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Employer firms in Payne County

Employer firms in Payne County was 1,538 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.3% from 2022. That is the 6th highest of 77 counties in 2023.

2023, count1,538
Change on 2022+0.3%
Rank6th of 77Counties in Oklahoma ranked
Series high1,5552019
Series low1,1691989

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Employer firms in Payne County, 1978 to 2023

1,1001,2001,3001,4001,5001,60019781985199219992006201320231978: 1,190 count1979: 1,286 count1980: 1,308 count1981: 1,224 count1982: 1,257 count1983: 1,262 count1984: 1,288 count1985: 1,273 count1986: 1,247 count1987: 1,197 count1988: 1,172 count1989: 1,169 count1990: 1,193 count1991: 1,214 count1992: 1,218 count1993: 1,254 count1994: 1,279 count1995: 1,289 count1996: 1,303 count1997: 1,308 count1998: 1,334 count1999: 1,338 count2000: 1,347 count2001: 1,391 count2002: 1,386 count2003: 1,406 count2004: 1,432 count2005: 1,438 count2006: 1,468 count2007: 1,474 count2008: 1,479 count2009: 1,478 count2010: 1,454 count2011: 1,435 count2012: 1,437 count2013: 1,481 count2014: 1,514 count2015: 1,536 count2016: 1,546 count2017: 1,542 count2018: 1,550 count2019: 1,555 count2020: 1,533 count2021: 1,525 count2022: 1,533 count2023: 1,538 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
20231,538
20221,533
20211,525
20201,533
20191,555
20181,550
20171,542
20161,546
20151,536
20141,514
20131,481
20121,437
20111,435
20101,454
20091,478
20081,479
20071,474
20061,468
20051,438
20041,432
20031,406
20021,386
20011,391
20001,347
19991,338
19981,334
19971,308
19961,303
19951,289
19941,279
19931,254
19921,218
19911,214
19901,193
19891,169
19881,172
19871,197
19861,247
19851,273
19841,288
19831,262
19821,257
19811,224
19801,308
19791,286
19781,190

Compared with Oklahoma and United States

Place2023
Payne County1,538
Oklahoma66,967
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, Payne 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, Payne 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/payne-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, Payne 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/payne-county-oklahoma.

Harvard

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

BibTeX
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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Payne 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/payne-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 Payne County?

Employer firms in Payne County was 1,538 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.3% from 2022. That is the 6th 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 Payne County?

1,555 in 2019, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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