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Employer firms in Ritchie County

Employer firms in Ritchie County was 156 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is unchanged from 2022. That is the 42nd highest of 55 counties in 2023.

2023, count156
Change on 20220%
Rank42nd of 55Counties in West Virginia ranked
Series high1931998
Series low1481987

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Employer firms in Ritchie County, 1978 to 2023

14015016017018019020019781985199219992006201320231978: 156 count1979: 156 count1980: 153 count1981: 161 count1982: 159 count1983: 161 count1984: 170 count1985: 162 count1986: 162 count1987: 148 count1988: 156 count1989: 151 count1990: 152 count1991: 158 count1992: 156 count1993: 161 count1994: 158 count1995: 169 count1996: 178 count1997: 182 count1998: 193 count1999: 190 count2000: 185 count2001: 175 count2002: 178 count2003: 181 count2004: 184 count2005: 181 count2006: 185 count2007: 181 count2008: 178 count2009: 175 count2010: 175 count2011: 180 count2012: 175 count2013: 173 count2014: 168 count2015: 166 count2016: 167 count2017: 162 count2018: 162 count2019: 157 count2020: 158 count2021: 157 count2022: 156 count2023: 156 count14016018020019781994201020231978: 156 count1979: 156 count1980: 153 count1981: 161 count1982: 159 count1983: 161 count1984: 170 count1985: 162 count1986: 162 count1987: 148 count1988: 156 count1989: 151 count1990: 152 count1991: 158 count1992: 156 count1993: 161 count1994: 158 count1995: 169 count1996: 178 count1997: 182 count1998: 193 count1999: 190 count2000: 185 count2001: 175 count2002: 178 count2003: 181 count2004: 184 count2005: 181 count2006: 185 count2007: 181 count2008: 178 count2009: 175 count2010: 175 count2011: 180 count2012: 175 count2013: 173 count2014: 168 count2015: 166 count2016: 167 count2017: 162 count2018: 162 count2019: 157 count2020: 158 count2021: 157 count2022: 156 count2023: 156 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
2023156
2022156
2021157
2020158
2019157
2018162
2017162
2016167
2015166
2014168
2013173
2012175
2011180
2010175
2009175
2008178
2007181
2006185
2005181
2004184
2003181
2002178
2001175
2000185
1999190
1998193
1997182
1996178
1995169
1994158
1993161
1992156
1991158
1990152
1989151
1988156
1987148
1986162
1985162
1984170
1983161
1982159
1981161
1980153
1979156
1978156

Compared with West Virginia and United States

Place2023
Ritchie County156
West Virginia23,492
United States5,593,727

Ritchie 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. Ritchie 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, Ritchie 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, Ritchie 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/ritchie-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, Ritchie 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/ritchie-county-west-virginia.

Harvard

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

BibTeX
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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Ritchie 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/ritchie-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 Ritchie County?

Employer firms in Ritchie County was 156 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is unchanged from 2022. That is the 42nd 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 Ritchie County?

193 in 1998, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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