Counties in Texas by business revenue: administrative support and waste management (Economic Census)

Harris County had the highest business revenue: administrative support and waste management (Economic Census) of 165 counties in 2017, at $21.44 billion. Swisher County had the lowest, at $384,000. The median was $22.3 million and the figure for Texas was $80 billion. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest21,437.7Harris County
Median22.3165 counties
Texas80,003.9History

Map of counties, 2017

Anderson County: 29.8 USD millionAndrews County: 89.9 USD millionAngelina County: 101.8 USD millionAransas County: 8 USD millionArcher County: 26.8 USD millionAtascosa County: 48.7 USD millionAustin County: 31.6 USD millionBailey County: 0.5 USD millionBandera County: 9 USD millionBastrop County: 45.9 USD millionBee County: 22.9 USD millionBell County: 241.3 USD millionBexar County: 5,680.2 USD millionBlanco County: 10.7 USD millionBosque County: 3 USD millionBowie County: 212.5 USD millionBrazoria County: 535.2 USD millionBrazos County: 323.7 USD millionBrewster County: 10.5 USD millionBrown County: 46.2 USD millionBurleson County: 5.4 USD millionBurnet County: 36 USD millionCaldwell County: 19.4 USD millionCalhoun County: 22.3 USD millionCameron County: 369.4 USD millionCamp County: 7.2 USD millionCass County: 3.5 USD millionChambers County: 94.8 USD millionCherokee County: 26.6 USD millionClay County: 0.8 USD millionCollin County: 3,114.9 USD millionColorado County: 13.1 USD millionComal County: 565.6 USD millionCooke County: 23 USD millionCoryell County: 86.5 USD millionDallam County: 4.8 USD millionDallas County: 15,748.7 USD millionDenton County: 1,664.1 USD millionDeWitt County: 38.4 USD millionEastland County: 8 USD millionEctor County: 173.7 USD millionEllis County: 203.7 USD millionErath County: 53.1 USD millionFannin County: 14.4 USD millionFayette County: 9.8 USD millionFort Bend County: 1,195.7 USD millionFranklin County: 5.2 USD millionFreestone County: 4.3 USD millionGaines County: 12.2 USD millionGalveston County: 350 USD millionGillespie County: 27.5 USD millionGonzales County: 9.9 USD millionGray County: 9.7 USD millionGrayson County: 107.6 USD millionGregg County: 330.8 USD millionGrimes County: 24.1 USD millionGuadalupe County: 116.9 USD millionHale County: 6.1 USD millionHamilton County: 0.4 USD millionHardeman County: 3.4 USD millionHardin County: 20.3 USD millionHarris County: 21,437.7 USD millionHarrison County: 32.7 USD millionHartley County: 0.6 USD millionHays County: 227.1 USD millionHemphill County: 3.6 USD millionHenderson County: 23.4 USD millionHidalgo County: 639.2 USD millionHill County: 44 USD millionHockley County: 3.7 USD millionHood County: 45.7 USD millionHopkins County: 28.9 USD millionHouston County: 2.7 USD millionHoward County: 12.6 USD millionHunt County: 48 USD millionHutchinson County: 45.7 USD millionJack County: 8.9 USD millionJackson County: 7.4 USD millionJasper County: 8.3 USD millionJefferson County: 620.1 USD millionJim Wells County: 26.8 USD millionJohnson County: 159.3 USD millionKarnes County: 130.2 USD millionKaufman County: 62.1 USD millionKendall County: 94.5 USD millionKerr County: 42.2 USD millionLamar County: 57.5 USD millionLampasas County: 4.3 USD millionLa Salle County: 11.8 USD millionLavaca County: 6.7 USD millionLee County: 6.6 USD millionLiberty County: 71.3 USD millionLimestone County: 8.5 USD millionLive Oak County: 20.2 USD millionLlano County: 11.3 USD millionMadison County: 2.8 USD millionMarion County: 1 USD millionMason County: 0.6 USD millionMatagorda County: 34 USD millionMaverick County: 6.3 USD millionMedina County: 21 USD millionMilam County: 11.1 USD millionMills County: 5.6 USD millionMontague County: 15.3 USD millionMontgomery County: 3,779.1 USD millionMoore County: 9.5 USD millionMorris County: 2.6 USD millionNacogdoches County: 60.4 USD millionNavarro County: 42.6 USD millionNewton County: 3.5 USD millionNolan County: 17.9 USD millionNueces County: 961.9 USD millionOchiltree County: 7.5 USD millionOrange County: 96.3 USD millionPalo Pinto County: 8.8 USD millionPanola County: 16.5 USD millionParker County: 211.7 USD millionPecos County: 24 USD millionPolk County: 37.5 USD millionPotter County: 150.8 USD millionRains County: 4.2 USD millionRandall County: 162.9 USD millionReagan County: 2.2 USD millionReal County: 1.8 USD millionReeves County: 26.4 USD millionRobertson County: 4.9 USD millionRockwall County: 756.6 USD millionRunnels County: 5.1 USD millionRusk County: 45.7 USD millionSan Augustine County: 2.3 USD millionSan Jacinto County: 3.4 USD millionSan Patricio County: 29.5 USD millionSan Saba County: 1.1 USD millionScurry County: 5.9 USD millionShackelford County: 1.2 USD millionShelby County: 6.5 USD millionSmith County: 292.8 USD millionSomervell County: 17.2 USD millionStarr County: 6.6 USD millionStephens County: 1.1 USD millionSwisher County: 0.4 USD millionTarrant County: 6,196.5 USD millionTitus County: 26.5 USD millionTravis County: 5,336.2 USD millionTyler County: 0.4 USD millionUpshur County: 7.6 USD millionUvalde County: 10.2 USD millionVal Verde County: 57.4 USD millionVan Zandt County: 59.1 USD millionWaller County: 56.1 USD millionWard County: 10.5 USD millionWashington County: 56.1 USD millionWebb County: 332.5 USD millionWharton County: 16.4 USD millionWheeler County: 8.1 USD millionWichita County: 136.2 USD millionWilbarger County: 5.5 USD millionWillacy County: 28.9 USD millionWilliamson County: 728.7 USD millionWilson County: 8.9 USD millionWise County: 82.6 USD millionWood County: 9.7 USD millionYoakum County: 6 USD millionYoung County: 9.8 USD millionZapata County: 3.2 USD million
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USD million, 2017. Hatched areas have no value for this period. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Economic Census basic statistics by geography (EC1700BASIC, EC2200BASIC): sales, value of shipments, or revenue (RCPTOT) of administrative and support and waste management and remediation services (NAICS 56), all establishments. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2017

