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Employer firms in Pitt County

Employer firms in Pitt County was 3,044 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.4% from 2022. That is the 15th highest of 100 counties in 2023.

2023, count3,044
Change on 2022+2.4%
Rank15th of 100Counties in North Carolina ranked
Series high3,0442023
Series low1,5521978

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Employer firms in Pitt County, 1978 to 2023

1,5002,0002,5003,0003,50019781985199219992006201320231978: 1,552 count1979: 1,628 count1980: 1,654 count1981: 1,634 count1982: 1,559 count1983: 1,641 count1984: 1,712 count1985: 1,750 count1986: 1,813 count1987: 1,870 count1988: 1,937 count1989: 2,004 count1990: 2,045 count1991: 2,000 count1992: 2,060 count1993: 2,087 count1994: 2,193 count1995: 2,274 count1996: 2,326 count1997: 2,384 count1998: 2,445 count1999: 2,488 count2000: 2,535 count2001: 2,559 count2002: 2,606 count2003: 2,629 count2004: 2,679 count2005: 2,780 count2006: 2,838 count2007: 2,893 count2008: 2,909 count2009: 2,847 count2010: 2,851 count2011: 2,841 count2012: 2,833 count2013: 2,793 count2014: 2,785 count2015: 2,767 count2016: 2,818 count2017: 2,817 count2018: 2,837 count2019: 2,847 count2020: 2,872 count2021: 2,992 count2022: 2,974 count2023: 3,044 count1,5002,0002,5003,0003,50019781994201020231978: 1,552 count1979: 1,628 count1980: 1,654 count1981: 1,634 count1982: 1,559 count1983: 1,641 count1984: 1,712 count1985: 1,750 count1986: 1,813 count1987: 1,870 count1988: 1,937 count1989: 2,004 count1990: 2,045 count1991: 2,000 count1992: 2,060 count1993: 2,087 count1994: 2,193 count1995: 2,274 count1996: 2,326 count1997: 2,384 count1998: 2,445 count1999: 2,488 count2000: 2,535 count2001: 2,559 count2002: 2,606 count2003: 2,629 count2004: 2,679 count2005: 2,780 count2006: 2,838 count2007: 2,893 count2008: 2,909 count2009: 2,847 count2010: 2,851 count2011: 2,841 count2012: 2,833 count2013: 2,793 count2014: 2,785 count2015: 2,767 count2016: 2,818 count2017: 2,817 count2018: 2,837 count2019: 2,847 count2020: 2,872 count2021: 2,992 count2022: 2,974 count2023: 3,044 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
20233,044
20222,974
20212,992
20202,872
20192,847
20182,837
20172,817
20162,818
20152,767
20142,785
20132,793
20122,833
20112,841
20102,851
20092,847
20082,909
20072,893
20062,838
20052,780
20042,679
20032,629
20022,606
20012,559
20002,535
19992,488
19982,445
19972,384
19962,326
19952,274
19942,193
19932,087
19922,060
19912,000
19902,045
19892,004
19881,937
19871,870
19861,813
19851,750
19841,712
19831,641
19821,559
19811,634
19801,654
19791,628
19781,552

Compared with North Carolina and United States

Place2023
Pitt County3,044
North Carolina175,992
United States5,593,727

Pitt 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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Employer firms, 2023, count. Pitt 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, Pitt 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, Pitt 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/pitt-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, Pitt 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/pitt-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, Pitt 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/pitt-county-north-carolina (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Pitt County, 1978 to 2023}},
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What is the employer firms in Pitt County?

Employer firms in Pitt County was 3,044 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.4% from 2022. That is the 15th 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 Pitt County?

3,044 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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