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Employer firms in Santa Clara County

Employer firms in Santa Clara County was 36,608 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.4% from 2022. That is the 4th highest of 58 counties in 2023.

2023, count36,608
Change on 2022+0.4%
Rank4th of 58Counties in California ranked
Series high36,6082023
Series low21,0201978

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Employer firms in Santa Clara County, 1978 to 2023

20K25K30K35K40K19781985199219992006201320231978: 21,020 count1979: 22,211 count1980: 23,242 count1981: 24,005 count1982: 24,052 count1983: 24,715 count1984: 26,036 count1985: 26,454 count1986: 26,911 count1987: 27,333 count1988: 28,127 count1989: 28,797 count1990: 29,413 count1991: 29,278 count1992: 29,235 count1993: 29,445 count1994: 29,680 count1995: 30,249 count1996: 30,887 count1997: 31,781 count1998: 32,726 count1999: 33,209 count2000: 33,658 count2001: 33,600 count2002: 32,731 count2003: 32,513 count2004: 32,603 count2005: 32,942 count2006: 33,694 count2007: 34,040 count2008: 33,847 count2009: 33,008 count2010: 32,537 count2011: 32,956 count2012: 33,796 count2013: 34,218 count2014: 34,721 count2015: 35,185 count2016: 35,646 count2017: 35,773 count2018: 35,804 count2019: 36,036 count2020: 36,261 count2021: 35,407 count2022: 36,458 count2023: 36,608 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
202336,608
202236,458
202135,407
202036,261
201936,036
201835,804
201735,773
201635,646
201535,185
201434,721
201334,218
201233,796
201132,956
201032,537
200933,008
200833,847
200734,040
200633,694
200532,942
200432,603
200332,513
200232,731
200133,600
200033,658
199933,209
199832,726
199731,781
199630,887
199530,249
199429,680
199329,445
199229,235
199129,278
199029,413
198928,797
198828,127
198727,333
198626,911
198526,454
198426,036
198324,715
198224,052
198124,005
198023,242
197922,211
197821,020

Compared with California and United States

Place2023
Santa Clara County36,608
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, Santa Clara 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 Clara 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-clara-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 Clara 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-clara-county-california.

Harvard

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

BibTeX
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  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Santa Clara 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/santa-clara-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 Santa Clara County?

Employer firms in Santa Clara County was 36,608 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 0.4% from 2022. That is the 4th 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 Clara County?

36,608 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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