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Employer firms in Okeechobee County

Employer firms in Okeechobee County was 775 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.3% from 2022. That is the 42nd highest of 67 counties in 2023.

2023, count775
Change on 2022+0.3%
Rank42nd of 67Counties in Florida ranked
Series high7752023
Series low2411978

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Employer firms in Okeechobee County, 1978 to 2023

20040060080019781985199219992006201320231978: 241 count1979: 272 count1980: 281 count1981: 311 count1982: 315 count1983: 351 count1984: 390 count1985: 428 count1986: 467 count1987: 510 count1988: 531 count1989: 538 count1990: 545 count1991: 552 count1992: 551 count1993: 575 count1994: 579 count1995: 606 count1996: 598 count1997: 595 count1998: 596 count1999: 610 count2000: 603 count2001: 586 count2002: 603 count2003: 602 count2004: 623 count2005: 667 count2006: 695 count2007: 717 count2008: 686 count2009: 670 count2010: 639 count2011: 639 count2012: 654 count2013: 660 count2014: 651 count2015: 668 count2016: 681 count2017: 721 count2018: 722 count2019: 740 count2020: 740 count2021: 754 count2022: 773 count2023: 775 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
2023775
2022773
2021754
2020740
2019740
2018722
2017721
2016681
2015668
2014651
2013660
2012654
2011639
2010639
2009670
2008686
2007717
2006695
2005667
2004623
2003602
2002603
2001586
2000603
1999610
1998596
1997595
1996598
1995606
1994579
1993575
1992551
1991552
1990545
1989538
1988531
1987510
1986467
1985428
1984390
1983351
1982315
1981311
1980281
1979272
1978241

Compared with Florida and United States

Place2023
Okeechobee County775
Florida455,648
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, Okeechobee 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, Okeechobee 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/okeechobee-county-florida. 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, Okeechobee 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/okeechobee-county-florida.

Harvard

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

BibTeX
@misc{census_employer_firms_okeechobee_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Okeechobee 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/okeechobee-county-florida. 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 Okeechobee County?

Employer firms in Okeechobee County was 775 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.3% from 2022. That is the 42nd highest of 67 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 Okeechobee County?

775 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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