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Employer firms in Rowan County

Employer firms in Rowan County was 2,373 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.6% from 2022. That is the 21st highest of 100 counties in 2023.

2023, count2,373
Change on 2022+0.6%
Rank21st of 100Counties in North Carolina ranked
Series high2,3732023
Series low1,4241978

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Employer firms in Rowan County, 1978 to 2023

1,4001,6001,8002,0002,2002,40019781985199219992006201320231978: 1,424 count1979: 1,490 count1980: 1,474 count1981: 1,496 count1982: 1,442 count1983: 1,484 count1984: 1,588 count1985: 1,595 count1986: 1,628 count1987: 1,702 count1988: 1,789 count1989: 1,842 count1990: 1,898 count1991: 1,860 count1992: 1,825 count1993: 1,843 count1994: 1,878 count1995: 1,924 count1996: 1,973 count1997: 2,057 count1998: 2,107 count1999: 2,131 count2000: 2,160 count2001: 2,168 count2002: 2,207 count2003: 2,226 count2004: 2,253 count2005: 2,262 count2006: 2,265 count2007: 2,307 count2008: 2,299 count2009: 2,232 count2010: 2,166 count2011: 2,139 count2012: 2,171 count2013: 2,159 count2014: 2,144 count2015: 2,139 count2016: 2,176 count2017: 2,190 count2018: 2,210 count2019: 2,228 count2020: 2,220 count2021: 2,240 count2022: 2,358 count2023: 2,373 count1,2501,5001,7502,0002,2502,50019781994201020231978: 1,424 count1979: 1,490 count1980: 1,474 count1981: 1,496 count1982: 1,442 count1983: 1,484 count1984: 1,588 count1985: 1,595 count1986: 1,628 count1987: 1,702 count1988: 1,789 count1989: 1,842 count1990: 1,898 count1991: 1,860 count1992: 1,825 count1993: 1,843 count1994: 1,878 count1995: 1,924 count1996: 1,973 count1997: 2,057 count1998: 2,107 count1999: 2,131 count2000: 2,160 count2001: 2,168 count2002: 2,207 count2003: 2,226 count2004: 2,253 count2005: 2,262 count2006: 2,265 count2007: 2,307 count2008: 2,299 count2009: 2,232 count2010: 2,166 count2011: 2,139 count2012: 2,171 count2013: 2,159 count2014: 2,144 count2015: 2,139 count2016: 2,176 count2017: 2,190 count2018: 2,210 count2019: 2,228 count2020: 2,220 count2021: 2,240 count2022: 2,358 count2023: 2,373 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
20232,373
20222,358
20212,240
20202,220
20192,228
20182,210
20172,190
20162,176
20152,139
20142,144
20132,159
20122,171
20112,139
20102,166
20092,232
20082,299
20072,307
20062,265
20052,262
20042,253
20032,226
20022,207
20012,168
20002,160
19992,131
19982,107
19972,057
19961,973
19951,924
19941,878
19931,843
19921,825
19911,860
19901,898
19891,842
19881,789
19871,702
19861,628
19851,595
19841,588
19831,484
19821,442
19811,496
19801,474
19791,490
19781,424

Compared with North Carolina and United States

Place2023
Rowan County2,373
North Carolina175,992
United States5,593,727

Rowan 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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  • 2,700 and over
Employer firms, 2023, count. Rowan 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, Rowan 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, Rowan 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/rowan-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, Rowan 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/rowan-county-north-carolina.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Rowan 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/rowan-county-north-carolina (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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What is the employer firms in Rowan County?

Employer firms in Rowan County was 2,373 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.6% from 2022. That is the 21st 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 Rowan County?

2,373 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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