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Employer firms in West Virginia

Employer firms in West Virginia was 23,492 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.2% from 2022. That is the 42nd highest of 51 states in 2023.

2023, count23,492
Change on 2022+0.2%
Rank42nd of 51US states ranked
Series high30,6081998
Series low23,1452021

Employer firms in West Virginia, 1978 to 2023

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22K24K26K28K30K32K19781985199219992006201320231978: 26,630 count1979: 27,676 count1980: 27,525 count1981: 27,227 count1982: 26,557 count1983: 26,399 count1984: 27,489 count1985: 27,114 count1986: 27,215 count1987: 27,342 count1988: 28,000 count1989: 28,339 count1990: 28,628 count1991: 28,507 count1992: 28,582 count1993: 29,180 count1994: 29,632 count1995: 30,323 count1996: 30,311 count1997: 30,462 count1998: 30,608 count1999: 30,527 count2000: 30,287 count2001: 29,670 count2002: 29,398 count2003: 29,237 count2004: 29,555 count2005: 29,544 count2006: 29,414 count2007: 29,180 count2008: 28,500 count2009: 27,879 count2010: 27,232 count2011: 26,750 count2012: 26,549 count2013: 26,027 count2014: 25,509 count2015: 25,256 count2016: 24,944 count2017: 24,537 count2018: 24,131 count2019: 24,055 count2020: 23,449 count2021: 23,145 count2022: 23,447 count2023: 23,492 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10, published 2025-09-25.
All 46 values
Periodcount
202323,492
202223,447
202123,145
202023,449
201924,055
201824,131
201724,537
201624,944
201525,256
201425,509
201326,027
201226,549
201126,750
201027,232
200927,879
200828,500
200729,180
200629,414
200529,544
200429,555
200329,237
200229,398
200129,670
200030,287
199930,527
199830,608
199730,462
199630,311
199530,323
199429,632
199329,180
199228,582
199128,507
199028,628
198928,339
198828,000
198727,342
198627,215
198527,114
198427,489
198326,399
198226,557
198127,227
198027,525
197927,676
197826,630

Compared with United States

Place2023
West Virginia23,492
United States5,593,727

Rankings

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 and other activities outside the BDS scope. A firm operating in several states or counties is counted in each area, so geographic counts cannot be added to reproduce the national total. This differs from the INE DIRCE active-company count, which includes businesses without employees. Past values can be revised.

How to cite

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.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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What is the employer firms in West Virginia?

Employer firms in West Virginia was 23,492 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.2% from 2022. That is the 42nd highest of 51 states 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 2026-10-10.

What was the highest employer firms in West Virginia?

30,608 in 1998, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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