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Employer firm births in Alabama

Employer firm births in Alabama was 5,688 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 2.2% from 2022. That is the 27th highest of 51 states in 2023.

2023, count5,688
Change on 2022-2.2%
Rank27th of 51US states ranked
Series high8,1261984
Series low4,2932014
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Employer firm births in Alabama, 1978 to 2023

4,0005,0006,0007,0008,0009,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 7,856 count1979: 7,261 count1980: 6,401 count1981: 5,903 count1982: 5,475 count1983: 5,954 count1984: 8,126 count1985: 7,201 count1986: 7,362 count1987: 7,465 count1988: 7,213 count1989: 7,124 count1990: 6,977 count1991: 6,313 count1992: 6,362 count1993: 6,954 count1994: 7,484 count1995: 7,535 count1996: 7,458 count1997: 7,340 count1998: 6,933 count1999: 6,488 count2000: 6,030 count2001: 5,610 count2002: 5,909 count2003: 5,968 count2004: 6,320 count2005: 6,364 count2006: 6,582 count2007: 6,553 count2008: 5,834 count2009: 4,704 count2010: 4,347 count2011: 4,444 count2012: 4,519 count2013: 4,403 count2014: 4,293 count2015: 4,369 count2016: 4,730 count2017: 4,655 count2018: 4,564 count2019: 4,793 count2020: 4,621 count2021: 5,442 count2022: 5,815 count2023: 5,688 count4,0005,0006,0007,0008,0009,00019781994201020231978: 7,856 count1979: 7,261 count1980: 6,401 count1981: 5,903 count1982: 5,475 count1983: 5,954 count1984: 8,126 count1985: 7,201 count1986: 7,362 count1987: 7,465 count1988: 7,213 count1989: 7,124 count1990: 6,977 count1991: 6,313 count1992: 6,362 count1993: 6,954 count1994: 7,484 count1995: 7,535 count1996: 7,458 count1997: 7,340 count1998: 6,933 count1999: 6,488 count2000: 6,030 count2001: 5,610 count2002: 5,909 count2003: 5,968 count2004: 6,320 count2005: 6,364 count2006: 6,582 count2007: 6,553 count2008: 5,834 count2009: 4,704 count2010: 4,347 count2011: 4,444 count2012: 4,519 count2013: 4,403 count2014: 4,293 count2015: 4,369 count2016: 4,730 count2017: 4,655 count2018: 4,564 count2019: 4,793 count2020: 4,621 count2021: 5,442 count2022: 5,815 count2023: 5,688 count
count. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. Retrieved 2026-10-22, published 2025-09-25.
All 46 values
Periodcount
20235,688
20225,815
20215,442
20204,621
20194,793
20184,564
20174,655
20164,730
20154,369
20144,293
20134,403
20124,519
20114,444
20104,347
20094,704
20085,834
20076,553
20066,582
20056,364
20046,320
20035,968
20025,909
20015,610
20006,030
19996,488
19986,933
19977,340
19967,458
19957,535
19947,484
19936,954
19926,362
19916,313
19906,977
19897,124
19887,213
19877,465
19867,362
19857,201
19848,126
19835,954
19825,475
19815,903
19806,401
19797,261
19787,856

Compared with United States

Place2023
Alabama5,688
United States508,777

Alabama compared with nearby places

Alabama: 5,688 countAlaska: 1,222 countArizona: 11,411 countArkansas: 3,866 countCalifornia: 70,055 countColorado: 11,839 countConnecticut: 4,349 countDelaware: 2,248 countDistrict of Columbia: 1,129 countFlorida: 51,518 countGeorgia: 17,841 countHawaii: 1,736 countIdaho: 4,074 countIllinois: 16,056 countIndiana: 8,106 countIowa: 3,717 countKansas: 3,975 countKentucky: 4,803 countLouisiana: 5,480 countMaine: 2,288 countMaryland: 7,811 countMassachusetts: 9,985 countMichigan: 11,814 countMinnesota: 7,296 countMississippi: 3,132 countMissouri: 8,453 countMontana: 2,708 countNebraska: 2,871 countNevada: 5,829 countNew Hampshire: 2,040 countNew Jersey: 14,547 countNew Mexico: 2,617 countNew York: 33,208 countNorth Carolina: 16,322 countNorth Dakota: 1,287 countOhio: 11,994 countOklahoma: 5,463 countOregon: 7,399 countPennsylvania: 14,288 countRhode Island: 1,563 countSouth Carolina: 7,641 countSouth Dakota: 1,605 countTennessee: 8,740 countTexas: 47,108 countUtah: 7,199 countVermont: 1,068 countVirginia: 11,835 countWashington: 12,280 countWest Virginia: 1,532 countWisconsin: 6,856 countWyoming: 1,808 count
  • Under 1,900
  • 1,900 to 3,800
  • 3,800 to 5,800
  • 5,800 to 8,500
  • 8,500 to 14K
  • 14K and over
Employer firm births, 2023, count. Alabama is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

New employer firms: firms of age zero in March of the year, meaning that every establishment of the firm had its first employees during the previous twelve months. United States: Census Bureau Business Dynamics Statistics, which calls these firms startups.

A firm counts only when it has employees, so a business without staff is not a birth, and a new branch, merger or change of ownership of an existing firm is not a birth either. Not the same as business_applications (requests for an employer number) or enterprise_births (European business demography). The year is the twelve months to March: 2023 compares March 2022 with March 2023.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_fa.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2025). Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978 (Employer firm births, Alabama, 1978 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 22, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_fa.csv

MLA 9

Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978, Employer firm births, Alabama, 1978 to 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_fa.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firm-births/alabama. Accessed 22 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2025. Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. Employer firm births, Alabama, 1978 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 22, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_fa.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firm-births/alabama.

Harvard

U.S. Census Bureau (2025) Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978, Employer firm births, Alabama, 1978 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_fa.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firm-births/alabama (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

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What is the employer firm births in Alabama?

Employer firm births in Alabama was 5,688 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 2.2% from 2022. That is the 27th highest of 51 states in 2023.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-22.

What was the highest employer firm births in Alabama?

8,126 in 1984, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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