Counties in Texas by business revenue: arts, entertainment and recreation (Economic Census)

Harris County had the highest business revenue: arts, entertainment and recreation (Economic Census) of 114 counties in 2017, at $3.36 billion. Red River County had the lowest, at $123,000. The median was $8.42 million and the figure for Texas was $14.84 billion. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest3,359.8Harris County
Median8.4114 counties
Texas14,841.6History

Map of counties, 2017

Anderson County: 4.7 USD millionAngelina County: 9.8 USD millionAransas County: 8.6 USD millionAtascosa County: 2.8 USD millionAustin County: 3.9 USD millionBee County: 2 USD millionBell County: 59.3 USD millionBexar County: 1,228.8 USD millionBlanco County: 2.1 USD millionBosque County: 1 USD millionBrazoria County: 54.1 USD millionBrazos County: 67.7 USD millionBrown County: 8.3 USD millionBurnet County: 25.4 USD millionCameron County: 53.6 USD millionChambers County: 9 USD millionChildress County: 0.4 USD millionCollin County: 1,499.5 USD millionCollingsworth County: 0.5 USD millionColorado County: 19.4 USD millionComal County: 114.7 USD millionCooke County: 10.7 USD millionDallas County: 1,919.3 USD millionDeaf Smith County: 2.7 USD millionDenton County: 336.2 USD millionDeWitt County: 0.7 USD millionEastland County: 0.4 USD millionEctor County: 31 USD millionEdwards County: 3 USD millionEllis County: 20 USD millionEl Paso County: 154.8 USD millionFayette County: 2.9 USD millionFort Bend County: 318.4 USD millionGalveston County: 139.3 USD millionGarza County: 0.4 USD millionGoliad County: 0.4 USD millionGonzales County: 0.4 USD millionGray County: 2.5 USD millionGrayson County: 40.5 USD millionGregg County: 22 USD millionGrimes County: 15.7 USD millionGuadalupe County: 29.1 USD millionHamilton County: 0.2 USD millionHardin County: 2.4 USD millionHarris County: 3,359.8 USD millionHarrison County: 13 USD millionHays County: 48.3 USD millionHemphill County: 1 USD millionHenderson County: 14.8 USD millionHidalgo County: 112.5 USD millionHill County: 1.3 USD millionHood County: 17.5 USD millionHopkins County: 10.1 USD millionHouston County: 1.8 USD millionHunt County: 15.2 USD millionHutchinson County: 2.2 USD millionJefferson County: 38.1 USD millionJohnson County: 10.6 USD millionKaufman County: 10.3 USD millionKendall County: 32.3 USD millionKerr County: 20.1 USD millionLamar County: 4.9 USD millionLee County: 0.6 USD millionLiberty County: 1.8 USD millionLive Oak County: 1.8 USD millionLlano County: 2.3 USD millionLubbock County: 92.8 USD millionMadison County: 0.6 USD millionMatagorda County: 3.5 USD millionMidland County: 107.8 USD millionMilam County: 1 USD millionMills County: 0.9 USD millionMontague County: 0.4 USD millionMontgomery County: 245.9 USD millionNacogdoches County: 7.2 USD millionNavarro County: 9 USD millionNolan County: 3.8 USD millionNueces County: 115 USD millionOrange County: 6.1 USD millionPalo Pinto County: 11.6 USD millionPanola County: 0.8 USD millionParker County: 20.2 USD millionParmer County: 0.3 USD millionPotter County: 37.5 USD millionRandall County: 19.8 USD millionRed River County: 0.1 USD millionReeves County: 0.7 USD millionRockwall County: 29.4 USD millionRunnels County: 0.3 USD millionSabine County: 0.6 USD millionSan Patricio County: 4 USD millionShelby County: 8.6 USD millionSmith County: 60 USD millionSomervell County: 10.9 USD millionStephens County: 0.4 USD millionSutton County: 2.1 USD millionSwisher County: 0.2 USD millionTarrant County: 1,694.6 USD millionTaylor County: 46.8 USD millionTravis County: 1,497.1 USD millionUvalde County: 2.9 USD millionVan Zandt County: 10.7 USD millionVictoria County: 24.4 USD millionWaller County: 4.5 USD millionWard County: 1.4 USD millionWashington County: 4.7 USD millionWebb County: 45.2 USD millionWharton County: 4.9 USD millionWheeler County: 0.4 USD millionWilliamson County: 233 USD millionWilson County: 4.3 USD millionWise County: 4.4 USD millionWood County: 8.3 USD millionYoung County: 0.6 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 arts, entertainment, and recreation (NAICS 71), all establishments. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2017

