Employer firms in El Paso County

Employer firms in El Paso County was 13,727 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.4% from 2022. That is the 3rd highest of 64 counties in 2023.

2023, count13,727

Change on 2022+0.4%

Rank3rd of 64Counties in Colorado ranked

Series high13,7272023

Series low5,4451978

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 El Paso 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	13,727
2022	13,677
2021	13,462
2020	13,070
2019	13,044
2018	12,819
2017	12,532
2016	12,199
2015	11,891
2014	11,839
2013	11,663
2012	11,467
2011	11,519
2010	11,507
2009	11,575
2008	11,869
2007	12,051
2006	11,837
2005	11,362
2004	11,080
2003	10,801
2002	10,604
2001	10,393
2000	10,178
1999	10,014
1998	9,841
1997	9,645
1996	9,400
1995	9,193
1994	8,814
1993	8,394
1992	7,869
1991	7,637
1990	7,611
1989	7,659
1988	7,721
1987	7,832
1986	7,791
1985	7,570
1984	7,132
1983	6,651
1982	6,232
1981	6,051
1980	5,915
1979	5,764
1978	5,445

Compared with Colorado and United States

Place	2023
El Paso County	13,727
Colorado	127,843
United States	5,593,727

El Paso 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. El Paso 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, El Paso 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, El Paso 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/el-paso-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, El Paso 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/el-paso-county-colorado.

Harvard

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

BibTeX

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, El Paso 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/el-paso-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 El Paso County?

Employer firms in El Paso County was 13,727 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.4% from 2022. That is the 3rd 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 El Paso County?

13,727 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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