Employer firms in Lincoln County

Employer firms in Lincoln County was 474 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.6% from 2022. That is the 35th highest of 77 counties in 2023.

2023, count474

Change on 2022+0.6%

Rank35th of 77Counties in Oklahoma ranked

Series high5072008

Series low3701978

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Employer firms in Lincoln 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	474
2022	471
2021	479
2020	478
2019	477
2018	484
2017	478
2016	481
2015	481
2014	486
2013	478
2012	504
2011	499
2010	493
2009	497
2008	507
2007	485
2006	470
2005	466
2004	473
2003	467
2002	453
2001	438
2000	443
1999	464
1998	469
1997	470
1996	453
1995	448
1994	437
1993	413
1992	414
1991	396
1990	397
1989	398
1988	398
1987	405
1986	422
1985	423
1984	434
1983	409
1982	428
1981	420
1980	409
1979	395
1978	370

Compared with Oklahoma and United States

Place	2023
Lincoln County	474
Oklahoma	66,967
United States	5,593,727

Lincoln County compared with nearby places

Under 100
100 to 200
200 to 400
400 to 600
600 to 1,000
1,000 and over

Employer firms, 2023, count. Lincoln 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 Oklahoma by employer firms 77 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, Lincoln 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, Lincoln 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/lincoln-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, Lincoln 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/lincoln-county-oklahoma.

Harvard

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

BibTeX

@misc{census_employer_firms_lincoln_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Lincoln 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/lincoln-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 Lincoln County?

Employer firms in Lincoln County was 474 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.6% from 2022. That is the 35th 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 Lincoln County?

507 in 2008, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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