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Palavir · State of US Industries, 2026 Edition

State of Finance and Insurance in Colorado, 2026 Edition

NAICS 52
May 28, 2026

1. Market sizing (2022)

Establishments
10,928
Employees
128,919
Annual payroll
$13.57B

2. National context

Colorado accounts for 2.27% of the 480,546 US establishments in this sector and ranks 13th out of 51 reporting states.

3. Workforce wages

CO avg annual wage
$105,237
US avg annual wage
$123,705

Colorado sector wages are -14.9% versus the national average for NAICS 52.

4. Federal exclusion overlay (state-wide)

OIG LEIE individuals + entities
1,766
SAM debarred/excluded
2,459

Exclusion counts are state-wide across all NAICS, not specific to Finance and Insurance. Sourced from OIG LEIE and SAM exclusion lists, as of 2026-05-27.

5. Top 3 counties by establishment count

RankCountyEstablishmentsEmployees
#1Denver County1,75130,798
#2Arapahoe County1,67325,563
#3El Paso County1,16613,735
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Sources & attribution
Census County Business Patterns 2022; ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates; OIG LEIE + SAM exclusion lists as of 2026-05-27.
Census data is public domain. Exclusion data sourced from https://oig.hhs.gov/exclusions/exclusions_list.asp and https://sam.gov/exclusions.