Employer firms in Kit Carson County

Employer firms in Kit Carson County was 229 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 1.3% from 2022. That is the 42nd highest of 64 counties in 2023.

2023, count229

Change on 2022-1.3%

Rank42nd of 64Counties in Colorado ranked

Series high2462000

Series low1931985

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 Kit Carson 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	229
2022	232
2021	240
2020	236
2019	234
2018	234
2017	240
2016	233
2015	236
2014	225
2013	226
2012	227
2011	217
2010	224
2009	212
2008	217
2007	219
2006	215
2005	225
2004	231
2003	236
2002	222
2001	235
2000	246
1999	243
1998	242
1997	229
1996	231
1995	236
1994	221
1993	206
1992	202
1991	214
1990	211
1989	209
1988	207
1987	206
1986	199
1985	193
1984	199
1983	194
1982	197
1981	199
1980	197
1979	204
1978	205

Compared with Colorado and United States

Place	2023
Kit Carson County	229
Colorado	127,843
United States	5,593,727

Kit Carson County compared with nearby places

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

Employer firms, 2023, count. Kit Carson 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, Kit Carson 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, Kit Carson 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/kit-carson-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, Kit Carson 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/kit-carson-county-colorado.

Harvard

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

BibTeX

@misc{census_employer_firms_kit_carson_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Kit Carson 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/kit-carson-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 Kit Carson County?

Employer firms in Kit Carson County was 229 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 1.3% from 2022. That is the 42nd 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 Kit Carson County?

246 in 2000, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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