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Employer firm births in Alameda County

Employer firm births in Alameda County was 2,705 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 6.5% from 2022. That is the 7th highest of 58 counties in 2023.

2023, count2,705
Change on 2022-6.5%
Rank7th of 58Counties in California ranked
Series high2,8942022
Series low1,9602009
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Employer firm births in Alameda County, 1978 to 2023

1,8002,0002,2002,4002,6002,8003,00019781985199219992006201320231978: 2,635 count1979: 2,483 count1980: 2,442 count1981: 2,355 count1982: 2,180 count1983: 2,409 count1984: 2,649 count1985: 2,584 count1986: 2,781 count1987: 2,781 count1988: 2,717 count1989: 2,756 count1990: 2,752 count1991: 2,524 count1992: 2,377 count1993: 2,296 count1994: 2,392 count1995: 2,388 count1996: 2,553 count1997: 2,478 count1998: 2,482 count1999: 2,436 count2000: 2,444 count2001: 2,259 count2002: 2,290 count2003: 2,358 count2004: 2,489 count2005: 2,467 count2006: 2,739 count2007: 2,622 count2008: 2,415 count2009: 1,960 count2010: 1,965 count2011: 2,063 count2012: 2,222 count2013: 2,204 count2014: 2,398 count2015: 2,408 count2016: 2,583 count2017: 2,559 count2018: 2,418 count2019: 2,629 count2020: 2,791 count2021: 2,637 count2022: 2,894 count2023: 2,705 count1,7502,0002,2502,5002,7503,00019781994201020231978: 2,635 count1979: 2,483 count1980: 2,442 count1981: 2,355 count1982: 2,180 count1983: 2,409 count1984: 2,649 count1985: 2,584 count1986: 2,781 count1987: 2,781 count1988: 2,717 count1989: 2,756 count1990: 2,752 count1991: 2,524 count1992: 2,377 count1993: 2,296 count1994: 2,392 count1995: 2,388 count1996: 2,553 count1997: 2,478 count1998: 2,482 count1999: 2,436 count2000: 2,444 count2001: 2,259 count2002: 2,290 count2003: 2,358 count2004: 2,489 count2005: 2,467 count2006: 2,739 count2007: 2,622 count2008: 2,415 count2009: 1,960 count2010: 1,965 count2011: 2,063 count2012: 2,222 count2013: 2,204 count2014: 2,398 count2015: 2,408 count2016: 2,583 count2017: 2,559 count2018: 2,418 count2019: 2,629 count2020: 2,791 count2021: 2,637 count2022: 2,894 count2023: 2,705 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
20232,705
20222,894
20212,637
20202,791
20192,629
20182,418
20172,559
20162,583
20152,408
20142,398
20132,204
20122,222
20112,063
20101,965
20091,960
20082,415
20072,622
20062,739
20052,467
20042,489
20032,358
20022,290
20012,259
20002,444
19992,436
19982,482
19972,478
19962,553
19952,388
19942,392
19932,296
19922,377
19912,524
19902,752
19892,756
19882,717
19872,781
19862,781
19852,584
19842,649
19832,409
19822,180
19812,355
19802,442
19792,483
19782,635

Compared with California and United States

Place2023
Alameda County2,705
California70,055
United States508,777

Alameda County compared with nearby places

Alameda County: 2,705 countAlpine County: 0 countAmador County: 58 countButte County: 252 countCalaveras County: 76 countColusa County: 19 countContra Costa County: 1,672 countDel Norte County: 27 countEl Dorado County: 370 countFresno County: 1,340 countGlenn County: 23 countHumboldt County: 177 countImperial County: 141 countInyo County: 21 countKern County: 950 countKings County: 107 countLake County: 63 countLassen County: 24 countLos Angeles County: 21,714 countMadera County: 186 countMarin County: 569 countMariposa County: 19 countMendocino County: 120 countMerced County: 233 countModoc County: 11 countMono County: 33 countMonterey County: 520 countNapa County: 238 countNevada County: 223 countOrange County: 7,387 countPlacer County: 855 countPlumas County: 35 countRiverside County: 3,681 countSacramento County: 2,489 countSan Benito County: 102 countSan Bernardino County: 3,403 countSan Diego County: 6,461 countSan Francisco County: 2,046 countSan Joaquin County: 1,060 countSan Luis Obispo County: 490 countSan Mateo County: 1,313 countSanta Barbara County: 710 countSanta Clara County: 3,032 countSanta Cruz County: 428 countShasta County: 244 countSierra County: 3 countSiskiyou County: 57 countSolano County: 567 countSonoma County: 801 countStanislaus County: 639 countSutter County: 191 countTehama County: 44 countTrinity County: 12 countTulare County: 479 countTuolumne County: 85 countVentura County: 1,342 countYolo County: 265 countYuba County: 78 count
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Employer firm births, 2023, count. Alameda County 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_cty_fac.csv. Retrieved 2026-10-22.

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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, Alameda County, 1978 to 2023) [Data set]. Retrieved October 22, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv

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Business Dynamics Statistics by firm age: employer firms of age zero, all covered industries, nation, states and counties from 1978, Employer firm births, Alameda County, 1978 to 2023. U.S. Census Bureau, 25 Sept. 2025, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firm-births/alameda-county-california. Accessed 22 Oct. 2026.

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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, Alameda County, 1978 to 2023. Dataset. Accessed October 22, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firm-births/alameda-county-california.

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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, Alameda County, 1978 to 2023 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/bds/tables/time-series/2023/bds2023_st_cty_fac.csv, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/employer-firm-births/alameda-county-california (Accessed: 22 October 2026).

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What is the employer firm births in Alameda County?

Employer firm births in Alameda County was 2,705 in 2023, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is down 6.5% from 2022. That is the 7th highest of 58 counties 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 Alameda County?

2,894 in 2022, the highest value since 1978 in this series.

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