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Employer firms in Santa Fe County

Employer firms in Santa Fe County was 3,951 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1% from 2022. That is the 2nd highest of 33 counties in 2023.

2023, count3,951
Change on 2022+1%
Rank2nd of 33Counties in New Mexico ranked
Series high4,2452007
Series low1,7781978

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Employer firms in Santa Fe County, 1978 to 2023

1,5002,0002,5003,0003,5004,0004,50019781985199219992006201320231978: 1,778 count1979: 1,892 count1980: 1,949 count1981: 2,007 count1982: 2,071 count1983: 2,225 count1984: 2,357 count1985: 2,445 count1986: 2,469 count1987: 2,474 count1988: 2,560 count1989: 2,655 count1990: 2,863 count1991: 2,994 count1992: 3,089 count1993: 3,190 count1994: 3,400 count1995: 3,496 count1996: 3,526 count1997: 3,545 count1998: 3,662 count1999: 3,740 count2000: 3,816 count2001: 3,869 count2002: 3,926 count2003: 4,033 count2004: 4,053 count2005: 4,156 count2006: 4,194 count2007: 4,245 count2008: 4,190 count2009: 4,019 count2010: 3,875 count2011: 3,827 count2012: 3,829 count2013: 3,830 count2014: 3,821 count2015: 3,817 count2016: 3,869 count2017: 3,855 count2018: 3,902 count2019: 3,900 count2020: 3,885 count2021: 3,778 count2022: 3,912 count2023: 3,951 count1,0002,0003,0004,0005,00019781994201020231978: 1,778 count1979: 1,892 count1980: 1,949 count1981: 2,007 count1982: 2,071 count1983: 2,225 count1984: 2,357 count1985: 2,445 count1986: 2,469 count1987: 2,474 count1988: 2,560 count1989: 2,655 count1990: 2,863 count1991: 2,994 count1992: 3,089 count1993: 3,190 count1994: 3,400 count1995: 3,496 count1996: 3,526 count1997: 3,545 count1998: 3,662 count1999: 3,740 count2000: 3,816 count2001: 3,869 count2002: 3,926 count2003: 4,033 count2004: 4,053 count2005: 4,156 count2006: 4,194 count2007: 4,245 count2008: 4,190 count2009: 4,019 count2010: 3,875 count2011: 3,827 count2012: 3,829 count2013: 3,830 count2014: 3,821 count2015: 3,817 count2016: 3,869 count2017: 3,855 count2018: 3,902 count2019: 3,900 count2020: 3,885 count2021: 3,778 count2022: 3,912 count2023: 3,951 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
20233,951
20223,912
20213,778
20203,885
20193,900
20183,902
20173,855
20163,869
20153,817
20143,821
20133,830
20123,829
20113,827
20103,875
20094,019
20084,190
20074,245
20064,194
20054,156
20044,053
20034,033
20023,926
20013,869
20003,816
19993,740
19983,662
19973,545
19963,526
19953,496
19943,400
19933,190
19923,089
19912,994
19902,863
19892,655
19882,560
19872,474
19862,469
19852,445
19842,357
19832,225
19822,071
19812,007
19801,949
19791,892
19781,778

Compared with New Mexico and United States

Place2023
Santa Fe County3,951
New Mexico31,579
United States5,593,727

Santa Fe County compared with nearby places

Bernalillo County: 12,094 countCatron County: 59 countChaves County: 1,100 countCibola County: 283 countColfax County: 317 countCurry County: 861 countDe Baca County: 45 countDoña Ana County: 3,000 countEddy County: 1,252 countGrant County: 452 countGuadalupe County: 83 countHarding County: 11 countHidalgo County: 73 countLea County: 1,393 countLincoln County: 603 countLos Alamos County: 327 countLuna County: 316 countMcKinley County: 712 countMora County: 41 countOtero County: 803 countQuay County: 181 countRio Arriba County: 444 countRoosevelt County: 284 countSandoval County: 1,537 countSan Juan County: 1,950 countSan Miguel County: 348 countSanta Fe County: 3,951 countSierra County: 192 countSocorro County: 198 countTaos County: 887 countTorrance County: 189 countUnion County: 84 countValencia County: 788 count
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  • 1,300 and over
Employer firms, 2023, count. Santa Fe 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 Fe 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 Fe 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-fe-county-new-mexico. 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 Fe 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-fe-county-new-mexico.

Harvard

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

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

Employer firms in Santa Fe County was 3,951 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 1% from 2022. That is the 2nd highest of 33 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 Fe County?

4,245 in 2007, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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