# Employer firms in Bell County

Employer firms in Bell County was 4,378 in 2023. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

- Indicator id: `employer_firms`
- Place id: `us-county-48027`
- Unit: count
- Definition: Number of firms in the private nonfarm sectors covered by the US Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics. Establishments under common ownership form one firm.
- Note: Excludes nonemployer businesses. Differs from active_companies, the INE DIRCE count, which includes businesses without employees.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-11
- License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-11.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/bell-county-texas
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=employer_firms&place=us-county-48027

| Period | count |
|---|---:|
| 2023 | 4,378 |
| 2022 | 4,263 |
| 2021 | 4,074 |
| 2020 | 3,987 |
| 2019 | 3,911 |
| 2018 | 3,813 |
| 2017 | 3,809 |
| 2016 | 3,716 |
| 2015 | 3,665 |
| 2014 | 3,642 |
| 2013 | 3,653 |
| 2012 | 3,632 |
| 2011 | 3,658 |
| 2010 | 3,610 |
| 2009 | 3,576 |
| 2008 | 3,608 |
| 2007 | 3,528 |
| 2006 | 3,509 |
| 2005 | 3,386 |
| 2004 | 3,363 |
| 2003 | 3,304 |
| 2002 | 3,244 |
| 2001 | 3,215 |
| 2000 | 3,145 |
| 1999 | 3,122 |
| 1998 | 3,109 |
| 1997 | 3,051 |
| 1996 | 3,007 |
| 1995 | 2,958 |
| 1994 | 2,840 |
| 1993 | 2,730 |
| 1992 | 2,601 |
| 1991 | 2,558 |
| 1990 | 2,600 |
| 1989 | 2,628 |
| 1988 | 2,655 |
| 1987 | 2,713 |
| 1986 | 2,718 |
| 1985 | 2,588 |
| 1984 | 2,553 |
| 1983 | 2,402 |
| 1982 | 2,322 |
| 1981 | 2,339 |
| 1980 | 2,341 |
| 1979 | 2,358 |
| 1978 | 2,266 |