# Employer firms in Prince William County

Employer firms in Prince William County was 7,187 in 2023. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

- Indicator id: `employer_firms`
- Place id: `us-county-51153`
- Unit: count
- 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.
- Note: Excludes nonemployer businesses. Differs from active_companies, the INE DIRCE count, which includes businesses without employees.
- Source: 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)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-11
- License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/prince-william-county-virginia
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=employer_firms&place=us-county-51153

| Period | count |
|---|---:|
| 2023 | 7,187 |
| 2022 | 7,124 |
| 2021 | 6,830 |
| 2020 | 6,597 |
| 2019 | 6,526 |
| 2018 | 6,340 |
| 2017 | 6,233 |
| 2016 | 6,118 |
| 2015 | 5,912 |
| 2014 | 5,791 |
| 2013 | 5,597 |
| 2012 | 5,487 |
| 2011 | 5,396 |
| 2010 | 5,251 |
| 2009 | 5,274 |
| 2008 | 5,266 |
| 2007 | 5,254 |
| 2006 | 5,160 |
| 2005 | 4,979 |
| 2004 | 4,716 |
| 2003 | 4,439 |
| 2002 | 4,266 |
| 2001 | 4,179 |
| 2000 | 4,084 |
| 1999 | 3,970 |
| 1998 | 3,957 |
| 1997 | 3,817 |
| 1996 | 3,686 |
| 1995 | 3,624 |
| 1994 | 3,463 |
| 1993 | 3,232 |
| 1992 | 3,112 |
| 1991 | 3,072 |
| 1990 | 3,193 |
| 1989 | 3,038 |
| 1988 | 2,866 |
| 1987 | 2,652 |
| 1986 | 2,406 |
| 1985 | 2,164 |
| 1984 | 2,009 |
| 1983 | 1,825 |
| 1982 | 1,715 |
| 1981 | 1,744 |
| 1980 | 1,687 |
| 1979 | 1,655 |
| 1978 | 1,530 |