Employer firms in Curry County

Employer firms in Curry County was 861 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.6% from 2022. That is the 10th highest of 33 counties in 2023.

2023, count861

Change on 2022+2.6%

Rank10th of 33Counties in New Mexico ranked

Series high9331997

Series low8211982

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 Curry 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	861
2022	839
2021	843
2020	841
2019	856
2018	856
2017	868
2016	892
2015	894
2014	899
2013	896
2012	905
2011	902
2010	904
2009	887
2008	884
2007	903
2006	890
2005	904
2004	916
2003	888
2002	865
2001	868
2000	878
1999	904
1998	907
1997	933
1996	911
1995	901
1994	887
1993	887
1992	852
1991	848
1990	864
1989	878
1988	880
1987	867
1986	896
1985	862
1984	876
1983	846
1982	821
1981	867
1980	870
1979	879
1978	855

Compared with New Mexico and United States

Place	2023
Curry County	861
New Mexico	31,579
United States	5,593,727

Curry County compared with nearby places

Under 100
100 to 300
300 to 800
800 to 1,300
1,300 and over

Employer firms, 2023, count. Curry 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 New Mexico by employer firms 33 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, Curry 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, Curry 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/curry-county-new-mexico. 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, Curry 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/curry-county-new-mexico.

Harvard

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

BibTeX

@misc{census_employer_firms_curry_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Curry 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/curry-county-new-mexico. 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 Curry County?

Employer firms in Curry County was 861 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.6% from 2022. That is the 10th highest of 33 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 Curry County?

933 in 1997, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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