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Employer firms in Brooks County

Employer firms in Brooks County was 90 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.1% from 2022. That is the 208th highest of 253 counties in 2023.

2023, count90
Change on 2022+1.1%
Rank208th of 253Counties in Texas ranked
Series high1561983
Series low882021

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Employer firms in Brooks County, 1978 to 2023

8010012014016019781985199219992006201320231978: 148 count1979: 142 count1980: 145 count1981: 143 count1982: 155 count1983: 156 count1984: 147 count1985: 148 count1986: 148 count1987: 141 count1988: 139 count1989: 130 count1990: 128 count1991: 125 count1992: 113 count1993: 117 count1994: 123 count1995: 118 count1996: 122 count1997: 122 count1998: 127 count1999: 132 count2000: 126 count2001: 124 count2002: 123 count2003: 127 count2004: 131 count2005: 133 count2006: 124 count2007: 120 count2008: 111 count2009: 110 count2010: 107 count2011: 104 count2012: 109 count2013: 106 count2014: 105 count2015: 107 count2016: 102 count2017: 96 count2018: 94 count2019: 96 count2020: 91 count2021: 88 count2022: 89 count2023: 90 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-11, published 2025-09-25.
All 46 values
Periodcount
202390
202289
202188
202091
201996
201894
201796
2016102
2015107
2014105
2013106
2012109
2011104
2010107
2009110
2008111
2007120
2006124
2005133
2004131
2003127
2002123
2001124
2000126
1999132
1998127
1997122
1996122
1995118
1994123
1993117
1992113
1991125
1990128
1989130
1988139
1987141
1986148
1985148
1984147
1983156
1982155
1981143
1980145
1979142
1978148

Compared with Texas and United States

Place2023
Brooks County90
Texas448,396
United States5,593,727

Rankings

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.

Excludes nonemployer businesses. Differs from active_companies, the INE DIRCE count, which includes businesses without employees.

How to cite

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.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties (Employer firms, Brooks County, 1978 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

MLA 9

Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Brooks County, 1978 to 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/brooks-county-texas. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Employer firms, Brooks County, 1978 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 11, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/brooks-county-texas.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Brooks County, 1978 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/brooks-county-texas (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{census_employer_firms_brooks_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Brooks County, 1978 to 2023}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv},
  urldate = {2026-10-11},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/brooks-county-texas. Publisher attribution: 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.},
}
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What is the employer firms in Brooks County?

Employer firms in Brooks County was 90 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.1% from 2022. That is the 208th highest of 253 counties in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.

What was the highest employer firms in Brooks County?

156 in 1983, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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