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Employer firms in Galveston County

Employer firms in Galveston County was 5,139 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.8% from 2022. That is the 15th highest of 253 counties in 2023.

2023, count5,139
Change on 2022+2.8%
Rank15th of 253Counties in Texas ranked
Series high5,1392023
Series low2,8711978

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Employer firms in Galveston County, 1978 to 2023

2,5003,0003,5004,0004,5005,0005,50019781985199219992006201320231978: 2,871 count1979: 2,974 count1980: 3,057 count1981: 3,069 count1982: 3,086 count1983: 3,168 count1984: 3,255 count1985: 3,173 count1986: 3,180 count1987: 3,099 count1988: 3,029 count1989: 3,103 count1990: 3,246 count1991: 3,334 count1992: 3,410 count1993: 3,491 count1994: 3,515 count1995: 3,590 count1996: 3,669 count1997: 3,717 count1998: 3,744 count1999: 3,761 count2000: 3,766 count2001: 3,741 count2002: 3,809 count2003: 3,868 count2004: 3,917 count2005: 3,922 count2006: 4,029 count2007: 4,080 count2008: 4,077 count2009: 3,981 count2010: 4,055 count2011: 4,094 count2012: 4,160 count2013: 4,292 count2014: 4,343 count2015: 4,404 count2016: 4,525 count2017: 4,634 count2018: 4,648 count2019: 4,751 count2020: 4,744 count2021: 4,863 count2022: 4,997 count2023: 5,139 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
20235,139
20224,997
20214,863
20204,744
20194,751
20184,648
20174,634
20164,525
20154,404
20144,343
20134,292
20124,160
20114,094
20104,055
20093,981
20084,077
20074,080
20064,029
20053,922
20043,917
20033,868
20023,809
20013,741
20003,766
19993,761
19983,744
19973,717
19963,669
19953,590
19943,515
19933,491
19923,410
19913,334
19903,246
19893,103
19883,029
19873,099
19863,180
19853,173
19843,255
19833,168
19823,086
19813,069
19803,057
19792,974
19782,871

Compared with Texas and United States

Place2023
Galveston County5,139
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, Galveston 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, Galveston 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/galveston-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, Galveston 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/galveston-county-texas.

Harvard

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

BibTeX
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  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-11},
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What is the employer firms in Galveston County?

Employer firms in Galveston County was 5,139 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.8% from 2022. That is the 15th highest of 253 counties in 2023.

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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 Galveston County?

5,139 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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