# Counties in Texas by employer firm births, 2023

All 235 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2023, so the places are comparable. 19 counties have no value for that period and are not ranked.

- Indicator id: `employer_firm_births`
- Unit: count
- Definition: New employer firms: firms of age zero in March of the year, meaning that every establishment of the firm had its first employees during the previous twelve months. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics, which calls these firms startups.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978 (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-22
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-22.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-firm-births/texas-counties

| Rank | Place | count |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Harris County | 7,533 |
| 2 | Dallas County | 4,470 |
| 3 | Travis County | 3,624 |
| 4 | Tarrant County | 3,314 |
| 5 | Collin County | 2,788 |
| 6 | Bexar County | 2,561 |
| 7 | Denton County | 1,924 |
| 8 | Fort Bend County | 1,860 |
| 9 | Williamson County | 1,356 |
| 10 | Montgomery County | 1,318 |
| 11 | El Paso County | 1,065 |
| 12 | Hidalgo County | 903 |
| 13 | Brazoria County | 494 |
| 14 | Hays County | 479 |
| 15 | Galveston County | 474 |
| 16 | Lubbock County | 461 |
| 17 | Midland County | 419 |
| 18 | Bell County | 406 |
| 19 | Comal County | 396 |
| 20 | Nueces County | 395 |
| 21 | Smith County | 392 |
| 22 | Cameron County | 367 |
| 23 | McLennan County | 364 |
| 24 | Parker County | 351 |
| 25 | Webb County | 346 |
| 26 | Brazos County | 332 |
| 27 | Ellis County | 323 |
| 28 | Johnson County | 279 |
| 29 | Rockwall County | 261 |
| 30 | Ector County | 251 |
| 30 | Guadalupe County | 251 |
| 32 | Jefferson County | 237 |
| 33 | Kaufman County | 223 |
| 34 | Randall County | 199 |
| 35 | Gregg County | 193 |
| 36 | Grayson County | 182 |
| 37 | Taylor County | 174 |
| 38 | Bastrop County | 169 |
| 38 | Potter County | 169 |
| 40 | Kendall County | 144 |
| 40 | Tom Green County | 144 |
| 42 | Hunt County | 138 |
| 43 | Wichita County | 135 |
| 44 | Burnet County | 133 |
| 45 | Wise County | 126 |
| 46 | Hood County | 122 |
| 47 | Bowie County | 112 |
| 48 | Angelina County | 111 |
| 49 | Henderson County | 110 |
| 49 | Victoria County | 110 |
| 51 | Kerr County | 104 |
| 52 | Waller County | 90 |
| 53 | Gillespie County | 84 |
| 54 | Harrison County | 83 |
| 54 | Van Zandt County | 83 |
| 56 | Cooke County | 81 |
| 57 | Erath County | 80 |
| 57 | Liberty County | 80 |
| 59 | Lamar County | 79 |
| 60 | Nacogdoches County | 74 |
| 60 | Walker County | 74 |
| 62 | San Patricio County | 73 |
| 63 | Wilson County | 66 |
| 64 | Chambers County | 61 |
| 65 | Navarro County | 60 |
| 66 | Caldwell County | 59 |
| 66 | Orange County | 59 |
| 68 | Aransas County | 58 |
| 69 | Wood County | 57 |
| 70 | Cherokee County | 55 |
| 70 | Maverick County | 55 |
| 72 | Polk County | 54 |
| 72 | Rusk County | 54 |
| 74 | Llano County | 53 |
| 75 | Medina County | 51 |
| 76 | Upshur County | 50 |
| 77 | Hardin County | 49 |
| 78 | Anderson County | 47 |
| 79 | Palo Pinto County | 46 |
| 80 | Brown County | 45 |
| 80 | Gaines County | 45 |
| 80 | Val Verde County | 45 |
| 83 | Hopkins County | 44 |
| 84 | Fayette County | 43 |
| 85 | Wharton County | 42 |
| 86 | Coryell County | 41 |
| 87 | Fannin County | 40 |
| 88 | Austin County | 39 |
| 88 | Washington County | 39 |
| 90 | Howard County | 38 |
| 90 | Jasper County | 38 |
| 92 | Grimes County | 37 |
| 93 | Atascosa County | 36 |
| 93 | Blanco County | 36 |
| 93 | Hill County | 36 |
| 93 | Matagorda County | 36 |
| 93 | Uvalde County | 36 |
| 98 | Andrews County | 35 |
| 98 | Titus County | 35 |
| 100 | Jim Wells County | 34 |
| 101 | Bandera County | 33 |
| 101 | Panola County | 33 |
| 101 | Starr County | 33 |
