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Employer firms in Santa Barbara County

Employer firms in Santa Barbara County was 9,787 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.9% from 2022. That is the 17th highest of 58 counties in 2023.

2023, count9,787
Change on 2022+0.9%
Rank17th of 58Counties in California ranked
Series high9,7872023
Series low6,2261978

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Employer firms in Santa Barbara County, 1978 to 2023

6,0007,0008,0009,00010K19781985199219992006201320231978: 6,226 count1979: 6,619 count1980: 6,708 count1981: 6,878 count1982: 6,912 count1983: 7,017 count1984: 7,415 count1985: 7,637 count1986: 7,888 count1987: 7,983 count1988: 8,184 count1989: 8,291 count1990: 8,465 count1991: 8,396 count1992: 8,285 count1993: 8,209 count1994: 8,180 count1995: 8,186 count1996: 8,259 count1997: 8,302 count1998: 8,409 count1999: 8,474 count2000: 8,538 count2001: 8,696 count2002: 8,751 count2003: 8,798 count2004: 8,806 count2005: 8,923 count2006: 9,121 count2007: 9,229 count2008: 9,162 count2009: 9,004 count2010: 8,931 count2011: 8,923 count2012: 8,923 count2013: 8,889 count2014: 8,968 count2015: 9,051 count2016: 9,203 count2017: 9,227 count2018: 9,317 count2019: 9,350 count2020: 9,438 count2021: 9,422 count2022: 9,697 count2023: 9,787 count6,0007,0008,0009,00010K19781994201020231978: 6,226 count1979: 6,619 count1980: 6,708 count1981: 6,878 count1982: 6,912 count1983: 7,017 count1984: 7,415 count1985: 7,637 count1986: 7,888 count1987: 7,983 count1988: 8,184 count1989: 8,291 count1990: 8,465 count1991: 8,396 count1992: 8,285 count1993: 8,209 count1994: 8,180 count1995: 8,186 count1996: 8,259 count1997: 8,302 count1998: 8,409 count1999: 8,474 count2000: 8,538 count2001: 8,696 count2002: 8,751 count2003: 8,798 count2004: 8,806 count2005: 8,923 count2006: 9,121 count2007: 9,229 count2008: 9,162 count2009: 9,004 count2010: 8,931 count2011: 8,923 count2012: 8,923 count2013: 8,889 count2014: 8,968 count2015: 9,051 count2016: 9,203 count2017: 9,227 count2018: 9,317 count2019: 9,350 count2020: 9,438 count2021: 9,422 count2022: 9,697 count2023: 9,787 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
20239,787
20229,697
20219,422
20209,438
20199,350
20189,317
20179,227
20169,203
20159,051
20148,968
20138,889
20128,923
20118,923
20108,931
20099,004
20089,162
20079,229
20069,121
20058,923
20048,806
20038,798
20028,751
20018,696
20008,538
19998,474
19988,409
19978,302
19968,259
19958,186
19948,180
19938,209
19928,285
19918,396
19908,465
19898,291
19888,184
19877,983
19867,888
19857,637
19847,415
19837,017
19826,912
19816,878
19806,708
19796,619
19786,226

Compared with California and United States

Place2023
Santa Barbara County9,787
California725,847
United States5,593,727

Santa Barbara 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. Santa Barbara 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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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties (Employer firms, Santa Barbara 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, Santa Barbara 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/santa-barbara-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, Santa Barbara 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/santa-barbara-county-california.

Harvard

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

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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Santa Barbara County, 1978 to 2023}},
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  urldate = {2026-10-11},
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What is the employer firms in Santa Barbara County?

Employer firms in Santa Barbara County was 9,787 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.9% from 2022. That is the 17th 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 Santa Barbara County?

9,787 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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