Utah

B2B cold email software in Utah

Verified federal data on the Utah business market, plus outreach guides for its largest cities and service industries. Acqro researches every company on your list and writes each email from what it finds.

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How many businesses are in Utah?

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Utah had 95,494 business establishments in 2023, ranking 28th among the 50 states and DC, with 24,078 of them employing 10 to 249 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns. Acqro is AI cold email software that researches each of those companies before writing to them.

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The Utah B2B market in numbers

Business establishments
95,494+1.9% vs 2022Census CBP 2023
Firms with 10–249 employees
24,078Census CBP 2023
Paid employees
1,579,974Census CBP 2023
Average annual pay
$61,016Census CBP 2023
Professional services firms
13,540Census CBP 2023, NAICS 54
Share of US establishments
1.1%Census CBP 2023

74.0% of establishments in Utah have fewer than 10 employees, in line with the 73.0% share for the United States. The 24,078 establishments with 10 to 249 employees are where most B2B lists should start: large enough to have a budget and a defined buyer, small enough that an owner or department head still makes the call and reads their own email.

By employment, the largest sectors are administrative, support and waste management services (12.4% of jobs) and retail trade (11.3% of jobs). Relative to the national mix, educational services (4.0% locally against 2.8% nationally) and information (3.8% locally against 2.7% nationally) stand out, which makes them natural first segments for outbound.

The number of establishments changed by +1.9% between 2022 and 2023, faster than the +0.8% change for the United States. New and growing businesses are the accounts most likely to be choosing vendors for the first time, so pair that list with research on hiring, new locations and leadership changes before writing a single email.

Largest industries in Utah

Sectors ranked by paid employment, compared with the national mix.

Top sectors by paid employment, Utah. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Average pay is annual payroll divided by March employment. — = not published.
SectorEstablishmentsEmployeesAvg. annual payShare of jobsUS share
Administrative, support and waste management services5,527195,297$51,73712.4%9.6%
Retail trade10,270178,708$38,48211.3%11.5%
Health care and social assistance10,381176,253$56,26911.2%15.8%
Manufacturing3,665145,645$70,1829.2%8.8%
Accommodation and food services7,003143,157$22,8419.1%10.4%
Construction13,022117,792$67,6407.5%5.5%
Professional, scientific and technical services13,540113,902$80,8977.2%7.4%
Finance and insurance5,71785,525$95,5845.4%5.0%
Transportation and warehousing2,90478,196$75,3674.9%4.7%
Wholesale trade3,64563,715$77,9914.0%4.5%

Where Utah businesses are concentrated

Counties ranked by number of business establishments.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. — = not published.
CountyEstablishmentsShare of stateEmployees
Salt Lake County35,73237.4%693,721
Utah County17,56818.4%274,566
Davis County8,6369.0%103,131
Washington County7,1917.5%69,411
Weber County6,3896.7%96,241
Cache County4,1404.3%56,328
Summit County2,8102.9%33,144
Iron County1,9352.0%18,547
Wasatch County1,3451.4%10,384
Box Elder County1,3321.4%20,234
City guides

Cold email guides for Utah cities

Each guide covers the county that contains the city.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023.
CityCountyEstablishments in county
ProvoUtah County17,568
Salt Lake CitySalt Lake County35,732
West JordanSalt Lake County35,732
West Valley CitySalt Lake County35,732
Industry guides

B2B service industries in Utah

Establishment counts in Utah for the service industries Acqro customers work in. Each links to an outreach guide.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023. Counts use the closest official NAICS industry for each type of firm.
IndustryCensus industry (NAICS)Establishments
Commercial Real Estate BrokersOffices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers3,171
Management ConsultantsAdministrative Management and General Management Consulting Services2,118
Commercial Insurance BrokersInsurance Agencies and Brokerages1,659
Law FirmsOffices of Lawyers1,448
SEO AgenciesMarketing Consulting Services1,115
Commercial Cleaning CompaniesJanitorial Services1,032
Software Development AgenciesCustom Computer Programming Services942
CPA and Accounting FirmsOffices of Certified Public Accountants640
Healthtech VendorsComputer Systems Design Services459
SaaS CompaniesSoftware Publishers418
Financial Advisory FirmsInvestment Advice347
Staffing AgenciesTemporary Help Services319
Video Production CompaniesMotion Picture and Video Production272
Architecture FirmsArchitectural Services259
Office Design FirmsInterior Design Services247
Marketing AgenciesAdvertising Agencies231
Logistics ProvidersFreight Transportation Arrangement196
Cybersecurity FirmsOther Computer Related Services161
Corporate Training ProvidersProfessional and Management Development Training143
HR ConsultanciesHuman Resources Consulting Services126
Payroll ProvidersPayroll Services119
Corporate CaterersCaterers118
Commercial Waste ServicesSolid Waste Collection106
Merchant Services ProvidersFinancial Transactions Processing, Reserve, and Clearinghouse Activities86
PR AgenciesPublic Relations Agencies71
Event Management CompaniesConvention and Trade Show Organizers70
Translation ServicesTranslation and Interpretation Services57
Managed Service ProvidersComputer Facilities Management Services52
Executive Search FirmsExecutive Search Services39
Business Telecom and VoIP ProvidersTelecommunications Resellers28
Questions

Cold email in Utah, answered

How many businesses are in Utah?

Utah had 95,494 business establishments in 2023, employing 1,579,974 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023.

What are the largest industries in Utah?

By paid employment in 2023: administrative, support and waste management services (12.4% of jobs), retail trade (11.3% of jobs) and health care and social assistance (11.2% of jobs). Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2023.

Is cold email legal in the United States?

Yes. The federal CAN-SPAM Act permits commercial email to business contacts without prior consent, provided the message identifies the sender accurately, uses a truthful subject line, includes a valid physical postal address and a working opt-out, and honours opt-out requests promptly. CAN-SPAM applies in every state and preempts most state commercial email laws, except provisions aimed at falsity or deception. This is general information, not legal advice.

Sources and methodology

Every figure on this page comes from a federal statistical release and is shown with its source and reference year. Figures the agencies withhold or publish with high noise are left out rather than estimated. Page updated September 17, 2026.

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