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Employer firms in Pueblo County

Employer firms in Pueblo County was 2,609 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.4% from 2022. That is the 12th highest of 64 counties in 2023.

2023, count2,609
Change on 2022-0.4%
Rank12th of 64Counties in Colorado ranked
Series high2,6892007
Series low2,1261983

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Employer firms in Pueblo County, 1978 to 2023

2,0002,2002,4002,6002,80019781985199219992006201320231978: 2,166 count1979: 2,243 count1980: 2,260 count1981: 2,204 count1982: 2,162 count1983: 2,126 count1984: 2,205 count1985: 2,244 count1986: 2,267 count1987: 2,271 count1988: 2,287 count1989: 2,263 count1990: 2,286 count1991: 2,268 count1992: 2,259 count1993: 2,278 count1994: 2,354 count1995: 2,426 count1996: 2,489 count1997: 2,522 count1998: 2,569 count1999: 2,588 count2000: 2,591 count2001: 2,567 count2002: 2,620 count2003: 2,636 count2004: 2,677 count2005: 2,680 count2006: 2,677 count2007: 2,689 count2008: 2,644 count2009: 2,582 count2010: 2,546 count2011: 2,508 count2012: 2,478 count2013: 2,470 count2014: 2,437 count2015: 2,463 count2016: 2,503 count2017: 2,520 count2018: 2,554 count2019: 2,599 count2020: 2,583 count2021: 2,616 count2022: 2,619 count2023: 2,609 count2,0002,2002,4002,6002,80019781994201020231978: 2,166 count1979: 2,243 count1980: 2,260 count1981: 2,204 count1982: 2,162 count1983: 2,126 count1984: 2,205 count1985: 2,244 count1986: 2,267 count1987: 2,271 count1988: 2,287 count1989: 2,263 count1990: 2,286 count1991: 2,268 count1992: 2,259 count1993: 2,278 count1994: 2,354 count1995: 2,426 count1996: 2,489 count1997: 2,522 count1998: 2,569 count1999: 2,588 count2000: 2,591 count2001: 2,567 count2002: 2,620 count2003: 2,636 count2004: 2,677 count2005: 2,680 count2006: 2,677 count2007: 2,689 count2008: 2,644 count2009: 2,582 count2010: 2,546 count2011: 2,508 count2012: 2,478 count2013: 2,470 count2014: 2,437 count2015: 2,463 count2016: 2,503 count2017: 2,520 count2018: 2,554 count2019: 2,599 count2020: 2,583 count2021: 2,616 count2022: 2,619 count2023: 2,609 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
20232,609
20222,619
20212,616
20202,583
20192,599
20182,554
20172,520
20162,503
20152,463
20142,437
20132,470
20122,478
20112,508
20102,546
20092,582
20082,644
20072,689
20062,677
20052,680
20042,677
20032,636
20022,620
20012,567
20002,591
19992,588
19982,569
19972,522
19962,489
19952,426
19942,354
19932,278
19922,259
19912,268
19902,286
19892,263
19882,287
19872,271
19862,267
19852,244
19842,205
19832,126
19822,162
19812,204
19802,260
19792,243
19782,166

Compared with Colorado and United States

Place2023
Pueblo County2,609
Colorado127,843
United States5,593,727

Pueblo 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. Pueblo 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, Pueblo 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, Pueblo 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/pueblo-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, Pueblo 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/pueblo-county-colorado.

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

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

Employer firms in Pueblo County was 2,609 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.4% from 2022. That is the 12th 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 Pueblo County?

2,689 in 2007, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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