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Employer firms in Summers County

Employer firms in Summers County was 141 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.7% from 2022. That is the 45th highest of 55 counties in 2023.

2023, count141
Change on 2022-0.7%
Rank45th of 55Counties in West Virginia ranked
Series high1871998
Series low1392018

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Employer firms in Summers County, 1978 to 2023

13014015016017018019019781985199219992006201320231978: 186 count1979: 185 count1980: 186 count1981: 182 count1982: 172 count1983: 178 count1984: 177 count1985: 169 count1986: 173 count1987: 176 count1988: 179 count1989: 178 count1990: 176 count1991: 169 count1992: 167 count1993: 174 count1994: 177 count1995: 171 count1996: 175 count1997: 175 count1998: 187 count1999: 181 count2000: 187 count2001: 181 count2002: 171 count2003: 175 count2004: 178 count2005: 176 count2006: 176 count2007: 175 count2008: 176 count2009: 163 count2010: 164 count2011: 161 count2012: 161 count2013: 153 count2014: 159 count2015: 153 count2016: 150 count2017: 149 count2018: 139 count2019: 152 count2020: 143 count2021: 143 count2022: 142 count2023: 141 count12014016018020019781994201020231978: 186 count1979: 185 count1980: 186 count1981: 182 count1982: 172 count1983: 178 count1984: 177 count1985: 169 count1986: 173 count1987: 176 count1988: 179 count1989: 178 count1990: 176 count1991: 169 count1992: 167 count1993: 174 count1994: 177 count1995: 171 count1996: 175 count1997: 175 count1998: 187 count1999: 181 count2000: 187 count2001: 181 count2002: 171 count2003: 175 count2004: 178 count2005: 176 count2006: 176 count2007: 175 count2008: 176 count2009: 163 count2010: 164 count2011: 161 count2012: 161 count2013: 153 count2014: 159 count2015: 153 count2016: 150 count2017: 149 count2018: 139 count2019: 152 count2020: 143 count2021: 143 count2022: 142 count2023: 141 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
2023141
2022142
2021143
2020143
2019152
2018139
2017149
2016150
2015153
2014159
2013153
2012161
2011161
2010164
2009163
2008176
2007175
2006176
2005176
2004178
2003175
2002171
2001181
2000187
1999181
1998187
1997175
1996175
1995171
1994177
1993174
1992167
1991169
1990176
1989178
1988179
1987176
1986173
1985169
1984177
1983178
1982172
1981182
1980186
1979185
1978186

Compared with West Virginia and United States

Place2023
Summers County141
West Virginia23,492
United States5,593,727

Summers 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. Summers 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, Summers 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, Summers 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/summers-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, Summers 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/summers-county-west-virginia.

Harvard

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

Employer firms in Summers County was 141 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.7% from 2022. That is the 45th 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 Summers County?

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

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