Employer firms in Yadkin County

Employer firms in Yadkin County was 547 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.7% from 2022. That is the 68th highest of 100 counties in 2023.

2023, count547
Change on 2022+1.7%
Series high5792006
Series low3491982

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Employer firms in Yadkin County, 1978 to 2023

30035040045050055060019781985199219992006201320231978: 360 count1979: 377 count1980: 356 count1981: 359 count1982: 349 count1983: 360 count1984: 388 count1985: 404 count1986: 416 count1987: 424 count1988: 443 count1989: 448 count1990: 462 count1991: 459 count1992: 466 count1993: 479 count1994: 499 count1995: 510 count1996: 520 count1997: 554 count1998: 550 count1999: 563 count2000: 559 count2001: 566 count2002: 567 count2003: 543 count2004: 566 count2005: 571 count2006: 579 count2007: 564 count2008: 575 count2009: 540 count2010: 542 count2011: 532 count2012: 517 count2013: 502 count2014: 502 count2015: 502 count2016: 500 count2017: 511 count2018: 518 count2019: 522 count2020: 508 count2021: 516 count2022: 538 count2023: 547 count30040050060019781994201020231978: 360 count1979: 377 count1980: 356 count1981: 359 count1982: 349 count1983: 360 count1984: 388 count1985: 404 count1986: 416 count1987: 424 count1988: 443 count1989: 448 count1990: 462 count1991: 459 count1992: 466 count1993: 479 count1994: 499 count1995: 510 count1996: 520 count1997: 554 count1998: 550 count1999: 563 count2000: 559 count2001: 566 count2002: 567 count2003: 543 count2004: 566 count2005: 571 count2006: 579 count2007: 564 count2008: 575 count2009: 540 count2010: 542 count2011: 532 count2012: 517 count2013: 502 count2014: 502 count2015: 502 count2016: 500 count2017: 511 count2018: 518 count2019: 522 count2020: 508 count2021: 516 count2022: 538 count2023: 547 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
2023547
2022538
2021516
2020508
2019522
2018518
2017511
2016500
2015502
2014502
2013502
2012517
2011532
2010542
2009540
2008575
2007564
2006579
2005571
2004566
2003543
2002567
2001566
2000559
1999563
1998550
1997554
1996520
1995510
1994499
1993479
1992466
1991459
1990462
1989448
1988443
1987424
1986416
1985404
1984388
1983360
1982349
1981359
1980356
1979377
1978360

Compared with North Carolina and United States

Place2023
Yadkin County547
North Carolina175,992
United States5,593,727

Yadkin 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. Yadkin 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, Yadkin 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, Yadkin 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/yadkin-county-north-carolina. 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, Yadkin 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/yadkin-county-north-carolina.

Harvard

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

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What is the employer firms in Yadkin County?

Employer firms in Yadkin County was 547 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.7% from 2022. That is the 68th 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 Yadkin County?

579 in 2006, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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