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Employer firms in San Francisco County

Employer firms in San Francisco County was 25,746 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.1% from 2022. That is the 8th highest of 58 counties in 2023.

2023, count25,746
Change on 2022+0.1%
Rank8th of 58Counties in California ranked
Series high26,0242020
Series low18,8631978

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Employer firms in San Francisco County, 1978 to 2023

18K20K22K24K26K28K19781985199219992006201320231978: 18,863 count1979: 19,672 count1980: 19,985 count1981: 20,414 count1982: 20,389 count1983: 20,847 count1984: 21,248 count1985: 21,473 count1986: 21,778 count1987: 21,852 count1988: 22,197 count1989: 22,256 count1990: 22,292 count1991: 21,942 count1992: 21,608 count1993: 21,613 count1994: 21,795 count1995: 21,995 count1996: 22,195 count1997: 22,470 count1998: 22,799 count1999: 22,813 count2000: 23,034 count2001: 22,636 count2002: 22,001 count2003: 21,893 count2004: 21,840 count2005: 22,030 count2006: 22,410 count2007: 22,862 count2008: 23,048 count2009: 23,005 count2010: 22,923 count2011: 23,248 count2012: 23,708 count2013: 24,157 count2014: 24,751 count2015: 25,325 count2016: 25,657 count2017: 25,698 count2018: 25,694 count2019: 25,971 count2020: 26,024 count2021: 24,736 count2022: 25,717 count2023: 25,746 count18K20K22K24K26K28K19781994201020231978: 18,863 count1979: 19,672 count1980: 19,985 count1981: 20,414 count1982: 20,389 count1983: 20,847 count1984: 21,248 count1985: 21,473 count1986: 21,778 count1987: 21,852 count1988: 22,197 count1989: 22,256 count1990: 22,292 count1991: 21,942 count1992: 21,608 count1993: 21,613 count1994: 21,795 count1995: 21,995 count1996: 22,195 count1997: 22,470 count1998: 22,799 count1999: 22,813 count2000: 23,034 count2001: 22,636 count2002: 22,001 count2003: 21,893 count2004: 21,840 count2005: 22,030 count2006: 22,410 count2007: 22,862 count2008: 23,048 count2009: 23,005 count2010: 22,923 count2011: 23,248 count2012: 23,708 count2013: 24,157 count2014: 24,751 count2015: 25,325 count2016: 25,657 count2017: 25,698 count2018: 25,694 count2019: 25,971 count2020: 26,024 count2021: 24,736 count2022: 25,717 count2023: 25,746 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
202325,746
202225,717
202124,736
202026,024
201925,971
201825,694
201725,698
201625,657
201525,325
201424,751
201324,157
201223,708
201123,248
201022,923
200923,005
200823,048
200722,862
200622,410
200522,030
200421,840
200321,893
200222,001
200122,636
200023,034
199922,813
199822,799
199722,470
199622,195
199521,995
199421,795
199321,613
199221,608
199121,942
199022,292
198922,256
198822,197
198721,852
198621,778
198521,473
198421,248
198320,847
198220,389
198120,414
198019,985
197919,672
197818,863

Compared with California and United States

Place2023
San Francisco County25,746
California725,847
United States5,593,727

San Francisco County compared with nearby places

Alameda County: 32,199 countAlpine County: 28 countAmador County: 732 countButte County: 3,735 countCalaveras County: 801 countColusa County: 335 countContra Costa County: 19,485 countDel Norte County: 355 countEl Dorado County: 3,974 countFresno County: 14,573 countGlenn County: 432 countHumboldt County: 2,541 countImperial County: 2,089 countInyo County: 425 countKern County: 10,702 countKings County: 1,487 countLake County: 883 countLassen County: 317 countLos Angeles County: 220,105 countMadera County: 1,919 countMarin County: 8,001 countMariposa County: 303 countMendocino County: 1,970 countMerced County: 2,767 countModoc County: 141 countMono County: 484 countMonterey County: 7,222 countNapa County: 3,761 countNevada County: 2,711 countOrange County: 80,628 countPlacer County: 9,504 countPlumas County: 460 countRiverside County: 34,083 countSacramento County: 25,118 countSan Benito County: 1,008 countSan Bernardino County: 31,388 countSan Diego County: 68,886 countSan Francisco County: 25,746 countSan Joaquin County: 10,265 countSan Luis Obispo County: 7,081 countSan Mateo County: 16,766 countSanta Barbara County: 9,787 countSanta Clara County: 36,608 countSanta Cruz County: 5,828 countShasta County: 3,633 countSierra County: 54 countSiskiyou County: 837 countSolano County: 6,011 countSonoma County: 11,530 countStanislaus County: 7,606 countSutter County: 1,864 countTehama County: 801 countTrinity County: 188 countTulare County: 5,454 countTuolumne County: 1,083 countVentura County: 17,396 countYolo County: 3,600 countYuba County: 737 count
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Employer firms, 2023, count. San Francisco 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, San Francisco 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, San Francisco 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-francisco-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 Francisco 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-francisco-county-california.

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

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

Employer firms in San Francisco County was 25,746 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.1% from 2022. That is the 8th highest of 58 counties in 2023.

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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 Francisco County?

26,024 in 2020, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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