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Employer firms in Lamar County

Employer firms in Lamar County was 1,081 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.5% from 2022. That is the 54th highest of 253 counties in 2023.

2023, count1,081
Change on 2022+2.5%
Rank54th of 253Counties in Texas ranked
Series high1,0812023
Series low7781978

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Employer firms in Lamar County, 1978 to 2023

7008009001,0001,10019781985199219992006201320231978: 778 count1979: 791 count1980: 809 count1981: 795 count1982: 816 count1983: 857 count1984: 891 count1985: 893 count1986: 923 count1987: 913 count1988: 890 count1989: 902 count1990: 899 count1991: 922 count1992: 900 count1993: 925 count1994: 928 count1995: 989 count1996: 1,001 count1997: 1,026 count1998: 1,023 count1999: 1,012 count2000: 1,015 count2001: 999 count2002: 1,031 count2003: 1,058 count2004: 1,075 count2005: 1,055 count2006: 1,055 count2007: 1,056 count2008: 1,044 count2009: 1,046 count2010: 1,045 count2011: 1,038 count2012: 1,034 count2013: 1,042 count2014: 1,039 count2015: 1,049 count2016: 1,033 count2017: 1,052 count2018: 1,054 count2019: 1,057 count2020: 1,048 count2021: 1,049 count2022: 1,055 count2023: 1,081 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
20231,081
20221,055
20211,049
20201,048
20191,057
20181,054
20171,052
20161,033
20151,049
20141,039
20131,042
20121,034
20111,038
20101,045
20091,046
20081,044
20071,056
20061,055
20051,055
20041,075
20031,058
20021,031
2001999
20001,015
19991,012
19981,023
19971,026
19961,001
1995989
1994928
1993925
1992900
1991922
1990899
1989902
1988890
1987913
1986923
1985893
1984891
1983857
1982816
1981795
1980809
1979791
1978778

Compared with Texas and United States

Place2023
Lamar County1,081
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, Lamar 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, Lamar 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/lamar-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, Lamar 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/lamar-county-texas.

Harvard

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

BibTeX
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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Lamar 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/lamar-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 Lamar County?

Employer firms in Lamar County was 1,081 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.5% from 2022. That is the 54th 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 Lamar County?

1,081 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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