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Employer firms in Marin County

Employer firms in Marin County was 8,001 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.5% from 2022. That is the 19th highest of 58 counties in 2023.

2023, count8,001
Change on 2022-0.5%
Rank19th of 58Counties in California ranked
Series high8,3762001
Series low5,1981978

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Employer firms in Marin County, 1978 to 2023

5,0006,0007,0008,0009,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 5,198 count1979: 5,527 count1980: 5,748 count1981: 5,985 count1982: 6,015 count1983: 6,218 count1984: 6,563 count1985: 6,733 count1986: 6,957 count1987: 7,160 count1988: 7,312 count1989: 7,451 count1990: 7,672 count1991: 7,718 count1992: 7,697 count1993: 7,666 count1994: 7,831 count1995: 7,917 count1996: 7,946 count1997: 8,016 count1998: 8,178 count1999: 8,307 count2000: 8,358 count2001: 8,376 count2002: 8,183 count2003: 8,065 count2004: 8,074 count2005: 8,056 count2006: 8,109 count2007: 8,160 count2008: 8,127 count2009: 7,895 count2010: 7,702 count2011: 7,603 count2012: 7,719 count2013: 7,736 count2014: 7,846 count2015: 7,926 count2016: 8,003 count2017: 7,994 count2018: 8,005 count2019: 8,041 count2020: 8,055 count2021: 7,862 count2022: 8,045 count2023: 8,001 count5,0006,0007,0008,0009,00019781994201020231978: 5,198 count1979: 5,527 count1980: 5,748 count1981: 5,985 count1982: 6,015 count1983: 6,218 count1984: 6,563 count1985: 6,733 count1986: 6,957 count1987: 7,160 count1988: 7,312 count1989: 7,451 count1990: 7,672 count1991: 7,718 count1992: 7,697 count1993: 7,666 count1994: 7,831 count1995: 7,917 count1996: 7,946 count1997: 8,016 count1998: 8,178 count1999: 8,307 count2000: 8,358 count2001: 8,376 count2002: 8,183 count2003: 8,065 count2004: 8,074 count2005: 8,056 count2006: 8,109 count2007: 8,160 count2008: 8,127 count2009: 7,895 count2010: 7,702 count2011: 7,603 count2012: 7,719 count2013: 7,736 count2014: 7,846 count2015: 7,926 count2016: 8,003 count2017: 7,994 count2018: 8,005 count2019: 8,041 count2020: 8,055 count2021: 7,862 count2022: 8,045 count2023: 8,001 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
20238,001
20228,045
20217,862
20208,055
20198,041
20188,005
20177,994
20168,003
20157,926
20147,846
20137,736
20127,719
20117,603
20107,702
20097,895
20088,127
20078,160
20068,109
20058,056
20048,074
20038,065
20028,183
20018,376
20008,358
19998,307
19988,178
19978,016
19967,946
19957,917
19947,831
19937,666
19927,697
19917,718
19907,672
19897,451
19887,312
19877,160
19866,957
19856,733
19846,563
19836,218
19826,015
19815,985
19805,748
19795,527
19785,198

Compared with California and United States

Place2023
Marin County8,001
California725,847
United States5,593,727

Marin County compared with nearby places

Alameda County: 32,199 countAlpine County: 28 countAmador County: 732 countButte County: 3,735 countCalaveras County: 801 countColusa County: 335 countContra Costa County: 19,485 countDel Norte County: 355 countEl Dorado County: 3,974 countFresno County: 14,573 countGlenn County: 432 countHumboldt County: 2,541 countImperial County: 2,089 countInyo County: 425 countKern County: 10,702 countKings County: 1,487 countLake County: 883 countLassen County: 317 countLos Angeles County: 220,105 countMadera County: 1,919 countMarin County: 8,001 countMariposa County: 303 countMendocino County: 1,970 countMerced County: 2,767 countModoc County: 141 countMono County: 484 countMonterey County: 7,222 countNapa County: 3,761 countNevada County: 2,711 countOrange County: 80,628 countPlacer County: 9,504 countPlumas County: 460 countRiverside County: 34,083 countSacramento County: 25,118 countSan Benito County: 1,008 countSan Bernardino County: 31,388 countSan Diego County: 68,886 countSan Francisco County: 25,746 countSan Joaquin County: 10,265 countSan Luis Obispo County: 7,081 countSan Mateo County: 16,766 countSanta Barbara County: 9,787 countSanta Clara County: 36,608 countSanta Cruz County: 5,828 countShasta County: 3,633 countSierra County: 54 countSiskiyou County: 837 countSolano County: 6,011 countSonoma County: 11,530 countStanislaus County: 7,606 countSutter County: 1,864 countTehama County: 801 countTrinity County: 188 countTulare County: 5,454 countTuolumne County: 1,083 countVentura County: 17,396 countYolo County: 3,600 countYuba County: 737 count
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Employer firms, 2023, count. Marin 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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U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties (Employer firms, Marin 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, Marin 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/marin-county-california. 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, Marin 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/marin-county-california.

Harvard

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

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Marin County, 1978 to 2023}},
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  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-11},
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What is the employer firms in Marin County?

Employer firms in Marin County was 8,001 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.5% from 2022. That is the 19th highest of 58 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 Marin County?

8,376 in 2001, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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