), not announced by the publisher. Release calendar

Employer firms in New Hanover County, 1978 to 2023

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

Period	count
2023	6,818
2022	6,623
2021	6,377
2020	6,231
2019	6,154
2018	6,078
2017	5,896
2016	5,702
2015	5,592
2014	5,462
2013	5,395
2012	5,336
2011	5,289
2010	5,275
2009	5,384
2008	5,595
2007	5,633
2006	5,483
2005	5,271
2004	5,058
2003	4,934
2002	4,856
2001	4,854
2000	4,774
1999	4,822
1998	4,734
1997	4,536
1996	4,269
1995	4,085
1994	3,862
1993	3,730
1992	3,560
1991	3,503
1990	3,444
1989	3,299
1988	3,238
1987	3,108
1986	2,912
1985	2,804
1984	2,632
1983	2,457
1982	2,336
1981	2,376
1980	2,341
1979	2,274
1978	2,183

Compared with North Carolina and United States

Place	2023
New Hanover County	6,818
North Carolina	175,992
United States	5,593,727

New Hanover County compared with nearby places

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Employer firms, 2023, count. New Hanover County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Rankings

US states by employer firms 51 places
Counties in North Carolina by employer firms 100 places

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, New Hanover 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, New Hanover 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/new-hanover-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, New Hanover 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/new-hanover-county-north-carolina.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, New Hanover 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/new-hanover-county-north-carolina (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, New Hanover 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/new-hanover-county-north-carolina. 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 New Hanover County?

Employer firms in New Hanover County was 6,818 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.9% from 2022. That is the 6th 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 New Hanover County?

6,818 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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