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Employer firms in Alameda County

Employer firms in Alameda County was 32,199 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1% from 2022. That is the 6th highest of 58 counties in 2023.

2023, count32,199
Change on 2022+1%
Rank6th of 58Counties in California ranked
Series high32,1992023
Series low19,2051978

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Employer firms in Alameda County, 1978 to 2023

15K20K25K30K35K19781985199219992006201320231978: 19,205 count1979: 20,043 count1980: 20,605 count1981: 20,954 count1982: 20,855 count1983: 21,495 count1984: 22,325 count1985: 22,829 count1986: 23,608 count1987: 24,122 count1988: 24,898 count1989: 25,352 count1990: 25,815 count1991: 26,074 count1992: 26,012 count1993: 26,112 count1994: 26,200 count1995: 26,313 count1996: 26,619 count1997: 26,909 count1998: 27,415 count1999: 27,742 count2000: 28,103 count2001: 28,007 count2002: 27,913 count2003: 27,990 count2004: 28,042 count2005: 28,141 count2006: 28,701 count2007: 28,923 count2008: 28,818 count2009: 28,172 count2010: 27,758 count2011: 27,781 count2012: 28,138 count2013: 28,422 count2014: 28,922 count2015: 29,459 count2016: 30,028 count2017: 30,250 count2018: 30,447 count2019: 30,832 count2020: 31,241 count2021: 30,742 count2022: 31,868 count2023: 32,199 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
202332,199
202231,868
202130,742
202031,241
201930,832
201830,447
201730,250
201630,028
201529,459
201428,922
201328,422
201228,138
201127,781
201027,758
200928,172
200828,818
200728,923
200628,701
200528,141
200428,042
200327,990
200227,913
200128,007
200028,103
199927,742
199827,415
199726,909
199626,619
199526,313
199426,200
199326,112
199226,012
199126,074
199025,815
198925,352
198824,898
198724,122
198623,608
198522,829
198422,325
198321,495
198220,855
198120,954
198020,605
197920,043
197819,205

Compared with California and United States

Place2023
Alameda County32,199
California725,847
United States5,593,727

Rankings

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.

How to cite

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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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties (Employer firms, Alameda 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, Alameda 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/alameda-county-california. 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, Alameda 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/alameda-county-california.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Alameda 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/alameda-county-california (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

BibTeX
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  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv},
  urldate = {2026-10-11},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/alameda-county-california. Publisher attribution: 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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What is the employer firms in Alameda County?

Employer firms in Alameda County was 32,199 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1% from 2022. That is the 6th highest of 58 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 Alameda County?

32,199 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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