Employer firms in Whitfield County

Employer firms in Whitfield County was 1,954 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2% from 2022. That is the 24th highest of 159 counties in 2023.

2023, count1,954

Change on 2022+2%

Rank24th of 159Counties in Georgia ranked

Series high2,1131998

Series low1,4971982

Next release: Sunday, 26 September 2027, estimated by Invokely from past publication dates (low confidence), not announced by the publisher. Release calendar

Employer firms in Whitfield County, 1978 to 2023

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

Period	count
2023	1,954
2022	1,915
2021	1,854
2020	1,828
2019	1,797
2018	1,778
2017	1,791
2016	1,761
2015	1,775
2014	1,785
2013	1,794
2012	1,802
2011	1,825
2010	1,853
2009	1,926
2008	2,018
2007	2,082
2006	2,067
2005	2,055
2004	2,069
2003	2,046
2002	2,042
2001	2,065
2000	2,085
1999	2,097
1998	2,113
1997	2,072
1996	2,077
1995	2,008
1994	1,960
1993	1,935
1992	1,914
1991	1,866
1990	1,882
1989	1,839
1988	1,806
1987	1,734
1986	1,702
1985	1,651
1984	1,583
1983	1,517
1982	1,497
1981	1,545
1980	1,539
1979	1,528
1978	1,518

Compared with Georgia and United States

Place	2023
Whitfield County	1,954
Georgia	177,543
United States	5,593,727

Whitfield County compared with nearby places

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100 to 200
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600 to 1,700
1,700 and over

Employer firms, 2023, count. Whitfield County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Rankings

US states by employer firms 51 places
Counties in Georgia by employer firms 159 places

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, Whitfield 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, Whitfield 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/whitfield-county-georgia. 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, Whitfield 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/whitfield-county-georgia.

Harvard

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

Employer firms in Whitfield County was 1,954 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2% from 2022. That is the 24th highest of 159 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 Whitfield County?

2,113 in 1998, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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