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Employer firms in Freestone County

Employer firms in Freestone County was 308 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 3% from 2022. That is the 131st highest of 253 counties in 2023.

2023, count308
Change on 2022+3%
Rank131st of 253Counties in Texas ranked
Series high3222009
Series low2101978

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Employer firms in Freestone County, 1978 to 2023

20022525027530032519781985199219992006201320231978: 210 count1979: 226 count1980: 223 count1981: 236 count1982: 252 count1983: 255 count1984: 269 count1985: 274 count1986: 267 count1987: 255 count1988: 246 count1989: 237 count1990: 243 count1991: 239 count1992: 240 count1993: 244 count1994: 249 count1995: 247 count1996: 256 count1997: 259 count1998: 265 count1999: 276 count2000: 285 count2001: 292 count2002: 303 count2003: 303 count2004: 294 count2005: 305 count2006: 305 count2007: 316 count2008: 300 count2009: 322 count2010: 313 count2011: 302 count2012: 312 count2013: 308 count2014: 306 count2015: 309 count2016: 296 count2017: 303 count2018: 305 count2019: 315 count2020: 299 count2021: 291 count2022: 299 count2023: 308 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
2023308
2022299
2021291
2020299
2019315
2018305
2017303
2016296
2015309
2014306
2013308
2012312
2011302
2010313
2009322
2008300
2007316
2006305
2005305
2004294
2003303
2002303
2001292
2000285
1999276
1998265
1997259
1996256
1995247
1994249
1993244
1992240
1991239
1990243
1989237
1988246
1987255
1986267
1985274
1984269
1983255
1982252
1981236
1980223
1979226
1978210

Compared with Texas and United States

Place2023
Freestone County308
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, Freestone 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, Freestone 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/freestone-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, Freestone 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/freestone-county-texas.

Harvard

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

BibTeX
@misc{census_employer_firms_freestone_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Freestone 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/freestone-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 Freestone County?

Employer firms in Freestone County was 308 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 3% from 2022. That is the 131st 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 Freestone County?

322 in 2009, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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