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Employer firms in Gunnison County

Employer firms in Gunnison County was 948 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 2% from 2022. That is the 20th highest of 64 counties in 2023.

2023, count948
Change on 2022-2%
Rank20th of 64Counties in Colorado ranked
Series high9672022
Series low3201978

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Employer firms in Gunnison County, 1978 to 2023

2004006008001,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 320 count1979: 352 count1980: 390 count1981: 409 count1982: 385 count1983: 386 count1984: 386 count1985: 382 count1986: 391 count1987: 384 count1988: 400 count1989: 415 count1990: 433 count1991: 449 count1992: 462 count1993: 506 count1994: 552 count1995: 580 count1996: 576 count1997: 592 count1998: 627 count1999: 677 count2000: 686 count2001: 724 count2002: 714 count2003: 722 count2004: 738 count2005: 780 count2006: 850 count2007: 889 count2008: 889 count2009: 867 count2010: 824 count2011: 827 count2012: 837 count2013: 832 count2014: 830 count2015: 839 count2016: 881 count2017: 919 count2018: 929 count2019: 946 count2020: 925 count2021: 966 count2022: 967 count2023: 948 count2004006008001,00019781994201020231978: 320 count1979: 352 count1980: 390 count1981: 409 count1982: 385 count1983: 386 count1984: 386 count1985: 382 count1986: 391 count1987: 384 count1988: 400 count1989: 415 count1990: 433 count1991: 449 count1992: 462 count1993: 506 count1994: 552 count1995: 580 count1996: 576 count1997: 592 count1998: 627 count1999: 677 count2000: 686 count2001: 724 count2002: 714 count2003: 722 count2004: 738 count2005: 780 count2006: 850 count2007: 889 count2008: 889 count2009: 867 count2010: 824 count2011: 827 count2012: 837 count2013: 832 count2014: 830 count2015: 839 count2016: 881 count2017: 919 count2018: 929 count2019: 946 count2020: 925 count2021: 966 count2022: 967 count2023: 948 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
2023948
2022967
2021966
2020925
2019946
2018929
2017919
2016881
2015839
2014830
2013832
2012837
2011827
2010824
2009867
2008889
2007889
2006850
2005780
2004738
2003722
2002714
2001724
2000686
1999677
1998627
1997592
1996576
1995580
1994552
1993506
1992462
1991449
1990433
1989415
1988400
1987384
1986391
1985382
1984386
1983386
1982385
1981409
1980390
1979352
1978320

Compared with Colorado and United States

Place2023
Gunnison County948
Colorado127,843
United States5,593,727

Gunnison 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. Gunnison 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, Gunnison 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, Gunnison 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/gunnison-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, Gunnison 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/gunnison-county-colorado.

Harvard

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

BibTeX
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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Gunnison 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/gunnison-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 Gunnison County?

Employer firms in Gunnison County was 948 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 2% from 2022. That is the 20th 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 Gunnison County?

967 in 2022, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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