North Carolina Total Number of Business Establishments
in All Industries By County
in 2021 Q4
Updated on February 21, 2024.
According to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2023 Q2, North Carolina added 5,923 total number of business establishments in all industries. Among all North Carolina counties, Wake added the highest total number of business establishments (944), followed by Mecklenburg (694), and Guilford (332).
The first chart below shows the number of establishments by county and the second chart shows the number of establishments added by county. You can also see this information in the table below.
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Related Topics: North Carolina BLS Topic List.
Data Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics (QCEW).
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North Carolina Total Number of Business Establishments
in All Industries By County
in 2021 Q4
North Carolina Total Number of Business Establishments
Added in All Industries By County
in 2021 Q4
North Carolina Total Number of Business Establishments
in All Industries By County
in 2021 Q4
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| County | Number of Business Establishments | Number of Business Esablishments Added |
|---|---|---|
| Alamance | 3982 | 44 |
| Alexander | 629 | 10 |
| Alleghany | 322 | 5 |
| Anson | 481 | 3 |
| Ashe | 701 | 2 |
| Avery | 645 | 14 |
| Beaufort | 1268 | 20 |
| Bertie | 320 | 3 |
| Bladen | 652 | 8 |
| Brunswick | 3524 | 83 |
| Buncombe | 11262 | 226 |
| Burke | 1589 | -2 |
| Cabarrus | 5729 | 155 |
| Caldwell | 1476 | 22 |
| Camden | 200 | 1 |
| Carteret | 2466 | 64 |
| Caswell | 296 | 7 |
| Catawba | 4788 | 62 |
| Chatham | 1822 | 32 |
| Cherokee | 772 | 11 |
| Chowan | 403 | 2 |
| Clay | 286 | 2 |
| Cleveland | 2186 | 16 |
| Columbus | 1117 | -4 |
| Craven | 2493 | 20 |
| Cumberland | 6877 | 70 |
| Currituck | 864 | 12 |
| Dare | 2152 | 42 |
| Davidson | 3094 | 20 |
| Davie | 1003 | 8 |
| Duplin | 1148 | -3 |
| Durham | 9928 | 95 |
| Edgecombe | 985 | 4 |
| Forsyth | 10211 | 158 |
| Franklin | 1351 | 25 |
| Gaston | 4970 | 84 |
| Gates | 178 | -2 |
| Graham | 204 | 3 |
| Granville | 1007 | 2 |
| Greene | 361 | 11 |
| Guilford | 16168 | 332 |
| Halifax | 1023 | 9 |
| Harnett | 2037 | 24 |
| Haywood | 1754 | 32 |
| Henderson | 3612 | 77 |
| Hertford | 484 | 5 |
| Hoke | 634 | 8 |
| Hyde | 203 | 1 |
| Iredell | 6250 | 149 |
| Jackson | 1181 | 15 |
| Johnston | 4255 | 78 |
| Jones | 203 | 6 |
| Lee | 1608 | 22 |
| Lenoir | 1373 | 15 |
| Lincoln | 2111 | 36 |
| McDowell | 874 | 12 |
| Macon | 1333 | 14 |
| Madison | 479 | 9 |
| Martin | 487 | 5 |
| Mecklenburg | 45090 | 694 |
| Mitchell | 391 | 8 |
| Montgomery | 572 | 8 |
| Moore | 2960 | 49 |
| Nash | 2228 | 27 |
| New Hanover | 9780 | 194 |
| Northampton | 341 | 3 |
| Onslow | 3779 | 57 |
| Orange | 4773 | 89 |
| Pamlico | 333 | 8 |
| Pasquotank | 1041 | 5 |
| Pender | 1581 | 43 |
| Perquimans | 256 | 3 |
| Person | 764 | 3 |
| Pitt | 4145 | 61 |
| Polk | 631 | 10 |
| Randolph | 2746 | 38 |
| Richmond | 890 | -2 |
| Robeson | 2078 | 3 |
| Rockingham | 1740 | 8 |
| Rowan | 2996 | 32 |
| Rutherford | 1363 | 19 |
| Sampson | 1223 | 9 |
| Scotland | 643 | 3 |
| Stanly | 1503 | 1 |
| Stokes | 783 | 13 |
| Surry | 1864 | 8 |
| Swain | 499 | 10 |
| Transylvania | 1085 | 18 |
| Tyrrell | 97 | 0 |
| Union | 6559 | 118 |
| Vance | 899 | 4 |
| Wake | 42843 | 944 |
| Warren | 316 | 8 |
| Washington | 258 | 3 |
| Watauga | 1861 | 26 |
| Wayne | 2409 | 20 |
| Wilkes | 1328 | -3 |
| Wilson | 2051 | 31 |
| Yadkin | 731 | 7 |
| Yancey | 416 | 4 |