# Counties in Colorado by employer firm births, 2023

All 64 values come from U.S. Census Bureau for 2023, so the places are comparable.

- Indicator id: `employer_firm_births`
- Unit: count
- Definition: New employer firms: firms of age zero in March of the year, meaning that every establishment of the firm had its first employees during the previous twelve months. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics, which calls these firms startups.
- Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978 (https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv)
- Publisher page: https://invokely.ai/en/publishers/us-census-bureau
- Retrieved: 2026-10-22
- Citation: U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-22.
- Web page: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-firm-births/colorado-counties

| Rank | Place | count |
|---:|---|---:|
| 1 | Denver County | 1,863 |
| 2 | El Paso County | 1,327 |
| 3 | Arapahoe County | 1,312 |
| 4 | Jefferson County | 1,157 |
| 5 | Boulder County | 815 |
| 6 | Douglas County | 765 |
| 7 | Adams County | 754 |
| 8 | Larimer County | 689 |
| 9 | Weld County | 529 |
| 10 | Mesa County | 295 |
| 11 | Pueblo County | 191 |
| 12 | Garfield County | 186 |
| 13 | Eagle County | 179 |
| 14 | La Plata County | 168 |
| 15 | Broomfield County | 152 |
| 16 | Routt County | 125 |
| 17 | Summit County | 120 |
| 18 | Montrose County | 105 |
| 19 | Pitkin County | 93 |
| 20 | Chaffee County | 90 |
| 21 | Delta County | 75 |
| 22 | Gunnison County | 72 |
| 23 | Elbert County | 65 |
| 24 | Grand County | 57 |
| 25 | Fremont County | 52 |
| 26 | Teller County | 51 |
| 27 | Park County | 49 |
| 28 | San Miguel County | 48 |
| 29 | Archuleta County | 41 |
| 30 | Montezuma County | 40 |
| 31 | Morgan County | 35 |
| 32 | Las Animas County | 31 |
| 33 | Clear Creek County | 29 |
| 34 | Alamosa County | 22 |
| 34 | Moffat County | 22 |
| 36 | Lake County | 21 |
| 36 | Ouray County | 21 |
| 38 | Logan County | 20 |
| 39 | Otero County | 19 |
| 39 | Rio Grande County | 19 |
| 41 | Gilpin County | 18 |
| 42 | Yuma County | 16 |
| 43 | Saguache County | 14 |
| 44 | Rio Blanco County | 13 |
| 45 | Huerfano County | 11 |
| 46 | Conejos County | 10 |
| 47 | Custer County | 9 |
| 47 | Kit Carson County | 9 |
| 49 | Phillips County | 6 |
| 49 | Prowers County | 6 |
| 49 | Washington County | 6 |
| 52 | Dolores County | 5 |
| 52 | Jackson County | 5 |
| 52 | Lincoln County | 5 |
| 52 | San Juan County | 5 |
| 56 | Baca County | 4 |
| 56 | Bent County | 4 |
| 56 | Hinsdale County | 4 |
| 56 | Mineral County | 4 |
| 56 | Sedgwick County | 4 |
| 61 | Cheyenne County | 3 |
| 61 | Costilla County | 3 |
| 63 | Crowley County | 0 |
| 63 | Kiowa County | 0 |