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Employer firms in Phillips County

Employer firms in Phillips County was 118 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.8% from 2022. That is the 49th highest of 64 counties in 2023.

2023, count118
Change on 2022-0.8%
Rank49th of 64Counties in Colorado ranked
Series high1262002
Series low1081992

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Employer firms in Phillips County, 1978 to 2023

10511011512012513019781985199219992006201320231978: 122 count1979: 125 count1980: 121 count1981: 117 count1982: 109 count1983: 118 count1984: 122 count1985: 122 count1986: 117 count1987: 109 count1988: 109 count1989: 115 count1990: 109 count1991: 112 count1992: 108 count1993: 111 count1994: 120 count1995: 119 count1996: 111 count1997: 112 count1998: 123 count1999: 125 count2000: 122 count2001: 124 count2002: 126 count2003: 121 count2004: 120 count2005: 119 count2006: 116 count2007: 116 count2008: 112 count2009: 112 count2010: 113 count2011: 109 count2012: 116 count2013: 110 count2014: 115 count2015: 118 count2016: 112 count2017: 120 count2018: 113 count2019: 120 count2020: 118 count2021: 117 count2022: 119 count2023: 118 count10511011512012513019781994201020231978: 122 count1979: 125 count1980: 121 count1981: 117 count1982: 109 count1983: 118 count1984: 122 count1985: 122 count1986: 117 count1987: 109 count1988: 109 count1989: 115 count1990: 109 count1991: 112 count1992: 108 count1993: 111 count1994: 120 count1995: 119 count1996: 111 count1997: 112 count1998: 123 count1999: 125 count2000: 122 count2001: 124 count2002: 126 count2003: 121 count2004: 120 count2005: 119 count2006: 116 count2007: 116 count2008: 112 count2009: 112 count2010: 113 count2011: 109 count2012: 116 count2013: 110 count2014: 115 count2015: 118 count2016: 112 count2017: 120 count2018: 113 count2019: 120 count2020: 118 count2021: 117 count2022: 119 count2023: 118 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
2023118
2022119
2021117
2020118
2019120
2018113
2017120
2016112
2015118
2014115
2013110
2012116
2011109
2010113
2009112
2008112
2007116
2006116
2005119
2004120
2003121
2002126
2001124
2000122
1999125
1998123
1997112
1996111
1995119
1994120
1993111
1992108
1991112
1990109
1989115
1988109
1987109
1986117
1985122
1984122
1983118
1982109
1981117
1980121
1979125
1978122

Compared with Colorado and United States

Place2023
Phillips County118
Colorado127,843
United States5,593,727

Phillips 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. Phillips 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, Phillips 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, Phillips 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/phillips-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, Phillips 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/phillips-county-colorado.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Phillips 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/phillips-county-colorado (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, Phillips 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/phillips-county-colorado. 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 Phillips County?

Employer firms in Phillips County was 118 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.8% from 2022. That is the 49th 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 Phillips County?

126 in 2002, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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