Fort Collins is considered a Large City with a population of 303,184 and 22,088 businesses. 314 in 2018 were added to the Fort Collins Chamber of Commerce business directory which was less than 2017 which had 525.

The economy of Fort Collins employs 212,229 people and has an unemployment rate of 5.9%. Some of the largest industries in Fort Collins are Professional Services (1,982),Personal Services & Consultants (607), and Restaurants (584).