# Counties in Texas by employer firms, 2023

All 253 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2023, so the places are comparable. 1 counties have no value for that period and are not ranked.

- Indicator id: `employer_firms`
- Unit: count
- 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.
- Source: 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)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-11
- Citation: 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.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-firms/texas-counties

| Rank | Place | count |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Harris County | 78,817 |
| 2 | Dallas County | 50,983 |
| 3 | Tarrant County | 33,431 |
| 4 | Travis County | 31,803 |
| 5 | Bexar County | 26,941 |
| 6 | Collin County | 22,127 |
| 7 | Denton County | 14,709 |
| 8 | Fort Bend County | 13,767 |
| 9 | El Paso County | 11,502 |
| 10 | Montgomery County | 11,151 |
| 11 | Williamson County | 10,817 |
| 12 | Hidalgo County | 9,952 |
| 13 | Lubbock County | 6,102 |
| 14 | Nueces County | 6,088 |
| 15 | Galveston County | 5,139 |
| 16 | Brazoria County | 5,101 |
| 17 | Smith County | 5,043 |
| 18 | Cameron County | 5,041 |
| 19 | Midland County | 4,824 |
| 20 | Webb County | 4,719 |
| 21 | McLennan County | 4,561 |
| 22 | Hays County | 4,532 |
| 23 | Jefferson County | 4,383 |
| 24 | Bell County | 4,378 |
| 25 | Comal County | 3,959 |
| 26 | Brazos County | 3,934 |
| 27 | Gregg County | 3,166 |
| 28 | Ector County | 3,163 |
| 29 | Ellis County | 3,111 |
| 30 | Parker County | 3,038 |
| 31 | Taylor County | 2,876 |
| 32 | Johnson County | 2,837 |
| 33 | Potter County | 2,763 |
| 34 | Wichita County | 2,515 |
| 35 | Rockwall County | 2,448 |
| 36 | Randall County | 2,389 |
| 37 | Grayson County | 2,368 |
| 38 | Tom Green County | 2,345 |
| 39 | Guadalupe County | 2,279 |
| 40 | Kaufman County | 2,022 |
| 41 | Victoria County | 1,864 |
| 42 | Bowie County | 1,741 |
| 43 | Angelina County | 1,618 |
| 44 | Hunt County | 1,543 |
| 45 | Bastrop County | 1,447 |
| 46 | Burnet County | 1,400 |
| 47 | Kendall County | 1,398 |
| 48 | Kerr County | 1,368 |
| 49 | Wise County | 1,327 |
| 50 | Hood County | 1,286 |
| 51 | Henderson County | 1,253 |
| 52 | Harrison County | 1,210 |
| 53 | Nacogdoches County | 1,104 |
| 54 | Lamar County | 1,081 |
| 55 | Orange County | 1,068 |
| 56 | Gillespie County | 1,054 |
| 57 | Erath County | 974 |
| 58 | Walker County | 972 |
| 59 | Liberty County | 958 |
| 60 | Cooke County | 916 |
| 61 | Waller County | 898 |
| 62 | San Patricio County | 888 |
| 63 | Van Zandt County | 872 |
| 64 | Washington County | 856 |
| 65 | Wharton County | 832 |
| 66 | Navarro County | 796 |
| 67 | Wood County | 762 |
| 68 | Anderson County | 754 |
| 69 | Brown County | 745 |
| 70 | Maverick County | 740 |
| 71 | Rusk County | 734 |
| 72 | Hardin County | 727 |
| 73 | Polk County | 724 |
| 74 | Hopkins County | 714 |
| 75 | Cherokee County | 713 |
| 75 | Coryell County | 713 |
| 77 | Wilson County | 709 |
| 78 | Atascosa County | 704 |
| 79 | Val Verde County | 685 |
| 80 | Fayette County | 662 |
| 81 | Medina County | 657 |
| 82 | Howard County | 642 |
| 83 | Jim Wells County | 641 |
| 84 | Caldwell County | 638 |
| 85 | Matagorda County | 616 |
| 86 | Chambers County | 613 |
| 87 | Austin County | 612 |
| 88 | Titus County | 579 |
| 89 | Palo Pinto County | 567 |
| 90 | Hill County | 558 |
| 91 | Jasper County | 550 |
| 92 | Hale County | 548 |
| 93 | Uvalde County | 527 |
| 94 | Aransas County | 523 |
| 95 | Young County | 499 |
| 96 | Colorado County | 491 |
| 97 | Starr County | 479 |
| 98 | Upshur County | 475 |
| 99 | Gaines County | 469 |
| 100 | Kleberg County | 464 |
| 101 | Fannin County | 463 |
| 102 | Shelby County | 456 |
| 103 | Gray County | 451 |
| 104 | Grimes County | 443 |
| 105 | Llano County | 442 |
| 106 | Panola County | 428 |
| 107 | Lavaca County | 427 |
| 108 | Cass County | 417 |
| 109 | Hockley County | 416 |
| 110 | Eastland County | 403 |
| 111 | Bee County | 401 |
| 112 | Montague County | 399 |
| 113 | Andrews County | 398 |
| 114 | Calhoun County | 390 |
| 114 | Lampasas County | 390 |
