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Employer firms in Washington County

Employer firms in Washington County was 98 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is unchanged from 2022. That is the 52nd highest of 64 counties in 2023.

2023, count98
Change on 20220%
Rank52nd of 64Counties in Colorado ranked
Series high1181978
Series low882003

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Employer firms in Washington County, 1978 to 2023

809010011012019781985199219992006201320231978: 118 count1979: 116 count1980: 118 count1981: 117 count1982: 111 count1983: 105 count1984: 107 count1985: 109 count1986: 107 count1987: 99 count1988: 99 count1989: 99 count1990: 95 count1991: 92 count1992: 98 count1993: 101 count1994: 98 count1995: 101 count1996: 100 count1997: 96 count1998: 97 count1999: 100 count2000: 98 count2001: 92 count2002: 89 count2003: 88 count2004: 91 count2005: 94 count2006: 99 count2007: 93 count2008: 91 count2009: 92 count2010: 92 count2011: 89 count2012: 91 count2013: 89 count2014: 93 count2015: 97 count2016: 101 count2017: 101 count2018: 96 count2019: 100 count2020: 99 count2021: 96 count2022: 98 count2023: 98 count809010011012019781994201020231978: 118 count1979: 116 count1980: 118 count1981: 117 count1982: 111 count1983: 105 count1984: 107 count1985: 109 count1986: 107 count1987: 99 count1988: 99 count1989: 99 count1990: 95 count1991: 92 count1992: 98 count1993: 101 count1994: 98 count1995: 101 count1996: 100 count1997: 96 count1998: 97 count1999: 100 count2000: 98 count2001: 92 count2002: 89 count2003: 88 count2004: 91 count2005: 94 count2006: 99 count2007: 93 count2008: 91 count2009: 92 count2010: 92 count2011: 89 count2012: 91 count2013: 89 count2014: 93 count2015: 97 count2016: 101 count2017: 101 count2018: 96 count2019: 100 count2020: 99 count2021: 96 count2022: 98 count2023: 98 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
202398
202298
202196
202099
2019100
201896
2017101
2016101
201597
201493
201389
201291
201189
201092
200992
200891
200793
200699
200594
200491
200388
200289
200192
200098
1999100
199897
199796
1996100
1995101
199498
1993101
199298
199192
199095
198999
198899
198799
1986107
1985109
1984107
1983105
1982111
1981117
1980118
1979116
1978118

Compared with Colorado and United States

Place2023
Washington County98
Colorado127,843
United States5,593,727

Washington County compared with nearby places

Adams County: 8,373 countAlamosa County: 411 countArapahoe County: 15,030 countArchuleta County: 465 countBaca County: 70 countBent County: 52 countBoulder County: 10,197 countBroomfield County: 1,919 countChaffee County: 905 countCheyenne County: 48 countClear Creek County: 275 countConejos County: 102 countCostilla County: 42 countCrowley County: 37 countCuster County: 137 countDelta County: 707 countDenver County: 20,672 countDolores County: 56 countDouglas County: 7,698 countEagle County: 2,730 countElbert County: 575 countEl Paso County: 13,727 countFremont County: 795 countGarfield County: 2,117 countGilpin County: 129 countGrand County: 776 countGunnison County: 948 countHinsdale County: 45 countHuerfano County: 138 countJackson County: 53 countJefferson County: 13,550 countKiowa County: 29 countKit Carson County: 229 countLake County: 214 countLa Plata County: 2,014 countLarimer County: 9,163 countLas Animas County: 325 countLincoln County: 136 countLogan County: 478 countMesa County: 3,819 countMineral County: 52 countMoffat County: 323 countMontezuma County: 652 countMontrose County: 1,228 countMorgan County: 614 countOtero County: 349 countOuray County: 262 countPark County: 425 countPhillips County: 118 countPitkin County: 1,259 countProwers County: 276 countPueblo County: 2,609 countRio Blanco County: 168 countRio Grande County: 313 countRoutt County: 1,465 countSaguache County: 109 countSan Juan County: 61 countSan Miguel County: 558 countSedgwick County: 68 countSummit County: 1,662 countTeller County: 683 countWashington County: 98 countWeld County: 5,769 countYuma County: 274 count
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Employer firms, 2023, count. Washington 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, Washington 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, Washington 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/washington-county-colorado. 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, Washington 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/washington-county-colorado.

Harvard

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

BibTeX
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  title = {{Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties: Employer firms, Washington County, 1978 to 2023}},
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  howpublished = {Data set},
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  urldate = {2026-10-11},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firms/washington-county-colorado. 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 Washington County?

Employer firms in Washington County was 98 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is unchanged from 2022. That is the 52nd highest of 64 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 Washington County?

118 in 1978, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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