Harris County: 3,359.8 USD millionHarris County3,359.8Dallas County: 1,919.3 USD millionDallas County1,919.3Tarrant County: 1,694.6 USD millionTarrant County1,694.6Collin County: 1,499.5 USD millionCollin County1,499.5Travis County: 1,497.1 USD millionTravis County1,497.1Bexar County: 1,228.8 USD millionBexar County1,228.8Denton County: 336.2 USD millionDenton County336.2Fort Bend County: 318.4 USD millionFort Bend County318.4Montgomery County: 245.9 USD millionMontgomery County245.9Williamson County: 233 USD millionWilliamson County233El Paso County: 154.8 USD millionEl Paso County154.8Galveston County: 139.3 USD millionGalveston County139.3Nueces County: 115 USD millionNueces County115Comal County: 114.7 USD millionComal County114.7Hidalgo County: 112.5 USD millionHidalgo County112.5Midland County: 107.8 USD millionMidland County107.8Lubbock County: 92.8 USD millionLubbock County92.8Brazos County: 67.7 USD millionBrazos County67.7Smith County: 60 USD millionSmith County60Bell County: 59.3 USD millionBell County59.3Brazoria County: 54.1 USD millionBrazoria County54.1Cameron County: 53.6 USD millionCameron County53.6Hays County: 48.3 USD millionHays County48.3Taylor County: 46.8 USD millionTaylor County46.8Webb County: 45.2 USD millionWebb County45.2Grayson County: 40.5 USD millionGrayson County40.5Jefferson County: 38.1 USD millionJefferson County38.1Potter County: 37.5 USD millionPotter County37.5Kendall County: 32.3 USD millionKendall County32.3Ector County: 31 USD millionEctor County31Rockwall County: 29.4 USD millionRockwall County29.4Guadalupe County: 29.1 USD millionGuadalupe County29.1Burnet County: 25.4 USD millionBurnet County25.4Victoria County: 24.4 USD millionVictoria County24.4Gregg County: 22 USD millionGregg County22Parker County: 20.2 USD millionParker County20.2Kerr County: 20.1 USD millionKerr County20.1Ellis County: 20 USD millionEllis County20Randall County: 19.8 USD millionRandall County19.8Colorado County: 19.4 USD millionColorado County19.4Harris County: 3,359.8 USD millionHarris County3,359.8Dallas County: 1,919.3 USD millionDallas County1,919.3Tarrant County: 1,694.6 USD millionTarrant County1,694.6Collin County: 1,499.5 USD millionCollin County1,499.5Travis County: 1,497.1 USD millionTravis County1,497.1Bexar County: 1,228.8 USD millionBexar County1,228.8Denton County: 336.2 USD millionDenton County336.2Fort Bend County: 318.4 USD millionFort Bend County318.4Montgomery County: 245.9 USD millionMontgomery County245.9Williamson County: 233 USD millionWilliamson County233El Paso County: 154.8 USD millionEl Paso County154.8Galveston County: 139.3 USD millionGalveston County139.3Nueces County: 115 USD millionNueces County115Comal County: 114.7 USD millionComal County114.7Hidalgo County: 112.5 USD millionHidalgo County112.5Midland County: 107.8 USD millionMidland County107.8Lubbock County: 92.8 USD millionLubbock County92.8Brazos County: 67.7 USD millionBrazos County67.7Smith County: 60 USD millionSmith County60Bell County: 59.3 USD millionBell County59.3Brazoria County: 54.1 USD millionBrazoria County54.1Cameron County: 53.6 USD millionCameron County53.6Hays County: 48.3 USD millionHays County48.3Taylor County: 46.8 USD millionTaylor County46.8Webb County: 45.2 USD millionWebb County45.2Grayson County: 40.5 USD millionGrayson County40.5Jefferson County: 38.1 USD millionJefferson County38.1Potter County: 37.5 USD millionPotter County37.5Kendall County: 32.3 USD millionKendall County32.3Ector County: 31 USD millionEctor County31Rockwall County: 29.4 USD millionRockwall County29.4Guadalupe County: 29.1 USD millionGuadalupe County29.1Burnet County: 25.4 USD millionBurnet County25.4Victoria County: 24.4 USD millionVictoria County24.4Gregg County: 22 USD millionGregg County22Parker County: 20.2 USD millionParker County20.2Kerr County: 20.1 USD millionKerr County20.1Ellis County: 20 USD millionEllis County20Randall County: 19.8 USD millionRandall County19.8Colorado County: 19.4 USD millionColorado County19.4
