New businesses in Texas, by county

167,139 new sales-tax permits were issued in Texas from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026. Below are the 196 counties with at least 30 new permits; smaller counties are left out so every page has enough real data to be useful.

#CountyNew permits (12 mo)vs prior 12 moTop industry
1Harris County25,419+53%Retail
2Dallas County14,118+51%Retail
3Tarrant County11,200+57%Retail
4Bexar County10,362+68%Retail
5Travis County9,114+44%Retail
6Collin County7,594+56%Retail
7Denton County5,782+63%Retail
8Fort Bend County5,122+56%Retail
9Williamson County4,741+59%Retail
10Montgomery County4,380+61%Retail
11Hidalgo County4,241+66%Retail
12El Paso County3,883+58%Retail
13Cameron County2,437+54%Retail
14Bell County2,048+86%Retail
15Hays County1,789+54%Retail
16Brazoria County1,772+56%Retail
17Lubbock County1,749+50%Retail
18Galveston County1,726+67%Retail
19Nueces County1,695+57%Retail
20Comal County1,481+57%Retail
21Ellis County1,436+67%Retail
22Webb County1,384+53%Retail
23Midland County1,376+71%Retail
24Matagorda County1,307+63%Retail
25Parker County1,272+71%Retail
26Smith County1,269+26%Retail
27Johnson County1,196+68%Retail
28Guadalupe County1,191+75%Retail
29Ector County1,117+80%Retail
30Kaufman County1,104+80%Retail
31Brazos County1,074+47%Retail
32Jefferson County988+55%Retail
33Grayson County853+55%Retail
34Rockwall County835+65%Retail
35Hunt County800+79%Retail
36Gregg County702+47%Retail
37Taylor County695+50%Retail
38Randall County690+48%Retail
39Bastrop County641+43%Retail
40Tom Green County626+59%Retail
41Liberty County560+73%Retail
42Wise County558+66%Retail
43Potter County558+40%Retail
44Henderson County524+65%Retail
45Wichita County509+43%Retail
46Waller County507+97%Retail
47Victoria County495+93%Retail
48Burnet County473+50%Retail
49Van Zandt County462+50%Retail
50Hood County445+70%Retail
51Kendall County407+52%Retail
52Bowie County393+52%Retail
53Angelina County388+69%Retail
54Orange County378+56%Retail
55Harrison County370+123%Retail
56Coryell County345+60%Retail
57Medina County345+63%Retail
58Kerr County336+59%Retail
59Nacogdoches County334+99%Retail
60Chambers County326+68%Retail
61Gillespie County315+76%Retail
62San Patricio County313+48%Retail
63Wilson County305+47%Retail
64Walker County304+55%Retail
65Lamar County294+86%Retail
66Caldwell County290+99%Retail
67Cooke County281+62%Retail
68Erath County276+53%Retail
69Hardin County272+39%Retail
70Wood County271+49%Retail
71Rusk County271+88%Retail
72Hill County259+74%Retail
73Polk County258+95%Retail
74Navarro County254+40%Retail
75Washington County253+64%Retail
76Atascosa County247+50%Retail
77Hopkins County240+71%Retail
78Martin County239+68%Retail
79Starr County230+68%Retail
80Grimes County220+71%Retail
81Cherokee County209+53%Retail
82Anderson County208+55%Retail
83Upshur County207+40%Retail
84Fayette County206+38%Retail
85Fannin County205+67%Retail
86Jim Wells County199+63%Retail
87Marion County196+80%Retail
88Brown County194+58%Retail
89Austin County191+44%Retail
90Aransas County188+25%Retail
91Gaines County187+82%Retail
92Palo Pinto County186+52%Retail
93Val Verde County184+45%Retail
94Bandera County170+48%Retail
95Wharton County170+37%Retail
96Llano County154+38%Retail
97Lampasas County153+72%Retail
98Titus County149+49%Retail
99Panola County147+79%Retail
100Jasper County144+48%Retail
101Milam County140+106%Retail
102Howard County137+26%Retail
103Shelby County133+60%Retail
104Lavaca County133+105%Retail
