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Employer firms in Hardeman County

Employer firms in Hardeman County was 74 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 3.9% from 2022. That is the 214th highest of 253 counties in 2023.

2023, count74
Change on 2022-3.9%
Rank214th of 253Counties in Texas ranked
Series high1431985
Series low672013

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Employer firms in Hardeman County, 1978 to 2023

608010012014016019781985199219992006201320231978: 126 count1979: 125 count1980: 125 count1981: 131 count1982: 136 count1983: 137 count1984: 141 count1985: 143 count1986: 130 count1987: 138 count1988: 139 count1989: 138 count1990: 129 count1991: 125 count1992: 111 count1993: 112 count1994: 105 count1995: 101 count1996: 100 count1997: 97 count1998: 92 count1999: 90 count2000: 89 count2001: 88 count2002: 84 count2003: 85 count2004: 81 count2005: 82 count2006: 87 count2007: 82 count2008: 80 count2009: 82 count2010: 72 count2011: 71 count2012: 73 count2013: 67 count2014: 71 count2015: 69 count2016: 71 count2017: 70 count2018: 74 count2019: 75 count2020: 75 count2021: 72 count2022: 77 count2023: 74 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
202374
202277
202172
202075
201975
201874
201770
201671
201569
201471
201367
201273
201171
201072
200982
200880
200782
200687
200582
200481
200385
200284
200188
200089
199990
199892
199797
1996100
1995101
1994105
1993112
1992111
1991125
1990129
1989138
1988139
1987138
1986130
1985143
1984141
1983137
1982136
1981131
1980125
1979125
1978126

Compared with Texas and United States

Place2023
Hardeman County74
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, Hardeman 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, Hardeman 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/hardeman-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, Hardeman 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/hardeman-county-texas.

Harvard

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

BibTeX
@misc{census_employer_firms_hardeman_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Hardeman 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/hardeman-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 Hardeman County?

Employer firms in Hardeman County was 74 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 3.9% from 2022. That is the 214th 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 Hardeman County?

143 in 1985, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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