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Employer firms in Chaffee County

Employer firms in Chaffee County was 905 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.2% from 2022. That is the 21st highest of 64 counties in 2023.

2023, count905
Change on 2022+1.2%
Rank21st of 64Counties in Colorado ranked
Series high9052023
Series low3391982

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Employer firms in Chaffee County, 1978 to 2023

2004006008001,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 345 count1979: 340 count1980: 345 count1981: 354 count1982: 339 count1983: 346 count1984: 364 count1985: 379 count1986: 390 count1987: 376 count1988: 383 count1989: 395 count1990: 392 count1991: 385 count1992: 402 count1993: 401 count1994: 426 count1995: 468 count1996: 486 count1997: 514 count1998: 539 count1999: 574 count2000: 586 count2001: 613 count2002: 641 count2003: 659 count2004: 674 count2005: 689 count2006: 732 count2007: 740 count2008: 760 count2009: 749 count2010: 723 count2011: 701 count2012: 717 count2013: 728 count2014: 728 count2015: 742 count2016: 761 count2017: 773 count2018: 790 count2019: 808 count2020: 809 count2021: 864 count2022: 894 count2023: 905 count2004006008001,00019781994201020231978: 345 count1979: 340 count1980: 345 count1981: 354 count1982: 339 count1983: 346 count1984: 364 count1985: 379 count1986: 390 count1987: 376 count1988: 383 count1989: 395 count1990: 392 count1991: 385 count1992: 402 count1993: 401 count1994: 426 count1995: 468 count1996: 486 count1997: 514 count1998: 539 count1999: 574 count2000: 586 count2001: 613 count2002: 641 count2003: 659 count2004: 674 count2005: 689 count2006: 732 count2007: 740 count2008: 760 count2009: 749 count2010: 723 count2011: 701 count2012: 717 count2013: 728 count2014: 728 count2015: 742 count2016: 761 count2017: 773 count2018: 790 count2019: 808 count2020: 809 count2021: 864 count2022: 894 count2023: 905 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
2023905
2022894
2021864
2020809
2019808
2018790
2017773
2016761
2015742
2014728
2013728
2012717
2011701
2010723
2009749
2008760
2007740
2006732
2005689
2004674
2003659
2002641
2001613
2000586
1999574
1998539
1997514
1996486
1995468
1994426
1993401
1992402
1991385
1990392
1989395
1988383
1987376
1986390
1985379
1984364
1983346
1982339
1981354
1980345
1979340
1978345

Compared with Colorado and United States

Place2023
Chaffee County905
Colorado127,843
United States5,593,727

Chaffee 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. Chaffee 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, Chaffee 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, Chaffee 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/chaffee-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, Chaffee 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/chaffee-county-colorado.

Harvard

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

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What is the employer firms in Chaffee County?

Employer firms in Chaffee County was 905 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.2% from 2022. That is the 21st 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 Chaffee County?

905 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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