Texas Business by the Numbers: 2026 Company Breakdown
Texas has 5,697,306 business records in Factur’s directory — the 3rd-most of any U.S. state, or 8.8% of the national total. Houston leads its cities with 14.1% of the state’s records, Industrial & mechanical is the largest sector at 27.8%, and Texas ranks 2nd for large employers (500+ employees).
Data as of July 2026. The figures come from Factur’s U.S. business directory, spanning 79 Texas cities and 11 industry sectors. They count records, not unique companies: one company can have more than one record (see the methodology). Every number links to the browsable list behind it. Journalists and researchers are welcome to cite these figures with a link back to this page.
Key findings
- Texas ranks 3rd nationally with 5,697,306 business records — 8.8% of all 64,799,929 U.S. records in the directory.
- A national-average share of large employers. Texas is 2nd for records of companies with 500+ employees (7,856), with 13.8 per 10,000 records against 14.0 nationally (27th of 52 states).
- Texas has more financial than the U.S. mix:Financial is 6.8% of the state’s records against 5.1% nationally (1.3×).
- Houston is the state’s largest business hub, with 14.1% of all Texas records.
- Business is concentrated in a few metros: Houston, Dallas and Austin together hold 28.6% of the state’s records.
How Texas ranks nationally
Texas and its closest neighbours by total business records. Select a state to open its own study.
Top Texas cities by number of business records
These 10 cities account for 43.8% of all records in Texas. Select any city to browse its full company list.
Texas businesses by industry
Every record is classified by its primary industry using NAICS/SIC codes; the shares are of all Texas records. Select a sector to see those Texas companies.
What sets Texas apart
Sectors that make up a bigger share of Texas’s records than of the U.S. as a whole. A ratio of 2.0× means the sector is twice as common here as nationally. Select a sector to browse it.
Texas businesses by size
Most records in every state are small businesses. In Texas, 1.84% of records with a known size have 51 or more employees, against 1.77% nationally. 2,338 records belong to companies with $1 billion or more in revenue.
| Employees | Records | Texas | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-50 | 5,536,892 | 98.16% | 98.23% |
| 51-200 | 81,697 | 1.45% | 1.37% |
| 201-1000 | 18,197 | 0.32% | 0.33% |
| 1001-5000 | 2,571 | 0.05% | 0.05% |
| 5001+ | 1,253 | 0.02% | 0.02% |
What the numbers show
Texas’s 5,697,306 records place it 3rd nationally, 8.8% of the U.S. total, and 2nd for large employers. Activity clusters in its largest metros — Houston, Dallas and Austin alone account for 28.6% of the state’s records — and the state leans toward financial compared with the rest of the country. For buyers and sellers, that means the deepest pools of suppliers sit in a handful of cities and sectors; the charts above link straight into each so you can shortlist by capability and region.
Frequently asked questions
How many businesses are in Texas?
Factur’s directory has 5,697,306 business records for Texas, the 3rd-most of any U.S. state. That counts records rather than unique companies: a company can have more than one record, so the number of distinct businesses is lower.
How many large companies are in Texas?
7,856 Texas records belong to companies with 500 or more employees, 2nd among U.S. states, or 13.8 per 10,000 records against 14.0 nationally. Large companies often have several records (one per department or location), so this overstates the number of distinct large employers.
Which Texas city has the most businesses?
Houston has the most, with 14.1% of the state’s records.
What is the largest industry in Texas?
Industrial & mechanical is the largest sector, at 27.8% of Texas records. Compared with the U.S. mix, Texas has proportionally more financial.
Where does this data come from?
From Factur’s U.S. business directory as of July 2026, classified by city and by primary industry using NAICS/SIC codes. Every figure on this page links to the list behind it.
Cite this data
Free to use with attribution — please credit Factur and link back to this page.
Factur. (2026). Texas Business by the Numbers: 2026 Company Breakdown. data.facturmfg.com. https://data.facturmfg.com/insights/texas<a href="https://data.facturmfg.com/insights/texas">Texas Business by the Numbers: 2026 Company Breakdown</a> — data by FacturMethodology
Figures count records in Factur’s U.S. business directory as of July 2026, classified by city and primary industry using NAICS/SIC codes. Records cover manufacturers, suppliers and businesses of all sizes. They are not a count of unique companies: one company can have several records (for example one per department or location), and some records are duplicates. That affects large companies most, so treat raw totals as an upper bound and rely on the ranks, shares and comparisons, which it affects much less. These are directory totals, not official census figures. Percentages are computed against the Texas directory total; size shares use records with a known employee count. Data compiled by Factur, a sales and marketing firm for B2B manufacturers.
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