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Employer firms in Prince William County

Employer firms in Prince William County was 7,187 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.9% from 2022. That is the 5th highest of 133 counties in 2023.

2023, count7,187
Change on 2022+0.9%
Rank5th of 133Counties in Virginia ranked
Series high7,1872023
Series low1,5301978

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Employer firms in Prince William County, 1978 to 2023

02,0004,0006,0008,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 1,530 count1979: 1,655 count1980: 1,687 count1981: 1,744 count1982: 1,715 count1983: 1,825 count1984: 2,009 count1985: 2,164 count1986: 2,406 count1987: 2,652 count1988: 2,866 count1989: 3,038 count1990: 3,193 count1991: 3,072 count1992: 3,112 count1993: 3,232 count1994: 3,463 count1995: 3,624 count1996: 3,686 count1997: 3,817 count1998: 3,957 count1999: 3,970 count2000: 4,084 count2001: 4,179 count2002: 4,266 count2003: 4,439 count2004: 4,716 count2005: 4,979 count2006: 5,160 count2007: 5,254 count2008: 5,266 count2009: 5,274 count2010: 5,251 count2011: 5,396 count2012: 5,487 count2013: 5,597 count2014: 5,791 count2015: 5,912 count2016: 6,118 count2017: 6,233 count2018: 6,340 count2019: 6,526 count2020: 6,597 count2021: 6,830 count2022: 7,124 count2023: 7,187 count02,0004,0006,0008,00019781994201020231978: 1,530 count1979: 1,655 count1980: 1,687 count1981: 1,744 count1982: 1,715 count1983: 1,825 count1984: 2,009 count1985: 2,164 count1986: 2,406 count1987: 2,652 count1988: 2,866 count1989: 3,038 count1990: 3,193 count1991: 3,072 count1992: 3,112 count1993: 3,232 count1994: 3,463 count1995: 3,624 count1996: 3,686 count1997: 3,817 count1998: 3,957 count1999: 3,970 count2000: 4,084 count2001: 4,179 count2002: 4,266 count2003: 4,439 count2004: 4,716 count2005: 4,979 count2006: 5,160 count2007: 5,254 count2008: 5,266 count2009: 5,274 count2010: 5,251 count2011: 5,396 count2012: 5,487 count2013: 5,597 count2014: 5,791 count2015: 5,912 count2016: 6,118 count2017: 6,233 count2018: 6,340 count2019: 6,526 count2020: 6,597 count2021: 6,830 count2022: 7,124 count2023: 7,187 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
20237,187
20227,124
20216,830
20206,597
20196,526
20186,340
20176,233
20166,118
20155,912
20145,791
20135,597
20125,487
20115,396
20105,251
20095,274
20085,266
20075,254
20065,160
20054,979
20044,716
20034,439
20024,266
20014,179
20004,084
19993,970
19983,957
19973,817
19963,686
19953,624
19943,463
19933,232
19923,112
19913,072
19903,193
19893,038
19882,866
19872,652
19862,406
19852,164
19842,009
19831,825
19821,715
19811,744
19801,687
19791,655
19781,530

Compared with Virginia and United States

Place2023
Prince William County7,187
Virginia144,508
United States5,593,727

Prince William County compared with nearby places

Accomack County: 552 countAlbemarle County: 2,358 countAlleghany County: 219 countAmelia County: 238 countAmherst County: 486 countAppomattox County: 289 countArlington County: 4,636 countAugusta County: 1,197 countBath County: 108 countBedford County: 1,511 countBland County: 63 countBotetourt County: 637 countBrunswick County: 222 countBuchanan County: 294 countBuckingham County: 204 countCampbell County: 1,007 countCaroline County: 348 countCarroll County: 371 countCharles City County: 133 countCharlotte County: 179 countChesterfield County: 6,287 countClarke County: 338 countCraig County: 58 countCulpeper County: 962 countCumberland County: 127 countDickenson County: 160 countDinwiddie County: 323 countEssex County: 271 countFairfax County: 23,706 countFauquier County: 1,748 countFloyd County: 303 countFluvanna County: 350 countFranklin County: 1,046 countFrederick County: 1,414 countGiles County: 252 countGloucester County: 740 countGoochland County: 661 countGrayson County: 145 countGreene County: 342 countGreensville County: 68 countHalifax County: 560 countHanover County: 2,894 countHenrico County: 7,201 countHenry County: 663 countHighland County: 66 countIsle of Wight County: 631 countJames City County: 1,480 countKing and Queen County: 105 countKing George County: 372 countKing William County: 314 countLancaster County: 393 countLee County: 199 countLoudoun County: 9,670 countLouisa County: 563 countLunenburg County: 144 countMadison County: 249 countMathews County: 165 countMecklenburg County: 643 countMiddlesex County: 260 countMontgomery County: 1,619 countNelson County: 312 countNew Kent County: 395 countNorthampton County: 266 countNorthumberland County: 255 countNottoway County: 254 countOrange County: 618 countPage County: 361 countPatrick County: 226 countPittsylvania County: 751 countPowhatan County: 681 countPrince Edward County: 446 countPrince George County: 382 countPrince William County: 7,187 countPulaski County: 551 countRappahannock County: 172 countRichmond County: 168 countRoanoke County: 1,746 countRockbridge County: 396 countRockingham County: 1,368 countRussell County: 342 countScott County: 207 countShenandoah County: 764 countSmyth County: 418 countSouthampton County: 173 countSpotsylvania County: 2,278 countStafford County: 2,103 countSurry County: 73 countSussex County: 142 countTazewell County: 715 countWarren County: 751 countWashington County: 967 countWestmoreland County: 288 countWise County: 447 countWythe County: 580 countYork County: 1,178 countAlexandria city: 3,694 countBristol city: 516 countBuena Vista city: 100 countCharlottesville city: 1,782 countChesapeake city: 4,495 countColonial Heights city: 515 countCovington city: 176 countDanville city: 970 countEmporia city: 202 countFairfax city: 1,521 countFalls Church city: 785 countFranklin city: 227 countFredericksburg city: 1,203 countGalax city: 280 countHampton city: 1,880 countHarrisonburg city: 1,430 countHopewell city: 358 countLexington city: 229 countLynchburg city: 1,795 countManassas city: 1,304 countManassas Park city: 280 countMartinsville city: 420 countNewport News city: 2,891 countNorfolk city: 3,958 countNorton city: 173 countPetersburg city: 595 countPoquoson city: 183 countPortsmouth city: 1,328 countRadford city: 221 countRichmond city: 5,181 countRoanoke city: 2,431 countSalem city: 810 countStaunton city: 685 countSuffolk city: 1,418 countVirginia Beach city: 8,864 countWaynesboro city: 558 countWilliamsburg city: 489 countWinchester city: 1,176 count
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Employer firms, 2023, count. Prince William 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, Prince William 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, Prince William 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/prince-william-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, Prince William 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/prince-william-county-virginia.

Harvard

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

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What is the employer firms in Prince William County?

Employer firms in Prince William County was 7,187 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.9% from 2022. That is the 5th highest of 133 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 Prince William County?

7,187 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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