Employer firms in Arapahoe County

Employer firms in Arapahoe County was 15,030 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.3% from 2022. That is the 2nd highest of 64 counties in 2023.

2023, count15,030

Change on 2022+0.3%

Rank2nd of 64Counties in Colorado ranked

Series high15,0302023

Series low5,2241978

Next release: Sunday, 26 September 2027, estimated by Invokely from past publication dates (low confidence), not announced by the publisher. Release calendar

Employer firms in Arapahoe County, 1978 to 2023

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

Period	count
2023	15,030
2022	14,981
2021	14,715
2020	14,267
2019	14,262
2018	14,074
2017	13,918
2016	13,617
2015	13,303
2014	12,986
2013	12,759
2012	12,596
2011	12,461
2010	12,447
2009	12,601
2008	12,867
2007	12,989
2006	12,934
2005	12,694
2004	12,476
2003	12,284
2002	12,137
2001	12,099
2000	11,949
1999	11,756
1998	11,647
1997	11,357
1996	11,000
1995	10,864
1994	10,375
1993	9,858
1992	9,385
1991	9,166
1990	8,874
1989	8,596
1988	8,513
1987	8,446
1986	8,363
1985	8,144
1984	7,911
1983	7,319
1982	6,896
1981	6,489
1980	6,103
1979	5,686
1978	5,224

Compared with Colorado and United States

Place	2023
Arapahoe County	15,030
Colorado	127,843
United States	5,593,727

Arapahoe County compared with nearby places

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100 to 200
200 to 400
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800 to 2,700
2,700 and over

Employer firms, 2023, count. Arapahoe County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Rankings

US states by employer firms 51 places
Counties in Colorado by employer firms 64 places

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, Arapahoe 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, Arapahoe 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/arapahoe-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, Arapahoe 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/arapahoe-county-colorado.

Harvard

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

BibTeX

@misc{census_employer_firms_arapahoe_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Arapahoe County, 1978 to 2023}},
  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/arapahoe-county-colorado. 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 Arapahoe County?

Employer firms in Arapahoe County was 15,030 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.3% from 2022. That is the 2nd 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 Arapahoe County?

15,030 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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