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North Carolina Business Data

Businesses, industries, public companies, banks, trucking companies, new business applications and bankruptcies in North Carolina.

Employer establishments
258,169
2023
Employees
4,279,425
New applications, 12 months
200,786
+16.0% vs. prior 12 months

Industries

Employer businesses in 2023

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IndustryEstablishmentsEmployeesAverage pay
Health care and social assistance27,809641,503$61,238
Retail trade35,534535,341$34,297
Accommodation and food services24,293477,208$22,867
Manufacturing8,664472,162$63,742
Professional and technical services28,189316,460$89,740
Administrative and support services14,976297,304$46,988
Construction28,390249,407$68,533
Finance and insurance13,591221,722$115,203
Wholesale trade11,177209,564$89,326
Transportation and warehousing7,782181,260$54,236
Other services26,271171,955$37,482
Management of companies1,697131,584$113,577
Educational services3,467111,428$51,119
Information4,15094,965$110,267
Arts, entertainment and recreation4,51771,277$40,571
Real estate and rental15,79666,043$61,684
Utilities60621,116$114,933
Agriculture, forestry and fishing7885,135$50,995
Mining, oil and gas1993,581$81,981

Total annual payroll: $259.7B

Largest public companies in North Carolina

All companies

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#CompanyRevenueNet income
1Bank of America CorpBAC$113.1B$30.51B
2Lowes Companies IncLOW$86.29B$6.65B
3Honeywell International IncHON$37.44B$4.73B
4Nucor CorpNUE$32.49B$1.74B
5Duke Energy CorpDUK$31.74B$4.97B
6Truist Financial CorpTFC$24.54B$5.31B
7IQVIA Holdings Inc.IQV$16.31B$1.36B
8Sonic Automotive IncSAH$15.15B$118.7M
9Labcorp Holdings Inc.LH$13.95B$876.5M
10First Citizens Bancshares IncFCNCA$9.54B$2.21B

Banks headquartered in North Carolina

38 FDIC-insured banks

All banks

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#BankTotal assetsDepositsOffices
1Bank of America, National Association$2.65T$2.12T3,598
2Truist Bank$548.3B$419.2B1,931
3First-Citizens Bank & Trust Company$236.3B$174B518
4Live Oak Banking Company$15.96B$14.68B1
5First Bank$13.03B$11.1B116
6Southern Bank and Trust Company$5.3B$4.83B56
7The Fidelity Bank$4.66B$4.17B55
8HomeTrust Bank$4.44B$3.61B33
9First Carolina Bank$3.41B$2.87B9
10Peoples Bank$1.76B$1.57B16

Trucking companies

Carriers in this state
Active carriers
54,232
Power units
233,969
Drivers
230,142

New businesses and bankruptcies

Counties

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CountyEstablishmentsEmployeesAverage pay
Mecklenburg County36,472732,418$78,166
Wake County33,873556,250$71,192
Guilford County14,306265,517$57,417
Buncombe County9,863127,409$51,760
Forsyth County9,141190,157$59,876
New Hanover County8,710121,389$58,895
Durham County8,282229,497$93,186
Cumberland County5,94798,142$45,798
Union County5,73266,082$53,261
Iredell County5,40580,234$63,989
Cabarrus County5,27977,218$48,112
Gaston County4,59472,268$49,335
Catawba County4,34985,704$52,893
Johnston County4,15149,067$46,887
Pitt County3,81764,563$50,144
Alamance County3,65261,726$49,886
Orange County3,49151,807$60,695
Brunswick County3,09333,646$43,974
Henderson County3,08538,824$48,920
Onslow County3,08038,655$37,590
Davidson County2,99441,445$49,072
Rowan County2,90849,366$58,493
Randolph County2,65138,094$44,486
Moore County2,51636,324$53,137
Carteret County2,24921,789$42,793
Craven County2,22430,858$48,609
Wayne County2,19533,629$42,726
Nash County2,11438,350$48,656
Lincoln County2,08123,461$46,720
Dare County2,07916,320$45,351
Cleveland County2,02830,800$46,898
Harnett County1,96024,279$40,671
Wilson County1,81832,253$50,437
Robeson County1,78731,788$42,208
Watauga County1,74020,781$43,244
Chatham County1,71917,432$43,735
Surry County1,66132,143$55,697
Rockingham County1,63221,282$41,000
Haywood County1,54616,322$43,099
Burke County1,54024,509$44,806
Pender County1,49911,591$38,932
Lee County1,46025,852$53,397
Stanly County1,45918,013$43,124
Caldwell County1,41423,930$48,214
Rutherford County1,28916,815$41,856
Macon County1,28210,736$43,269
Franklin County1,22812,194$56,404
Lenoir County1,22025,562$46,388
Wilkes County1,15719,772$41,429
Beaufort County1,13813,893$46,404
Jackson County1,11313,583$42,428
Sampson County1,01412,611$48,176
Transylvania County1,0118,603$43,503
Columbus County99711,658$42,621
Granville County96218,335$51,514
Halifax County93412,340$41,844
Pasquotank County93111,207$43,841
Vance County88013,108$43,419
Davie County87711,701$45,140
Duplin County87014,132$42,002
McDowell County82213,495$46,727
Richmond County81412,523$45,073
Currituck County7665,317$44,014
Person County7258,458$43,941
Edgecombe County70212,243$41,919
Stokes County6745,767$36,345
Yadkin County6508,235$40,144
Cherokee County6497,678$39,458
Scotland County62410,272$40,147
Alexander County5988,199$37,942
Ashe County5716,441$44,745
Bladen County54010,734$49,355
Avery County5395,509$40,682
Polk County5044,151$40,112
Montgomery County5037,600$51,021
Hoke County4916,204$34,603
Hertford County4596,870$51,319
Martin County4264,847$36,261
Madison County4023,298$41,520
Swain County3823,724$42,075
Anson County3804,477$43,052
Chowan County3724,343$47,850
Mitchell County3714,297$46,680
Yancey County3573,797$42,731
Warren County2912,165$34,269
Bertie County2774,983$37,565
Greene County2712,294$37,740
Pamlico County2612,542$34,054
Alleghany County2572,163$39,066
Northampton County2554,427$47,882
Clay County2521,822$40,724
Caswell County2421,911$37,835
Washington County2212,527$48,336
Perquimans County1841,466$36,709
Graham County1641,439$48,245
Hyde County150782$46,309
Jones County125687$40,240
Camden County124547$40,607
Gates County115882$45,948
Tyrrell County71543$30,971

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, SEC, FDIC, FMCSA and the U.S. Courts · Last updated 12/31/2023