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Employer firms in Pendleton County

Employer firms in Pendleton County was 119 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 3.3% from 2022. That is the 47th highest of 55 counties in 2023.

2023, count119
Change on 2022-3.3%
Rank47th of 55Counties in West Virginia ranked
Series high1562004
Series low1011978

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Employer firms in Pendleton County, 1978 to 2023

10012014016019781985199219992006201320231978: 101 count1979: 106 count1980: 107 count1981: 108 count1982: 101 count1983: 112 count1984: 121 count1985: 109 count1986: 117 count1987: 125 count1988: 132 count1989: 135 count1990: 129 count1991: 125 count1992: 129 count1993: 126 count1994: 135 count1995: 142 count1996: 141 count1997: 140 count1998: 144 count1999: 148 count2000: 146 count2001: 144 count2002: 143 count2003: 142 count2004: 156 count2005: 152 count2006: 146 count2007: 137 count2008: 134 count2009: 128 count2010: 126 count2011: 120 count2012: 123 count2013: 116 count2014: 117 count2015: 121 count2016: 124 count2017: 120 count2018: 115 count2019: 116 count2020: 118 count2021: 115 count2022: 123 count2023: 119 count10012014016019781994201020231978: 101 count1979: 106 count1980: 107 count1981: 108 count1982: 101 count1983: 112 count1984: 121 count1985: 109 count1986: 117 count1987: 125 count1988: 132 count1989: 135 count1990: 129 count1991: 125 count1992: 129 count1993: 126 count1994: 135 count1995: 142 count1996: 141 count1997: 140 count1998: 144 count1999: 148 count2000: 146 count2001: 144 count2002: 143 count2003: 142 count2004: 156 count2005: 152 count2006: 146 count2007: 137 count2008: 134 count2009: 128 count2010: 126 count2011: 120 count2012: 123 count2013: 116 count2014: 117 count2015: 121 count2016: 124 count2017: 120 count2018: 115 count2019: 116 count2020: 118 count2021: 115 count2022: 123 count2023: 119 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
2023119
2022123
2021115
2020118
2019116
2018115
2017120
2016124
2015121
2014117
2013116
2012123
2011120
2010126
2009128
2008134
2007137
2006146
2005152
2004156
2003142
2002143
2001144
2000146
1999148
1998144
1997140
1996141
1995142
1994135
1993126
1992129
1991125
1990129
1989135
1988132
1987125
1986117
1985109
1984121
1983112
1982101
1981108
1980107
1979106
1978101

Compared with West Virginia and United States

Place2023
Pendleton County119
West Virginia23,492
United States5,593,727

Pendleton 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. Pendleton 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, Pendleton 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, Pendleton 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/pendleton-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, Pendleton 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/pendleton-county-west-virginia.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Pendleton 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/pendleton-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, Pendleton County, 1978 to 2023}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-11},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/pendleton-county-west-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 Pendleton County?

Employer firms in Pendleton County was 119 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 3.3% from 2022. That is the 47th 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 Pendleton County?

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

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