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Employer firms in Webster County

Employer firms in Webster County was 98 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is unchanged from 2022. That is the 49th highest of 55 counties in 2023.

2023, count98
Change on 20220%
Rank49th of 55Counties in West Virginia ranked
Series high1612001
Series low962021

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Employer firms in Webster County, 1978 to 2023

8010012014016018019781985199219992006201320231978: 119 count1979: 129 count1980: 127 count1981: 129 count1982: 123 count1983: 119 count1984: 122 count1985: 123 count1986: 119 count1987: 126 count1988: 133 count1989: 130 count1990: 136 count1991: 135 count1992: 123 count1993: 139 count1994: 151 count1995: 158 count1996: 152 count1997: 154 count1998: 158 count1999: 156 count2000: 160 count2001: 161 count2002: 155 count2003: 158 count2004: 149 count2005: 150 count2006: 147 count2007: 151 count2008: 148 count2009: 131 count2010: 125 count2011: 111 count2012: 109 count2013: 112 count2014: 115 count2015: 115 count2016: 113 count2017: 111 count2018: 109 count2019: 102 count2020: 101 count2021: 96 count2022: 98 count2023: 98 count8010012014016018019781994201020231978: 119 count1979: 129 count1980: 127 count1981: 129 count1982: 123 count1983: 119 count1984: 122 count1985: 123 count1986: 119 count1987: 126 count1988: 133 count1989: 130 count1990: 136 count1991: 135 count1992: 123 count1993: 139 count1994: 151 count1995: 158 count1996: 152 count1997: 154 count1998: 158 count1999: 156 count2000: 160 count2001: 161 count2002: 155 count2003: 158 count2004: 149 count2005: 150 count2006: 147 count2007: 151 count2008: 148 count2009: 131 count2010: 125 count2011: 111 count2012: 109 count2013: 112 count2014: 115 count2015: 115 count2016: 113 count2017: 111 count2018: 109 count2019: 102 count2020: 101 count2021: 96 count2022: 98 count2023: 98 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
202398
202298
202196
2020101
2019102
2018109
2017111
2016113
2015115
2014115
2013112
2012109
2011111
2010125
2009131
2008148
2007151
2006147
2005150
2004149
2003158
2002155
2001161
2000160
1999156
1998158
1997154
1996152
1995158
1994151
1993139
1992123
1991135
1990136
1989130
1988133
1987126
1986119
1985123
1984122
1983119
1982123
1981129
1980127
1979129
1978119

Compared with West Virginia and United States

Place2023
Webster County98
West Virginia23,492
United States5,593,727

Webster 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
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Employer firms, 2023, count. Webster 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, Webster 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, Webster 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/webster-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, Webster 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/webster-county-west-virginia.

Harvard

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

Employer firms in Webster County was 98 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is unchanged from 2022. That is the 49th 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 Webster County?

161 in 2001, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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