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Employer firms in Sampson County

Employer firms in Sampson County was 832 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is unchanged from 2022. That is the 53rd highest of 100 counties in 2023.

2023, count832
Change on 20220%
Rank53rd of 100Counties in North Carolina ranked
Series high9332007
Series low6811983

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Employer firms in Sampson County, 1978 to 2023

6007008009001,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 691 count1979: 726 count1980: 720 count1981: 695 count1982: 689 count1983: 681 count1984: 711 count1985: 717 count1986: 718 count1987: 715 count1988: 741 count1989: 772 count1990: 787 count1991: 788 count1992: 794 count1993: 825 count1994: 838 count1995: 881 count1996: 882 count1997: 907 count1998: 901 count1999: 913 count2000: 890 count2001: 891 count2002: 888 count2003: 895 count2004: 922 count2005: 925 count2006: 926 count2007: 933 count2008: 903 count2009: 869 count2010: 858 count2011: 861 count2012: 860 count2013: 827 count2014: 812 count2015: 808 count2016: 812 count2017: 811 count2018: 799 count2019: 811 count2020: 798 count2021: 812 count2022: 832 count2023: 832 count6007008009001,00019781994201020231978: 691 count1979: 726 count1980: 720 count1981: 695 count1982: 689 count1983: 681 count1984: 711 count1985: 717 count1986: 718 count1987: 715 count1988: 741 count1989: 772 count1990: 787 count1991: 788 count1992: 794 count1993: 825 count1994: 838 count1995: 881 count1996: 882 count1997: 907 count1998: 901 count1999: 913 count2000: 890 count2001: 891 count2002: 888 count2003: 895 count2004: 922 count2005: 925 count2006: 926 count2007: 933 count2008: 903 count2009: 869 count2010: 858 count2011: 861 count2012: 860 count2013: 827 count2014: 812 count2015: 808 count2016: 812 count2017: 811 count2018: 799 count2019: 811 count2020: 798 count2021: 812 count2022: 832 count2023: 832 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
2023832
2022832
2021812
2020798
2019811
2018799
2017811
2016812
2015808
2014812
2013827
2012860
2011861
2010858
2009869
2008903
2007933
2006926
2005925
2004922
2003895
2002888
2001891
2000890
1999913
1998901
1997907
1996882
1995881
1994838
1993825
1992794
1991788
1990787
1989772
1988741
1987715
1986718
1985717
1984711
1983681
1982689
1981695
1980720
1979726
1978691

Compared with North Carolina and United States

Place2023
Sampson County832
North Carolina175,992
United States5,593,727

Sampson 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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Employer firms, 2023, count. Sampson 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, Sampson 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, Sampson 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/sampson-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, Sampson 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/sampson-county-north-carolina.

Harvard

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

BibTeX
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  urldate = {2026-10-11},
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What is the employer firms in Sampson County?

Employer firms in Sampson County was 832 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is unchanged from 2022. That is the 53rd 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 Sampson County?

933 in 2007, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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