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Employer firms in Live Oak County

Employer firms in Live Oak County was 219 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.8% from 2022. That is the 148th highest of 253 counties in 2023.

2023, count219
Change on 2022+2.8%
Rank148th of 253Counties in Texas ranked
Series high2732014
Series low1631978

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Employer firms in Live Oak County, 1978 to 2023

15017520022525027519781985199219992006201320231978: 163 count1979: 189 count1980: 188 count1981: 190 count1982: 206 count1983: 206 count1984: 219 count1985: 207 count1986: 205 count1987: 198 count1988: 208 count1989: 205 count1990: 207 count1991: 204 count1992: 200 count1993: 194 count1994: 182 count1995: 187 count1996: 192 count1997: 192 count1998: 195 count1999: 187 count2000: 193 count2001: 204 count2002: 204 count2003: 198 count2004: 205 count2005: 198 count2006: 220 count2007: 223 count2008: 228 count2009: 221 count2010: 220 count2011: 225 count2012: 241 count2013: 261 count2014: 273 count2015: 271 count2016: 261 count2017: 247 count2018: 242 count2019: 251 count2020: 237 count2021: 223 count2022: 213 count2023: 219 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
2023219
2022213
2021223
2020237
2019251
2018242
2017247
2016261
2015271
2014273
2013261
2012241
2011225
2010220
2009221
2008228
2007223
2006220
2005198
2004205
2003198
2002204
2001204
2000193
1999187
1998195
1997192
1996192
1995187
1994182
1993194
1992200
1991204
1990207
1989205
1988208
1987198
1986205
1985207
1984219
1983206
1982206
1981190
1980188
1979189
1978163

Compared with Texas and United States

Place2023
Live Oak County219
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, Live Oak 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, Live Oak 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/live-oak-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, Live Oak 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/live-oak-county-texas.

Harvard

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

BibTeX
@misc{census_employer_firms_live_oak_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Live Oak 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/live-oak-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 Live Oak County?

Employer firms in Live Oak County was 219 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2.8% from 2022. That is the 148th 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 Live Oak County?

273 in 2014, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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