Employer firms in Webb County

Employer firms in Webb County was 4,719 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.1% from 2022. That is the 20th highest of 253 counties in 2023.

2023, count4,719

Change on 2022+1.1%

Rank20th of 253Counties in Texas ranked

Series high4,7192023

Series low1,5771978

Next release: Sunday, 26 September 2027, estimated by Invokely from past publication dates (low confidence), not announced by the publisher. Release calendar

Employer firms in Webb County, 1978 to 2023

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

Period	count
2023	4,719
2022	4,669
2021	4,484
2020	4,396
2019	4,437
2018	4,367
2017	4,327
2016	4,243
2015	4,186
2014	4,109
2013	4,083
2012	3,964
2011	3,843
2010	3,754
2009	3,822
2008	3,910
2007	3,884
2006	3,814
2005	3,657
2004	3,578
2003	3,533
2002	3,385
2001	3,352
2000	3,257
1999	3,241
1998	3,168
1997	3,022
1996	2,961
1995	3,061
1994	2,999
1993	2,853
1992	2,652
1991	2,488
1990	2,330
1989	2,170
1988	2,011
1987	1,905
1986	1,906
1985	1,839
1984	1,818
1983	1,855
1982	1,915
1981	1,836
1980	1,744
1979	1,642
1978	1,577

Compared with Texas and United States

Place	2023
Webb County	4,719
Texas	448,396
United States	5,593,727

Webb County compared with nearby places

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Employer firms, 2023, count. Webb County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Rankings

US states by employer firms 51 places
Counties in Texas by employer firms 254 places

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.

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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, Webb 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, Webb 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/webb-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, Webb 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/webb-county-texas.

Harvard

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

BibTeX

@misc{census_employer_firms_webb_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Webb 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/webb-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 Webb County?

Employer firms in Webb County was 4,719 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.1% from 2022. That is the 20th 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 Webb County?

4,719 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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