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Employer firms in Deaf Smith County

Employer firms in Deaf Smith County was 306 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 2.2% from 2022. That is the 132nd highest of 253 counties in 2023.

2023, count306
Change on 2022-2.2%
Rank132nd of 253Counties in Texas ranked
Series high4521984
Series low3062023

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Employer firms in Deaf Smith County, 1978 to 2023

30035040045050019781985199219992006201320231978: 451 count1979: 448 count1980: 437 count1981: 435 count1982: 428 count1983: 433 count1984: 452 count1985: 424 count1986: 415 count1987: 413 count1988: 413 count1989: 422 count1990: 411 count1991: 390 count1992: 392 count1993: 401 count1994: 411 count1995: 422 count1996: 412 count1997: 399 count1998: 391 count1999: 379 count2000: 384 count2001: 384 count2002: 381 count2003: 366 count2004: 372 count2005: 364 count2006: 369 count2007: 370 count2008: 364 count2009: 360 count2010: 358 count2011: 368 count2012: 358 count2013: 348 count2014: 357 count2015: 359 count2016: 356 count2017: 355 count2018: 343 count2019: 330 count2020: 326 count2021: 314 count2022: 313 count2023: 306 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
2023306
2022313
2021314
2020326
2019330
2018343
2017355
2016356
2015359
2014357
2013348
2012358
2011368
2010358
2009360
2008364
2007370
2006369
2005364
2004372
2003366
2002381
2001384
2000384
1999379
1998391
1997399
1996412
1995422
1994411
1993401
1992392
1991390
1990411
1989422
1988413
1987413
1986415
1985424
1984452
1983433
1982428
1981435
1980437
1979448
1978451

Compared with Texas and United States

Place2023
Deaf Smith County306
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, Deaf Smith 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, Deaf Smith 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/deaf-smith-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, Deaf Smith 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/deaf-smith-county-texas.

Harvard

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

BibTeX
@misc{census_employer_firms_deaf_smith_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Deaf Smith 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/deaf-smith-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 Deaf Smith County?

Employer firms in Deaf Smith County was 306 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 2.2% from 2022. That is the 132nd 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 Deaf Smith County?

452 in 1984, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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