Employer firms in Yancey County

Employer firms in Yancey County was 319 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 3.6% from 2022. That is the 81st highest of 100 counties in 2023.

2023, count319

Change on 2022+3.6%

Rank81st of 100Counties in North Carolina ranked

Series high3252007

Series low1881981

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 Yancey 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	319
2022	308
2021	299
2020	306
2019	297
2018	296
2017	292
2016	275
2015	271
2014	286
2013	288
2012	293
2011	295
2010	302
2009	318
2008	322
2007	325
2006	319
2005	311
2004	302
2003	294
2002	304
2001	310
2000	306
1999	306
1998	290
1997	293
1996	289
1995	278
1994	268
1993	271
1992	250
1991	259
1990	257
1989	251
1988	237
1987	228
1986	228
1985	215
1984	209
1983	194
1982	194
1981	188
1980	191
1979	189
1978	194

Compared with North Carolina and United States

Place	2023
Yancey County	319
North Carolina	175,992
United States	5,593,727

Yancey County compared with nearby places

Under 300
300 to 600
600 to 900
900 to 1,500
1,500 to 2,700
2,700 and over

Employer firms, 2023, count. Yancey 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 North Carolina by employer firms 100 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, Yancey 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, Yancey 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/yancey-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, Yancey 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/yancey-county-north-carolina.

Harvard

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

BibTeX

@misc{census_employer_firms_yancey_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Yancey 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/yancey-county-north-carolina. 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 Yancey County?

Employer firms in Yancey County was 319 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 3.6% from 2022. That is the 81st 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 Yancey County?

325 in 2007, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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