Texas small businesses thrive in these counties

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- Total small business establishments: 214 (25.2 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.5%
- 2021 population: 8,479

#50. Dimmit County
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- Total small business establishments: 4,434 (25.4 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.9%
- 2021 population: 174,891

#49. Comal County
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- Total small business establishments: 28,274 (25.4 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.7%
- 2021 population: 1,114,450

#48. Collin County
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- Total small business establishments: 6,061 (25.6 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.8%
- 2021 population: 237,114

#47. Smith County
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- Total small business establishments: 189 (25.6 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.5%
- 2021 population: 7,373

#46. Winkler County
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- Total small business establishments: 243 (25.8 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 100.0%
- 2021 population: 9,434

#45. Stephens County
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- Total small business establishments: 225 (25.9 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 100.0%
- 2021 population: 8,684

#44. Archer County
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- Total small business establishments: 197 (26.2 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 98.0%
- 2021 population: 7,532

#43. McCulloch County
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- Total small business establishments: 469 (26.3 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.6%
- 2021 population: 17,834

#42. Eastland County
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- Total small business establishments: 154 (26.4 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.4%
- 2021 population: 5,824

#41. San Saba County
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- Total small business establishments: 551 (26.8 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 100.0%
- 2021 population: 20,592

#40. Colorado County
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- Total small business establishments: 963 (26.8 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.9%
- 2021 population: 35,898

#39. Washington County
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- Total small business establishments: 69,637 (26.9 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.5%
- 2021 population: 2,587,954

#38. Dallas County
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- Total small business establishments: 90 (27.2 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 98.9%
- 2021 population: 3,307

#37. Knox County
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- Total small business establishments: 89 (27.5 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 97.8%
- 2021 population: 3,241

#36. Upton County
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- Total small business establishments: 307 (27.6 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 100.0%
- 2021 population: 11,111

#35. Ward County
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- Total small business establishments: 1,430 (28.0 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 100.0%
- 2021 population: 51,080

#34. Burnet County
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- Total small business establishments: 233 (28.3 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.6%
- 2021 population: 8,238

#33. Hamilton County
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- Total small business establishments: 1,509 (28.4 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.9%
- 2021 population: 53,136

#32. Kerr County
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- Total small business establishments: 146 (28.4 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.3%
- 2021 population: 5,138

#31. Hansford County
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- Total small business establishments: 375 (28.8 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 100.0%
- 2021 population: 13,002

#30. Reeves County
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- Total small business establishments: 210 (29.2 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.5%
- 2021 population: 7,188

#28. Dallam County
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- Total small business establishments: 101 (29.2 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 98.1%
- 2021 population: 3,456

#28. Baylor County
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- Total small business establishments: 42 (29.4 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 100.0%
- 2021 population: 1,431

#27. Edwards County
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- Total small business establishments: 282 (29.8 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.3%
- 2021 population: 9,459

#26. Brewster County
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- Total small business establishments: 45 (29.8 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 93.8%
- 2021 population: 1,508

#25. Throckmorton County
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- Total small business establishments: 3,492 (30.0 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.8%
- 2021 population: 116,538

#24. Potter County
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- Total small business establishments: 39,875 (30.5 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.7%
- 2021 population: 1,308,544

#23. Travis County
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- Total small business establishments: 35 (30.7 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 94.6%
- 2021 population: 1,142

#22. Glasscock County
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- Total small business establishments: 763 (30.9 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 100.0%
- 2021 population: 24,669

#21. Fayette County
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- Total small business establishments: 61 (31.1 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 100.0%
- 2021 population: 1,959

#20. Jeff Davis County
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- Total small business establishments: 563 (31.4 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.6%
- 2021 population: 17,911

#19. Young County
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- Total small business establishments: 89 (31.7 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 98.9%
- 2021 population: 2,806

#18. Real County
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- Total small business establishments: 378 (31.8 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.5%
- 2021 population: 11,890

#17. Blanco County
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- Total small business establishments: 4,035 (32.5 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.8%
- 2021 population: 124,052

#16. Gregg County
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- Total small business establishments: 142 (32.6 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 98.6%
- 2021 population: 4,350

#15. Kimble County
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- Total small business establishments: 40 (33.1 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 88.9%
- 2021 population: 1,208

#14. Stonewall County
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- Total small business establishments: 1,566 (33.4 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.9%
- 2021 population: 46,851

#13. Kendall County
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- Total small business establishments: 166 (33.8 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 98.2%
- 2021 population: 4,905

#12. Wheeler County
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- Total small business establishments: 5,754 (34.2 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.9%
- 2021 population: 168,206

#11. Midland County
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- Total small business establishments: 54 (35.3 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 94.7%
- 2021 population: 1,531

#10. Irion County
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- Total small business establishments: 116 (35.3 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 100.0%
- 2021 population: 3,284

#9. Sutton County
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- Total small business establishments: 114 (35.9 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 98.3%
- 2021 population: 3,177

#8. Shackelford County
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- Total small business establishments: 50 (36.2 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 100.0%
- 2021 population: 1,382

#7. Sterling County
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- Total small business establishments: 118 (36.6 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.2%
- 2021 population: 3,228

#6. Reagan County
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- Total small business establishments: 359 (36.8 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.4%
- 2021 population: 9,763

#5. Ochiltree County
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- Total small business establishments: 122 (36.8 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 96.8%
- 2021 population: 3,315

#4. Hemphill County
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- Total small business establishments: 146 (37.2 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 100.0%
- 2021 population: 3,929

#3. Mason County
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- Total small business establishments: 116 (38.5 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.1%
- 2021 population: 3,015

#2. Crockett County
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- Total small business establishments: 1,122 (41.1 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.8%
- 2021 population: 27,282

#1. Gillespie County
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