Employer firms in Houston County

Employer firms in Houston County was 2,283 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.2% from 2022. That is the 9th highest of 67 counties in 2023.

2023, count2,283

Change on 2022+1.2%

Rank9th of 67Counties in Alabama ranked

Series high2,4162007

Series low1,6261978

Next release: Sunday, 26 September 2027, estimated by Invokely from past publication dates (low confidence), not announced by the publisher. Release calendar

Employer firms in Houston County, 1978 to 2023

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

Period	count
2023	2,283
2022	2,255
2021	2,221
2020	2,212
2019	2,218
2018	2,181
2017	2,195
2016	2,214
2015	2,194
2014	2,210
2013	2,209
2012	2,219
2011	2,246
2010	2,274
2009	2,342
2008	2,392
2007	2,416
2006	2,390
2005	2,366
2004	2,349
2003	2,277
2002	2,280
2001	2,251
2000	2,256
1999	2,255
1998	2,261
1997	2,244
1996	2,228
1995	2,156
1994	2,103
1993	2,035
1992	1,998
1991	2,014
1990	2,022
1989	1,989
1988	1,959
1987	1,941
1986	1,849
1985	1,804
1984	1,779
1983	1,745
1982	1,687
1981	1,722
1980	1,697
1979	1,693
1978	1,626

Compared with Alabama and United States

Place	2023
Houston County	2,283
Alabama	71,429
United States	5,593,727

Houston County compared with nearby places

Under 200
200 to 300
300 to 500
500 to 900
900 to 1,700
1,700 and over

Employer firms, 2023, count. Houston County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Rankings

US states by employer firms 51 places
Counties in Alabama by employer firms 67 places

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, Houston 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, Houston 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/houston-county-alabama. 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, Houston 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/houston-county-alabama.

Harvard

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

BibTeX

@misc{census_employer_firms_houston_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Houston 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/houston-county-alabama. 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 Houston County?

Employer firms in Houston County was 2,283 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.2% from 2022. That is the 9th highest of 67 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 Houston County?

2,416 in 2007, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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