Employer firms in Delaware County

Employer firms in Delaware County was 679 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 3.2% from 2022. That is the 25th highest of 77 counties in 2023.

2023, count679

Change on 2022+3.2%

Rank25th of 77Counties in Oklahoma ranked

Series high6792023

Series low2921978

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 Delaware 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	679
2022	658
2021	650
2020	623
2019	640
2018	638
2017	639
2016	640
2015	631
2014	634
2013	635
2012	642
2011	616
2010	625
2009	656
2008	648
2007	661
2006	654
2005	639
2004	614
2003	594
2002	615
2001	593
2000	601
1999	590
1998	594
1997	569
1996	530
1995	514
1994	492
1993	464
1992	441
1991	419
1990	404
1989	391
1988	384
1987	403
1986	390
1985	363
1984	365
1983	330
1982	323
1981	301
1980	317
1979	312
1978	292

Compared with Oklahoma and United States

Place	2023
Delaware County	679
Oklahoma	66,967
United States	5,593,727

Delaware County compared with nearby places

Under 100
100 to 200
200 to 400
400 to 600
600 to 1,000
1,000 and over

Employer firms, 2023, count. Delaware 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, Delaware 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, Delaware 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/delaware-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, Delaware 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/delaware-county-oklahoma.

Harvard

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

BibTeX

@misc{census_employer_firms_delaware_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Delaware 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/delaware-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 Delaware County?

Employer firms in Delaware County was 679 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 3.2% from 2022. That is the 25th 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 Delaware County?

679 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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