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Employer firms in Contra Costa County

Employer firms in Contra Costa County was 19,485 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.4% from 2022. That is the 10th highest of 58 counties in 2023.

2023, count19,485
Change on 2022+1.4%
Rank10th of 58Counties in California ranked
Series high19,4852023
Series low10,2141978

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Employer firms in Contra Costa County, 1978 to 2023

10K12K14K16K18K20K19781985199219992006201320231978: 10,214 count1979: 10,999 count1980: 11,453 count1981: 11,781 count1982: 11,826 count1983: 12,184 count1984: 12,969 count1985: 13,536 count1986: 14,217 count1987: 14,589 count1988: 14,993 count1989: 15,347 count1990: 15,792 count1991: 15,862 count1992: 15,725 count1993: 15,725 count1994: 15,849 count1995: 15,846 count1996: 16,011 count1997: 16,080 count1998: 16,394 count1999: 16,692 count2000: 16,909 count2001: 16,943 count2002: 16,923 count2003: 17,009 count2004: 17,010 count2005: 17,179 count2006: 17,620 count2007: 17,692 count2008: 17,327 count2009: 16,845 count2010: 16,602 count2011: 16,686 count2012: 16,747 count2013: 16,827 count2014: 17,098 count2015: 17,315 count2016: 17,703 count2017: 17,814 count2018: 18,029 count2019: 18,356 count2020: 18,652 count2021: 18,580 count2022: 19,225 count2023: 19,485 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
202319,485
202219,225
202118,580
202018,652
201918,356
201818,029
201717,814
201617,703
201517,315
201417,098
201316,827
201216,747
201116,686
201016,602
200916,845
200817,327
200717,692
200617,620
200517,179
200417,010
200317,009
200216,923
200116,943
200016,909
199916,692
199816,394
199716,080
199616,011
199515,846
199415,849
199315,725
199215,725
199115,862
199015,792
198915,347
198814,993
198714,589
198614,217
198513,536
198412,969
198312,184
198211,826
198111,781
198011,453
197910,999
197810,214

Compared with California and United States

Place2023
Contra Costa County19,485
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, Contra Costa 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, Contra Costa 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/contra-costa-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, Contra Costa 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/contra-costa-county-california.

Harvard

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

BibTeX
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  urldate = {2026-10-11},
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What is the employer firms in Contra Costa County?

Employer firms in Contra Costa County was 19,485 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.4% from 2022. That is the 10th 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 Contra Costa County?

19,485 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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