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Employer firms in Hidalgo County

Employer firms in Hidalgo County was 73 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 5.8% from 2022. That is the 29th highest of 33 counties in 2023.

2023, count73
Change on 2022+5.8%
Rank29th of 33Counties in New Mexico ranked
Series high1021994
Series low672021

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Employer firms in Hidalgo County, 1978 to 2023

6070809010011019781985199219992006201320231978: 92 count1979: 91 count1980: 83 count1981: 77 count1982: 78 count1983: 79 count1984: 83 count1985: 85 count1986: 93 count1987: 90 count1988: 90 count1989: 94 count1990: 92 count1991: 92 count1992: 99 count1993: 99 count1994: 102 count1995: 102 count1996: 98 count1997: 92 count1998: 83 count1999: 81 count2000: 80 count2001: 80 count2002: 82 count2003: 81 count2004: 80 count2005: 82 count2006: 83 count2007: 85 count2008: 84 count2009: 83 count2010: 78 count2011: 80 count2012: 78 count2013: 73 count2014: 79 count2015: 82 count2016: 83 count2017: 79 count2018: 81 count2019: 75 count2020: 69 count2021: 67 count2022: 69 count2023: 73 count6070809010011019781994201020231978: 92 count1979: 91 count1980: 83 count1981: 77 count1982: 78 count1983: 79 count1984: 83 count1985: 85 count1986: 93 count1987: 90 count1988: 90 count1989: 94 count1990: 92 count1991: 92 count1992: 99 count1993: 99 count1994: 102 count1995: 102 count1996: 98 count1997: 92 count1998: 83 count1999: 81 count2000: 80 count2001: 80 count2002: 82 count2003: 81 count2004: 80 count2005: 82 count2006: 83 count2007: 85 count2008: 84 count2009: 83 count2010: 78 count2011: 80 count2012: 78 count2013: 73 count2014: 79 count2015: 82 count2016: 83 count2017: 79 count2018: 81 count2019: 75 count2020: 69 count2021: 67 count2022: 69 count2023: 73 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
202373
202269
202167
202069
201975
201881
201779
201683
201582
201479
201373
201278
201180
201078
200983
200884
200785
200683
200582
200480
200381
200282
200180
200080
199981
199883
199792
199698
1995102
1994102
199399
199299
199192
199092
198994
198890
198790
198693
198585
198483
198379
198278
198177
198083
197991
197892

Compared with New Mexico and United States

Place2023
Hidalgo County73
New Mexico31,579
United States5,593,727

Hidalgo County compared with nearby places

Bernalillo County: 12,094 countCatron County: 59 countChaves County: 1,100 countCibola County: 283 countColfax County: 317 countCurry County: 861 countDe Baca County: 45 countDoña Ana County: 3,000 countEddy County: 1,252 countGrant County: 452 countGuadalupe County: 83 countHarding County: 11 countHidalgo County: 73 countLea County: 1,393 countLincoln County: 603 countLos Alamos County: 327 countLuna County: 316 countMcKinley County: 712 countMora County: 41 countOtero County: 803 countQuay County: 181 countRio Arriba County: 444 countRoosevelt County: 284 countSandoval County: 1,537 countSan Juan County: 1,950 countSan Miguel County: 348 countSanta Fe County: 3,951 countSierra County: 192 countSocorro County: 198 countTaos County: 887 countTorrance County: 189 countUnion County: 84 countValencia County: 788 count
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  • 1,300 and over
Employer firms, 2023, count. Hidalgo County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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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, Hidalgo 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, Hidalgo 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/hidalgo-county-new-mexico. 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, Hidalgo 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/hidalgo-county-new-mexico.

Harvard

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

BibTeX
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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Hidalgo County, 1978 to 2023}},
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  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-11},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/hidalgo-county-new-mexico. 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 Hidalgo County?

Employer firms in Hidalgo County was 73 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 5.8% from 2022. That is the 29th highest of 33 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 Hidalgo County?

102 in 1994, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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