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Employer firms in San Diego County

Employer firms in San Diego County was 68,886 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.2% from 2022. That is the 3rd highest of 58 counties in 2023.

2023, count68,886
Change on 2022+1.2%
Rank3rd of 58Counties in California ranked
Series high68,8862023
Series low28,6071978

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Employer firms in San Diego County, 1978 to 2023

20K30K40K50K60K70K19781985199219992006201320231978: 28,607 count1979: 30,748 count1980: 31,888 count1981: 32,612 count1982: 32,704 count1983: 33,811 count1984: 36,030 count1985: 37,695 count1986: 39,378 count1987: 41,046 count1988: 42,655 count1989: 43,968 count1990: 45,644 count1991: 45,458 count1992: 44,818 count1993: 44,356 count1994: 44,635 count1995: 45,086 count1996: 45,693 count1997: 46,353 count1998: 47,786 count1999: 48,923 count2000: 49,691 count2001: 50,589 count2002: 51,591 count2003: 52,691 count2004: 53,945 count2005: 55,136 count2006: 57,002 count2007: 57,598 count2008: 57,205 count2009: 56,007 count2010: 55,033 count2011: 55,576 count2012: 56,189 count2013: 56,800 count2014: 57,997 count2015: 59,109 count2016: 60,390 count2017: 61,244 count2018: 62,311 count2019: 63,385 count2020: 64,692 count2021: 65,085 count2022: 68,089 count2023: 68,886 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
202368,886
202268,089
202165,085
202064,692
201963,385
201862,311
201761,244
201660,390
201559,109
201457,997
201356,800
201256,189
201155,576
201055,033
200956,007
200857,205
200757,598
200657,002
200555,136
200453,945
200352,691
200251,591
200150,589
200049,691
199948,923
199847,786
199746,353
199645,693
199545,086
199444,635
199344,356
199244,818
199145,458
199045,644
198943,968
198842,655
198741,046
198639,378
198537,695
198436,030
198333,811
198232,704
198132,612
198031,888
197930,748
197828,607

Compared with California and United States

Place2023
San Diego County68,886
California725,847
United States5,593,727

Rankings

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.

How to cite

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, San Diego 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, San Diego 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/san-diego-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, San Diego 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/san-diego-county-california.

Harvard

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

BibTeX
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  year = {2025},
  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-11},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/san-diego-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 San Diego County?

Employer firms in San Diego County was 68,886 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1.2% from 2022. That is the 3rd 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 San Diego County?

68,886 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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