North Carolina small businesses thrive in these counties

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- Total small business establishments: 859 (19.7 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 100.0%
- 2021 population: 43,614

#50. Davie County
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- Total small business establishments: 3,484 (20.0 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.7%
- 2021 population: 173,876

#49. Alamance County
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- Total small business establishments: 161 (20.1 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.4%
- 2021 population: 8,008

#48. Graham County
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- Total small business establishments: 847 (20.1 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.6%
- 2021 population: 42,103

#47. Vance County
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- Total small business establishments: 1,580 (20.2 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.9%
- 2021 population: 78,111

#46. Chatham County
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- Total small business establishments: 1,278 (20.3 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 100.0%
- 2021 population: 63,072

#44. Pender County
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- Total small business establishments: 221 (20.3 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 98.7%
- 2021 population: 10,909

#44. Washington County
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- Total small business establishments: 547 (20.4 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 100.0%
- 2021 population: 26,764

#43. Ashe County
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- Total small business establishments: 606 (20.8 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.8%
- 2021 population: 29,195

#42. Cherokee County
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- Total small business establishments: 1,906 (21.2 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.8%
- 2021 population: 89,870

#41. Lincoln County
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- Total small business establishments: 4,957 (21.4 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.8%
- 2021 population: 231,726

#40. Cabarrus County
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- Total small business establishments: 1,173 (21.5 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.5%
- 2021 population: 54,693

#39. Lenoir County
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- Total small business establishments: 3,712 (21.6 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.8%
- 2021 population: 172,273

#38. Pitt County
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- Total small business establishments: 1,384 (21.6 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.6%
- 2021 population: 64,097

#37. Lee County
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- Total small business establishments: 461 (21.8 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.6%
- 2021 population: 21,172

#36. Hertford County
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- Total small business establishments: 2,184 (21.8 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.9%
- 2021 population: 100,277

#35. Craven County
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- Total small business establishments: 2,079 (21.8 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.7%
- 2021 population: 95,227

#34. Nash County
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- Total small business establishments: 1,386 (22.0 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.9%
- 2021 population: 63,108

#32. Stanly County
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- Total small business establishments: 5,363 (22.0 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.8%
- 2021 population: 244,260

#32. Union County
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- Total small business establishments: 3,325 (22.4 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.8%
- 2021 population: 148,610

#31. Orange County
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- Total small business establishments: 916 (22.5 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.8%
- 2021 population: 40,746

#30. Pasquotank County
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- Total small business establishments: 1,620 (22.8 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.8%
- 2021 population: 71,196

#29. Surry County
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- Total small business establishments: 8,801 (22.8 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.7%
- 2021 population: 386,172

#28. Forsyth County
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- Total small business establishments: 1,807 (23.1 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.5%
- 2021 population: 78,283

#27. Wilson County
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- Total small business establishments: 2,383 (23.2 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.9%
- 2021 population: 102,952

#26. Moore County
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- Total small business establishments: 1,449 (23.2 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.9%
- 2021 population: 62,504

#25. Haywood County
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- Total small business establishments: 690 (23.2 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.7%
- 2021 population: 29,714

#24. Currituck County
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- Total small business establishments: 258 (23.3 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 100.0%
- 2021 population: 11,066

#23. Alleghany County
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- Total small business establishments: 466 (23.7 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.8%
- 2021 population: 19,691

#22. Polk County
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- Total small business establishments: 7,873 (23.9 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.5%
- 2021 population: 329,699

#21. Durham County
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- Total small business establishments: 1,033 (24.3 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.7%
- 2021 population: 42,520

#20. Jackson County
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- Total small business establishments: 1,095 (24.6 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.8%
- 2021 population: 44,438

#19. Beaufort County
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- Total small business establishments: 374 (25.0 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.5%
- 2021 population: 14,982

#18. Mitchell County
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- Total small business establishments: 2,942 (25.2 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.8%
- 2021 population: 116,988

#17. Henderson County
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- Total small business establishments: 356 (25.8 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.2%
- 2021 population: 13,791

#16. Chowan County
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- Total small business establishments: 14,052 (25.9 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.7%
- 2021 population: 542,756

#15. Guilford County
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- Total small business establishments: 4,243 (26.2 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.6%
- 2021 population: 161,821

#14. Catawba County
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- Total small business establishments: 5,173 (26.9 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.8%
- 2021 population: 192,227

#13. Iredell County
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- Total small business establishments: 31,955 (27.7 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.8%
- 2021 population: 1,152,357

#12. Wake County
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- Total small business establishments: 930 (28.0 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 100.0%
- 2021 population: 33,255

#11. Transylvania County
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- Total small business establishments: 396 (28.0 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.2%
- 2021 population: 14,149

#10. Swain County
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- Total small business establishments: 508 (29.0 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.6%
- 2021 population: 17,502

#9. Avery County
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- Total small business establishments: 1,675 (30.5 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.8%
- 2021 population: 54,962

#8. Watauga County
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- Total small business establishments: 2,106 (30.7 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.9%
- 2021 population: 68,718

#7. Carteret County
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- Total small business establishments: 34,951 (31.1 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.7%
- 2021 population: 1,125,809

#6. Mecklenburg County
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- Total small business establishments: 146 (31.6 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 98.6%
- 2021 population: 4,625

#5. Hyde County
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- Total small business establishments: 1,212 (32.3 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.9%
- 2021 population: 37,488

#4. Macon County
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- Total small business establishments: 9,389 (34.6 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.9%
- 2021 population: 271,719

#3. Buncombe County
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- Total small business establishments: 8,173 (35.6 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.9%
- 2021 population: 229,930

#2. New Hanover County
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- Total small business establishments: 1,999 (52.8 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 100.0%
- 2021 population: 37,889

#1. Dare County
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