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Employer firms in Stephens County

Employer firms in Stephens County was 902 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.9% from 2022. That is the 16th highest of 77 counties in 2023.

2023, count902
Change on 2022+0.9%
Rank16th of 77Counties in Oklahoma ranked
Series high9591984
Series low8191987

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Employer firms in Stephens County, 1978 to 2023

8008509009501,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 842 count1979: 881 count1980: 899 count1981: 905 count1982: 929 count1983: 935 count1984: 959 count1985: 934 count1986: 890 count1987: 819 count1988: 843 count1989: 851 count1990: 866 count1991: 866 count1992: 848 count1993: 859 count1994: 850 count1995: 864 count1996: 877 count1997: 903 count1998: 893 count1999: 896 count2000: 877 count2001: 875 count2002: 872 count2003: 863 count2004: 880 count2005: 871 count2006: 898 count2007: 914 count2008: 919 count2009: 933 count2010: 904 count2011: 918 count2012: 927 count2013: 933 count2014: 923 count2015: 954 count2016: 918 count2017: 933 count2018: 928 count2019: 912 count2020: 884 count2021: 881 count2022: 894 count2023: 902 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
2023902
2022894
2021881
2020884
2019912
2018928
2017933
2016918
2015954
2014923
2013933
2012927
2011918
2010904
2009933
2008919
2007914
2006898
2005871
2004880
2003863
2002872
2001875
2000877
1999896
1998893
1997903
1996877
1995864
1994850
1993859
1992848
1991866
1990866
1989851
1988843
1987819
1986890
1985934
1984959
1983935
1982929
1981905
1980899
1979881
1978842

Compared with Oklahoma and United States

Place2023
Stephens County902
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, Stephens 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, Stephens 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/stephens-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, Stephens 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/stephens-county-oklahoma.

Harvard

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

BibTeX
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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Stephens 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/stephens-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 Stephens County?

Employer firms in Stephens County was 902 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.9% from 2022. That is the 16th 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 Stephens County?

959 in 1984, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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