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Employer firms in Pitkin County

Employer firms in Pitkin County was 1,259 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.2% from 2022. That is the 18th highest of 64 counties in 2023.

2023, count1,259
Change on 2022+0.2%
Rank18th of 64Counties in Colorado ranked
Series high1,2612021
Series low6531978

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Employer firms in Pitkin County, 1978 to 2023

6008001,0001,2001,40019781985199219992006201320231978: 653 count1979: 697 count1980: 725 count1981: 727 count1982: 722 count1983: 720 count1984: 755 count1985: 752 count1986: 768 count1987: 808 count1988: 847 count1989: 870 count1990: 945 count1991: 950 count1992: 973 count1993: 1,017 count1994: 1,053 count1995: 1,088 count1996: 1,097 count1997: 1,104 count1998: 1,146 count1999: 1,120 count2000: 1,144 count2001: 1,148 count2002: 1,118 count2003: 1,140 count2004: 1,143 count2005: 1,167 count2006: 1,212 count2007: 1,251 count2008: 1,251 count2009: 1,206 count2010: 1,146 count2011: 1,113 count2012: 1,095 count2013: 1,119 count2014: 1,146 count2015: 1,158 count2016: 1,155 count2017: 1,163 count2018: 1,203 count2019: 1,193 count2020: 1,222 count2021: 1,261 count2022: 1,257 count2023: 1,259 count6008001,0001,2001,40019781994201020231978: 653 count1979: 697 count1980: 725 count1981: 727 count1982: 722 count1983: 720 count1984: 755 count1985: 752 count1986: 768 count1987: 808 count1988: 847 count1989: 870 count1990: 945 count1991: 950 count1992: 973 count1993: 1,017 count1994: 1,053 count1995: 1,088 count1996: 1,097 count1997: 1,104 count1998: 1,146 count1999: 1,120 count2000: 1,144 count2001: 1,148 count2002: 1,118 count2003: 1,140 count2004: 1,143 count2005: 1,167 count2006: 1,212 count2007: 1,251 count2008: 1,251 count2009: 1,206 count2010: 1,146 count2011: 1,113 count2012: 1,095 count2013: 1,119 count2014: 1,146 count2015: 1,158 count2016: 1,155 count2017: 1,163 count2018: 1,203 count2019: 1,193 count2020: 1,222 count2021: 1,261 count2022: 1,257 count2023: 1,259 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
20231,259
20221,257
20211,261
20201,222
20191,193
20181,203
20171,163
20161,155
20151,158
20141,146
20131,119
20121,095
20111,113
20101,146
20091,206
20081,251
20071,251
20061,212
20051,167
20041,143
20031,140
20021,118
20011,148
20001,144
19991,120
19981,146
19971,104
19961,097
19951,088
19941,053
19931,017
1992973
1991950
1990945
1989870
1988847
1987808
1986768
1985752
1984755
1983720
1982722
1981727
1980725
1979697
1978653

Compared with Colorado and United States

Place2023
Pitkin County1,259
Colorado127,843
United States5,593,727

Pitkin 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. Pitkin 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, Pitkin 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, Pitkin 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/pitkin-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, Pitkin 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/pitkin-county-colorado.

Harvard

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

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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Pitkin 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/pitkin-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 Pitkin County?

Employer firms in Pitkin County was 1,259 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.2% from 2022. That is the 18th 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 Pitkin County?

1,261 in 2021, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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