Employer firms in Riverside County

Employer firms in Riverside County was 34,083 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.9% from 2022. That is the 5th highest of 58 counties in 2023.

2023, count34,083

Change on 2022+1.9%

Rank5th of 58Counties in California ranked

Series high34,0832023

Series low10,6361978

Next release: Sunday, 26 September 2027, estimated by Invokely from past publication dates (low confidence), not announced by the publisher. Release calendar

Employer firms in Riverside County, 1978 to 2023

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

Period	count
2023	34,083
2022	33,453
2021	31,390
2020	30,764
2019	29,839
2018	29,157
2017	28,386
2016	27,670
2015	27,063
2014	26,376
2013	25,716
2012	25,445
2011	25,026
2010	25,028
2009	25,567
2008	26,502
2007	26,958
2006	26,332
2005	24,855
2004	23,814
2003	23,031
2002	22,293
2001	21,426
2000	20,864
1999	20,243
1998	19,580
1997	18,947
1996	18,632
1995	18,403
1994	18,101
1993	18,278
1992	18,754
1991	18,908
1990	18,650
1989	17,722
1988	16,865
1987	15,874
1986	14,933
1985	14,150
1984	13,375
1983	12,249
1982	11,957
1981	11,969
1980	11,824
1979	11,422
1978	10,636

Compared with California and United States

Place	2023
Riverside County	34,083
California	725,847
United States	5,593,727

Riverside County compared with nearby places

Under 1,000
1,000 to 4,000
4,000 to 8,000
8,000 to 18K
18K and over

Employer firms, 2023, count. Riverside County is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Rankings

US states by employer firms 51 places
Counties in California by employer firms 58 places

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, Riverside 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, Riverside 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/riverside-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, Riverside 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/riverside-county-california.

Harvard

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

BibTeX

@misc{census_employer_firms_riverside_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Riverside 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/riverside-county-california. 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 Riverside County?

Employer firms in Riverside County was 34,083 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.9% from 2022. That is the 5th 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 Riverside County?

34,083 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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