Utah Business by the Numbers: 2026 Company Breakdown

Key findings

• Utah ranks 24th nationally with 819,695 companies — 1.3% of all 64,799,929 U.S. companies in the directory.
• Salt Lake City is the state’s largest business hub, with 158,266 companies — 19.3% of every company in Utah.
• Business is concentrated in a few metros: Salt Lake City, Sandy and Orem together hold 27.6% of the state’s companies.
• Industrial & mechanical leads the state’s industries at 236,227 companies (28.8%), across 9 tracked sectors.

How Utah ranks nationally

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

Top Utah cities by number of companies

These 10 cities account for 49.3% of all companies in Utah. Select any city to browse its full company list.

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Utah companies by industry

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

What the numbers show

Utah’s 819,695 companies place it 24th nationally, 1.3% of the U.S. total. Activity clusters in its largest metros — Salt Lake City, Sandy and Orem alone account for 27.6% of the state’s companies — while industrial & mechanical is the dominant sector at 28.8%. 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 Utah directory total. Data compiled by Factur, a sales and marketing firm for B2B manufacturers.