USD million. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Economic Census basic statistics by geography (EC1700BASIC, EC2200BASIC): sales, value of shipments, or revenue (RCPTOT) of arts, entertainment, and recreation (NAICS 71), all establishments. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2017
USD million
1Harris County3,359.8
2Dallas County1,919.3
3Tarrant County1,694.6
4Collin County1,499.5
5Travis County1,497.1
6Bexar County1,228.8
7Denton County336.2
8Fort Bend County318.4
9Montgomery County245.9
10Williamson County233
11El Paso County154.8
12Galveston County139.3
13Nueces County115
14Comal County114.7
15Hidalgo County112.5
16Midland County107.8
17Lubbock County92.8
18Brazos County67.7
19Smith County60
20Bell County59.3
21Brazoria County54.1
22Cameron County53.6
23Hays County48.3
24Taylor County46.8
25Webb County45.2
26Grayson County40.5
27Jefferson County38.1
28Potter County37.5
29Kendall County32.3
30Ector County31
31Rockwall County29.4
32Guadalupe County29.1
33Burnet County25.4
34Victoria County24.4
35Gregg County22
36Parker County20.2
37Kerr County20.1
38Ellis County20
39Randall County19.8
40Colorado County19.4
41Hood County17.5
42Grimes County15.7
43Hunt County15.2
44Henderson County14.8
45Harrison County13
46Palo Pinto County11.6
47Somervell County10.9
48Van Zandt County10.7
49Cooke County10.7
50Johnson County10.6
51Kaufman County10.3
52Hopkins County10.1
53Angelina County9.8
54Navarro County9
55Chambers County9
56Shelby County8.6
57Aransas County8.6
58Wood County8.3
59Brown County8.3
60Nacogdoches County7.2
61Orange County6.1
62Lamar County4.9
63Wharton County4.9
64Washington County4.7
65Anderson County4.7
66Waller County4.5
67Wise County4.4
68Wilson County4.3
69San Patricio County4
70Austin County3.9
71Nolan County3.8
72Matagorda County3.5
73Edwards County3
74Uvalde County2.9
75Fayette County2.9
76Atascosa County2.8
77Deaf Smith County2.7
78Gray County2.5
79Hardin County2.4
80Llano County2.3
81Hutchinson County2.2
82Sutton County2.1
83Blanco County2.1
84Bee County2
85Live Oak County1.8
86Liberty County1.8
87Houston County1.8
88Ward County1.4
89Hill County1.3
90Hemphill County1
91Bosque County1
92Milam County1
93Mills County0.9
94Panola County0.8
95Reeves County0.7
96DeWitt County0.7
97Sabine County0.6
98Madison County0.6
99Young County0.6
100Lee County0.6
101Collingsworth County0.5
102Gonzales County0.4
103Montague County0.4
104Eastland County0.4
104Goliad County0.4
106Garza County0.4
107Wheeler County0.4
108Childress County0.4
108Stephens County0.4
110Runnels County0.3
111Parmer County0.3
112Swisher County0.2
113Hamilton County0.2
114Red River County0.1

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Sales, value of shipments or revenue of employer establishments in arts, entertainment, and recreation (NAICS 71), 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. 25 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 arts, entertainment, and recreation (NAICS 71), 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 arts, entertainment, and recreation (NAICS 71), all establishments, Counties in Texas by business revenue: arts, entertainment and recreation (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-arts-entertainment/texas-counties?period=2017. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Which county has the highest business revenue: arts, entertainment and recreation (Economic Census)?

Harris County, with $3.36 billion in 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest business revenue: arts, entertainment and recreation (Economic Census)?

Red River County, with $123,000 in 2017.

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Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Economic Census basic statistics by geography (EC1700BASIC, EC2200BASIC): sales, value of shipments, or revenue (RCPTOT) of arts, entertainment, and recreation (NAICS 71), all establishments. Retrieved 2026-10-12. 25 counties have no value for 2017 and are not ranked.

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