# Counties in Texas by business establishments (QCEW), 2025

All 254 values come from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics for 2025, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `establishments_qcew`
- Unit: count
- Definition: Average number of establishments with jobs covered by unemployment insurance during the year, all industries, private and government, from the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. An establishment is a single place of business, such as a factory, store or office; a company with several locations has several.
- Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties (https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/bureau-of-labor-statistics
- Retrieved: 2026-10-12
- Citation: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW): annual average establishments, total covered, all industries (NAICS 10), nation, states and counties. https://data.bls.gov/cew/data/api/2025/a/industry/10.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-establishments/texas-counties

| Rank | Place | count |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Harris County | 122,898 |
| 2 | Dallas County | 82,910 |
| 3 | Travis County | 51,548 |
| 4 | Tarrant County | 50,032 |
| 5 | Bexar County | 45,165 |
| 6 | Collin County | 35,304 |
| 7 | Denton County | 21,017 |
| 8 | Fort Bend County | 18,610 |
| 9 | El Paso County | 16,713 |
| 10 | Williamson County | 15,941 |
| 11 | Montgomery County | 15,510 |
| 12 | Hidalgo County | 14,210 |
| 13 | Nueces County | 8,426 |
| 14 | Lubbock County | 8,268 |
| 15 | Cameron County | 7,191 |
| 16 | Brazoria County | 6,898 |
| 17 | Galveston County | 6,893 |
| 18 | Smith County | 6,841 |
| 19 | Bell County | 6,573 |
| 20 | Hays County | 6,434 |
| 21 | Midland County | 6,420 |
| 22 | Webb County | 5,978 |
| 23 | McLennan County | 5,967 |
| 24 | Jefferson County | 5,771 |
| 25 | Brazos County | 5,302 |
| 26 | Comal County | 5,275 |
| 27 | Ector County | 4,304 |
| 28 | Gregg County | 4,257 |
| 29 | Johnson County | 4,140 |
| 30 | Ellis County | 4,038 |
| 31 | Potter County | 4,015 |
| 32 | Taylor County | 3,852 |
| 33 | Parker County | 3,846 |
| 34 | Rockwall County | 3,426 |
| 35 | Wichita County | 3,269 |
| 36 | Grayson County | 3,255 |
| 37 | Tom Green County | 3,042 |
| 38 | Guadalupe County | 2,789 |
| 39 | Randall County | 2,738 |
| 40 | Kaufman County | 2,715 |
| 41 | Bowie County | 2,445 |
| 42 | Victoria County | 2,399 |
| 43 | Kendall County | 1,986 |
| 44 | Angelina County | 1,928 |
| 45 | Bastrop County | 1,862 |
| 46 | Hunt County | 1,840 |
| 47 | Hood County | 1,739 |
| 48 | Burnet County | 1,720 |
| 49 | Wise County | 1,691 |
| 50 | Henderson County | 1,674 |
| 51 | Anderson County | 1,612 |
| 52 | Kerr County | 1,545 |
| 53 | Austin County | 1,497 |
| 54 | Orange County | 1,454 |
| 55 | Harrison County | 1,429 |
| 56 | Nacogdoches County | 1,417 |
| 57 | Lamar County | 1,343 |
| 58 | Liberty County | 1,319 |
| 59 | Erath County | 1,291 |
| 60 | Gillespie County | 1,245 |
| 61 | San Patricio County | 1,212 |
| 62 | Waller County | 1,174 |
| 63 | Walker County | 1,163 |
| 64 | Wharton County | 1,148 |
| 65 | Cooke County | 1,124 |
| 65 | Van Zandt County | 1,124 |
| 67 | Washington County | 1,086 |
| 68 | Navarro County | 1,020 |
| 69 | Coryell County | 1,002 |
| 70 | Hopkins County | 972 |
| 71 | Hardin County | 965 |
| 72 | Chambers County | 959 |
| 73 | Houston County | 958 |
| 74 | Maverick County | 954 |
| 74 | Polk County | 954 |
| 76 | Wood County | 950 |
| 77 | Atascosa County | 938 |
| 77 | Brown County | 938 |
| 79 | Wilson County | 924 |
| 80 | Val Verde County | 913 |
| 81 | Medina County | 912 |
| 82 | Caldwell County | 897 |
| 83 | Howard County | 892 |
| 84 | Cherokee County | 886 |
| 85 | Rusk County | 870 |
| 86 | Jim Wells County | 858 |
| 87 | Fayette County | 850 |
| 88 | Hale County | 835 |
| 89 | Titus County | 834 |
| 90 | Hill County | 823 |
| 91 | Matagorda County | 803 |
| 92 | Palo Pinto County | 736 |
| 93 | Uvalde County | 709 |
| 94 | Aransas County | 694 |
| 95 | Starr County | 671 |
| 96 | Gaines County | 668 |
| 97 | Jasper County | 652 |
| 98 | Fannin County | 648 |
| 99 | Calhoun County | 644 |
| 100 | Colorado County | 631 |
| 101 | Kleberg County | 628 |
| 102 | Llano County | 620 |
| 103 | Grimes County | 618 |
| 104 | Shelby County | 612 |
| 105 | Young County | 601 |
| 106 | Hockley County | 599 |
| 107 | Upshur County | 581 |
