Employer firms in Jefferson County

Employer firms in Jefferson County was 13,550 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.3% from 2022. That is the 4th highest of 64 counties in 2023.

2023, count13,550

Change on 2022-0.3%

Rank4th of 64Counties in Colorado ranked

Series high13,5922022

Series low6,0401978

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 Jefferson 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	13,550
2022	13,592
2021	13,520
2020	13,229
2019	13,154
2018	13,038
2017	12,979
2016	12,902
2015	12,668
2014	12,468
2013	12,252
2012	12,094
2011	12,030
2010	12,056
2009	12,277
2008	12,599
2007	12,765
2006	12,615
2005	12,436
2004	12,189
2003	12,058
2002	11,956
2001	11,968
2000	11,838
1999	11,653
1998	11,452
1997	11,194
1996	10,780
1995	10,565
1994	10,048
1993	9,533
1992	9,102
1991	8,943
1990	8,601
1989	8,387
1988	8,331
1987	8,302
1986	8,277
1985	8,123
1984	7,884
1983	7,324
1982	6,941
1981	6,789
1980	6,593
1979	6,400
1978	6,040

Compared with Colorado and United States

Place	2023
Jefferson County	13,550
Colorado	127,843
United States	5,593,727

Jefferson County compared with nearby places

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100 to 200
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400 to 800
800 to 2,700
2,700 and over

Employer firms, 2023, count. Jefferson 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, Jefferson 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, Jefferson 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/jefferson-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, Jefferson 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/jefferson-county-colorado.

Harvard

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

BibTeX

@misc{census_employer_firms_jefferson_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Jefferson 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/jefferson-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 Jefferson County?

Employer firms in Jefferson County was 13,550 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.3% from 2022. That is the 4th 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 Jefferson County?

13,592 in 2022, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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