Employer firms in Houston County

Employer firms in Houston County was 2,207 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.2% from 2022. That is the 21st highest of 159 counties in 2023.

2023, count2,207

Change on 2022+1.2%

Rank21st of 159Counties in Georgia ranked

Series high2,2072023

Series low1,0521982

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	2,207
2022	2,180
2021	2,118
2020	2,023
2019	2,006
2018	1,977
2017	1,949
2016	1,930
2015	1,905
2014	1,862
2013	1,832
2012	1,792
2011	1,790
2010	1,801
2009	1,798
2008	1,825
2007	1,838
2006	1,777
2005	1,733
2004	1,701
2003	1,665
2002	1,616
2001	1,582
2000	1,568
1999	1,606
1998	1,579
1997	1,583
1996	1,518
1995	1,505
1994	1,459
1993	1,409
1992	1,360
1991	1,367
1990	1,354
1989	1,329
1988	1,297
1987	1,242
1986	1,213
1985	1,182
1984	1,140
1983	1,087
1982	1,052
1981	1,084
1980	1,118
1979	1,184
1978	1,170

Compared with Georgia and United States

Place	2023
Houston County	2,207
Georgia	177,543
United States	5,593,727

Houston County compared with nearby places

Under 100
100 to 200
200 to 400
400 to 600
600 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 Georgia by employer firms 159 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-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, 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-georgia.

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-georgia (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-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 Houston County?

Employer firms in Houston County was 2,207 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.2% from 2022. That is the 21st 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 Houston County?

2,207 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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