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Employer firms in Adams County

Employer firms in Adams County was 8,373 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2% from 2022. That is the 7th highest of 64 counties in 2023.

2023, count8,373
Change on 2022+2%
Rank7th of 64Counties in Colorado ranked
Series high8,3732023
Series low3,4981978

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Employer firms in Adams County, 1978 to 2023

3,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,0009,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 3,498 count1979: 3,661 count1980: 3,716 count1981: 3,820 count1982: 3,883 count1983: 4,024 count1984: 4,252 count1985: 4,410 count1986: 4,513 count1987: 4,555 count1988: 4,509 count1989: 4,498 count1990: 4,580 count1991: 4,665 count1992: 4,790 count1993: 4,918 count1994: 5,141 count1995: 5,285 count1996: 5,378 count1997: 5,558 count1998: 5,707 count1999: 5,797 count2000: 5,902 count2001: 5,982 count2002: 6,070 count2003: 6,151 count2004: 6,182 count2005: 6,290 count2006: 6,395 count2007: 6,477 count2008: 6,473 count2009: 6,380 count2010: 6,293 count2011: 6,345 count2012: 6,400 count2013: 6,537 count2014: 6,680 count2015: 6,932 count2016: 7,195 count2017: 7,497 count2018: 7,693 count2019: 7,820 count2020: 7,846 count2021: 8,084 count2022: 8,208 count2023: 8,373 count2,0004,0006,0008,00010K19781994201020231978: 3,498 count1979: 3,661 count1980: 3,716 count1981: 3,820 count1982: 3,883 count1983: 4,024 count1984: 4,252 count1985: 4,410 count1986: 4,513 count1987: 4,555 count1988: 4,509 count1989: 4,498 count1990: 4,580 count1991: 4,665 count1992: 4,790 count1993: 4,918 count1994: 5,141 count1995: 5,285 count1996: 5,378 count1997: 5,558 count1998: 5,707 count1999: 5,797 count2000: 5,902 count2001: 5,982 count2002: 6,070 count2003: 6,151 count2004: 6,182 count2005: 6,290 count2006: 6,395 count2007: 6,477 count2008: 6,473 count2009: 6,380 count2010: 6,293 count2011: 6,345 count2012: 6,400 count2013: 6,537 count2014: 6,680 count2015: 6,932 count2016: 7,195 count2017: 7,497 count2018: 7,693 count2019: 7,820 count2020: 7,846 count2021: 8,084 count2022: 8,208 count2023: 8,373 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-11, published 2025-09-25.
All 46 values
Periodcount
20238,373
20228,208
20218,084
20207,846
20197,820
20187,693
20177,497
20167,195
20156,932
20146,680
20136,537
20126,400
20116,345
20106,293
20096,380
20086,473
20076,477
20066,395
20056,290
20046,182
20036,151
20026,070
20015,982
20005,902
19995,797
19985,707
19975,558
19965,378
19955,285
19945,141
19934,918
19924,790
19914,665
19904,580
19894,498
19884,509
19874,555
19864,513
19854,410
19844,252
19834,024
19823,883
19813,820
19803,716
19793,661
19783,498

Compared with Colorado and United States

Place2023
Adams County8,373
Colorado127,843
United States5,593,727

Adams County compared with nearby places

Adams County: 8,373 countAlamosa County: 411 countArapahoe County: 15,030 countArchuleta County: 465 countBaca County: 70 countBent County: 52 countBoulder County: 10,197 countBroomfield County: 1,919 countChaffee County: 905 countCheyenne County: 48 countClear Creek County: 275 countConejos County: 102 countCostilla County: 42 countCrowley County: 37 countCuster County: 137 countDelta County: 707 countDenver County: 20,672 countDolores County: 56 countDouglas County: 7,698 countEagle County: 2,730 countElbert County: 575 countEl Paso County: 13,727 countFremont County: 795 countGarfield County: 2,117 countGilpin County: 129 countGrand County: 776 countGunnison County: 948 countHinsdale County: 45 countHuerfano County: 138 countJackson County: 53 countJefferson County: 13,550 countKiowa County: 29 countKit Carson County: 229 countLake County: 214 countLa Plata County: 2,014 countLarimer County: 9,163 countLas Animas County: 325 countLincoln County: 136 countLogan County: 478 countMesa County: 3,819 countMineral County: 52 countMoffat County: 323 countMontezuma County: 652 countMontrose County: 1,228 countMorgan County: 614 countOtero County: 349 countOuray County: 262 countPark County: 425 countPhillips County: 118 countPitkin County: 1,259 countProwers County: 276 countPueblo County: 2,609 countRio Blanco County: 168 countRio Grande County: 313 countRoutt County: 1,465 countSaguache County: 109 countSan Juan County: 61 countSan Miguel County: 558 countSedgwick County: 68 countSummit County: 1,662 countTeller County: 683 countWashington County: 98 countWeld County: 5,769 countYuma County: 274 count
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Employer firms, 2023, count. Adams County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Number of firms in the private nonfarm sectors covered by the US Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics. Establishments under common ownership form one firm.

Excludes nonemployer businesses. Differs from active_companies, the INE DIRCE count, which includes businesses without employees.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties (Employer firms, Adams County, 1978 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv

MLA 9

Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Adams County, 1978 to 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/adams-county-colorado. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Employer firms, Adams County, 1978 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 11, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/adams-county-colorado.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Adams County, 1978 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/adams-county-colorado (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Adams County, 1978 to 2023}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-11},
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What is the employer firms in Adams County?

Employer firms in Adams County was 8,373 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 2% from 2022. That is the 7th highest of 64 counties in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.

What was the highest employer firms in Adams County?

8,373 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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