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Employer firms in Mesa County

Employer firms in Mesa County was 3,819 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.5% from 2022. That is the 10th highest of 64 counties in 2023.

2023, count3,819
Change on 2022+1.5%
Rank10th of 64Counties in Colorado ranked
Series high4,1682008
Series low1,9201978

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Employer firms in Mesa County, 1978 to 2023

1,5002,0002,5003,0003,5004,0004,50019781985199219992006201320231978: 1,920 count1979: 2,041 count1980: 2,114 count1981: 2,270 count1982: 2,448 count1983: 2,386 count1984: 2,322 count1985: 2,157 count1986: 2,051 count1987: 2,078 count1988: 2,032 count1989: 2,103 count1990: 2,169 count1991: 2,189 count1992: 2,232 count1993: 2,294 count1994: 2,443 count1995: 2,600 count1996: 2,719 count1997: 2,808 count1998: 2,893 count1999: 2,963 count2000: 3,060 count2001: 3,113 count2002: 3,169 count2003: 3,354 count2004: 3,467 count2005: 3,625 count2006: 3,848 count2007: 4,026 count2008: 4,168 count2009: 4,011 count2010: 3,754 count2011: 3,694 count2012: 3,671 count2013: 3,616 count2014: 3,620 count2015: 3,620 count2016: 3,592 count2017: 3,567 count2018: 3,615 count2019: 3,679 count2020: 3,648 count2021: 3,712 count2022: 3,764 count2023: 3,819 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
20233,819
20223,764
20213,712
20203,648
20193,679
20183,615
20173,567
20163,592
20153,620
20143,620
20133,616
20123,671
20113,694
20103,754
20094,011
20084,168
20074,026
20063,848
20053,625
20043,467
20033,354
20023,169
20013,113
20003,060
19992,963
19982,893
19972,808
19962,719
19952,600
19942,443
19932,294
19922,232
19912,189
19902,169
19892,103
19882,032
19872,078
19862,051
19852,157
19842,322
19832,386
19822,448
19812,270
19802,114
19792,041
19781,920

Compared with Colorado and United States

Place2023
Mesa County3,819
Colorado127,843
United States5,593,727

Rankings

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.

How to cite

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, Mesa 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, Mesa 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/mesa-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, Mesa 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/mesa-county-colorado.

Harvard

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

BibTeX
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  urldate = {2026-10-11},
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What is the employer firms in Mesa County?

Employer firms in Mesa County was 3,819 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.5% from 2022. That is the 10th 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 Mesa County?

4,168 in 2008, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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