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Employer firms in Jackson County

Employer firms in Jackson County was 53 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 13.1% from 2022. That is the 57th highest of 64 counties in 2023.

2023, count53
Change on 2022-13.1%
Rank57th of 64Counties in Colorado ranked
Series high652016
Series low381986

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Employer firms in Jackson County, 1978 to 2023

304050607019781985199219992006201320231978: 39 count1979: 44 count1980: 40 count1981: 40 count1982: 43 count1983: 44 count1984: 43 count1985: 43 count1986: 38 count1987: 43 count1988: 41 count1989: 45 count1990: 44 count1991: 44 count1992: 41 count1993: 48 count1994: 48 count1995: 48 count1996: 49 count1997: 42 count1998: 45 count1999: 49 count2000: 51 count2001: 56 count2002: 54 count2003: 57 count2004: 52 count2005: 53 count2006: 55 count2007: 56 count2008: 61 count2009: 60 count2010: 64 count2011: 60 count2012: 59 count2013: 58 count2014: 59 count2015: 64 count2016: 65 count2017: 60 count2018: 59 count2019: 58 count2020: 60 count2021: 55 count2022: 61 count2023: 53 count304050607019781994201020231978: 39 count1979: 44 count1980: 40 count1981: 40 count1982: 43 count1983: 44 count1984: 43 count1985: 43 count1986: 38 count1987: 43 count1988: 41 count1989: 45 count1990: 44 count1991: 44 count1992: 41 count1993: 48 count1994: 48 count1995: 48 count1996: 49 count1997: 42 count1998: 45 count1999: 49 count2000: 51 count2001: 56 count2002: 54 count2003: 57 count2004: 52 count2005: 53 count2006: 55 count2007: 56 count2008: 61 count2009: 60 count2010: 64 count2011: 60 count2012: 59 count2013: 58 count2014: 59 count2015: 64 count2016: 65 count2017: 60 count2018: 59 count2019: 58 count2020: 60 count2021: 55 count2022: 61 count2023: 53 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
202353
202261
202155
202060
201958
201859
201760
201665
201564
201459
201358
201259
201160
201064
200960
200861
200756
200655
200553
200452
200357
200254
200156
200051
199949
199845
199742
199649
199548
199448
199348
199241
199144
199044
198945
198841
198743
198638
198543
198443
198344
198243
198140
198040
197944
197839

Compared with Colorado and United States

Place2023
Jackson County53
Colorado127,843
United States5,593,727

Jackson 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. Jackson 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, Jackson 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, Jackson 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/jackson-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, Jackson 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/jackson-county-colorado.

Harvard

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

Employer firms in Jackson County was 53 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 13.1% from 2022. That is the 57th 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 Jackson County?

65 in 2016, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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