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Employer firms in Virginia Beach city

Employer firms in Virginia Beach city was 8,864 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.2% from 2022. That is the 3rd highest of 133 counties in 2023.

2023, count8,864
Change on 2022+0.2%
Rank3rd of 133Counties in Virginia ranked
Series high8,8642023
Series low3,5981978

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Employer firms in Virginia Beach city, 1978 to 2023

2,0004,0006,0008,00010K19781985199219992006201320231978: 3,598 count1979: 3,825 count1980: 3,988 count1981: 4,116 count1982: 4,238 count1983: 4,604 count1984: 4,971 count1985: 5,229 count1986: 5,564 count1987: 5,904 count1988: 6,224 count1989: 6,361 count1990: 6,578 count1991: 6,477 count1992: 6,499 count1993: 6,716 count1994: 6,870 count1995: 7,097 count1996: 7,153 count1997: 7,241 count1998: 7,423 count1999: 7,531 count2000: 7,506 count2001: 7,524 count2002: 7,561 count2003: 7,729 count2004: 8,032 count2005: 8,206 count2006: 8,524 count2007: 8,603 count2008: 8,466 count2009: 8,166 count2010: 8,070 count2011: 8,015 count2012: 8,001 count2013: 8,001 count2014: 8,038 count2015: 8,125 count2016: 8,206 count2017: 8,300 count2018: 8,279 count2019: 8,341 count2020: 8,417 count2021: 8,726 count2022: 8,843 count2023: 8,864 count2,0004,0006,0008,00010K19781994201020231978: 3,598 count1979: 3,825 count1980: 3,988 count1981: 4,116 count1982: 4,238 count1983: 4,604 count1984: 4,971 count1985: 5,229 count1986: 5,564 count1987: 5,904 count1988: 6,224 count1989: 6,361 count1990: 6,578 count1991: 6,477 count1992: 6,499 count1993: 6,716 count1994: 6,870 count1995: 7,097 count1996: 7,153 count1997: 7,241 count1998: 7,423 count1999: 7,531 count2000: 7,506 count2001: 7,524 count2002: 7,561 count2003: 7,729 count2004: 8,032 count2005: 8,206 count2006: 8,524 count2007: 8,603 count2008: 8,466 count2009: 8,166 count2010: 8,070 count2011: 8,015 count2012: 8,001 count2013: 8,001 count2014: 8,038 count2015: 8,125 count2016: 8,206 count2017: 8,300 count2018: 8,279 count2019: 8,341 count2020: 8,417 count2021: 8,726 count2022: 8,843 count2023: 8,864 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
20238,864
20228,843
20218,726
20208,417
20198,341
20188,279
20178,300
20168,206
20158,125
20148,038
20138,001
20128,001
20118,015
20108,070
20098,166
20088,466
20078,603
20068,524
20058,206
20048,032
20037,729
20027,561
20017,524
20007,506
19997,531
19987,423
19977,241
19967,153
19957,097
19946,870
19936,716
19926,499
19916,477
19906,578
19896,361
19886,224
19875,904
19865,564
19855,229
19844,971
19834,604
19824,238
19814,116
19803,988
19793,825
19783,598

Compared with Virginia and United States

Place2023
Virginia Beach city8,864
Virginia144,508
United States5,593,727

Virginia Beach city compared with nearby places

Accomack County: 552 countAlbemarle County: 2,358 countAlleghany County: 219 countAmelia County: 238 countAmherst County: 486 countAppomattox County: 289 countArlington County: 4,636 countAugusta County: 1,197 countBath County: 108 countBedford County: 1,511 countBland County: 63 countBotetourt County: 637 countBrunswick County: 222 countBuchanan County: 294 countBuckingham County: 204 countCampbell County: 1,007 countCaroline County: 348 countCarroll County: 371 countCharles City County: 133 countCharlotte County: 179 countChesterfield County: 6,287 countClarke County: 338 countCraig County: 58 countCulpeper County: 962 countCumberland County: 127 countDickenson County: 160 countDinwiddie County: 323 countEssex County: 271 countFairfax County: 23,706 countFauquier County: 1,748 countFloyd County: 303 countFluvanna County: 350 countFranklin County: 1,046 countFrederick County: 1,414 countGiles County: 252 countGloucester County: 740 countGoochland County: 661 countGrayson County: 145 countGreene County: 342 countGreensville County: 68 countHalifax County: 560 countHanover County: 2,894 countHenrico County: 7,201 countHenry County: 663 countHighland County: 66 countIsle of Wight County: 631 countJames City County: 1,480 countKing and Queen County: 105 countKing George County: 372 countKing William County: 314 countLancaster County: 393 countLee County: 199 countLoudoun County: 9,670 countLouisa County: 563 countLunenburg County: 144 countMadison County: 249 countMathews County: 165 countMecklenburg County: 643 countMiddlesex County: 260 countMontgomery County: 1,619 countNelson County: 312 countNew Kent County: 395 countNorthampton County: 266 countNorthumberland County: 255 countNottoway County: 254 countOrange County: 618 countPage County: 361 countPatrick County: 226 countPittsylvania County: 751 countPowhatan County: 681 countPrince Edward County: 446 countPrince George County: 382 countPrince William County: 7,187 countPulaski County: 551 countRappahannock County: 172 countRichmond County: 168 countRoanoke County: 1,746 countRockbridge County: 396 countRockingham County: 1,368 countRussell County: 342 countScott County: 207 countShenandoah County: 764 countSmyth County: 418 countSouthampton County: 173 countSpotsylvania County: 2,278 countStafford County: 2,103 countSurry County: 73 countSussex County: 142 countTazewell County: 715 countWarren County: 751 countWashington County: 967 countWestmoreland County: 288 countWise County: 447 countWythe County: 580 countYork County: 1,178 countAlexandria city: 3,694 countBristol city: 516 countBuena Vista city: 100 countCharlottesville city: 1,782 countChesapeake city: 4,495 countColonial Heights city: 515 countCovington city: 176 countDanville city: 970 countEmporia city: 202 countFairfax city: 1,521 countFalls Church city: 785 countFranklin city: 227 countFredericksburg city: 1,203 countGalax city: 280 countHampton city: 1,880 countHarrisonburg city: 1,430 countHopewell city: 358 countLexington city: 229 countLynchburg city: 1,795 countManassas city: 1,304 countManassas Park city: 280 countMartinsville city: 420 countNewport News city: 2,891 countNorfolk city: 3,958 countNorton city: 173 countPetersburg city: 595 countPoquoson city: 183 countPortsmouth city: 1,328 countRadford city: 221 countRichmond city: 5,181 countRoanoke city: 2,431 countSalem city: 810 countStaunton city: 685 countSuffolk city: 1,418 countVirginia Beach city: 8,864 countWaynesboro city: 558 countWilliamsburg city: 489 countWinchester city: 1,176 count
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Employer firms, 2023, count. Virginia Beach city 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, Virginia Beach city, 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, Virginia Beach city, 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/virginia-beach-city-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, Virginia Beach city, 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/virginia-beach-city-virginia.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Virginia Beach city, 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/virginia-beach-city-virginia (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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What is the employer firms in Virginia Beach city?

Employer firms in Virginia Beach city was 8,864 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.2% from 2022. That is the 3rd highest of 133 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 Virginia Beach city?

8,864 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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