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Prefer Excel? A complete spreadsheet of this list is available. Download Excel file Employers in Santa Barbara County Ranked by number of Santa Barbara County employees Rank (Prior) Name Address City, ZIP Phone Website No. Santa Barbara County employees No. of Employees in Santa Barbara County only 2022::No. of Employees (SB) Industry Top executive Year est. 1 (2) UC Santa Barbara UCSB Santa Barbara, 93106 (805) 893-7261 ucsb.edu 10,973 10,973 Higher education Henry Yang 1944 2 (3) County of Santa Barbara 105 East Anapamu St. Santa Barbara, 93101 (805) 681-4200 countyofsb.org 4,644 4,250 Government Mona Miyasato 1850 3 (1) Vandenberg Space Force Base1 Vandenberg AFB Lompoc, 93437 (805) 606-1110 vandenberg.af.mil 4,212 16,000 Defense Robert Long 1941     Sources: Phone interviews, email surveys, Internet research and public records. Notes:1 VSFB was formally known as Vandenberg Air Force Base.     Major retailer chains are not included on this list. A duplicate number in the rank column indicates a tie; in the case of ties, employers were listed alphabetically. n/a = not available. nr = not ranked. This list was updated in Dec.     2023.