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Employer firms in Wise County

Employer firms in Wise County was 1,327 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 3.5% from 2022. That is the 49th highest of 253 counties in 2023.

2023, count1,327
Change on 2022+3.5%
Rank49th of 253Counties in Texas ranked
Series high1,3272023
Series low4021978

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Employer firms in Wise County, 1978 to 2023

4006008001,0001,2001,40019781985199219992006201320231978: 402 count1979: 418 count1980: 418 count1981: 428 count1982: 426 count1983: 431 count1984: 461 count1985: 479 count1986: 513 count1987: 518 count1988: 504 count1989: 498 count1990: 517 count1991: 520 count1992: 546 count1993: 564 count1994: 584 count1995: 615 count1996: 671 count1997: 725 count1998: 741 count1999: 785 count2000: 796 count2001: 835 count2002: 887 count2003: 883 count2004: 924 count2005: 964 count2006: 1,006 count2007: 1,074 count2008: 1,105 count2009: 1,104 count2010: 1,049 count2011: 1,062 count2012: 1,096 count2013: 1,125 count2014: 1,148 count2015: 1,156 count2016: 1,151 count2017: 1,158 count2018: 1,178 count2019: 1,220 count2020: 1,215 count2021: 1,234 count2022: 1,282 count2023: 1,327 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
20231,327
20221,282
20211,234
20201,215
20191,220
20181,178
20171,158
20161,151
20151,156
20141,148
20131,125
20121,096
20111,062
20101,049
20091,104
20081,105
20071,074
20061,006
2005964
2004924
2003883
2002887
2001835
2000796
1999785
1998741
1997725
1996671
1995615
1994584
1993564
1992546
1991520
1990517
1989498
1988504
1987518
1986513
1985479
1984461
1983431
1982426
1981428
1980418
1979418
1978402

Compared with Texas and United States

Place2023
Wise County1,327
Texas448,396
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, Wise 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, Wise 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/wise-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, Wise 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/wise-county-texas.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Wise 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/wise-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, Wise 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/wise-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 Wise County?

Employer firms in Wise County was 1,327 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 3.5% from 2022. That is the 49th 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 Wise County?

1,327 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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