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Employer firms in Salt Lake County

Employer firms in Salt Lake County was 26,020 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.8% from 2022. That is the 1st highest of 29 counties in 2023.

2023, count26,020
Change on 2022+1.8%
Rank1st of 29Counties in Utah ranked
Series high26,0202023
Series low11,9271978

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Employer firms in Salt Lake County, 1978 to 2023

10K15K20K25K30K19781985199219992006201320231978: 11,927 count1979: 12,249 count1980: 12,153 count1981: 12,265 count1982: 12,280 count1983: 12,601 count1984: 13,127 count1985: 13,257 count1986: 13,298 count1987: 13,513 count1988: 13,589 count1989: 13,640 count1990: 13,787 count1991: 14,039 count1992: 14,411 count1993: 14,983 count1994: 15,581 count1995: 16,211 count1996: 16,784 count1997: 17,351 count1998: 17,752 count1999: 17,986 count2000: 18,108 count2001: 18,363 count2002: 18,566 count2003: 19,027 count2004: 19,492 count2005: 20,149 count2006: 21,085 count2007: 21,835 count2008: 21,800 count2009: 20,971 count2010: 20,720 count2011: 20,774 count2012: 21,123 count2013: 21,546 count2014: 21,859 count2015: 22,165 count2016: 22,562 count2017: 22,943 count2018: 23,349 count2019: 23,661 count2020: 24,030 count2021: 25,014 count2022: 25,570 count2023: 26,020 count10K15K20K25K30K19781994201020231978: 11,927 count1979: 12,249 count1980: 12,153 count1981: 12,265 count1982: 12,280 count1983: 12,601 count1984: 13,127 count1985: 13,257 count1986: 13,298 count1987: 13,513 count1988: 13,589 count1989: 13,640 count1990: 13,787 count1991: 14,039 count1992: 14,411 count1993: 14,983 count1994: 15,581 count1995: 16,211 count1996: 16,784 count1997: 17,351 count1998: 17,752 count1999: 17,986 count2000: 18,108 count2001: 18,363 count2002: 18,566 count2003: 19,027 count2004: 19,492 count2005: 20,149 count2006: 21,085 count2007: 21,835 count2008: 21,800 count2009: 20,971 count2010: 20,720 count2011: 20,774 count2012: 21,123 count2013: 21,546 count2014: 21,859 count2015: 22,165 count2016: 22,562 count2017: 22,943 count2018: 23,349 count2019: 23,661 count2020: 24,030 count2021: 25,014 count2022: 25,570 count2023: 26,020 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
202326,020
202225,570
202125,014
202024,030
201923,661
201823,349
201722,943
201622,562
201522,165
201421,859
201321,546
201221,123
201120,774
201020,720
200920,971
200821,800
200721,835
200621,085
200520,149
200419,492
200319,027
200218,566
200118,363
200018,108
199917,986
199817,752
199717,351
199616,784
199516,211
199415,581
199314,983
199214,411
199114,039
199013,787
198913,640
198813,589
198713,513
198613,298
198513,257
198413,127
198312,601
198212,280
198112,265
198012,153
197912,249
197811,927

Compared with Utah and United States

Place2023
Salt Lake County26,020
Utah67,722
United States5,593,727

Salt Lake County compared with nearby places

Beaver County: 181 countBox Elder County: 1,037 countCache County: 3,128 countCarbon County: 407 countDaggett County: 19 countDavis County: 6,522 countDuchesne County: 508 countEmery County: 163 countGarfield County: 159 countGrand County: 469 countIron County: 1,551 countJuab County: 231 countKane County: 284 countMillard County: 238 countMorgan County: 301 countPiute County: 32 countRich County: 100 countSalt Lake County: 26,020 countSan Juan County: 223 countSanpete County: 411 countSevier County: 530 countSummit County: 2,188 countTooele County: 947 countUintah County: 1,014 countUtah County: 12,988 countWasatch County: 1,119 countWashington County: 5,799 countWayne County: 94 countWeber County: 4,977 count
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  • 2,600 and over
Employer firms, 2023, count. Salt Lake 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, Salt Lake 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, Salt Lake 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/salt-lake-county-utah. 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, Salt Lake 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/salt-lake-county-utah.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Employer firms, Salt Lake 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/salt-lake-county-utah (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Salt Lake 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/salt-lake-county-utah. 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 Salt Lake County?

Employer firms in Salt Lake County was 26,020 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.8% from 2022. That is the 1st highest of 29 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 Salt Lake County?

26,020 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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