Colorado Business by the Numbers: 2026 Company Breakdown

Key findings

• Colorado ranks 19th nationally with 1,051,696 companies — 1.6% of all 64,799,929 U.S. companies in the directory.
• Denver is the state’s largest business hub, with 194,888 companies — 18.5% of every company in Colorado.
• Business is concentrated in a few metros: Denver, Colorado Springs and Aurora together hold 31.7% of the state’s companies.
• Industrial & mechanical leads the state’s industries at 284,377 companies (27.0%), across 10 tracked sectors.

How Colorado ranks nationally

Colorado and its closest neighbours by total company count. Select a state to open its own study.

Top Colorado cities by number of companies

These 10 cities account for 52.7% of all companies in Colorado. Select any city to browse its full company list.

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Colorado companies by industry

Every company is classified by its primary industry using NAICS/SIC codes. Select a sector to see those Colorado companies.

What the numbers show

Colorado’s 1,051,696 companies place it 19th nationally, 1.6% of the U.S. total. Activity clusters in its largest metros — Denver, Colorado Springs and Aurora alone account for 31.7% of the state’s companies — while industrial & mechanical is the dominant sector at 27.0%. For buyers and sellers, that means the deepest pools of suppliers and manufacturers sit in a handful of cities and one or two sectors; the charts above link straight into each so you can shortlist by capability and region.

Methodology

Figures reflect companies listed in Factur’s U.S. business directory as of 2026, classified by headquarters city and primary industry using NAICS/SIC codes. “Companies” includes manufacturers, suppliers, and B2B businesses of all sizes; counts are directory totals, not official census figures, and percentages are computed against the Colorado directory total. Data compiled by Factur, a sales and marketing firm for B2B manufacturers.