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Employer firms in Boulder County

Employer firms in Boulder County was 10,197 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 1.1% from 2022. That is the 5th highest of 64 counties in 2023.

2023, count10,197
Change on 2022-1.1%
Rank5th of 64Counties in Colorado ranked
Series high10,3112022
Series low3,6281978

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Employer firms in Boulder County, 1978 to 2023

2,0004,0006,0008,00010K12K19781985199219992006201320231978: 3,628 count1979: 3,851 count1980: 3,974 count1981: 4,032 count1982: 4,096 count1983: 4,306 count1984: 4,728 count1985: 4,854 count1986: 4,914 count1987: 4,965 count1988: 5,056 count1989: 5,199 count1990: 5,349 count1991: 5,561 count1992: 5,756 count1993: 6,185 count1994: 6,560 count1995: 6,827 count1996: 7,051 count1997: 7,191 count1998: 7,500 count1999: 7,660 count2000: 7,851 count2001: 7,990 count2002: 7,985 count2003: 8,082 count2004: 8,228 count2005: 8,397 count2006: 8,599 count2007: 8,815 count2008: 8,881 count2009: 8,742 count2010: 8,678 count2011: 8,769 count2012: 8,896 count2013: 9,016 count2014: 9,176 count2015: 9,255 count2016: 9,480 count2017: 9,646 count2018: 9,772 count2019: 9,937 count2020: 9,962 count2021: 10,173 count2022: 10,311 count2023: 10,197 count2,0004,0006,0008,00010K12K19781994201020231978: 3,628 count1979: 3,851 count1980: 3,974 count1981: 4,032 count1982: 4,096 count1983: 4,306 count1984: 4,728 count1985: 4,854 count1986: 4,914 count1987: 4,965 count1988: 5,056 count1989: 5,199 count1990: 5,349 count1991: 5,561 count1992: 5,756 count1993: 6,185 count1994: 6,560 count1995: 6,827 count1996: 7,051 count1997: 7,191 count1998: 7,500 count1999: 7,660 count2000: 7,851 count2001: 7,990 count2002: 7,985 count2003: 8,082 count2004: 8,228 count2005: 8,397 count2006: 8,599 count2007: 8,815 count2008: 8,881 count2009: 8,742 count2010: 8,678 count2011: 8,769 count2012: 8,896 count2013: 9,016 count2014: 9,176 count2015: 9,255 count2016: 9,480 count2017: 9,646 count2018: 9,772 count2019: 9,937 count2020: 9,962 count2021: 10,173 count2022: 10,311 count2023: 10,197 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
202310,197
202210,311
202110,173
20209,962
20199,937
20189,772
20179,646
20169,480
20159,255
20149,176
20139,016
20128,896
20118,769
20108,678
20098,742
20088,881
20078,815
20068,599
20058,397
20048,228
20038,082
20027,985
20017,990
20007,851
19997,660
19987,500
19977,191
19967,051
19956,827
19946,560
19936,185
19925,756
19915,561
19905,349
19895,199
19885,056
19874,965
19864,914
19854,854
19844,728
19834,306
19824,096
19814,032
19803,974
19793,851
19783,628

Compared with Colorado and United States

Place2023
Boulder County10,197
Colorado127,843
United States5,593,727

Boulder 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. Boulder 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, Boulder 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, Boulder 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/boulder-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, Boulder 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/boulder-county-colorado.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Boulder 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/boulder-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, Boulder County, 1978 to 2023}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-11},
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What is the employer firms in Boulder County?

Employer firms in Boulder County was 10,197 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 1.1% from 2022. That is the 5th 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 Boulder County?

10,311 in 2022, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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