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Employer firms in Pinal County

Employer firms in Pinal County was 3,472 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 4.4% from 2022. That is the 4th highest of 15 counties in 2023.

2023, count3,472
Change on 2022+4.4%
Rank4th of 15Counties in Arizona ranked
Series high3,4722023
Series low1,0011978

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Employer firms in Pinal County, 1978 to 2023

1,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,50019781985199219992006201320231978: 1,001 count1979: 1,026 count1980: 1,018 count1981: 1,047 count1982: 1,062 count1983: 1,042 count1984: 1,102 count1985: 1,133 count1986: 1,215 count1987: 1,276 count1988: 1,332 count1989: 1,371 count1990: 1,382 count1991: 1,386 count1992: 1,409 count1993: 1,457 count1994: 1,498 count1995: 1,554 count1996: 1,600 count1997: 1,652 count1998: 1,658 count1999: 1,704 count2000: 1,750 count2001: 1,806 count2002: 1,882 count2003: 1,920 count2004: 2,001 count2005: 2,149 count2006: 2,428 count2007: 2,635 count2008: 2,700 count2009: 2,603 count2010: 2,509 count2011: 2,532 count2012: 2,556 count2013: 2,569 count2014: 2,600 count2015: 2,595 count2016: 2,714 count2017: 2,786 count2018: 2,817 count2019: 2,924 count2020: 2,987 count2021: 3,147 count2022: 3,325 count2023: 3,472 count1,0002,0003,0004,00019781994201020231978: 1,001 count1979: 1,026 count1980: 1,018 count1981: 1,047 count1982: 1,062 count1983: 1,042 count1984: 1,102 count1985: 1,133 count1986: 1,215 count1987: 1,276 count1988: 1,332 count1989: 1,371 count1990: 1,382 count1991: 1,386 count1992: 1,409 count1993: 1,457 count1994: 1,498 count1995: 1,554 count1996: 1,600 count1997: 1,652 count1998: 1,658 count1999: 1,704 count2000: 1,750 count2001: 1,806 count2002: 1,882 count2003: 1,920 count2004: 2,001 count2005: 2,149 count2006: 2,428 count2007: 2,635 count2008: 2,700 count2009: 2,603 count2010: 2,509 count2011: 2,532 count2012: 2,556 count2013: 2,569 count2014: 2,600 count2015: 2,595 count2016: 2,714 count2017: 2,786 count2018: 2,817 count2019: 2,924 count2020: 2,987 count2021: 3,147 count2022: 3,325 count2023: 3,472 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
20233,472
20223,325
20213,147
20202,987
20192,924
20182,817
20172,786
20162,714
20152,595
20142,600
20132,569
20122,556
20112,532
20102,509
20092,603
20082,700
20072,635
20062,428
20052,149
20042,001
20031,920
20021,882
20011,806
20001,750
19991,704
19981,658
19971,652
19961,600
19951,554
19941,498
19931,457
19921,409
19911,386
19901,382
19891,371
19881,332
19871,276
19861,215
19851,133
19841,102
19831,042
19821,062
19811,047
19801,018
19791,026
19781,001

Compared with Arizona and United States

Place2023
Pinal County3,472
Arizona107,886
United States5,593,727

Pinal County compared with nearby places

Apache County: 338 countCochise County: 1,701 countCoconino County: 3,014 countGila County: 863 countGraham County: 482 countGreenlee County: 68 countLa Paz County: 299 countMaricopa County: 73,640 countMohave County: 3,329 countNavajo County: 1,392 countPima County: 14,851 countPinal County: 3,472 countSanta Cruz County: 984 countYavapai County: 5,187 countYuma County: 2,563 count
  • Under 500
  • 500 to 1,200
  • 1,200 to 2,700
  • 2,700 to 3,800
  • 3,800 and over
Employer firms, 2023, count. Pinal 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, Pinal 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, Pinal 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/pinal-county-arizona. 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, Pinal 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/pinal-county-arizona.

Harvard

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

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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Pinal County, 1978 to 2023}},
  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-11},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/pinal-county-arizona. 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 Pinal County?

Employer firms in Pinal County was 3,472 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 4.4% from 2022. That is the 4th highest of 15 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 Pinal County?

3,472 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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