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Employer firms in Jefferson County

Employer firms in Jefferson County was 73 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 1.4% from 2022. That is the 73rd highest of 77 counties in 2023.

2023, count73
Change on 2022-1.4%
Rank73rd of 77Counties in Oklahoma ranked
Series high1531979
Series low732017

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Employer firms in Jefferson County, 1978 to 2023

608010012014016019781985199219992006201320231978: 146 count1979: 153 count1980: 143 count1981: 148 count1982: 138 count1983: 141 count1984: 141 count1985: 133 count1986: 132 count1987: 130 count1988: 128 count1989: 132 count1990: 131 count1991: 134 count1992: 122 count1993: 124 count1994: 126 count1995: 124 count1996: 127 count1997: 121 count1998: 120 count1999: 117 count2000: 106 count2001: 103 count2002: 105 count2003: 105 count2004: 101 count2005: 100 count2006: 99 count2007: 99 count2008: 100 count2009: 93 count2010: 93 count2011: 94 count2012: 88 count2013: 84 count2014: 79 count2015: 80 count2016: 82 count2017: 73 count2018: 77 count2019: 74 count2020: 79 count2021: 80 count2022: 74 count2023: 73 count608010012014016019781994201020231978: 146 count1979: 153 count1980: 143 count1981: 148 count1982: 138 count1983: 141 count1984: 141 count1985: 133 count1986: 132 count1987: 130 count1988: 128 count1989: 132 count1990: 131 count1991: 134 count1992: 122 count1993: 124 count1994: 126 count1995: 124 count1996: 127 count1997: 121 count1998: 120 count1999: 117 count2000: 106 count2001: 103 count2002: 105 count2003: 105 count2004: 101 count2005: 100 count2006: 99 count2007: 99 count2008: 100 count2009: 93 count2010: 93 count2011: 94 count2012: 88 count2013: 84 count2014: 79 count2015: 80 count2016: 82 count2017: 73 count2018: 77 count2019: 74 count2020: 79 count2021: 80 count2022: 74 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
202274
202180
202079
201974
201877
201773
201682
201580
201479
201384
201288
201194
201093
200993
2008100
200799
200699
2005100
2004101
2003105
2002105
2001103
2000106
1999117
1998120
1997121
1996127
1995124
1994126
1993124
1992122
1991134
1990131
1989132
1988128
1987130
1986132
1985133
1984141
1983141
1982138
1981148
1980143
1979153
1978146

Compared with Oklahoma and United States

Place2023
Jefferson County73
Oklahoma66,967
United States5,593,727

Jefferson County compared with nearby places

Adair County: 206 countAlfalfa County: 100 countAtoka County: 218 countBeaver County: 118 countBeckham County: 598 countBlaine County: 187 countBryan County: 768 countCaddo County: 367 countCanadian County: 2,443 countCarter County: 1,338 countCherokee County: 607 countChoctaw County: 244 countCimarron County: 59 countCleveland County: 4,741 countCoal County: 82 countComanche County: 1,724 countCotton County: 76 countCraig County: 282 countCreek County: 1,203 countCuster County: 768 countDelaware County: 679 countDewey County: 143 countEllis County: 101 countGarfield County: 1,272 countGarvin County: 572 countGrady County: 1,024 countGrant County: 93 countGreer County: 61 countHarmon County: 44 countHarper County: 78 countHaskell County: 191 countHughes County: 164 countJackson County: 437 countJefferson County: 73 countJohnston County: 147 countKay County: 856 countKingfisher County: 412 countKiowa County: 144 countLatimer County: 130 countLe Flore County: 633 countLincoln County: 474 countLogan County: 828 countLove County: 133 countMcClain County: 797 countMcCurtain County: 551 countMcIntosh County: 276 countMajor County: 196 countMarshall County: 271 countMayes County: 700 countMurray County: 252 countMuskogee County: 1,095 countNoble County: 164 countNowata County: 132 countOkfuskee County: 127 countOklahoma County: 18,462 countOkmulgee County: 532 countOsage County: 524 countOttawa County: 458 countPawnee County: 224 countPayne County: 1,538 countPittsburg County: 779 countPontotoc County: 834 countPottawatomie County: 1,047 countPushmataha County: 151 countRoger Mills County: 70 countRogers County: 1,529 countSeminole County: 372 countSequoyah County: 494 countStephens County: 902 countTexas County: 405 countTillman County: 104 countTulsa County: 14,444 countWagoner County: 933 countWashington County: 946 countWashita County: 188 countWoods County: 218 countWoodward County: 655 count
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Employer firms, 2023, count. Jefferson 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, Jefferson 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, Jefferson 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/jefferson-county-oklahoma. 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, Jefferson 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/jefferson-county-oklahoma.

Harvard

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

BibTeX
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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Jefferson County, 1978 to 2023}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-11},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/jefferson-county-oklahoma. 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 Jefferson County?

Employer firms in Jefferson County was 73 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 1.4% from 2022. That is the 73rd highest of 77 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 Jefferson County?

153 in 1979, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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