Counties in Utah by employer firms

Salt Lake County had the highest employer firms of 29 counties in 2021, at 25,014. Daggett County had the lowest, at 20. The median was 450 and the figure for Utah was 63,978. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

Highest25,014Salt Lake County

Lowest20Daggett County

Median45029 counties

Utah63,978History

Map of counties, 2021

Under 200
200 to 300
300 to 800
800 to 2,400
2,400 and over

count, 2021. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2021

count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

Rank	Counties	2021 count	Change on 2020
1	Salt Lake County	25,014	+4.1%
2	Utah County	11,948	+7.9%
3	Davis County	6,264	+5.6%
4	Washington County	5,263	+9.1%
5	Weber County	4,769	+5.3%
6	Cache County	2,968	+6.2%
7	Summit County	2,096	+6.1%
8	Iron County	1,388	+7.2%
9	Box Elder County	1,024	+3.3%
10	Wasatch County	1,008	+10.9%
11	Uintah County	962	+3.1%
12	Tooele County	882	+8.6%
13	Sevier County	486	+2.3%
14	Duchesne County	477	+1.3%
15	Grand County	450	+6.9%
16	Sanpete County	394	+6.2%
17	Carbon County	388	-2%
18	Morgan County	276	+9.5%
19	Kane County	256	+3.6%
20	Millard County	227	+4.6%
21	San Juan County	212	+6%
22	Juab County	207	+7.3%
23	Beaver County	172	+9.6%
24	Emery County	164	+13.9%
25	Garfield County	160	+8.1%
26	Rich County	93	+13.4%
27	Wayne County	87	+14.5%
28	Piute County	25	+19%
29	Daggett County	20	0%

Other periods

About this ranking

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.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

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 (Counties in Utah by employer firms, 2021) [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, Counties in Utah by employer firms, 2021. 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/rankings/employer-firms/utah-counties?period=2021. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Counties in Utah by employer firms, 2021. 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/rankings/employer-firms/utah-counties?period=2021.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties, Counties in Utah by employer firms, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/employer-firms/utah-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 11 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  urldate = {2026-10-11},
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Which county has the highest employer firms?

Salt Lake County, with 25,014 in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Which county has the lowest employer firms?

Daggett County, with 20 in 2021.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics: employer firms, all covered industries, nation, states and counties. Retrieved 2026-10-11.