| 104 | Cass County | 32 |
| 105 | Lavaca County | 31 |
| 105 | Scurry County | 31 |
| 107 | Colorado County | 30 |
| 107 | Lampasas County | 30 |
| 107 | Lee County | 30 |
| 107 | Montague County | 30 |
| 107 | Ochiltree County | 30 |
| 112 | Milam County | 29 |
| 113 | Freestone County | 28 |
| 113 | Young County | 28 |
| 115 | Houston County | 27 |
| 115 | Shelby County | 27 |
| 115 | Somervell County | 27 |
| 118 | Jones County | 26 |
| 118 | San Jacinto County | 26 |
| 120 | Bosque County | 25 |
| 120 | Eastland County | 25 |
| 120 | Hale County | 25 |
| 120 | Pecos County | 25 |
| 124 | Brewster County | 24 |
| 125 | Leon County | 23 |
| 125 | Robertson County | 23 |
| 127 | Gonzales County | 22 |
| 127 | Limestone County | 22 |
| 129 | Moore County | 21 |
| 130 | Burleson County | 20 |
| 130 | Calhoun County | 20 |
| 132 | Bee County | 19 |
| 132 | DeWitt County | 19 |
| 132 | Franklin County | 19 |
| 132 | Hamilton County | 19 |
| 132 | Hockley County | 19 |
| 132 | Kleberg County | 19 |
| 132 | Madison County | 19 |
| 132 | Marion County | 19 |
| 140 | Karnes County | 18 |
| 140 | Reeves County | 18 |
| 140 | Ward County | 18 |
| 143 | Falls County | 17 |
| 143 | Morris County | 17 |
| 143 | Rains County | 17 |
| 143 | Stephens County | 17 |
| 147 | Callahan County | 16 |
| 147 | Clay County | 16 |
| 147 | Comanche County | 16 |
| 147 | Jack County | 16 |
| 147 | Parmer County | 16 |
| 152 | Frio County | 15 |
| 152 | McCulloch County | 15 |
| 152 | Nolan County | 15 |
| 155 | Archer County | 14 |
| 155 | Coleman County | 14 |
| 155 | Deaf Smith County | 14 |
| 155 | Gray County | 14 |
| 155 | Live Oak County | 14 |
| 160 | Dawson County | 13 |
| 160 | Newton County | 13 |
| 160 | Tyler County | 13 |
| 160 | Wilbarger County | 13 |
| 164 | Castro County | 12 |
| 164 | Goliad County | 12 |
| 164 | Hutchinson County | 12 |
| 164 | Martin County | 12 |
| 164 | Mason County | 12 |
| 164 | Mills County | 12 |
| 164 | Sabine County | 12 |
| 164 | San Saba County | 12 |
| 164 | Winkler County | 12 |
| 173 | Camp County | 11 |
| 173 | Dallam County | 11 |
| 173 | Jackson County | 11 |
| 173 | Lynn County | 11 |
| 173 | Real County | 11 |
| 173 | Red River County | 11 |
| 173 | San Augustine County | 11 |
| 173 | Trinity County | 11 |
| 173 | Wheeler County | 11 |
| 182 | Bailey County | 10 |
| 182 | Lamb County | 10 |
| 182 | Mitchell County | 10 |
| 182 | Runnels County | 10 |
| 182 | Swisher County | 10 |
| 187 | Hartley County | 9 |
| 187 | Presidio County | 9 |
| 187 | Zapata County | 9 |
| 190 | Baylor County | 8 |
| 190 | Floyd County | 8 |
| 192 | Dimmit County | 7 |
| 192 | Duval County | 7 |
| 192 | Hemphill County | 7 |
| 192 | Refugio County | 7 |
| 192 | Upton County | 7 |
| 192 | Yoakum County | 7 |
| 198 | Crane County | 6 |
| 198 | Garza County | 6 |
| 200 | Coke County | 5 |
| 200 | Delta County | 5 |
| 200 | Glasscock County | 5 |
| 200 | Hardeman County | 5 |
| 200 | Sherman County | 5 |
| 200 | Willacy County | 5 |
| 206 | Armstrong County | 4 |
| 206 | Brooks County | 4 |
| 206 | Carson County | 4 |
| 206 | Childress County | 4 |
| 206 | Cottle County | 4 |
| 206 | Culberson County | 4 |
| 206 | Haskell County | 4 |
| 206 | Jim Hogg County | 4 |
| 206 | La Salle County | 4 |
| 206 | Throckmorton County | 4 |
| 216 | Borden County | 3 |
| 216 | Cochran County | 3 |
| 216 | Edwards County | 3 |
| 216 | Fisher County | 3 |
| 216 | Hall County | 3 |
| 216 | Hansford County | 3 |
| 216 | Hudspeth County | 3 |
| 216 | Irion County | 3 |
| 216 | Jeff Davis County | 3 |
| 216 | Kent County | 3 |
| 216 | Kimble County | 3 |
| 216 | Reagan County | 3 |
| 216 | Terry County | 3 |
| 229 | Dickens County | 0 |
| 229 | Kenedy County | 0 |
| 229 | King County | 0 |
| 229 | Knox County | 0 |
| 229 | Loving County | 0 |
| 229 | Schleicher County | 0 |
| 229 | Terrell County | 0 |