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Employer firms in Harris County

Employer firms in Harris County was 397 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 4.7% from 2022. That is the 77th highest of 159 counties in 2023.

2023, count397
Change on 2022+4.7%
Rank77th of 159Counties in Georgia ranked
Series high3972023
Series low1131978

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Employer firms in Harris County, 1978 to 2023

10020030040019781985199219992006201320231978: 113 count1979: 119 count1980: 128 count1981: 125 count1982: 121 count1983: 125 count1984: 153 count1985: 159 count1986: 154 count1987: 168 count1988: 163 count1989: 188 count1990: 199 count1991: 200 count1992: 195 count1993: 217 count1994: 225 count1995: 242 count1996: 256 count1997: 286 count1998: 301 count1999: 305 count2000: 295 count2001: 290 count2002: 311 count2003: 335 count2004: 333 count2005: 353 count2006: 356 count2007: 372 count2008: 352 count2009: 339 count2010: 324 count2011: 313 count2012: 296 count2013: 302 count2014: 324 count2015: 323 count2016: 331 count2017: 343 count2018: 341 count2019: 344 count2020: 372 count2021: 368 count2022: 379 count2023: 397 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
2023397
2022379
2021368
2020372
2019344
2018341
2017343
2016331
2015323
2014324
2013302
2012296
2011313
2010324
2009339
2008352
2007372
2006356
2005353
2004333
2003335
2002311
2001290
2000295
1999305
1998301
1997286
1996256
1995242
1994225
1993217
1992195
1991200
1990199
1989188
1988163
1987168
1986154
1985159
1984153
1983125
1982121
1981125
1980128
1979119
1978113

Compared with Georgia and United States

Place2023
Harris County397
Georgia177,543
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, Harris 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, Harris 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/harris-county-georgia. 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, Harris 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/harris-county-georgia.

Harvard

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

BibTeX
@misc{census_employer_firms_harris_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Harris 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/harris-county-georgia. 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 Harris County?

Employer firms in Harris County was 397 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 4.7% from 2022. That is the 77th highest of 159 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 Harris County?

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

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