Harris County: 21,437.7 USD millionHarris County21,437.7Dallas County: 15,748.7 USD millionDallas County15,748.7Tarrant County: 6,196.5 USD millionTarrant County6,196.5Bexar County: 5,680.2 USD millionBexar County5,680.2Travis County: 5,336.2 USD millionTravis County5,336.2Montgomery County: 3,779.1 USD millionMontgomery County3,779.1Collin County: 3,114.9 USD millionCollin County3,114.9Denton County: 1,664.1 USD millionDenton County1,664.1Fort Bend County: 1,195.7 USD millionFort Bend County1,195.7Nueces County: 961.9 USD millionNueces County961.9Rockwall County: 756.6 USD millionRockwall County756.6Williamson County: 728.7 USD millionWilliamson County728.7Hidalgo County: 639.2 USD millionHidalgo County639.2Jefferson County: 620.1 USD millionJefferson County620.1Comal County: 565.6 USD millionComal County565.6Brazoria County: 535.2 USD millionBrazoria County535.2Cameron County: 369.4 USD millionCameron County369.4Galveston County: 350 USD millionGalveston County350Webb County: 332.5 USD millionWebb County332.5Gregg County: 330.8 USD millionGregg County330.8Brazos County: 323.7 USD millionBrazos County323.7Smith County: 292.8 USD millionSmith County292.8Bell County: 241.3 USD millionBell County241.3Hays County: 227.1 USD millionHays County227.1Bowie County: 212.5 USD millionBowie County212.5Parker County: 211.7 USD millionParker County211.7Ellis County: 203.7 USD millionEllis County203.7Ector County: 173.7 USD millionEctor County173.7Randall County: 162.9 USD millionRandall County162.9Johnson County: 159.3 USD millionJohnson County159.3Potter County: 150.8 USD millionPotter County150.8Wichita County: 136.2 USD millionWichita County136.2Karnes County: 130.2 USD millionKarnes County130.2Guadalupe County: 116.9 USD millionGuadalupe County116.9Grayson County: 107.6 USD millionGrayson County107.6Angelina County: 101.8 USD millionAngelina County101.8Orange County: 96.3 USD millionOrange County96.3Chambers County: 94.8 USD millionChambers County94.8Kendall County: 94.5 USD millionKendall County94.5Andrews County: 89.9 USD millionAndrews County89.9Harris County: 21,437.7 USD millionHarris County21,437.7Dallas County: 15,748.7 USD millionDallas County15,748.7Tarrant County: 6,196.5 USD millionTarrant County6,196.5Bexar County: 5,680.2 USD millionBexar County5,680.2Travis County: 5,336.2 USD millionTravis County5,336.2Montgomery County: 3,779.1 USD millionMontgomery County3,779.1Collin County: 3,114.9 USD millionCollin County3,114.9Denton County: 1,664.1 USD millionDenton County1,664.1Fort Bend County: 1,195.7 USD millionFort Bend County1,195.7Nueces County: 961.9 USD millionNueces County961.9Rockwall County: 756.6 USD millionRockwall County756.6Williamson County: 728.7 USD millionWilliamson County728.7Hidalgo County: 639.2 USD millionHidalgo County639.2Jefferson County: 620.1 USD millionJefferson County620.1Comal County: 565.6 USD millionComal County565.6Brazoria County: 535.2 USD millionBrazoria County535.2Cameron County: 369.4 USD millionCameron County369.4Galveston County: 350 USD millionGalveston County350Webb County: 332.5 USD millionWebb County332.5Gregg County: 330.8 USD millionGregg County330.8Brazos County: 323.7 USD millionBrazos County323.7Smith County: 292.8 USD millionSmith County292.8Bell County: 241.3 USD millionBell County241.3Hays County: 227.1 USD millionHays County227.1Bowie County: 212.5 USD millionBowie County212.5Parker County: 211.7 USD millionParker County211.7Ellis County: 203.7 USD millionEllis County203.7Ector County: 173.7 USD millionEctor County173.7Randall County: 162.9 USD millionRandall County162.9Johnson County: 159.3 USD millionJohnson County159.3Potter County: 150.8 USD millionPotter County150.8Wichita County: 136.2 USD millionWichita County136.2Karnes County: 130.2 USD millionKarnes County130.2Guadalupe County: 116.9 USD millionGuadalupe County116.9Grayson County: 107.6 USD millionGrayson County107.6Angelina County: 101.8 USD millionAngelina County101.8Orange County: 96.3 USD millionOrange County96.3Chambers County: 94.8 USD millionChambers County94.8Kendall County: 94.5 USD millionKendall County94.5Andrews County: 89.9 USD millionAndrews County89.9