| 108 | DeWitt County | 568 |
| 109 | Cass County | 559 |
| 110 | Gray County | 548 |
| 111 | Bee County | 547 |
| 111 | Eastland County | 547 |
| 113 | Gonzales County | 545 |
| 113 | Panola County | 545 |
| 115 | Andrews County | 544 |
| 116 | Moore County | 536 |
| 117 | Franklin County | 528 |
| 118 | Milam County | 516 |
| 119 | Montague County | 514 |
| 120 | Bandera County | 511 |
| 121 | Reeves County | 509 |
| 122 | Blanco County | 500 |
| 122 | Lampasas County | 500 |
| 124 | Lavaca County | 493 |
| 125 | Deaf Smith County | 489 |
| 126 | Dawson County | 470 |
| 127 | Scurry County | 469 |
| 128 | Lee County | 460 |
| 129 | Hutchinson County | 447 |
| 130 | Pecos County | 444 |
| 131 | Brewster County | 442 |
| 132 | Burleson County | 434 |
| 133 | Leon County | 419 |
| 134 | Nolan County | 418 |
| 135 | Lamb County | 406 |
| 136 | Freestone County | 403 |
| 137 | Jackson County | 399 |
| 138 | Karnes County | 398 |
| 138 | Limestone County | 398 |
| 140 | Dallam County | 396 |
| 141 | Robertson County | 395 |
| 142 | Ward County | 393 |
| 143 | Comanche County | 392 |
| 144 | Bosque County | 390 |
| 145 | Ochiltree County | 386 |
| 146 | Frio County | 384 |
| 147 | Terry County | 350 |
| 148 | Parmer County | 342 |
| 149 | Jones County | 341 |
| 150 | Tyler County | 340 |
| 151 | Callahan County | 334 |
| 151 | Wilbarger County | 334 |
| 153 | Stephens County | 311 |
| 154 | Dimmit County | 308 |
| 155 | San Jacinto County | 307 |
| 156 | Live Oak County | 306 |
| 157 | Falls County | 303 |
| 158 | Willacy County | 302 |
| 159 | Madison County | 298 |
| 160 | Castro County | 294 |
| 161 | Camp County | 290 |
| 162 | Hamilton County | 277 |
| 163 | McCulloch County | 271 |
| 164 | Runnels County | 270 |
| 164 | Somervell County | 270 |
| 164 | Yoakum County | 270 |
| 167 | Rains County | 262 |
| 168 | Jack County | 246 |
| 169 | Archer County | 245 |
| 169 | Martin County | 245 |
| 171 | Coleman County | 244 |
| 171 | Red River County | 244 |
| 173 | Floyd County | 243 |
| 174 | Bailey County | 236 |
| 175 | Winkler County | 231 |
| 176 | Childress County | 230 |
| 177 | Hansford County | 228 |
| 177 | Trinity County | 228 |
| 179 | Morris County | 224 |
| 180 | Sabine County | 215 |
| 181 | Refugio County | 204 |
| 182 | Clay County | 203 |
| 183 | Presidio County | 199 |
| 183 | San Saba County | 199 |
| 185 | Wheeler County | 195 |
| 186 | Crockett County | 194 |
| 186 | Duval County | 194 |
| 188 | La Salle County | 191 |
| 189 | Haskell County | 190 |
| 190 | Carson County | 188 |
| 191 | Baylor County | 185 |
| 191 | Mitchell County | 185 |
| 193 | Hemphill County | 184 |
| 193 | Lynn County | 184 |
| 195 | Swisher County | 177 |
| 196 | Mason County | 176 |
| 197 | Zapata County | 173 |
| 198 | Garza County | 172 |
| 199 | Crosby County | 171 |
| 199 | Zavala County | 171 |
| 201 | Marion County | 167 |
| 202 | Cottle County | 166 |
| 203 | Kimble County | 160 |
| 204 | Goliad County | 157 |
| 204 | Sutton County | 157 |
| 206 | Mills County | 156 |
| 207 | Hartley County | 152 |
| 207 | San Augustine County | 152 |
| 209 | Brooks County | 151 |
| 210 | Reagan County | 150 |
| 211 | Knox County | 140 |
| 212 | Shackelford County | 139 |
| 213 | Glasscock County | 138 |
| 214 | Newton County | 136 |
| 215 | Sherman County | 130 |
| 216 | Hall County | 129 |
| 217 | Jim Hogg County | 127 |
| 217 | Upton County | 127 |
| 219 | Donley County | 125 |
| 220 | Hardeman County | 124 |
| 221 | Cochran County | 123 |
| 222 | Collingsworth County | 114 |
| 223 | Delta County | 113 |
| 223 | Fisher County | 113 |
| 225 | Crane County | 110 |
| 226 | Culberson County | 108 |
| 227 | Real County | 105 |
| 228 | Coke County | 104 |
| 229 | Concho County | 92 |
| 229 | Oldham County | 92 |
| 231 | Lipscomb County | 91 |
| 232 | Armstrong County | 89 |
| 233 | Jeff Davis County | 88 |
| 234 | Schleicher County | 87 |
| 235 | McMullen County | 84 |
| 235 | Sterling County | 84 |
| 237 | Menard County | 80 |
| 238 | Kinney County | 78 |
| 239 | Hudspeth County | 77 |
| 240 | Briscoe County | 74 |
| 240 | Irion County | 74 |
| 242 | Borden County | 69 |
| 242 | Throckmorton County | 69 |
| 244 | Edwards County | 68 |
| 244 | Stonewall County | 68 |
| 246 | Dickens County | 66 |
| 247 | Motley County | 62 |
| 248 | Foard County | 58 |
| 249 | Terrell County | 48 |
| 250 | Roberts County | 45 |
| 251 | Kent County | 30 |
| 252 | Kenedy County | 27 |
| 252 | King County | 27 |
| 254 | Loving County | 21 |