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Employer firms in Patrick County

Employer firms in Patrick County was 226 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 2.6% from 2022. That is the 104th highest of 133 counties in 2023.

2023, count226
Change on 2022-2.6%
Rank104th of 133Counties in Virginia ranked
Series high3002004
Series low1981982

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Employer firms in Patrick County, 1978 to 2023

17520022525027530019781985199219992006201320231978: 201 count1979: 212 count1980: 203 count1981: 214 count1982: 198 count1983: 205 count1984: 220 count1985: 239 count1986: 231 count1987: 234 count1988: 240 count1989: 245 count1990: 250 count1991: 256 count1992: 251 count1993: 253 count1994: 262 count1995: 278 count1996: 279 count1997: 298 count1998: 288 count1999: 284 count2000: 279 count2001: 284 count2002: 287 count2003: 289 count2004: 300 count2005: 295 count2006: 290 count2007: 295 count2008: 291 count2009: 293 count2010: 291 count2011: 278 count2012: 279 count2013: 273 count2014: 257 count2015: 259 count2016: 257 count2017: 258 count2018: 247 count2019: 245 count2020: 241 count2021: 237 count2022: 232 count2023: 226 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
2023226
2022232
2021237
2020241
2019245
2018247
2017258
2016257
2015259
2014257
2013273
2012279
2011278
2010291
2009293
2008291
2007295
2006290
2005295
2004300
2003289
2002287
2001284
2000279
1999284
1998288
1997298
1996279
1995278
1994262
1993253
1992251
1991256
1990250
1989245
1988240
1987234
1986231
1985239
1984220
1983205
1982198
1981214
1980203
1979212
1978201

Compared with Virginia and United States

Place2023
Patrick County226
Virginia144,508
United States5,593,727

Rankings

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.

How to cite

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, Patrick 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, Patrick 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/patrick-county-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, Patrick 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/patrick-county-virginia.

Harvard

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

BibTeX
@misc{census_employer_firms_patrick_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Patrick 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/patrick-county-virginia. 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 Patrick County?

Employer firms in Patrick County was 226 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 2.6% from 2022. That is the 104th highest of 133 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 Patrick County?

300 in 2004, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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