Employer firms in Spotsylvania County

Employer firms in Spotsylvania County was 2,278 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.8% from 2022. That is the 16th highest of 133 counties in 2023.

2023, count2,278

Change on 2022+0.8%

Rank16th of 133Counties in Virginia ranked

Series high2,2782023

Series low3931978

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 Spotsylvania 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	2,278
2022	2,261
2021	2,170
2020	2,095
2019	2,093
2018	2,052
2017	2,030
2016	2,001
2015	1,973
2014	1,935
2013	1,907
2012	1,885
2011	1,893
2010	1,915
2009	1,951
2008	1,999
2007	2,047
2006	1,998
2005	1,882
2004	1,799
2003	1,710
2002	1,646
2001	1,598
2000	1,565
1999	1,526
1998	1,485
1997	1,458
1996	1,423
1995	1,383
1994	1,287
1993	1,208
1992	1,151
1991	1,093
1990	1,085
1989	1,005
1988	921
1987	808
1986	701
1985	638
1984	576
1983	526
1982	486
1981	476
1980	455
1979	427
1978	393

Compared with Virginia and United States

Place	2023
Spotsylvania County	2,278
Virginia	144,508
United States	5,593,727

Spotsylvania County compared with nearby places

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800 to 1,600
1,600 and over

Employer firms, 2023, count. Spotsylvania 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 Virginia by employer firms 133 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, Spotsylvania 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, Spotsylvania 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/spotsylvania-county-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, Spotsylvania 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/spotsylvania-county-virginia.

Harvard

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

Employer firms in Spotsylvania County was 2,278 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.8% from 2022. That is the 16th highest of 133 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 Spotsylvania County?

2,278 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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