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Employer establishments: arts, entertainment and recreation in Oklahoma

Employer establishments: arts, entertainment and recreation in Oklahoma was 1,345 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 3.5% from 2022. That is the 33rd highest of 51 states in 2023.

2023, count1,345
Change on 2022+3.5%
Rank33rd of 51US states ranked
Series high1,3452023
Series low1,0482012

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Employer establishments: arts, entertainment and recreation in Oklahoma, 2012 to 2023

1,0001,1001,2001,3001,4002012201420162018202020232012: 1,048 count2013: 1,055 count2014: 1,081 count2015: 1,127 count2016: 1,150 count2017: 1,169 count2018: 1,166 count2019: 1,181 count2020: 1,207 count2021: 1,244 count2022: 1,300 count2023: 1,345 count1,0001,1001,2001,3001,40020122016202020232012: 1,048 count2013: 1,055 count2014: 1,081 count2015: 1,127 count2016: 1,150 count2017: 1,169 count2018: 1,166 count2019: 1,181 count2020: 1,207 count2021: 1,244 count2022: 1,300 count2023: 1,345 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), arts, entertainment, and recreation (NAICS 71), all legal forms. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-06-26.
All 12 values
Periodcount
20231,345
20221,300
20211,244
20201,207
20191,181
20181,166
20171,169
20161,150
20151,127
20141,081
20131,055
20121,048

Compared with United States

Place2023
Oklahoma1,345
United States166,356

Oklahoma compared with nearby places

Alabama: 1,365 countAlaska: 642 countArizona: 2,643 countArkansas: 872 countCalifornia: 33,856 countColorado: 3,642 countConnecticut: 1,864 countDelaware: 603 countDistrict of Columbia: 444 countFlorida: 11,208 countGeorgia: 4,354 countHawaii: 575 countIdaho: 994 countIllinois: 5,759 countIndiana: 2,407 countIowa: 1,500 countKansas: 1,110 countKentucky: 1,442 countLouisiana: 1,654 countMaine: 943 countMaryland: 2,386 countMassachusetts: 3,672 countMichigan: 3,763 countMinnesota: 3,204 countMississippi: 701 countMissouri: 2,472 countMontana: 1,387 countNebraska: 1,030 countNevada: 2,100 countNew Hampshire: 880 countNew Jersey: 4,113 countNew Mexico: 756 countNew York: 14,122 countNorth Carolina: 4,517 countNorth Dakota: 536 countOhio: 4,195 countOklahoma: 1,345 countOregon: 2,130 countPennsylvania: 5,291 countRhode Island: 626 countSouth Carolina: 2,030 countSouth Dakota: 738 countTennessee: 3,294 countTexas: 9,823 countUtah: 1,651 countVermont: 492 countVirginia: 3,465 countWashington: 3,451 countWest Virginia: 765 countWisconsin: 2,992 countWyoming: 552 count
  • Under 700
  • 700 to 1,100
  • 1,100 to 1,900
  • 1,900 to 3,100
  • 3,100 to 4,200
  • 4,200 and over
Employer establishments: arts, entertainment and recreation, 2023, count. Oklahoma is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Number of establishments with paid employees in arts, entertainment, and recreation (NAICS 71), from the U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns.

County Business Patterns: establishments (single physical locations, not firms) with paid employees during the pay period including 12 March. Excludes the self-employed and businesses without employees (nonemployer_establishments_*), government employers, crop and animal production, rail transportation, the Postal Service and private households. Establishment counts are not perturbed; the noise Census adds since 2017 applies to employment and payroll, which are not served here. Published about 18 months after the reference year.

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U.S. Census Bureau. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), arts, entertainment, and recreation (NAICS 71), all legal forms. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), arts, entertainment, and recreation (NAICS 71), all legal forms (Employer establishments: arts, entertainment and recreation, Oklahoma, 2012 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/

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County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), arts, entertainment, and recreation (NAICS 71), all legal forms, Employer establishments: arts, entertainment and recreation, Oklahoma, 2012 to 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 26 June 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-establishments-arts-entertainment/oklahoma. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), arts, entertainment, and recreation (NAICS 71), all legal forms. Employer establishments: arts, entertainment and recreation, Oklahoma, 2012 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-establishments-arts-entertainment/oklahoma.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), arts, entertainment, and recreation (NAICS 71), all legal forms, Employer establishments: arts, entertainment and recreation, Oklahoma, 2012 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employer-establishments-arts-entertainment/oklahoma (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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What is the employer establishments: arts, entertainment and recreation in Oklahoma?

Employer establishments: arts, entertainment and recreation in Oklahoma was 1,345 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 3.5% from 2022. That is the 33rd highest of 51 states in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), arts, entertainment, and recreation (NAICS 71), all legal forms. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest employer establishments: arts, entertainment and recreation in Oklahoma?

1,345 in 2023, the highest value since 2012 in this series.

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