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Employer firms in Garfield County

Employer firms in Garfield County was 2,117 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.8% from 2022. That is the 13th highest of 64 counties in 2023.

2023, count2,117
Change on 2022+1.8%
Rank13th of 64Counties in Colorado ranked
Series high2,1772008
Series low6821978

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Employer firms in Garfield County, 1978 to 2023

5001,0001,5002,0002,50019781985199219992006201320231978: 682 count1979: 739 count1980: 794 count1981: 846 count1982: 913 count1983: 881 count1984: 889 count1985: 910 count1986: 896 count1987: 933 count1988: 934 count1989: 1,000 count1990: 1,067 count1991: 1,082 count1992: 1,074 count1993: 1,152 count1994: 1,223 count1995: 1,311 count1996: 1,372 count1997: 1,449 count1998: 1,500 count1999: 1,562 count2000: 1,658 count2001: 1,707 count2002: 1,715 count2003: 1,782 count2004: 1,804 count2005: 1,893 count2006: 2,043 count2007: 2,113 count2008: 2,177 count2009: 2,122 count2010: 1,925 count2011: 1,864 count2012: 1,858 count2013: 1,867 count2014: 1,854 count2015: 1,911 count2016: 1,891 count2017: 1,916 count2018: 1,959 count2019: 2,004 count2020: 1,982 count2021: 2,047 count2022: 2,080 count2023: 2,117 count5001,0001,5002,0002,50019781994201020231978: 682 count1979: 739 count1980: 794 count1981: 846 count1982: 913 count1983: 881 count1984: 889 count1985: 910 count1986: 896 count1987: 933 count1988: 934 count1989: 1,000 count1990: 1,067 count1991: 1,082 count1992: 1,074 count1993: 1,152 count1994: 1,223 count1995: 1,311 count1996: 1,372 count1997: 1,449 count1998: 1,500 count1999: 1,562 count2000: 1,658 count2001: 1,707 count2002: 1,715 count2003: 1,782 count2004: 1,804 count2005: 1,893 count2006: 2,043 count2007: 2,113 count2008: 2,177 count2009: 2,122 count2010: 1,925 count2011: 1,864 count2012: 1,858 count2013: 1,867 count2014: 1,854 count2015: 1,911 count2016: 1,891 count2017: 1,916 count2018: 1,959 count2019: 2,004 count2020: 1,982 count2021: 2,047 count2022: 2,080 count2023: 2,117 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
20232,117
20222,080
20212,047
20201,982
20192,004
20181,959
20171,916
20161,891
20151,911
20141,854
20131,867
20121,858
20111,864
20101,925
20092,122
20082,177
20072,113
20062,043
20051,893
20041,804
20031,782
20021,715
20011,707
20001,658
19991,562
19981,500
19971,449
19961,372
19951,311
19941,223
19931,152
19921,074
19911,082
19901,067
19891,000
1988934
1987933
1986896
1985910
1984889
1983881
1982913
1981846
1980794
1979739
1978682

Compared with Colorado and United States

Place2023
Garfield County2,117
Colorado127,843
United States5,593,727

Garfield 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. Garfield 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, Garfield 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

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Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Garfield 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/garfield-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, Garfield 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/garfield-county-colorado.

Harvard

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

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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Garfield County, 1978 to 2023}},
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  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-11},
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What is the employer firms in Garfield County?

Employer firms in Garfield County was 2,117 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.8% from 2022. That is the 13th 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 Garfield County?

2,177 in 2008, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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