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Texas Business Applications by County

Explore annual Census business applications across Texas. Bubble size shows application volume; color can show volume or year-over-year change.

Latest year: 2025 · 254 counties

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County points use official Census internal coordinates. Values are protected estimates from the published annual BFS county file.

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Ranked by 2025 business applications

Texas counties ranked by 2025 business applications
RankCountyApplicationsvs. prior yearShare of state
1Harris County (featured)99,688+6.5%18.3%
2Dallas County (featured)61,000+8.3%11.2%
3Travis County (featured)48,974+15.2%9.0%
4Tarrant County (featured)39,814+13.2%7.3%
5Bexar County29,615+7.1%5.4%
6Collin County28,570+8.6%5.3%
7Fort Bend County20,426+5.8%3.8%
8Denton County19,739+7.5%3.6%
9Montgomery County13,861+12.1%2.5%
10Williamson County13,247+10.5%2.4%
11Hidalgo County9,978+10.1%1.8%
12El Paso County9,568+12.5%1.8%
13Brazoria County6,380+15.4%1.2%
14Bell County5,582+12.9%1.0%
15Galveston County5,413+18.7%1.0%
16Hays County4,316+13.0%0.8%
17Lubbock County4,292+12.2%0.8%
18Ellis County4,246+22.2%0.8%
19Cameron County4,102+14.9%0.8%
20Midland County4,073+9.5%0.7%
21Nueces County3,894+14.3%0.7%
22Smith County3,741+13.7%0.7%
23Kaufman County3,652+20.1%0.7%
24McLennan County3,395+8.3%0.6%
25Johnson County3,366+26.5%0.6%
26Comal County3,289+12.7%0.6%
27Jefferson County3,272+16.9%0.6%
28Webb County3,209+8.6%0.6%
29Ector County3,020+16.9%0.6%
30Parker County3,013+14.6%0.6%
31Guadalupe County2,705+18.4%0.5%
32Brazos County2,669+17.5%0.5%
33Rockwall County2,533+8.8%0.5%
34Grayson County2,120+10.7%0.4%
35Taylor County1,828+14.4%0.3%
36Randall County1,720+14.0%0.3%
37Gregg County1,701+11.6%0.3%
38Liberty County1,622+26.3%0.3%
39Hunt County1,618+21.7%0.3%
40Bastrop County1,529+11.2%0.3%
41Wichita County1,406+20.4%0.3%
42Potter County1,348+11.2%0.2%
43Tom Green County1,315+15.7%0.2%
44Bowie County1,296+23.4%0.2%
45Wise County1,266+10.3%0.2%
46Henderson County1,101+18.5%0.2%
47Hood County1,068+17.0%0.2%
48Angelina County1,031+23.9%0.2%
49Kendall County1,030+7.5%0.2%
50Waller County1,023+17.0%0.2%
51Victoria County955+8.9%0.2%
52Harrison County933+13.9%0.2%
53Orange County929+26.2%0.2%
54Burnet County869+13.3%0.2%
55Wood County857+16.1%0.2%
56Coryell County841+13.3%0.2%
57Van Zandt County820+14.7%0.2%
58Walker County816+26.1%0.1%
59Caldwell County746+26.4%0.1%
60Nacogdoches County738+10.0%0.1%
61San Patricio County720+14.6%0.1%
62Chambers County705+2.6%0.1%
63Wilson County700+10.6%0.1%
64Polk County679+6.1%0.1%
65Navarro County677+14.6%0.1%
66Hardin County663+21.9%0.1%
67Medina County637+10.4%0.1%
68Cooke County635+37.1%0.1%
69Kerr County627+24.9%0.1%
70Lamar County626+19.9%0.1%
71Cherokee County602+20.2%0.1%
72Atascosa County600+15.6%0.1%
73Maverick County596+23.9%0.1%
74Anderson County576+32.1%0.1%
75Erath County5730.0%0.1%
76Rusk County544+31.1%0.1%
77Hill County538+28.1%0.1%
78Washington County528+32.0%0.1%
79Upshur County525+13.9%0.1%
80Grimes County480+14.6%0.1%
81Wharton County469+28.8%0.1%
82Starr County466+18.9%0.1%
83Fannin County462+20.3%0.1%
84Gillespie County445+11.0%0.1%
85Hopkins County440+22.9%0.1%
86Val Verde County416+48.0%0.1%
87Jasper County411+15.8%0.1%
88Palo Pinto County410+29.7%0.1%
89Brown County406+12.2%0.1%
90Jim Wells County405+52.8%0.1%
91Austin County404-1.9%0.1%
92Howard County384+15.0%0.1%
93Matagorda County382+16.5%0.1%
94San Jacinto County380+19.5%0.1%
95Gaines County378+5.9%0.1%
96Aransas County374+24.3%0.1%
97Titus County369+20.2%0.1%
98Bandera County358+8.2%0.1%
99Llano County347+0.3%0.1%
100Cass County337+12.0%0.1%
101Lampasas County323+15.4%0.1%
102Panola County316+17.9%0.1%
103Shelby County299+16.8%0.1%
104Milam County284+14.5%0.1%
105Fayette County280-9.7%0.1%
106Uvalde County274+26.9%0.1%
107Limestone County273+2.6%0.1%
108Kleberg County271+24.3%0.0%
109Montague County270+14.4%0.0%
110Hale County265+14.2%0.0%
111Eastland County261+56.3%0.0%
112Andrews County259+9.3%0.0%
113Bee County259+23.3%0.0%
114Freestone County259+13.1%0.0%
