Employer firms in Denver County

Employer firms in Denver County was 20,672 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.9% from 2022. That is the 1st highest of 64 counties in 2023.

2023, count20,672

Change on 2022+0.9%

Rank1st of 64Counties in Colorado ranked

Series high20,6722023

Series low13,6471978

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 Denver 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	20,672
2022	20,479
2021	20,086
2020	19,542
2019	19,421
2018	19,035
2017	18,700
2016	18,407
2015	17,864
2014	17,463
2013	16,971
2012	16,633
2011	16,351
2010	16,270
2009	16,210
2008	16,466
2007	16,489
2006	16,374
2005	16,132
2004	15,917
2003	15,775
2002	15,725
2001	15,915
2000	15,799
1999	15,816
1998	15,776
1997	15,567
1996	15,552
1995	15,557
1994	15,194
1993	14,835
1992	14,533
1991	14,414
1990	14,329
1989	14,256
1988	14,360
1987	14,335
1986	14,685
1985	14,915
1984	15,099
1983	14,744
1982	14,464
1981	14,338
1980	14,118
1979	13,928
1978	13,647

Compared with Colorado and United States

Place	2023
Denver County	20,672
Colorado	127,843
United States	5,593,727

Denver County compared with nearby places

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

Employer firms, 2023, count. Denver 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, Denver 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, Denver 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/denver-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, Denver 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/denver-county-colorado.

Harvard

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

BibTeX

@misc{census_employer_firms_denver_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Denver 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/denver-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 Denver County?

Employer firms in Denver County was 20,672 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.9% from 2022. That is the 1st 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 Denver County?

20,672 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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