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Employer firms in Onslow County

Employer firms in Onslow County was 2,371 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.3% from 2022. That is the 22nd highest of 100 counties in 2023.

2023, count2,371
Change on 2022+0.3%
Rank22nd of 100Counties in North Carolina ranked
Series high2,3712023
Series low1,1401978

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Employer firms in Onslow County, 1978 to 2023

1,0001,2501,5001,7502,0002,2502,50019781985199219992006201320231978: 1,140 count1979: 1,173 count1980: 1,155 count1981: 1,148 count1982: 1,192 count1983: 1,277 count1984: 1,352 count1985: 1,461 count1986: 1,524 count1987: 1,607 count1988: 1,656 count1989: 1,698 count1990: 1,706 count1991: 1,709 count1992: 1,723 count1993: 1,776 count1994: 1,821 count1995: 1,869 count1996: 1,896 count1997: 1,979 count1998: 2,008 count1999: 1,998 count2000: 2,007 count2001: 1,979 count2002: 1,972 count2003: 1,996 count2004: 2,038 count2005: 2,048 count2006: 2,113 count2007: 2,168 count2008: 2,144 count2009: 2,090 count2010: 2,082 count2011: 2,104 count2012: 2,138 count2013: 2,144 count2014: 2,123 count2015: 2,138 count2016: 2,118 count2017: 2,140 count2018: 2,148 count2019: 2,230 count2020: 2,235 count2021: 2,296 count2022: 2,363 count2023: 2,371 count1,0001,5002,0002,50019781994201020231978: 1,140 count1979: 1,173 count1980: 1,155 count1981: 1,148 count1982: 1,192 count1983: 1,277 count1984: 1,352 count1985: 1,461 count1986: 1,524 count1987: 1,607 count1988: 1,656 count1989: 1,698 count1990: 1,706 count1991: 1,709 count1992: 1,723 count1993: 1,776 count1994: 1,821 count1995: 1,869 count1996: 1,896 count1997: 1,979 count1998: 2,008 count1999: 1,998 count2000: 2,007 count2001: 1,979 count2002: 1,972 count2003: 1,996 count2004: 2,038 count2005: 2,048 count2006: 2,113 count2007: 2,168 count2008: 2,144 count2009: 2,090 count2010: 2,082 count2011: 2,104 count2012: 2,138 count2013: 2,144 count2014: 2,123 count2015: 2,138 count2016: 2,118 count2017: 2,140 count2018: 2,148 count2019: 2,230 count2020: 2,235 count2021: 2,296 count2022: 2,363 count2023: 2,371 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
20232,371
20222,363
20212,296
20202,235
20192,230
20182,148
20172,140
20162,118
20152,138
20142,123
20132,144
20122,138
20112,104
20102,082
20092,090
20082,144
20072,168
20062,113
20052,048
20042,038
20031,996
20021,972
20011,979
20002,007
19991,998
19982,008
19971,979
19961,896
19951,869
19941,821
19931,776
19921,723
19911,709
19901,706
19891,698
19881,656
19871,607
19861,524
19851,461
19841,352
19831,277
19821,192
19811,148
19801,155
19791,173
19781,140

Compared with North Carolina and United States

Place2023
Onslow County2,371
North Carolina175,992
United States5,593,727

Onslow 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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  • 2,700 and over
Employer firms, 2023, count. Onslow 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, Onslow 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, Onslow 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/onslow-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, Onslow 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/onslow-county-north-carolina.

Harvard

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

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What is the employer firms in Onslow County?

Employer firms in Onslow County was 2,371 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.3% from 2022. That is the 22nd 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 Onslow County?

2,371 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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