Employer firms in Mendocino County

Employer firms in Mendocino County was 1,970 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 2.2% from 2022. That is the 35th highest of 58 counties in 2023.

2023, count1,970

Change on 2022-2.2%

Rank35th of 58Counties in California ranked

Series high2,3642001

Series low1,5831978

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 Mendocino 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	1,970
2022	2,014
2021	1,921
2020	1,988
2019	2,009
2018	2,019
2017	2,028
2016	2,021
2015	2,023
2014	2,033
2013	2,042
2012	2,059
2011	2,072
2010	2,110
2009	2,169
2008	2,241
2007	2,268
2006	2,251
2005	2,254
2004	2,252
2003	2,331
2002	2,344
2001	2,364
2000	2,311
1999	2,342
1998	2,301
1997	2,298
1996	2,286
1995	2,258
1994	2,223
1993	2,210
1992	2,230
1991	2,240
1990	2,227
1989	2,179
1988	2,129
1987	2,093
1986	2,036
1985	1,907
1984	1,829
1983	1,716
1982	1,687
1981	1,760
1980	1,759
1979	1,711
1978	1,583

Compared with California and United States

Place	2023
Mendocino County	1,970
California	725,847
United States	5,593,727

Mendocino County compared with nearby places

Under 1,000
1,000 to 4,000
4,000 to 8,000
8,000 to 18K
18K and over

Employer firms, 2023, count. Mendocino 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 California by employer firms 58 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, Mendocino 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, Mendocino 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/mendocino-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, Mendocino 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/mendocino-county-california.

Harvard

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

BibTeX

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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Mendocino 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/mendocino-county-california. 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 Mendocino County?

Employer firms in Mendocino County was 1,970 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 2.2% from 2022. That is the 35th 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 Mendocino County?

2,364 in 2001, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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