Employer firms in Cleveland County

Employer firms in Cleveland County was 4,741 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.2% from 2022. That is the 3rd highest of 77 counties in 2023.

2023, count4,741

Change on 2022+1.2%

Rank3rd of 77Counties in Oklahoma ranked

Series high4,7412023

Series low1,8171978

Next release: Sunday, 26 September 2027, estimated by Invokely from past publication dates (low confidence), not announced by the publisher. Release calendar

Employer firms in Cleveland County, 1978 to 2023

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

Period	count
2023	4,741
2022	4,684
2021	4,596
2020	4,473
2019	4,452
2018	4,464
2017	4,478
2016	4,400
2015	4,377
2014	4,348
2013	4,293
2012	4,309
2011	4,217
2010	4,177
2009	4,160
2008	4,136
2007	4,102
2006	4,014
2005	3,871
2004	3,758
2003	3,644
2002	3,528
2001	3,446
2000	3,403
1999	3,337
1998	3,251
1997	3,151
1996	3,055
1995	2,962
1994	2,851
1993	2,702
1992	2,566
1991	2,508
1990	2,386
1989	2,364
1988	2,331
1987	2,360
1986	2,457
1985	2,531
1984	2,541
1983	2,355
1982	2,255
1981	2,125
1980	2,025
1979	1,926
1978	1,817

Compared with Oklahoma and United States

Place	2023
Cleveland County	4,741
Oklahoma	66,967
United States	5,593,727

Cleveland County compared with nearby places

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1,000 and over

Employer firms, 2023, count. Cleveland County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Rankings

US states by employer firms 51 places
Counties in Oklahoma by employer firms 77 places

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.

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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, Cleveland 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, Cleveland 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/cleveland-county-oklahoma. 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, Cleveland 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/cleveland-county-oklahoma.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Cleveland 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/cleveland-county-oklahoma (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

BibTeX

@misc{census_employer_firms_cleveland_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Cleveland 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/cleveland-county-oklahoma. 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 Cleveland County?

Employer firms in Cleveland County was 4,741 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.2% from 2022. That is the 3rd highest of 77 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 Cleveland County?

4,741 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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