Colorado small businesses thrive in these counties

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- Total small business establishments: 157 (22.7 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 98.7%
- 2021 population: 6,922

#50. Huerfano County
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- Total small business establishments: 111 (22.9 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 97.4%
- 2021 population: 4,850

#49. Washington County
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- Total small business establishments: 81 (23.2 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 98.8%
- 2021 population: 3,487

#48. Baca County
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- Total small business establishments: 34 (23.5 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 91.9%
- 2021 population: 1,446

#47. Kiowa County
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- Total small business establishments: 657 (24.2 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.8%
- 2021 population: 27,133

#46. Elbert County
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- Total small business establishments: 718 (24.8 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.6%
- 2021 population: 28,995

#45. Morgan County
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- Total small business establishments: 357 (24.9 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 100.0%
- 2021 population: 14,318

#44. Las Animas County
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- Total small business establishments: 18,579 (25.2 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.8%
- 2021 population: 737,228

#43. El Paso County
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- Total small business establishments: 63 (26.6 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 100.0%
- 2021 population: 2,370

#42. Dolores County
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- Total small business establishments: 565 (26.8 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.8%
- 2021 population: 21,122

#41. Logan County
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- Total small business establishments: 147 (26.8 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 98.7%
- 2021 population: 5,477

#40. Lincoln County
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- Total small business establishments: 63 (27.0 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 95.5%
- 2021 population: 2,331

#39. Sedgwick County
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- Total small business establishments: 852 (27.2 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.4%
- 2021 population: 31,383

#38. Delta County
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- Total small business establishments: 327 (27.3 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.4%
- 2021 population: 11,994

#37. Prowers County
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- Total small business establishments: 10,192 (27.6 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.8%
- 2021 population: 369,825

#36. Douglas County
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- Total small business establishments: 129 (28.6 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 97.0%
- 2021 population: 4,508

#35. Phillips County
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- Total small business establishments: 516 (29.1 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 100.0%
- 2021 population: 17,758

#34. Park County
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- Total small business establishments: 771 (29.4 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 100.0%
- 2021 population: 26,216

#33. Montezuma County
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- Total small business establishments: 4,639 (29.5 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.9%
- 2021 population: 157,434

#32. Mesa County
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- Total small business establishments: 496 (30.0 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.6%
- 2021 population: 16,563

#31. Alamosa County
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- Total small business establishments: 19,743 (30.1 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.7%
- 2021 population: 656,557

#30. Arapahoe County
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- Total small business establishments: 153 (30.2 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 100.0%
- 2021 population: 5,064

#29. Custer County
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- Total small business establishments: 2,281 (30.3 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.4%
- 2021 population: 75,375

#28. Broomfield County
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- Total small business establishments: 402 (30.6 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 100.0%
- 2021 population: 13,155

#27. Moffat County
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- Total small business establishments: 17,931 (30.9 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.9%
- 2021 population: 580,926

#26. Jefferson County
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- Total small business establishments: 201 (31.2 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 100.0%
- 2021 population: 6,453

#25. Rio Blanco County
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- Total small business establishments: 11,583 (31.9 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.9%
- 2021 population: 362,713

#24. Larimer County
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- Total small business establishments: 365 (32.1 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.5%
- 2021 population: 11,388

#23. Rio Grande County
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- Total small business establishments: 239 (32.3 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 98.8%
- 2021 population: 7,397

#22. Lake County
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- Total small business establishments: 1,415 (32.7 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.8%
- 2021 population: 43,230

#21. Montrose County
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- Total small business establishments: 819 (32.8 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.8%
- 2021 population: 24,939

#20. Teller County
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- Total small business establishments: 327 (34.6 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.4%
- 2021 population: 9,445

#19. Clear Creek County
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- Total small business establishments: 358 (36.0 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 100.0%
- 2021 population: 9,943

#18. Yuma County
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- Total small business establishments: 64 (37.3 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 97.0%
- 2021 population: 1,716

#17. Cheyenne County
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- Total small business establishments: 27,219 (38.3 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.8%
- 2021 population: 711,323

#16. Denver
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- Total small business establishments: 267 (38.5 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.6%
- 2021 population: 6,936

#15. Kit Carson County
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- Total small business establishments: 547 (39.6 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.8%
- 2021 population: 13,798

#14. Archuleta County
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- Total small business establishments: 13,131 (40.2 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.9%
- 2021 population: 327,075

#13. Boulder County
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- Total small business establishments: 2,612 (42.0 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.9%
- 2021 population: 62,195

#12. Garfield County
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- Total small business establishments: 2,454 (43.7 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.8%
- 2021 population: 56,187

#11. La Plata County
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- Total small business establishments: 65 (47.9 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 100.0%
- 2021 population: 1,357

#10. Jackson County
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- Total small business establishments: 1,067 (54.1 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.8%
- 2021 population: 19,711

#9. Chaffee County
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- Total small business establishments: 913 (57.5 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.6%
- 2021 population: 15,870

#8. Grand County
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- Total small business establishments: 321 (63.5 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.4%
- 2021 population: 5,059

#7. Ouray County
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- Total small business establishments: 3,649 (65.4 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.9%
- 2021 population: 55,773

#6. Eagle County
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- Total small business establishments: 1,173 (67.8 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.6%
- 2021 population: 17,309

#5. Gunnison County
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- Total small business establishments: 1,852 (73.9 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.9%
- 2021 population: 25,056

#4. Routt County
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- Total small business establishments: 2,315 (74.8 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.8%
- 2021 population: 30,971

#3. Summit County
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- Total small business establishments: 694 (86.0 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.7%
- 2021 population: 8,074

#2. San Miguel County
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- Total small business establishments: 1,700 (98.0 per 1,000 residents)
- Share of establishments that are small: 99.9%
- 2021 population: 17,350

#1. Pitkin County
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