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Employer firms in Wayne County

Employer firms in Wayne County was 1,761 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.7% from 2022. That is the 27th highest of 100 counties in 2023.

2023, count1,761
Change on 2022+0.7%
Rank27th of 100Counties in North Carolina ranked
Series high1,9601999
Series low1,5321978

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Employer firms in Wayne County, 1978 to 2023

1,5001,6001,7001,8001,9002,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 1,532 count1979: 1,591 count1980: 1,595 count1981: 1,613 count1982: 1,565 count1983: 1,581 count1984: 1,652 count1985: 1,689 count1986: 1,695 count1987: 1,724 count1988: 1,697 count1989: 1,728 count1990: 1,746 count1991: 1,726 count1992: 1,738 count1993: 1,784 count1994: 1,815 count1995: 1,854 count1996: 1,884 count1997: 1,908 count1998: 1,943 count1999: 1,960 count2000: 1,933 count2001: 1,928 count2002: 1,895 count2003: 1,904 count2004: 1,894 count2005: 1,900 count2006: 1,931 count2007: 1,933 count2008: 1,897 count2009: 1,826 count2010: 1,803 count2011: 1,787 count2012: 1,761 count2013: 1,752 count2014: 1,741 count2015: 1,750 count2016: 1,747 count2017: 1,750 count2018: 1,734 count2019: 1,752 count2020: 1,719 count2021: 1,733 count2022: 1,748 count2023: 1,761 count1,4001,6001,8002,00019781994201020231978: 1,532 count1979: 1,591 count1980: 1,595 count1981: 1,613 count1982: 1,565 count1983: 1,581 count1984: 1,652 count1985: 1,689 count1986: 1,695 count1987: 1,724 count1988: 1,697 count1989: 1,728 count1990: 1,746 count1991: 1,726 count1992: 1,738 count1993: 1,784 count1994: 1,815 count1995: 1,854 count1996: 1,884 count1997: 1,908 count1998: 1,943 count1999: 1,960 count2000: 1,933 count2001: 1,928 count2002: 1,895 count2003: 1,904 count2004: 1,894 count2005: 1,900 count2006: 1,931 count2007: 1,933 count2008: 1,897 count2009: 1,826 count2010: 1,803 count2011: 1,787 count2012: 1,761 count2013: 1,752 count2014: 1,741 count2015: 1,750 count2016: 1,747 count2017: 1,750 count2018: 1,734 count2019: 1,752 count2020: 1,719 count2021: 1,733 count2022: 1,748 count2023: 1,761 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
20231,761
20221,748
20211,733
20201,719
20191,752
20181,734
20171,750
20161,747
20151,750
20141,741
20131,752
20121,761
20111,787
20101,803
20091,826
20081,897
20071,933
20061,931
20051,900
20041,894
20031,904
20021,895
20011,928
20001,933
19991,960
19981,943
19971,908
19961,884
19951,854
19941,815
19931,784
19921,738
19911,726
19901,746
19891,728
19881,697
19871,724
19861,695
19851,689
19841,652
19831,581
19821,565
19811,613
19801,595
19791,591
19781,532

Compared with North Carolina and United States

Place2023
Wayne County1,761
North Carolina175,992
United States5,593,727

Wayne 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. Wayne 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, Wayne 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, Wayne 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/wayne-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, Wayne 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/wayne-county-north-carolina.

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

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What is the employer firms in Wayne County?

Employer firms in Wayne County was 1,761 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.7% from 2022. That is the 27th 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 Wayne County?

1,960 in 1999, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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