Employer firms in Rockingham County

Employer firms in Rockingham County was 1,346 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.1% from 2022. That is the 37th highest of 100 counties in 2023.

2023, count1,346

Change on 2022-0.1%

Rank37th of 100Counties in North Carolina ranked

Series high1,5372001

Series low1,1861978

Next release: Sunday, 26 September 2027, estimated by Invokely from past publication dates (low confidence), not announced by the publisher. Release calendar

Employer firms in Rockingham County, 1978 to 2023

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

Period	count
2023	1,346
2022	1,348
2021	1,309
2020	1,317
2019	1,324
2018	1,325
2017	1,333
2016	1,379
2015	1,353
2014	1,358
2013	1,358
2012	1,385
2011	1,401
2010	1,417
2009	1,456
2008	1,488
2007	1,507
2006	1,522
2005	1,528
2004	1,515
2003	1,509
2002	1,512
2001	1,537
2000	1,513
1999	1,536
1998	1,502
1997	1,495
1996	1,483
1995	1,465
1994	1,418
1993	1,383
1992	1,360
1991	1,359
1990	1,374
1989	1,353
1988	1,345
1987	1,306
1986	1,282
1985	1,272
1984	1,246
1983	1,214
1982	1,206
1981	1,204
1980	1,211
1979	1,215
1978	1,186

Compared with North Carolina and United States

Place	2023
Rockingham County	1,346
North Carolina	175,992
United States	5,593,727

Rockingham County compared with nearby places

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1,500 to 2,700
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Employer firms, 2023, count. Rockingham County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Rankings

US states by employer firms 51 places
Counties in North Carolina by employer firms 100 places

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, Rockingham 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, Rockingham 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/rockingham-county-north-carolina. 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, Rockingham 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/rockingham-county-north-carolina.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Rockingham 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/rockingham-county-north-carolina (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, Rockingham 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/rockingham-county-north-carolina. 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 Rockingham County?

Employer firms in Rockingham County was 1,346 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.1% from 2022. That is the 37th highest of 100 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 Rockingham County?

1,537 in 2001, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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