115Colorado County254+14.9%0.0%
116Leon County251+39.4%0.0%
117Hockley County247+31.4%0.0%
118Bosque County240+27.7%0.0%
119Gonzales County234+20.0%0.0%
120Young County233+8.9%0.0%
121Lee County232+32.6%0.0%
122Houston County230-5.7%0.0%
123Burleson County224+2.3%0.0%
124Robertson County222+1.4%0.0%
125Lavaca County216+16.1%0.0%
126Gray County214+39.0%0.0%
127Callahan County213+21.0%0.0%
128Tyler County208+13.7%0.0%
129DeWitt County203+20.1%0.0%
130Blanco County201-0.5%0.0%
131Jones County197+37.8%0.0%
132Falls County190+9.8%0.0%
133Moore County189+26.8%0.0%
134Ward County183+46.4%0.0%
135Trinity County180+25.9%0.0%
136Hutchinson County176+10.0%0.0%
137Winkler County175+27.7%0.0%
138Morris County174+51.3%0.0%
139Calhoun County172+14.7%0.0%
140Madison County172+28.4%0.0%
141Karnes County169+45.7%0.0%
142Scurry County166+9.2%0.0%
143Camp County159+14.4%0.0%
144Comanche County155+4.0%0.0%
145Reeves County152-12.6%0.0%
146Deaf Smith County151-4.4%0.0%
147Frio County150+26.1%0.0%
148Wilbarger County146+47.5%0.0%
149Marion County144+19.0%0.0%
150Rains County144-7.7%0.0%
151Red River County143+18.2%0.0%
152Brewster County140+55.6%0.0%
153Willacy County130+27.5%0.0%
154Jackson County122+29.8%0.0%
155Pecos County121-13.6%0.0%
156Newton County120+53.8%0.0%
157Nolan County120+29.0%0.0%
158Live Oak County119+5.3%0.0%
159Somervell County119-11.2%0.0%
160Stephens County117+62.5%0.0%
161Sabine County1160.0%0.0%
162Terry County114-13.0%0.0%
163Jack County112+12.0%0.0%
164Clay County110+12.2%0.0%
165Coleman County106+24.7%0.0%
166Archer County103+14.4%0.0%
167Franklin County103-4.6%0.0%
168Hamilton County98-8.4%0.0%
169Dawson County97+3.2%0.0%
170Lamb County96-10.3%0.0%
171McCulloch County94+10.6%0.0%
172Zavala County94+49.2%0.0%
173Dimmit County93+38.8%0.0%
174Duval County93+34.8%0.0%
175Runnels County89+15.6%0.0%
176Ochiltree County87+4.8%0.0%
177San Augustine County84+21.7%0.0%
178Dallam County83+40.7%0.0%
179Parmer County82-3.5%0.0%
180Zapata County81+11.0%0.0%
181Mitchell County79+8.2%0.0%
182Goliad County77+51.0%0.0%
183Refugio County76+55.1%0.0%
184Yoakum County74-16.9%0.0%
185Martin County720.0%0.0%
186Presidio County710.0%0.0%
187Lynn County70-18.6%0.0%
188Carson County62+29.2%0.0%
189Childress County61+45.2%0.0%
190Haskell County61+7.0%0.0%
191Hartley County60-10.4%0.0%
192Bailey County59-26.2%0.0%
193Delta County580.0%0.0%
194Castro County56-28.2%0.0%
195Crosby County56+16.7%0.0%
196San Saba County56-15.2%0.0%
197Swisher County56+24.4%0.0%
198Wheeler County53+10.4%0.0%
199Crane County51+27.5%0.0%
200Mason County50-5.7%0.0%
201Kimble County49-21.0%0.0%
202Shackelford County49-10.9%0.0%
203Fisher County48+54.8%0.0%
204Baylor County46+12.2%0.0%
205Brooks County460.0%0.0%
206Floyd County45-2.2%0.0%
207Mills County44-17.0%0.0%
208Jim Hogg County43+115.0%0.0%
209Reagan County42-10.6%0.0%
210Knox County40+150.0%0.0%
211La Salle County40-20.0%0.0%
212Stonewall County40+300.0%0.0%
213Hansford County39-7.1%0.0%
214Hardeman County37+19.4%0.0%
215Concho County35+118.8%0.0%
216Hemphill County35+20.7%0.0%
217Sutton County35+84.2%0.0%
218Collingsworth County34+161.5%0.0%
219Garza County34-12.8%0.0%
220Menard County33+26.9%0.0%
221Upton County33-13.2%0.0%
222Real County32-34.7%0.0%
223Lipscomb County29-37.0%0.0%
224Schleicher County29-3.3%0.0%
225Coke County28-36.4%0.0%
226Donley County28+12.0%0.0%
227Hall County28+7.7%0.0%
228Oldham County28+86.7%0.0%
229Crockett County27-22.9%0.0%
230Hudspeth County23-45.2%0.0%
231Cochran County20-33.3%0.0%
232Jeff Davis County20+53.8%0.0%
233Armstrong County18-28.0%0.0%
234Kinney County18-10.0%0.0%
235Sherman County17-48.5%0.0%
236Foard County16+220.0%0.0%
237McMullen County16+33.3%0.0%
238Throckmorton County16-52.9%0.0%
239Briscoe County15+25.0%0.0%
240Glasscock County14-17.6%0.0%
241King County14Not available0.0%
242Culberson County13-40.9%0.0%
243Dickens County12-53.8%0.0%
244Sterling County12+71.4%0.0%
245Edwards County11-67.6%0.0%
246Kent County10+11.1%0.0%
247Motley County10-60.0%0.0%
248Loving County9-18.2%0.0%
249Roberts County8-20.0%0.0%
250Borden County6+100.0%0.0%
251Terrell County6+50.0%0.0%
252Cottle County4+300.0%0.0%
253Irion County4-80.0%0.0%
254Kenedy County0-100.0%0.0%