Employer firms in Cottle County

Employer firms in Cottle County was 27 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 8% from 2022. That is the 244th highest of 253 counties in 2023.

2023, count27

Change on 2022+8%

Rank244th of 253Counties in Texas ranked

Series high841981

Series low232021

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 Cottle 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	27
2022	25
2021	23
2020	26
2019	27
2018	26
2017	28
2016	26
2015	29
2014	31
2013	28
2012	32
2011	35
2010	31
2009	37
2008	33
2007	35
2006	40
2005	43
2004	41
2003	46
2002	48
2001	47
2000	45
1999	46
1998	45
1997	48
1996	55
1995	55
1994	57
1993	60
1992	62
1991	59
1990	61
1989	56
1988	61
1987	67
1986	71
1985	78
1984	79
1983	83
1982	77
1981	84
1980	80
1979	80
1978	83

Compared with Texas and United States

Place	2023
Cottle County	27
Texas	448,396
United States	5,593,727

Rankings

US states by employer firms 51 places
Counties in Texas by employer firms 254 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.

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, Cottle 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, Cottle 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/cottle-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, Cottle 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/cottle-county-texas.

Harvard

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

BibTeX

@misc{census_employer_firms_cottle_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Cottle 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/cottle-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.},
}

RIS

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What is the employer firms in Cottle County?

Employer firms in Cottle County was 27 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 8% from 2022. That is the 244th 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 Cottle County?

84 in 1981, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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