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FISCAL YEAR ENDED JUNE 30 , 2021 • Popular Annual Financial Report
Celebrating ‘ communities of strength ’
More than 400 luminaries and 200 lanterns created a glowing tribute to those who kept Cabarrus going through the pandemic . Cabarrus County Active Living and Parks staged Lanterns on the Lake as part of Older Americans Month , celebrating first responders , essential workers and those who passed due to COVID-19 . “ Everyone has gone through the same thing , whether you ’ re an older adult or a child , everybody has lost somebody ,” said Active Living and Parks Program Director Teresa Kiser . “ And we ’ ve all gone through this together .”

Our Economy

10 Largest Employers in the County
June 30 , 2021
Number of Employees
Employer
2021
2020
Cabarrus County Schools
4,264
3,964
Atrium Health
4,131
4,269
Amazon
2,500
2,500
Cabarrus County Government
1,220
1,196
Wal-Mart
1,200
1,200
City of Concord
1,106
1,078
Shoe Show
1,000
1,000
FedEx Ground and FedEx Smartpost
807
-
Kannapolis City Schools
751
724
Corning
650
650
Food Lion
-
750
Source : Cabarrus County Economic Development Corporation ( 2021 )
Top 10 Taxpayers
1 . Corning , Incorporated 2 . Mall at Concord Mills , LP
3 . Charlotte Motor Speedway , Incorporated
4 . Castle & Cooke North Carolina , LLC / David H Murdock
5 . Celgard , LLC 6 . Duke Energy Corporation 7 . Weinstein Properties 8 . The Silverman Group
9 . Great Wolf Lodge of the Carolinas
10 . Hendrick Automotive
Local industries
Healthcare Biotechnology Manufacturing Industry and Distribution Retail Aviation Tourism and Hospitality
To learn more about the role these industries play in Cabarrus , visit cabarruscounty . us / comprehensivefinancialFY21 .
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