USD million. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Economic Census basic statistics by geography (EC1700BASIC, EC2200BASIC): sales, value of shipments, or revenue (RCPTOT) of administrative and support and waste management and remediation services (NAICS 56), all establishments. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017
USD million
1Harris County21,437.7
2Dallas County15,748.7
3Tarrant County6,196.5
4Bexar County5,680.2
5Travis County5,336.2
6Montgomery County3,779.1
7Collin County3,114.9
8Denton County1,664.1
9Fort Bend County1,195.7
10Nueces County961.9
11Rockwall County756.6
12Williamson County728.7
13Hidalgo County639.2
14Jefferson County620.1
15Comal County565.6
16Brazoria County535.2
17Cameron County369.4
18Galveston County350
19Webb County332.5
20Gregg County330.8
21Brazos County323.7
22Smith County292.8
23Bell County241.3
24Hays County227.1
25Bowie County212.5
26Parker County211.7
27Ellis County203.7
28Ector County173.7
29Randall County162.9
30Johnson County159.3
31Potter County150.8
32Wichita County136.2
33Karnes County130.2
34Guadalupe County116.9
35Grayson County107.6
36Angelina County101.8
37Orange County96.3
38Chambers County94.8
39Kendall County94.5
40Andrews County89.9
41Coryell County86.5
42Wise County82.6
43Liberty County71.3
44Kaufman County62.1
45Nacogdoches County60.4
46Van Zandt County59.1
47Lamar County57.5
48Val Verde County57.4
49Waller County56.1
50Washington County56.1
51Erath County53.1
52Atascosa County48.7
53Hunt County48
54Brown County46.2
55Bastrop County45.9
56Hutchinson County45.7
57Hood County45.7
58Rusk County45.7
59Hill County44
60Navarro County42.6
61Kerr County42.2
62DeWitt County38.4
63Polk County37.5
64Burnet County36
65Matagorda County34
66Harrison County32.7
67Austin County31.6
68Anderson County29.8
69San Patricio County29.5
70Willacy County28.9
71Hopkins County28.9
72Gillespie County27.5
73Archer County26.8
74Jim Wells County26.8
75Cherokee County26.6
76Titus County26.5
77Reeves County26.4
78Grimes County24.1
79Pecos County24
80Henderson County23.4
81Cooke County23
82Bee County22.9
83Calhoun County22.3
84Medina County21
85Hardin County20.3
86Live Oak County20.2
87Caldwell County19.4
88Nolan County17.9
89Somervell County17.2
90Panola County16.5
91Wharton County16.4
92Montague County15.3
93Fannin County14.4
94Colorado County13.1
95Howard County12.6
96Gaines County12.2
97La Salle County11.8
98Llano County11.3
99Milam County11.1
100Blanco County10.7
101Brewster County10.5
102Ward County10.5
103Uvalde County10.2
104Gonzales County9.9
105Fayette County9.8
106Young County9.8
107Wood County9.7
108Gray County9.7
109Moore County9.5
110Bandera County9
111Wilson County8.9
112Jack County8.9
113Palo Pinto County8.8
114Limestone County8.5
115Jasper County8.3
116Wheeler County8.1
117Aransas County8
118Eastland County8
119Upshur County7.6
120Ochiltree County7.5
121Jackson County7.4
122Camp County7.2
123Lavaca County6.7
124Lee County6.6
125Starr County6.6
126Shelby County6.5
127Maverick County6.3
128Hale County6.1
129Yoakum County6
130Scurry County5.9
131Mills County5.6
132Wilbarger County5.5
133Burleson County5.4
134Franklin County5.2
135Runnels County5.1
136Robertson County4.9
137Dallam County4.8
138Freestone County4.3
139Lampasas County4.3
140Rains County4.2
141Hockley County3.7
142Hemphill County3.6
143Newton County3.5
144Cass County3.5
145San Jacinto County3.4
146Hardeman County3.4
147Zapata County3.2
148Bosque County3
149Madison County2.8
150Houston County2.7
151Morris County2.6
152San Augustine County2.3
153Reagan County2.2
154Real County1.8
155Shackelford County1.2
156San Saba County1.1
157Stephens County1.1
158Marion County1
159Clay County0.8
160Hartley County0.6
161Mason County0.6
162Bailey County0.5
163Tyler County0.4
164Hamilton County0.4
165Swisher County0.4

