Utah Business by the Numbers: 2026 Company Breakdown
Utah has 819,695 business records in Factur’s directory — the 24th-most of any U.S. state, or 1.3% of the national total. Salt Lake City leads its cities with 19.3% of the state’s records, Industrial & mechanical is the largest sector at 28.8%, and Utah ranks 24th for large employers (500+ employees).
Data as of July 2026. The figures come from Factur’s U.S. business directory, spanning 21 Utah cities and 9 industry sectors. They count records, not unique companies: one company can have more than one record (see the methodology). Every number links to the browsable list behind it. Journalists and researchers are welcome to cite these figures with a link back to this page.
Key findings
- Utah ranks 24th nationally with 819,695 business records — 1.3% of all 64,799,929 U.S. records in the directory.
- A national-average share of large employers. Utah is 24th for records of companies with 500+ employees (1,050), with 12.8 per 10,000 records against 14.0 nationally (30th of 52 states).
- Utah has more financial and real estate than the U.S. mix:Financial is 8.1% of the state’s records against 5.1% nationally (1.6×); Real Estate is 6.0% of the state’s records against 4.4% nationally (1.3×).
- Salt Lake City is the state’s largest business hub, with 19.3% of all Utah records.
- Business is concentrated in a few metros: Salt Lake City, Sandy and Orem together hold 27.6% of the state’s records.
How Utah ranks nationally
Utah and its closest neighbours by total business records. Select a state to open its own study.
Top Utah cities by number of business records
These 10 cities account for 49.3% of all records in Utah. Select any city to browse its full company list.
Utah businesses by industry
Every record is classified by its primary industry using NAICS/SIC codes; the shares are of all Utah records. Select a sector to see those Utah companies.
What sets Utah apart
Sectors that make up a bigger share of Utah’s records than of the U.S. as a whole. A ratio of 2.0× means the sector is twice as common here as nationally. Select a sector to browse it.
Utah businesses by size
Most records in every state are small businesses. In Utah, 1.81% of records with a known size have 51 or more employees, against 1.77% nationally. 276 records belong to companies with $1 billion or more in revenue.
| Employees | Records | Utah | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-50 | 798,885 | 98.19% | 98.23% |
| 51-200 | 11,824 | 1.45% | 1.37% |
| 201-1000 | 2,465 | 0.30% | 0.33% |
| 1001-5000 | 343 | 0.04% | 0.05% |
| 5001+ | 134 | 0.02% | 0.02% |
What the numbers show
Utah’s 819,695 records place it 24th nationally, 1.3% of the U.S. total, and 24th for large employers. Activity clusters in its largest metros — Salt Lake City, Sandy and Orem alone account for 27.6% of the state’s records — and the state leans toward financial and real estate compared with the rest of the country. For buyers and sellers, that means the deepest pools of suppliers sit in a handful of cities and sectors; the charts above link straight into each so you can shortlist by capability and region.
Frequently asked questions
How many businesses are in Utah?
Factur’s directory has 819,695 business records for Utah, the 24th-most of any U.S. state. That counts records rather than unique companies: a company can have more than one record, so the number of distinct businesses is lower.
How many large companies are in Utah?
1,050 Utah records belong to companies with 500 or more employees, 24th among U.S. states, or 12.8 per 10,000 records against 14.0 nationally. Large companies often have several records (one per department or location), so this overstates the number of distinct large employers.
Which Utah city has the most businesses?
Salt Lake City has the most, with 19.3% of the state’s records.
What is the largest industry in Utah?
Industrial & mechanical is the largest sector, at 28.8% of Utah records. Compared with the U.S. mix, Utah has proportionally more financial and real estate.
Where does this data come from?
From Factur’s U.S. business directory as of July 2026, classified by city and by primary industry using NAICS/SIC codes. Every figure on this page links to the list behind it.
Cite this data
Free to use with attribution — please credit Factur and link back to this page.
Factur. (2026). Utah Business by the Numbers: 2026 Company Breakdown. data.facturmfg.com. https://data.facturmfg.com/insights/utah<a href="https://data.facturmfg.com/insights/utah">Utah Business by the Numbers: 2026 Company Breakdown</a> — data by FacturMethodology
Figures count records in Factur’s U.S. business directory as of July 2026, classified by city and primary industry using NAICS/SIC codes. Records cover manufacturers, suppliers and businesses of all sizes. They are not a count of unique companies: one company can have several records (for example one per department or location), and some records are duplicates. That affects large companies most, so treat raw totals as an upper bound and rely on the ranks, shares and comparisons, which it affects much less. These are directory totals, not official census figures. Percentages are computed against the Utah directory total; size shares use records with a known employee count. Data compiled by Factur, a sales and marketing firm for B2B manufacturers.
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