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Employer firms in La Plata County

Employer firms in La Plata County was 2,014 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.7% from 2022. That is the 14th highest of 64 counties in 2023.

2023, count2,014
Change on 2022-0.7%
Rank14th of 64Counties in Colorado ranked
Series high2,0812007
Series low8121978

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Employer firms in La Plata County, 1978 to 2023

5001,0001,5002,0002,50019781985199219992006201320231978: 812 count1979: 843 count1980: 850 count1981: 887 count1982: 923 count1983: 933 count1984: 1,014 count1985: 1,038 count1986: 1,070 count1987: 1,028 count1988: 1,026 count1989: 1,049 count1990: 1,088 count1991: 1,131 count1992: 1,143 count1993: 1,208 count1994: 1,281 count1995: 1,335 count1996: 1,408 count1997: 1,446 count1998: 1,520 count1999: 1,593 count2000: 1,652 count2001: 1,685 count2002: 1,718 count2003: 1,759 count2004: 1,812 count2005: 1,906 count2006: 2,009 count2007: 2,081 count2008: 2,059 count2009: 1,994 count2010: 1,897 count2011: 1,878 count2012: 1,877 count2013: 1,905 count2014: 1,915 count2015: 1,937 count2016: 1,960 count2017: 1,981 count2018: 1,999 count2019: 2,001 count2020: 1,983 count2021: 2,021 count2022: 2,029 count2023: 2,014 count5001,0001,5002,0002,50019781994201020231978: 812 count1979: 843 count1980: 850 count1981: 887 count1982: 923 count1983: 933 count1984: 1,014 count1985: 1,038 count1986: 1,070 count1987: 1,028 count1988: 1,026 count1989: 1,049 count1990: 1,088 count1991: 1,131 count1992: 1,143 count1993: 1,208 count1994: 1,281 count1995: 1,335 count1996: 1,408 count1997: 1,446 count1998: 1,520 count1999: 1,593 count2000: 1,652 count2001: 1,685 count2002: 1,718 count2003: 1,759 count2004: 1,812 count2005: 1,906 count2006: 2,009 count2007: 2,081 count2008: 2,059 count2009: 1,994 count2010: 1,897 count2011: 1,878 count2012: 1,877 count2013: 1,905 count2014: 1,915 count2015: 1,937 count2016: 1,960 count2017: 1,981 count2018: 1,999 count2019: 2,001 count2020: 1,983 count2021: 2,021 count2022: 2,029 count2023: 2,014 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
20232,014
20222,029
20212,021
20201,983
20192,001
20181,999
20171,981
20161,960
20151,937
20141,915
20131,905
20121,877
20111,878
20101,897
20091,994
20082,059
20072,081
20062,009
20051,906
20041,812
20031,759
20021,718
20011,685
20001,652
19991,593
19981,520
19971,446
19961,408
19951,335
19941,281
19931,208
19921,143
19911,131
19901,088
19891,049
19881,026
19871,028
19861,070
19851,038
19841,014
1983933
1982923
1981887
1980850
1979843
1978812

Compared with Colorado and United States

Place2023
La Plata County2,014
Colorado127,843
United States5,593,727

La Plata 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. La Plata 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, La Plata 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, La Plata 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/la-plata-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, La Plata 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/la-plata-county-colorado.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, La Plata 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/la-plata-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, La Plata County, 1978 to 2023}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-11},
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What is the employer firms in La Plata County?

Employer firms in La Plata County was 2,014 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.7% from 2022. That is the 14th 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 La Plata County?

2,081 in 2007, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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