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Sales, value of shipments or revenue of employer establishments in administrative and support and waste management and remediation services (NAICS 56), in millions of current US dollars, from the U.S. Census Bureau Economic Census.

Economic Census, taken every five years: values exist for 2017 and 2022 only, and the 2027 census publishes about 2029. Revenue of employer establishments located in the place, in millions of current US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; nonemployers (nonemployer_receipts_usd_*) are not included, and government owned establishments are generally out of scope. Manufacturing is the value of shipments and wholesale and retail trade are sales, so an establishment selling to another counts in both and sectors do not add up to output or GDP. Cells that would disclose individual companies (flag D) or that Census does not publish are missing here, not zero; counties are published for 14 of the 18 sectors. Sectors follow NAICS 2017 for 2017 and NAICS 2022 for 2022.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. 26 counties with data in other periods have no value for 2017 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Economic Census basic statistics by geography (EC1700BASIC, EC2200BASIC): sales, value of shipments, or revenue (RCPTOT) of administrative and support and waste management and remediation services (NAICS 56), all establishments. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/economic-census/data/2017/sector00/EC1700BASIC.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Economic Census basic statistics by geography (EC1700BASIC, EC2200BASIC): sales, value of shipments, or revenue (RCPTOT) of administrative and support and waste management and remediation services (NAICS 56), all establishments, Counties in Texas by business revenue: administrative support and waste management (Economic Census), 2017. U.S. Census Bureau, 27 May 2021, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/economic-census/data/2017/sector00/EC1700BASIC.zip. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/business-revenue-administrative-support/texas-counties?period=2017. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Harris County, with $21.44 billion in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Swisher County, with $384,000 in 2017.

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