BY THE NUMBERS
2014
Change from 2001
Establishments
36
38%
Employees per Business
26
+9.5
Self-Employment
45
-65%
–Male
73%
–Female
27%
Diversity (Percentile)
–Industry
0
–Occupation
1
Business Profile
Business Establishments, 2014
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Kenedy County has fewer than 450 residents. A total of
36 business establishments are now operating in this
least populated county in the Coastal Bend. Despite wide
variations in the number of businesses over the past
decade, the average size of its local businesses has grown
remarkably. The local economy is anchored by 6 firms in the
fishing and hunting sector, along with some retail vendors
and service businesses.
Sales by Industry ($ mil), 2013
Businesses by Industry, 2014
Review of South Texas Business Conditions
ENEDY COU NTY
With employment concentrated in the agricultural and
oil and gas sectors, the county’s economy is least diversified
among all counties in the region as well as in the nation as
a whole.
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