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Employer firms in Oklahoma

Employer firms in Oklahoma was 66,967 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.7% from 2022. That is the 28th highest of 51 states in 2023.

2023, count66,967
Change on 2022+0.7%
Rank28th of 51US states ranked
Series high66,9672023
Series low52,0111978

Employer firms in Oklahoma, 1978 to 2023

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50K55K60K65K70K19781985199219992006201320231978: 52,011 count1979: 53,946 count1980: 54,901 count1981: 56,360 count1982: 57,826 count1983: 58,934 count1984: 60,619 count1985: 59,783 count1986: 58,192 count1987: 56,062 count1988: 55,486 count1989: 55,596 count1990: 56,252 count1991: 56,717 count1992: 57,014 count1993: 58,433 count1994: 59,627 count1995: 60,628 count1996: 61,084 count1997: 61,612 count1998: 62,369 count1999: 62,222 count2000: 61,961 count2001: 61,749 count2002: 62,304 count2003: 62,700 count2004: 63,591 count2005: 64,314 count2006: 65,182 count2007: 65,752 count2008: 65,924 count2009: 65,657 count2010: 64,910 count2011: 64,644 count2012: 65,155 count2013: 65,520 count2014: 65,871 count2015: 65,933 count2016: 65,600 count2017: 65,408 count2018: 65,459 count2019: 65,827 count2020: 65,331 count2021: 65,996 count2022: 66,480 count2023: 66,967 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-10, published 2025-09-25.
All 46 values
Periodcount
202366,967
202266,480
202165,996
202065,331
201965,827
201865,459
201765,408
201665,600
201565,933
201465,871
201365,520
201265,155
201164,644
201064,910
200965,657
200865,924
200765,752
200665,182
200564,314
200463,591
200362,700
200262,304
200161,749
200061,961
199962,222
199862,369
199761,612
199661,084
199560,628
199459,627
199358,433
199257,014
199156,717
199056,252
198955,596
198855,486
198756,062
198658,192
198559,783
198460,619
198358,934
198257,826
198156,360
198054,901
197953,946
197852,011

Compared with United States

Place2023
Oklahoma66,967
United States5,593,727

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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 and other activities outside the BDS scope. A firm operating in several states or counties is counted in each area, so geographic counts cannot be added to reproduce the national total. This differs from the INE DIRCE active-company count, which includes businesses without employees. Past values can be revised.

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.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-10.

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What is the employer firms in Oklahoma?

Employer firms in Oklahoma was 66,967 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.7% from 2022. That is the 28th highest of 51 states 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 2026-10-10.

What was the highest employer firms in Oklahoma?

66,967 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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