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Palavir · State of US Industries, 2026 Edition

State of Management of Companies and Enterprises in Colorado, 2026 Edition

NAICS 55
May 28, 2026

1. Market sizing (2022)

Establishments
1,018
Employees
58,320
Annual payroll
$7.68B

2. National context

Colorado accounts for 1.99% of the 51,218 US establishments in this sector and ranks 19th out of 51 reporting states.

3. Workforce wages

CO avg annual wage
$131,754
US avg annual wage
$126,844

Colorado sector wages are +3.9% versus the national average for NAICS 55.

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 Management of Companies and Enterprises. Sourced from OIG LEIE and SAM exclusion lists, as of 2026-05-27.

5. Top 3 counties by establishment count

RankCountyEstablishmentsEmployees
#1Denver County28215,803
#2Arapahoe County17316,444
#3Jefferson County996,223
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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.