# Employer firms in Houston County

Employer firms in Houston County was 2,283 in 2023. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.

- Indicator id: `employer_firms`
- Place id: `us-county-01069`
- Unit: count
- 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.
- Note: Excludes nonemployer businesses. Differs from active_companies, the INE DIRCE count, which includes businesses without employees.
- Source: 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)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-11
- License: Public domain (US federal government work, citation requested)
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/houston-county-alabama
- API: https://invokely.ai/api/v1/series?indicator=employer_firms&place=us-county-01069

| 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 |