105San Jacinto County132+86%Retail
106Montague County129+50%Retail
107Comanche County127+144%Retail
108Hale County126+56%Retail
109Bosque County125+62%Retail
110Cass County124+63%Retail
111Hockley County120+28%Retail
112Colorado County118+48%Retail
113Blanco County117+21%Retail
114Andrews County115+40%Retail
115DeWitt County113+109%Retail
116Scurry County111+54%Retail
117Lee County109+63%Retail
118Freestone County109+38%Retail
119Eastland County108+37%Retail
120Uvalde County107+55%Retail
121Calhoun County106+29%Retail
122Burleson County106+38%Retail
123Ward County103+129%Food & lodging
124Limestone County101+25%Retail
125Robertson County100+30%Retail
126Leon County99+41%Retail
127Hutchinson County98+46%Retail
128Young County97+49%Retail
129Kleberg County96+60%Retail
130Gonzales County96+10%Retail
131Somervell County95+58%Retail
132Jackson County93+158%Retail
133Moore County93+69%Retail
134Reeves County91+65%Food & lodging
135Houston County91+26%Retail
136Jones County88+91%Retail
137Callahan County85+49%Retail
138Trinity County84+95%Retail
139Brewster County84+33%Retail
140Pecos County83+48%Retail
141Bee County82+71%Retail
142Gray County81+27%Retail
143Rains County80+74%Retail
144Frio County79+88%Retail
145Deaf Smith County78+44%Retail
146Falls County78+20%Retail
147McCulloch County77+60%Retail
148Tyler County72+0%Retail
149Live Oak County69+82%Retail
150Karnes County68+79%Retail
151Hamilton County67+18%Retail
152Terry County67+76%Retail
153Nolan County67+68%Retail
154Wilbarger County66+89%Retail
155Stephens County63+62%Retail
156McLennan County63+91%Retail
157Camp County62+41%Retail
158Sabine County61+91%Retail
159Zapata County61+154%Retail
160Winkler County60+94%Retail
161Franklin County60+100%Retail
162Jack County58+76%Retail
163Presidio County58+71%Retail
164Willacy County56+37%Retail
165Yoakum County56+107%Retail
166Ochiltree County54+116%Retail
167Morris County54+46%Retail
168Red River County51+70%Retail
169Goliad County50+52%Retail
170Clay County49+96%Retail
171Haskell County47+176%Food & lodging
172Dawson County46+53%Retail
173Dallam County46+39%Retail
174Refugio County45+88%Retail
175Mason County44+63%Retail
176Coleman County43+0%Retail
177Floyd County43+139%Retail
178Lamb County43+13%Retail
179Newton County42+100%Retail
180Wheeler County40+122%Retail
181Runnels County40+21%Retail
182Shackelford County39+200%Retail
183Hartley County38+41%Retail
184Archer County38+6%Retail
185Parmer County37+61%Retail
186McMullen County36+16%Retail
187Mitchell County35+21%Retail
188La Salle County35+59%Retail
189Mills County35+52%Retail
190Kimble County34+62%Retail
191San Augustine County34+36%Retail
192San Saba County33+22%Retail
193Carson County32+78%Retail
194Childress County32+19%Retail
195Duval County31-14%Retail
196Dimmit County30+50%Retail

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Notes on the data

Counts are new outlet sales-tax permits issued by the Texas Comptroller from Oct 2025 to Sep 2026, from the public Active Sales Tax Permit Holders dataset. A permit can be a brand-new business, a new location of an existing one, or a re-permit. Because the source lists only permits that are still active, the prior-year count leaves out businesses that have since closed, so year-over-year growth reads somewhat high. Businesses that don't sell taxable goods or services (many professional firms) don't need a permit and aren't counted. Updated 2026-10-15.

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