Employer firms in Wichita County

Employer firms in Wichita County was 2,515 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.1% from 2022. That is the 34th highest of 253 counties in 2023.

2023, count2,515

Change on 2022+0.1%

Rank34th of 253Counties in Texas ranked

Series high3,0381984

Series low2,4742021

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 Wichita 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	2,515
2022	2,513
2021	2,474
2020	2,501
2019	2,529
2018	2,528
2017	2,529
2016	2,541
2015	2,572
2014	2,615
2013	2,583
2012	2,596
2011	2,589
2010	2,649
2009	2,645
2008	2,661
2007	2,647
2006	2,630
2005	2,584
2004	2,606
2003	2,620
2002	2,631
2001	2,622
2000	2,633
1999	2,645
1998	2,737
1997	2,755
1996	2,741
1995	2,759
1994	2,752
1993	2,703
1992	2,682
1991	2,676
1990	2,752
1989	2,798
1988	2,859
1987	2,877
1986	2,972
1985	3,017
1984	3,038
1983	2,957
1982	2,924
1981	2,906
1980	2,873
1979	2,764
1978	2,718

Compared with Texas and United States

Place	2023
Wichita County	2,515
Texas	448,396
United States	5,593,727

Wichita County compared with nearby places

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Employer firms, 2023, count. Wichita 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, Wichita 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, Wichita 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/wichita-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, Wichita 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/wichita-county-texas.

Harvard

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

BibTeX

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

Employer firms in Wichita County was 2,515 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.1% from 2022. That is the 34th 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 Wichita County?

3,038 in 1984, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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