| 116 | Lee County | 386 |
| 116 | Moore County | 386 |
| 118 | Milam County | 383 |
| 119 | DeWitt County | 382 |
| 120 | Bandera County | 373 |
| 121 | Scurry County | 367 |
| 122 | Blanco County | 365 |
| 123 | Gonzales County | 354 |
| 124 | Hutchinson County | 344 |
| 125 | Limestone County | 330 |
| 126 | Ochiltree County | 326 |
| 127 | Houston County | 323 |
| 128 | Reeves County | 314 |
| 129 | Leon County | 313 |
| 130 | Burleson County | 311 |
| 131 | Freestone County | 308 |
| 132 | Deaf Smith County | 306 |
| 133 | Nolan County | 300 |
| 134 | Pecos County | 292 |
| 135 | Jackson County | 289 |
| 136 | Ward County | 282 |
| 137 | Karnes County | 278 |
| 138 | Bosque County | 266 |
| 139 | Frio County | 264 |
| 140 | Wilbarger County | 261 |
| 141 | Brewster County | 257 |
| 142 | Madison County | 253 |
| 143 | Comanche County | 248 |
| 144 | Dawson County | 239 |
| 145 | Robertson County | 237 |
| 146 | Jones County | 226 |
| 147 | Somervell County | 221 |
| 148 | Live Oak County | 219 |
| 149 | Stephens County | 218 |
| 150 | Callahan County | 216 |
| 151 | Tyler County | 213 |
| 152 | San Jacinto County | 212 |
| 153 | Falls County | 204 |
| 154 | Hamilton County | 199 |
| 155 | Archer County | 198 |
| 156 | McCulloch County | 197 |
| 157 | Lamb County | 194 |
| 158 | Jack County | 192 |
| 159 | Camp County | 190 |
| 159 | Runnels County | 190 |
| 161 | Dimmit County | 188 |
| 162 | Parmer County | 186 |
| 163 | Terry County | 183 |
| 164 | Dallam County | 181 |
| 165 | Rains County | 180 |
| 166 | Coleman County | 179 |
| 167 | Morris County | 178 |
| 168 | Winkler County | 166 |
| 169 | Sabine County | 164 |
| 169 | Yoakum County | 164 |
| 171 | Marion County | 163 |
| 172 | Trinity County | 159 |
| 173 | Childress County | 158 |
| 174 | Red River County | 157 |
| 174 | Willacy County | 157 |
| 176 | Franklin County | 155 |
| 177 | Castro County | 151 |
| 178 | Clay County | 148 |
| 179 | Newton County | 145 |
| 179 | Wheeler County | 145 |
| 181 | Goliad County | 139 |
| 182 | San Saba County | 138 |
| 183 | Mason County | 136 |
| 184 | Zapata County | 133 |
| 185 | Presidio County | 130 |
| 186 | Bailey County | 128 |
| 186 | Garza County | 128 |
| 188 | Martin County | 127 |
| 189 | Hansford County | 126 |
| 190 | La Salle County | 125 |
| 191 | Kimble County | 123 |
| 192 | Duval County | 122 |
| 193 | Floyd County | 121 |
| 193 | Refugio County | 121 |
| 195 | San Augustine County | 118 |
| 196 | Hartley County | 115 |
| 197 | Carson County | 114 |
| 197 | Haskell County | 114 |
| 199 | Hemphill County | 113 |
| 200 | Swisher County | 112 |
| 201 | Mills County | 111 |
| 201 | Mitchell County | 111 |
| 201 | Shackelford County | 111 |
| 204 | Reagan County | 109 |
| 205 | Sutton County | 99 |
| 206 | Baylor County | 98 |
| 206 | Crockett County | 98 |
| 208 | Brooks County | 90 |
| 209 | Crane County | 88 |
| 210 | Lynn County | 86 |
| 211 | Zavala County | 83 |
| 212 | Real County | 81 |
| 213 | Upton County | 77 |
| 214 | Hardeman County | 74 |
| 215 | Knox County | 72 |
| 216 | Crosby County | 71 |
| 217 | Donley County | 69 |
| 217 | Jim Hogg County | 69 |
| 219 | Collingsworth County | 68 |
| 220 | Fisher County | 63 |
| 221 | Lipscomb County | 59 |
| 222 | Hall County | 58 |
| 223 | Irion County | 57 |
| 224 | Jeff Davis County | 56 |
| 225 | Coke County | 55 |
| 225 | Sherman County | 55 |
| 227 | Culberson County | 54 |
| 228 | Delta County | 52 |
| 229 | Armstrong County | 45 |
| 230 | Oldham County | 43 |
| 231 | Schleicher County | 42 |
| 232 | Concho County | 41 |
| 232 | Throckmorton County | 41 |
| 234 | Menard County | 39 |
| 234 | Stonewall County | 39 |
| 236 | Edwards County | 37 |
| 237 | Cochran County | 36 |
| 237 | Sterling County | 36 |
| 239 | Dickens County | 33 |
| 240 | Glasscock County | 32 |
| 240 | Hudspeth County | 32 |
| 240 | McMullen County | 32 |
| 243 | Briscoe County | 31 |
| 244 | Cottle County | 27 |
| 245 | Kinney County | 26 |
| 246 | Motley County | 22 |
| 247 | Foard County | 21 |
| 248 | Roberts County | 17 |
| 249 | Terrell County | 12 |
| 250 | Borden County | 11 |
| 250 | Kenedy County | 11 |
| 250 | Loving County | 11 |
| 253 | Kent County | 9 |