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Employer establishments: utilities in Texas

Employer establishments: utilities in Texas was 2,206 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.8% from 2022. That is the 1st highest of 51 states in 2023.

2023, count2,206
Change on 2022+0.8%
Rank1st of 51US states ranked
Series high2,2062023
Series low1,9722017

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Employer establishments: utilities in Texas, 2012 to 2023

1,9502,0002,0502,1002,1502,2002,2502012201420162018202020232012: 1,992 count2013: 1,973 count2014: 1,995 count2015: 1,975 count2016: 1,979 count2017: 1,972 count2018: 2,022 count2019: 2,045 count2020: 2,076 count2021: 2,140 count2022: 2,188 count2023: 2,206 count1,9002,0002,1002,2002,30020122016202020232012: 1,992 count2013: 1,973 count2014: 1,995 count2015: 1,975 count2016: 1,979 count2017: 1,972 count2018: 2,022 count2019: 2,045 count2020: 2,076 count2021: 2,140 count2022: 2,188 count2023: 2,206 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), utilities (NAICS 22), all legal forms. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2025-06-26.
All 12 values
Periodcount
20232,206
20222,188
20212,140
20202,076
20192,045
20182,022
20171,972
20161,979
20151,975
20141,995
20131,973
20121,992

Compared with United States

Place2023
Texas2,206
United States20,379

Texas compared with nearby places

Alabama: 270 countAlaska: 115 countArizona: 315 countArkansas: 348 countCalifornia: 1,479 countColorado: 451 countConnecticut: 177 countDelaware: 88 countDistrict of Columbia: 81 countFlorida: 1,136 countGeorgia: 519 countHawaii: 79 countIdaho: 219 countIllinois: 670 countIndiana: 529 countIowa: 344 countKansas: 273 countKentucky: 364 countLouisiana: 526 countMaine: 126 countMaryland: 242 countMassachusetts: 328 countMichigan: 440 countMinnesota: 371 countMississippi: 556 countMissouri: 426 countMontana: 198 countNebraska: 107 countNevada: 126 countNew Hampshire: 136 countNew Jersey: 458 countNew Mexico: 238 countNew York: 834 countNorth Carolina: 606 countNorth Dakota: 161 countOhio: 688 countOklahoma: 416 countOregon: 295 countPennsylvania: 894 countRhode Island: 51 countSouth Carolina: 357 countSouth Dakota: 159 countTennessee: 197 countTexas: 2,206 countUtah: 236 countVermont: 66 countVirginia: 377 countWashington: 342 countWest Virginia: 234 countWisconsin: 382 countWyoming: 143 count
  • Under 130
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  • 330 to 390
  • 390 to 550
  • 550 and over
Employer establishments: utilities, 2023, count. Texas 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 utilities (NAICS 22), from the U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns. Excludes government owned utilities.

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), utilities (NAICS 22), 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), utilities (NAICS 22), all legal forms (Employer establishments: utilities, Texas, 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), utilities (NAICS 22), all legal forms, Employer establishments: utilities, Texas, 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-utilities/texas. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), utilities (NAICS 22), all legal forms. Employer establishments: utilities, Texas, 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-utilities/texas.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), utilities (NAICS 22), all legal forms, Employer establishments: utilities, Texas, 2012 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employer-establishments-utilities/texas (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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  title = {{County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), utilities (NAICS 22), all legal forms: Employer establishments: utilities, Texas, 2012 to 2023}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-establishments-utilities/texas. Publisher attribution: U.S. Census Bureau. County Business Patterns, state and US files: establishments (EST), utilities (NAICS 22), all legal forms. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/cbp/datasets/2023/. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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What is the employer establishments: utilities in Texas?

Employer establishments: utilities in Texas was 2,206 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.8% from 2022. That is the 1st 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), utilities (NAICS 22), all legal forms. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest employer establishments: utilities in Texas?

2,206 in 2023, the highest value since 2012 in this series.

Employer establishments: utilities elsewhere in United States

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