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Employer firms in Douglas County

Employer firms in Douglas County was 7,698 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.6% from 2022. That is the 8th highest of 64 counties in 2023.

2023, count7,698
Change on 2022+0.6%
Rank8th of 64Counties in Colorado ranked
Series high7,6982023
Series low5741978

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Employer firms in Douglas County, 1978 to 2023

02,0004,0006,0008,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 574 count1979: 631 count1980: 667 count1981: 716 count1982: 794 count1983: 872 count1984: 1,021 count1985: 1,145 count1986: 1,229 count1987: 1,301 count1988: 1,333 count1989: 1,375 count1990: 1,472 count1991: 1,565 count1992: 1,697 count1993: 1,897 count1994: 2,154 count1995: 2,405 count1996: 2,699 count1997: 2,957 count1998: 3,237 count1999: 3,464 count2000: 3,744 count2001: 3,966 count2002: 4,180 count2003: 4,414 count2004: 4,738 count2005: 5,046 count2006: 5,400 count2007: 5,637 count2008: 5,653 count2009: 5,508 count2010: 5,481 count2011: 5,530 count2012: 5,717 count2013: 5,889 count2014: 6,033 count2015: 6,313 count2016: 6,526 count2017: 6,671 count2018: 6,868 count2019: 7,058 count2020: 7,184 count2021: 7,503 count2022: 7,649 count2023: 7,698 count02,0004,0006,0008,00019781994201020231978: 574 count1979: 631 count1980: 667 count1981: 716 count1982: 794 count1983: 872 count1984: 1,021 count1985: 1,145 count1986: 1,229 count1987: 1,301 count1988: 1,333 count1989: 1,375 count1990: 1,472 count1991: 1,565 count1992: 1,697 count1993: 1,897 count1994: 2,154 count1995: 2,405 count1996: 2,699 count1997: 2,957 count1998: 3,237 count1999: 3,464 count2000: 3,744 count2001: 3,966 count2002: 4,180 count2003: 4,414 count2004: 4,738 count2005: 5,046 count2006: 5,400 count2007: 5,637 count2008: 5,653 count2009: 5,508 count2010: 5,481 count2011: 5,530 count2012: 5,717 count2013: 5,889 count2014: 6,033 count2015: 6,313 count2016: 6,526 count2017: 6,671 count2018: 6,868 count2019: 7,058 count2020: 7,184 count2021: 7,503 count2022: 7,649 count2023: 7,698 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
20237,698
20227,649
20217,503
20207,184
20197,058
20186,868
20176,671
20166,526
20156,313
20146,033
20135,889
20125,717
20115,530
20105,481
20095,508
20085,653
20075,637
20065,400
20055,046
20044,738
20034,414
20024,180
20013,966
20003,744
19993,464
19983,237
19972,957
19962,699
19952,405
19942,154
19931,897
19921,697
19911,565
19901,472
19891,375
19881,333
19871,301
19861,229
19851,145
19841,021
1983872
1982794
1981716
1980667
1979631
1978574

Compared with Colorado and United States

Place2023
Douglas County7,698
Colorado127,843
United States5,593,727

Douglas 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. Douglas 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, Douglas 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, Douglas 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/douglas-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, Douglas 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/douglas-county-colorado.

Harvard

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

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Douglas County, 1978 to 2023}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-11},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/douglas-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 Douglas County?

Employer firms in Douglas County was 7,698 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.6% from 2022. That is the 8th 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 Douglas County?

7,698 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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