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Employer firms in Kleberg County

Employer firms in Kleberg County was 464 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.9% from 2022. That is the 100th highest of 253 counties in 2023.

2023, count464
Change on 2022-0.9%
Rank100th of 253Counties in Texas ranked
Series high5551984
Series low4542021

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Employer firms in Kleberg County, 1978 to 2023

45047550052555057519781985199219992006201320231978: 484 count1979: 494 count1980: 505 count1981: 504 count1982: 527 count1983: 538 count1984: 555 count1985: 530 count1986: 541 count1987: 528 count1988: 515 count1989: 498 count1990: 476 count1991: 472 count1992: 472 count1993: 473 count1994: 473 count1995: 467 count1996: 476 count1997: 479 count1998: 485 count1999: 478 count2000: 491 count2001: 489 count2002: 479 count2003: 469 count2004: 494 count2005: 488 count2006: 487 count2007: 501 count2008: 504 count2009: 497 count2010: 505 count2011: 503 count2012: 506 count2013: 497 count2014: 494 count2015: 492 count2016: 500 count2017: 484 count2018: 476 count2019: 467 count2020: 459 count2021: 454 count2022: 468 count2023: 464 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
2023464
2022468
2021454
2020459
2019467
2018476
2017484
2016500
2015492
2014494
2013497
2012506
2011503
2010505
2009497
2008504
2007501
2006487
2005488
2004494
2003469
2002479
2001489
2000491
1999478
1998485
1997479
1996476
1995467
1994473
1993473
1992472
1991472
1990476
1989498
1988515
1987528
1986541
1985530
1984555
1983538
1982527
1981504
1980505
1979494
1978484

Compared with Texas and United States

Place2023
Kleberg County464
Texas448,396
United States5,593,727

Rankings

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.

How to cite

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, Kleberg 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, Kleberg 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/kleberg-county-texas. 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, Kleberg 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/kleberg-county-texas.

Harvard

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

BibTeX
@misc{census_employer_firms_kleberg_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Kleberg 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/kleberg-county-texas. 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 Kleberg County?

Employer firms in Kleberg County was 464 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.9% from 2022. That is the 100th highest of 253 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 Kleberg County?

555 in 1984, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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