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Employer firms in Alamosa County

Employer firms in Alamosa County was 411 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.2% from 2022. That is the 33rd highest of 64 counties in 2023.

2023, count411
Change on 2022-0.2%
Rank33rd of 64Counties in Colorado ranked
Series high4642007
Series low3211982

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Employer firms in Alamosa County, 1978 to 2023

30035040045050019781985199219992006201320231978: 337 count1979: 335 count1980: 326 count1981: 327 count1982: 321 count1983: 339 count1984: 363 count1985: 362 count1986: 364 count1987: 370 count1988: 377 count1989: 365 count1990: 372 count1991: 387 count1992: 379 count1993: 388 count1994: 397 count1995: 407 count1996: 431 count1997: 442 count1998: 458 count1999: 438 count2000: 440 count2001: 453 count2002: 455 count2003: 463 count2004: 451 count2005: 449 count2006: 452 count2007: 464 count2008: 453 count2009: 451 count2010: 438 count2011: 430 count2012: 426 count2013: 417 count2014: 417 count2015: 417 count2016: 415 count2017: 429 count2018: 432 count2019: 423 count2020: 414 count2021: 412 count2022: 412 count2023: 411 count30035040045050019781994201020231978: 337 count1979: 335 count1980: 326 count1981: 327 count1982: 321 count1983: 339 count1984: 363 count1985: 362 count1986: 364 count1987: 370 count1988: 377 count1989: 365 count1990: 372 count1991: 387 count1992: 379 count1993: 388 count1994: 397 count1995: 407 count1996: 431 count1997: 442 count1998: 458 count1999: 438 count2000: 440 count2001: 453 count2002: 455 count2003: 463 count2004: 451 count2005: 449 count2006: 452 count2007: 464 count2008: 453 count2009: 451 count2010: 438 count2011: 430 count2012: 426 count2013: 417 count2014: 417 count2015: 417 count2016: 415 count2017: 429 count2018: 432 count2019: 423 count2020: 414 count2021: 412 count2022: 412 count2023: 411 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
2023411
2022412
2021412
2020414
2019423
2018432
2017429
2016415
2015417
2014417
2013417
2012426
2011430
2010438
2009451
2008453
2007464
2006452
2005449
2004451
2003463
2002455
2001453
2000440
1999438
1998458
1997442
1996431
1995407
1994397
1993388
1992379
1991387
1990372
1989365
1988377
1987370
1986364
1985362
1984363
1983339
1982321
1981327
1980326
1979335
1978337

Compared with Colorado and United States

Place2023
Alamosa County411
Colorado127,843
United States5,593,727

Alamosa 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. Alamosa 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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APA 7

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

Harvard

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

BibTeX
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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Alamosa County, 1978 to 2023}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-11},
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What is the employer firms in Alamosa County?

Employer firms in Alamosa County was 411 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.2% from 2022. That is the 33rd 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 Alamosa County?

464 in 2007, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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