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Employer firms in Utah County

Employer firms in Utah County was 12,988 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 3.1% from 2022. That is the 2nd highest of 29 counties in 2023.

2023, count12,988
Change on 2022+3.1%
Rank2nd of 29Counties in Utah ranked
Series high12,9882023
Series low2,7641978

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Employer firms in Utah County, 1978 to 2023

2,5005,0007,50010K12.5K15K19781985199219992006201320231978: 2,764 count1979: 2,877 count1980: 2,939 count1981: 2,971 count1982: 2,921 count1983: 3,000 count1984: 3,090 count1985: 3,199 count1986: 3,193 count1987: 3,212 count1988: 3,279 count1989: 3,354 count1990: 3,439 count1991: 3,535 count1992: 3,681 count1993: 3,877 count1994: 4,132 count1995: 4,366 count1996: 4,594 count1997: 4,721 count1998: 4,857 count1999: 5,087 count2000: 5,269 count2001: 5,559 count2002: 5,934 count2003: 6,190 count2004: 6,470 count2005: 6,813 count2006: 7,447 count2007: 8,074 count2008: 8,143 count2009: 7,813 count2010: 7,806 count2011: 7,889 count2012: 8,147 count2013: 8,408 count2014: 8,776 count2015: 9,104 count2016: 9,448 count2017: 9,810 count2018: 10,262 count2019: 10,771 count2020: 11,076 count2021: 11,948 count2022: 12,592 count2023: 12,988 count05,00010K15K19781994201020231978: 2,764 count1979: 2,877 count1980: 2,939 count1981: 2,971 count1982: 2,921 count1983: 3,000 count1984: 3,090 count1985: 3,199 count1986: 3,193 count1987: 3,212 count1988: 3,279 count1989: 3,354 count1990: 3,439 count1991: 3,535 count1992: 3,681 count1993: 3,877 count1994: 4,132 count1995: 4,366 count1996: 4,594 count1997: 4,721 count1998: 4,857 count1999: 5,087 count2000: 5,269 count2001: 5,559 count2002: 5,934 count2003: 6,190 count2004: 6,470 count2005: 6,813 count2006: 7,447 count2007: 8,074 count2008: 8,143 count2009: 7,813 count2010: 7,806 count2011: 7,889 count2012: 8,147 count2013: 8,408 count2014: 8,776 count2015: 9,104 count2016: 9,448 count2017: 9,810 count2018: 10,262 count2019: 10,771 count2020: 11,076 count2021: 11,948 count2022: 12,592 count2023: 12,988 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
202312,988
202212,592
202111,948
202011,076
201910,771
201810,262
20179,810
20169,448
20159,104
20148,776
20138,408
20128,147
20117,889
20107,806
20097,813
20088,143
20078,074
20067,447
20056,813
20046,470
20036,190
20025,934
20015,559
20005,269
19995,087
19984,857
19974,721
19964,594
19954,366
19944,132
19933,877
19923,681
19913,535
19903,439
19893,354
19883,279
19873,212
19863,193
19853,199
19843,090
19833,000
19822,921
19812,971
19802,939
19792,877
19782,764

Compared with Utah and United States

Place2023
Utah County12,988
Utah67,722
United States5,593,727

Utah County compared with nearby places

Beaver County: 181 countBox Elder County: 1,037 countCache County: 3,128 countCarbon County: 407 countDaggett County: 19 countDavis County: 6,522 countDuchesne County: 508 countEmery County: 163 countGarfield County: 159 countGrand County: 469 countIron County: 1,551 countJuab County: 231 countKane County: 284 countMillard County: 238 countMorgan County: 301 countPiute County: 32 countRich County: 100 countSalt Lake County: 26,020 countSan Juan County: 223 countSanpete County: 411 countSevier County: 530 countSummit County: 2,188 countTooele County: 947 countUintah County: 1,014 countUtah County: 12,988 countWasatch County: 1,119 countWashington County: 5,799 countWayne County: 94 countWeber County: 4,977 count
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  • 900 to 2,600
  • 2,600 and over
Employer firms, 2023, count. Utah 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, Utah 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, Utah 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/utah-county-utah. 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, Utah 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/utah-county-utah.

Harvard

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

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@misc{census_employer_firms_utah_county_2023,
  author = {{U.S. Census Bureau}},
  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Utah 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/utah-county-utah. 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 Utah County?

Employer firms in Utah County was 12,988 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 3.1% from 2022. That is the 2nd highest of 29 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 Utah County?

12,988 in 2023, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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