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Employer firms in Santa Cruz County

Employer firms in Santa Cruz County was 5,828 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.1% from 2022. That is the 24th highest of 58 counties in 2023.

2023, count5,828
Change on 2022-0.1%
Rank24th of 58Counties in California ranked
Series high5,8342022
Series low3,5771978

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Employer firms in Santa Cruz County, 1978 to 2023

3,5004,0004,5005,0005,5006,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 3,577 count1979: 3,724 count1980: 3,942 count1981: 4,070 count1982: 4,047 count1983: 4,093 count1984: 4,378 count1985: 4,579 count1986: 4,734 count1987: 4,896 count1988: 5,063 count1989: 5,228 count1990: 5,372 count1991: 5,431 count1992: 5,293 count1993: 5,198 count1994: 5,176 count1995: 5,219 count1996: 5,274 count1997: 5,319 count1998: 5,495 count1999: 5,543 count2000: 5,710 count2001: 5,747 count2002: 5,712 count2003: 5,641 count2004: 5,594 count2005: 5,650 count2006: 5,715 count2007: 5,771 count2008: 5,779 count2009: 5,638 count2010: 5,466 count2011: 5,418 count2012: 5,457 count2013: 5,456 count2014: 5,511 count2015: 5,621 count2016: 5,611 count2017: 5,666 count2018: 5,646 count2019: 5,667 count2020: 5,700 count2021: 5,599 count2022: 5,834 count2023: 5,828 count3,0004,0005,0006,00019781994201020231978: 3,577 count1979: 3,724 count1980: 3,942 count1981: 4,070 count1982: 4,047 count1983: 4,093 count1984: 4,378 count1985: 4,579 count1986: 4,734 count1987: 4,896 count1988: 5,063 count1989: 5,228 count1990: 5,372 count1991: 5,431 count1992: 5,293 count1993: 5,198 count1994: 5,176 count1995: 5,219 count1996: 5,274 count1997: 5,319 count1998: 5,495 count1999: 5,543 count2000: 5,710 count2001: 5,747 count2002: 5,712 count2003: 5,641 count2004: 5,594 count2005: 5,650 count2006: 5,715 count2007: 5,771 count2008: 5,779 count2009: 5,638 count2010: 5,466 count2011: 5,418 count2012: 5,457 count2013: 5,456 count2014: 5,511 count2015: 5,621 count2016: 5,611 count2017: 5,666 count2018: 5,646 count2019: 5,667 count2020: 5,700 count2021: 5,599 count2022: 5,834 count2023: 5,828 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
20235,828
20225,834
20215,599
20205,700
20195,667
20185,646
20175,666
20165,611
20155,621
20145,511
20135,456
20125,457
20115,418
20105,466
20095,638
20085,779
20075,771
20065,715
20055,650
20045,594
20035,641
20025,712
20015,747
20005,710
19995,543
19985,495
19975,319
19965,274
19955,219
19945,176
19935,198
19925,293
19915,431
19905,372
19895,228
19885,063
19874,896
19864,734
19854,579
19844,378
19834,093
19824,047
19814,070
19803,942
19793,724
19783,577

Compared with California and United States

Place2023
Santa Cruz County5,828
California725,847
United States5,593,727

Santa Cruz 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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  • 18K and over
Employer firms, 2023, count. Santa Cruz 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, Santa Cruz 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, Santa Cruz 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-cruz-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 Cruz 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-cruz-county-california.

Harvard

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

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

Employer firms in Santa Cruz County was 5,828 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 0.1% from 2022. That is the 24th 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 Cruz County?

5,834 in 2022, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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