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Employer firms in Orange County

Employer firms in Orange County was 80,628 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.9% from 2022. That is the 2nd highest of 58 counties in 2023.

2023, count80,628
Change on 2022+0.9%
Rank2nd of 58Counties in California ranked
Series high80,6282023
Series low34,4951978

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Employer firms in Orange County, 1978 to 2023

30K40K50K60K70K80K90K19781985199219992006201320231978: 34,495 count1979: 37,005 count1980: 38,865 count1981: 40,427 count1982: 40,739 count1983: 41,545 count1984: 43,937 count1985: 45,747 count1986: 47,620 count1987: 49,432 count1988: 51,019 count1989: 52,459 count1990: 54,107 count1991: 54,021 count1992: 53,490 count1993: 53,080 count1994: 53,312 count1995: 53,682 count1996: 54,358 count1997: 55,278 count1998: 56,768 count1999: 57,694 count2000: 58,668 count2001: 59,624 count2002: 60,440 count2003: 61,917 count2004: 63,554 count2005: 65,456 count2006: 67,736 count2007: 68,782 count2008: 68,198 count2009: 66,451 count2010: 65,456 count2011: 65,549 count2012: 66,362 count2013: 67,211 count2014: 68,383 count2015: 69,499 count2016: 70,866 count2017: 71,983 count2018: 72,764 count2019: 74,212 count2020: 76,163 count2021: 76,670 count2022: 79,944 count2023: 80,628 count20K40K60K80K100K19781994201020231978: 34,495 count1979: 37,005 count1980: 38,865 count1981: 40,427 count1982: 40,739 count1983: 41,545 count1984: 43,937 count1985: 45,747 count1986: 47,620 count1987: 49,432 count1988: 51,019 count1989: 52,459 count1990: 54,107 count1991: 54,021 count1992: 53,490 count1993: 53,080 count1994: 53,312 count1995: 53,682 count1996: 54,358 count1997: 55,278 count1998: 56,768 count1999: 57,694 count2000: 58,668 count2001: 59,624 count2002: 60,440 count2003: 61,917 count2004: 63,554 count2005: 65,456 count2006: 67,736 count2007: 68,782 count2008: 68,198 count2009: 66,451 count2010: 65,456 count2011: 65,549 count2012: 66,362 count2013: 67,211 count2014: 68,383 count2015: 69,499 count2016: 70,866 count2017: 71,983 count2018: 72,764 count2019: 74,212 count2020: 76,163 count2021: 76,670 count2022: 79,944 count2023: 80,628 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
202380,628
202279,944
202176,670
202076,163
201974,212
201872,764
201771,983
201670,866
201569,499
201468,383
201367,211
201266,362
201165,549
201065,456
200966,451
200868,198
200768,782
200667,736
200565,456
200463,554
200361,917
200260,440
200159,624
200058,668
199957,694
199856,768
199755,278
199654,358
199553,682
199453,312
199353,080
199253,490
199154,021
199054,107
198952,459
198851,019
198749,432
198647,620
198545,747
198443,937
198341,545
198240,739
198140,427
198038,865
197937,005
197834,495

Compared with California and United States

Place2023
Orange County80,628
California725,847
United States5,593,727

Orange 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. Orange 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, Orange 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, Orange 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/orange-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, Orange 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/orange-county-california.

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

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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Orange County, 1978 to 2023}},
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What is the employer firms in Orange County?

Employer firms in Orange County was 80,628 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.9% from 2022. That is the 2nd 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 Orange County?

80,628 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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