# Healthcare is Colorado's biggest lobbying industry, more than double education

Published 2026-11-07 · By Pushbuild · Data: [State Lobbying Disclosures API – Lobbyists, Clients and Spending](https://pushbuild.com/apis/state-lobbying-disclosures.html)

**389 of Colorado's 2,549 lobbying clients registered in 2025 list healthcare/medical as their industry, against 169 for education.**

| Industry | Clients |
| --- | --- |
| Healthcare/Medical | 389 |
| Education | 169 |
| Government/Civil | 139 |
| Science/Technology | 96 |
| Energy | 91 |
| Financial/Investment | 91 |
| Consultant | 91 |
| General Business | 67 |
| Attorney/Legal | 60 |
| Insurance | 58 |
| Environmental Services | 55 |
| Agriculture | 55 |

## Caveats

Self-reported industry; some clients give none.

## Sources

- State Lobbying Disclosures API – Lobbyists, Clients and Spending: the primary sources are listed on the [API page](https://pushbuild.com/apis/state-lobbying-disclosures.html), read on 2026-11-07

Data as of 2026-11-07. Every figure in this post is in the table above and the CSV below.

Download the data behind this post: [b1-colorado-lobbying-clients-by-industry-2025.csv](https://pushbuild.com/apis/analysis/data/b1-colorado-lobbying-clients-by-industry-2025.csv)

## Get this data

Every number in this post comes from the [State Lobbying Disclosures API – Lobbyists, Clients and Spending](https://pushbuild.com/apis/state-lobbying-disclosures.html). $0.0008 per row returned; every key gets $1 of free usage each month.

```
curl -X POST https://api.pushbuild.com/state-lobbying-disclosures/run \
  -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"states": ["CO"], "client": "Microsoft", "maxItems": 20}'
```

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As of 2026-11-07. Source: https://pushbuild.com/apis/analysis/colorado-lobbying-by-industry/